title: Red flags: a case series of clinician-family communication challenges in the context of CHD.
abstract: We describe three cases of newborns with complex CHD characterised by communication challenges. These communication challenges were categorised as patient, family, or system-related red flags. Strategies for addressing these red flags were proposed, for the goal of optimising care and improving quality of life in this vulnerable population.
authors.affiliation: 1Division of Pediatric Cardiology,Department of Pediatrics.Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center,Johns Hopkins Hospital,Baltimore,Maryland,United States of America.
authors.forename: Priya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sekar
authors.affiliation: 2Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,Baltimore,Maryland,United States of America.
authors.forename: Katie L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Marcus
authors.affiliation: 3Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics,Baltimore,Maryland,United States of America.
authors.forename: Erin P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: 2Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,Baltimore,Maryland,United States of America.
authors.forename: Renee D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Boss
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003657:Decision Making; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: CHD; Communication; red flags