Have you read a poem, a book, an article or graphic novel that can be linked to medical empathy?
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Zoe Letwin
Jul 28, 2017
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Zoe Letwin
Jul 27, 2017
"The aspect of the art of medicine that needs more attention, he says, is ongoing patient care - managing what may be inflated expectations of the physician's ability to diagnose and cure and conveying bad news. There are guidelines, but they are very hard to standardize. Do you touch the patient? Should you sit or stand? What is the right tone of voice? What is the proper setting? I think you learn this from observing people who are good at it" (Ho Ping Kong, H. (2014). The Art of Medicine. Toronto, Ontario: ECW Press.
"The aspect of the art of medicine that needs more attention, he says, is ongoing patient care - managing what may be inflated expectations of the physician's ability to diagnose and cure and conveying bad news. There are guidelines, but they are very hard to standardize. Do you touch the patient? Should you sit or stand? What is the right tone of voice? What is the proper setting? I think you learn this from observing people who are good at it" (Ho Ping Kong, H. (2014). The Art of Medicine. Toronto, Ontario: ECW Press.