Topic: Empathy&Sympathy
Letting go What should medicine do when it can't save you? Dr. Atul Gawande examines the way doctors try to approach death and dying - sometimes well, often inadequately.
How long have I got left? A young neurosurgeon describes his struggle with living and dying, in the framework of incurable cancer. Why Perfectionism is a 20-ton shield (~3min) Why we are driven by 'what people think'?
Contributor: Francesca CiminoOctober 1, 2018Topics: Communication / Empathy&Sympathy / Guilt & Shame / Mistakes / Perspective / Provider-Patient Relationship / ResilienceKeywords: Guilt / mistakes / perfectionism / shame Shame, guilt, and the medical learner Shame and guilt are subjective emotional responses that occur in response to negative events such as the making of mistakes or an experience of mistreatment, and have been studied extensively in the field of psychology. Despite their potentially damaging effects and ubiquitous presence in everyday life, very little has been written about the impact of shame and guilt in medical education.
Contributor: Francesca CiminoOctober 1, 2018Topics: Distraction/Mindfulness / Empathy&Sympathy / Guilt & Shame / Perspective / Resilience / VulnerabilityKeywords: error / Guilt / mistake / perfectionism / shame
The Art of Listening (first 5 min, last 20 min) Listening — to loved ones, strangers, faraway places — is an act of generosity and a source of discovery. In this episode, TED speakers describe how we change when we listen deeply.
Doctors, Revolt! The real work is compassion, empathy, and listening....
Cancer Diagnosis Galvanizes a Medical Student How a support network—and a special bond with his doctor—helped a 22-year-old med student fight lymphoma.
The Doctors Prescribed Me Pain Medication but Couldn't Help Me Stop Them. a first person narrative about one patient's struggle to extricate himself from opioid pain medications, and where he did and DIDN'T find help. The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine
Contributor: Francesca CiminoOctober 19, 2017Topics: Compassion Fatigue / Empathy&Sympathy / Illness & DisabilityKeywords: illness / suffering