Send us a text We know patients prefer being looked after by health professionals with empathy – in simple terms the ability to put themselves in someone else’s shoes. But it’s not just a “nice to have”; there’s growing evidence that empathy is also linked to better clinical outcomes. So what is the latest evidence about empathy in healthcare? Can anyone learn to be empathic – and if so, how can we train the doctors of the future to be more empathic? Are empathic health professionals mo...
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Send us a text We know patients prefer being looked after by health professionals with empathy – in simple terms the ability to put themselves in someone else’s shoes. But it’s not just a “nice to have”; there’s growing evidence that empathy is also linked to better clinical outcomes. So what is the latest evidence about empathy in healthcare? Can anyone learn to be empathic – and if so, how can we train the doctors of the future to be more empathic? Are empathic health professionals mo...
Episode 5: Supporting medical students who volunteered during Covid
The Clin Comm Podcast
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5 years ago
Episode 5: Supporting medical students who volunteered during Covid
Send us a text When Covid ambushed our lives back in March 2020, hundreds – even thousands – of medical, dental and physician associate students volunteered to support the National Health Service in whatever way they could. For most this was in at the very deep end –new skills and new responsibilities - but on top of that, the extra human burdens of being a health worker in a pandemic. All the guests in this episode were involved in setting up an exciting and innovative programme to support t...
The Clin Comm Podcast
Send us a text We know patients prefer being looked after by health professionals with empathy – in simple terms the ability to put themselves in someone else’s shoes. But it’s not just a “nice to have”; there’s growing evidence that empathy is also linked to better clinical outcomes. So what is the latest evidence about empathy in healthcare? Can anyone learn to be empathic – and if so, how can we train the doctors of the future to be more empathic? Are empathic health professionals mo...
