Use AI to prepare a clear agenda and script before a difficult end-of-life goals-of-care conversation.
Discussing goals of care, hospice, or stopping aggressive treatment is emotionally demanding and requires clarity, empathy, and structure. Use this prompt before meeting with a patient and family facing a serious prognosis to organize your talking points, anticipate questions, and practice language that honors their values. This helps you walk into the room feeling prepared and confident, so you can focus fully on listening and connecting, not searching for words.
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“Act as an experienced palliative care physician and communication coach. I need to prepare for a goals-of-care conversation with a 78-year-old patient with advanced heart failure (NYHA Class IV, EF 20%) who has been hospitalized three times in the past two months. The family is hopeful for aggressive treatment, but I believe it's time to discuss comfort-focused care and possibly hospice. Help me prepare by creating: (1) a clear, empathetic opening statement that acknowledges the situation honestly without taking away hope, (2) three key talking points about what comfort-focused care can offer, (3) two gentle questions I can ask to understand the patient's and family's values and fears, and (4) responses to two common concerns families raise when hospice is mentioned. Use plain, compassionate language that a non-medical family can understand.”
February 17, 2026
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