Telemedicine family meetings in palliative care

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Habib, Muhammad Hamza
Kota, Srigowri
Davis, Mellar P

¹ Deparment of Medicine - Section of Hematology and Oncology - Palliative Medicine, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
² Department of Nursing, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
³ Department of Medicine - Hematology and Oncology - Palliative Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA

Dr Muhammad Hamza Habib, Medicine, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; [email protected]

Received April 27, 2022

Accepted May 05, 2022

BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 13(3):p 327-329, September 2023. | DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2022-003733

The use of telemedicine in healthcare settings has continued to increase over the last few years. This has led to new communication-based concerns in palliative care settings. To date, there are no specific guidelines on telemedicine etiqettes relating to conducting online family meetings. This case report discusses some etiquette-failures in a telemedicine family meeting, and offers suggestions to improve communication etiqettes or 'webside manners' in these settings.