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Conversational consent facilitates empathetic, respectful communication with parents during difficult pediatric encounters.
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May support empathetic consent talks in pediatrics; leaves open need for prospective validation before practice change.
In this narrative medicine essay, a pediatrician reflects back on difficult conversations with parents of patients and stresses the importance of conversational consent as a way to initiate and advance medical conversations with empathy and respect.
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Chris Feudtner (2026) studied this question. Conversational consent is an important approach for initiating and advancing difficult medical conversations with parents of pediatric patients with empathy and respect.
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