3.20.26 Ask the Experts, "The Invisible Patient: Recognizing and Supporting Caregivers in Clinical Care", by Ronda Thorington, LPC

About this episode

This episode discusses the critical role of caregivers in clinical settings and offers strategies to support them.

Event Objectives: Recognize the often-overlooked role of caregivers as “parallel patients” and the impact of caregiver stress, anticipatory grief, and medical complexity on patient outcomes.Differentiate between adaptive caregiver responses to chronic illness and signs of distress that may require additional clinical attention.Apply brief, practical strategies to acknowledge, validate, and support caregivers within routine clinical encounters.Claim CME Credit Here!

People in this episode

Guest: Ronda Thorington

Topics covered

• caregivers
• clinical care
• patient outcomes
• chronic illness
• support strategies

Keywords

• caregiver stress
• anticipatory grief
• medical complexity
• adaptive responses
• clinical encounters

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Organizations: Connecticut Children's

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