title: Practicing death.
abstract: This narrative describes the struggle of a primary care physician contending with the challenge of remaining committed to his patient's care despite a sense of burnout in relation to an intense period of patient deaths. The story presents two patient deaths and the physician's reflections on how he handled both cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. Electronic address: avnyos@inter.net.il.
authors.forename: Ohad
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Avny
authors.affiliation: Clinical psychologist, Pardes Hana, Israel. Electronic address: aya_rice@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Aya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alon
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives; D003643:Death; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D033262:Narration; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Advanced life directives; Burnout; Death; Primary care