“FYI, your patient died.” This message from another physician sat in my Epic inbox. Feelings of disappointment and sadness surfaced as I prepared to start my overnight shift in the emergency department. The death of a child simplified to an Epic chat message felt eerily impersonal and distant. Months prior to receiving this message, I had
Physicians cry too: 6 tips for coping with death and grief as a health care worker originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
