title: I Have Something Interesting To Talk To You About: Speaking To Disagree, Agreeably.
abstract: Working in health care can sometimes be exhilarating. At other times it is exhausting, especially if there is interpersonal conflict amongst health-care providers about the best course of action. This can occur in relation to the care of frail older adults. Physicians and other health-care professionals often are not taught how to disagree. This short essay outlines a few steps that can be followed to allow disagreements to be identified in a respectful manner, focused on a solution that requires something from each side. Given the importance of interdisciplinary collaborative care in geriatric medicine, having a structured approach to disagreement is likely to be a useful tool in the geriatrician's kit.
authors.affiliation: Geriatric Medicine Research, Dalhousie University, Halifax, and Centre for Health Care of the Elderly, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Capital District Health Authority, Halifax, NS.
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rockwood
keywords: agreement; consultation; disagreement; frailty; interprofessional collaborative practice; request