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A 52-year-old man with chronic low back pain requests an MRI because he is worried about cancer. He has no weight loss, fever, neurologic deficits or history of malignancy. You decide to avoid imaging and instead explore his concerns and expectations, acknowledging his fears and explaining evidence-based management. Which CanMEDS role is most clearly demonstrated by this approach?