Meaningful Conversations

Promoting Meaningful Conversations in Health Care, one conversation at a time.

By Biren Saraiya

· Launched 2 years ago

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Recent posts

• Framing for physicians: An "eternal" struggle
• Who am I?
  May 30 • Biren Saraiya
• Patient Bias: Framing, Authority Bias
• Part 1: The problem statement. And oh, BTW, Doctor = authority
• Biases: Action Bias
• "Don’t just do something, stand there"
• The Big Picture
• Putting it all together
  Mar 30 • Biren Saraiya
• Understanding Biases in SDM: Perspective from Behavioral Economics
• Prospect Theory and Thinking, Fast and Slow
  Mar 29 • Biren Saraiya
• A good life deserves a good death
• Becoming a Health Care Proxy
  Dec 22, 2025 • Biren Saraiya
• Grief, Grace, and Gratitude
• Reflection on life
  Dec 21, 2025 • Biren Saraiya
• Assignment: Exploring patient Worldview
• Looking at the SDM
  Nov 16, 2025 • Biren Saraiya
• Fellow Series: Role of Hope
• In Patient Centered Care
  Oct 4, 2025 • Biren Saraiya