POET 6.04 | Is paternalism always bad?

Shared decision making is key to any perioperative enhancement team, this piece is a fascinating debate between various interesting positions. For more on the (Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health) POSH clinic mentioned in this piece look here: https://medicine.duke.edu/divisions/geriatrics/patient-care/duke-perioperative-optimization-senior-health Presented by Monty Mythen with his guest Mike Grocott, Professor of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, University of Southampton and contributions from Lee Fleisher, Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania and Sol Aronson, tenured Professor at Duke University, Dr Tim Miller, Duke University and Dr Attilla Kett, St Peter's University Hospital at New Jersey.