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HI tutor please help me answer the questions for discussions below for a FILM ANALYSIS of movie EXTREMIS (NETFLIX):

 

7. COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR HEALTHCARE TEAM 

“That’s the first time I’ve heard that,” says Selena’s brother, when Dr. Zitter states that Selena will not likely wake up again. Data show that less than half of advanced terminal cancer patients understand their terminal prognoses (Palliative Medicine, May 2017). We can juxtapose this with Selena’s daughter, who does not seem to want to hear Dr. Zitter’s poor prognosis for her mother, stating that Dr. Zitter is “dwindling the optimism. “ 

QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 

● How did you feel about the communication between Dr. Zitter and the families? 

● Are you the kind of person who prefers to “stay positive” and would prefer to hear only good news? Or would you rather hear what the doctors are really thinking, both positive and negative? 

● What are the pros and cons of each?

 

8. ROLE OF THE SURROGATE 

In the film, we see two different “surrogate decision makers,” Donna’s brother Gordon, and Selena’s daughter Tama. The surrogate is ideally chosen by the patient in advance of incapacitation. This person is responsible for making medical decisions for you if you are no longer able to speak for yourself. You should take great care when selecting this person, as it is a serious emotional responsibility. 

QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 

● How did it feel watching Gordon and Tama make decisions on behalf of their loved ones? 

● How would you feel if you were in that position, or if someone had to play that role for you? 

● What would you want them to know? 

● Who would you choose as your surrogate if you were unable to speak for yourself? 

● If you are someone’s surrogate, what would you know from that person?

 

9. DEALING WITH UNCERTAINTY 

As we see in the film, Drs. Zitter and Bhargava disagree on when to break bad news to Donna and her family. Surrogates also struggle with uncertainty, as seen with discussions involving Selena’s brothers. 

QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 

● What did you notice about the different approaches to dealing with uncertainty presented in the film? 

● Do they wait until they have done everything possible to be 100% certain she is dying, or do they let the family know what they are thinking even without “perfect certainty?” 

● Would you rather that your doctor wait to achieve perfect certainty before sharing news, or would you prefer to be informed about her thinking along the way? 

● Have you been in situation where you had to balance uncertainty in your decision-making process? What did you learn?

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