From Detached Concern to Empathy: Humanizing Medical Practice
Presenter: Jodi Halpern, M.D., PhD Recorded: October 14, 2014 Series: Curtis R. Holzgang, M.D., MACP Visiting Scholar Clinical empathy is central to providing effective and ethical medical care. Evidence shows specific components of clinical empathy improves patient satisfaction and medical care. We will analyze a case which resulted in abandonment of a patient under the guise of respecting autonomy. We will reframe the core of empathy as engaged curiosity and cover specific skills to manage anxiety and restore empathic communication.
