“Having someone listen with empathy heals wounds.” #empathy

Would you replace your therapist with a chatbot? This Sunday, CBS News’ Jonathan LaPook, M.D reports on using AI-powered chatbots as a mental health support. 60Minutes.com

A nation with too few pediatricians could see health care costs soar statnews.com/2024/04/02/too… via STAT 'a lower proportion of medical school grads chose pediatrics...close to 30% of pediatric residency programs did not fill their residency positions' #Pediatrics #MedEd

Empathy all-important, health leader tells future and current physicians news.umanitoba.ca/?p=193257 From incoming president Canadian Medical Association “The number 1 role for physicians is the relationship w/ the patient..the most important thing..is the empathy that the physician shows.” #empathy

What the public might learn from Kate Middleton, the latest ‘famous patient’ statnews.com/2024/03/24/kat… via STAT Thoughts about 'celebrity patients' from Barron H. Lerner

Patients treated with greater empathy by healthcare staff report increased levels of satisfaction with their care, an important measure linked to... le.ac.uk/news/2024/janu… #patients #empathy

Fear, confusion, vulnerability...practicing empathy as a team helps, even when it's obvious #empathy Pulse

Disabled scientists are often left out of academia. The NIH can help change that statnews.com/2024/03/11/dis… Research supports the idea that gender, ethnicity, & sexual orientation diversity benefits institutions..attracting talent & increasing profitability' #diversitymatters

One woman’s battle to obtain life-saving methadone youtu.be/aM9Apqxiiug?si… STAT many methadone clinics rely on controlling/punitive strategies making it harder for patients to maintain recovery..people w/ severe addictions often least able to show up each morning #empathy

Celebrating women and girls today and everyday. The world benefits when girls and women get the opportunities they deserve #InternationalWomensDay2024

A disabled artist’s journey from ‘Oh, sorry’ to social justice activism statnews.com/2024/03/08/liv… via STAT Telling her story, using her advocacy to work on systemic issues that affect disabled people through an intersectional, global lens #activism #disabilities #art

pulsevoices.org/poems/brca1/ #poetry #stories 'At 65, our mother still resplendent,
smooth skin,
red toenail polish,
tanned legs.
Sucking on ice chips.
Each day, “descending one level
into Dante’s Inferno,”
she’d said.
An English major to the end.'

dailybruin.com/2024/02/25/opi… '..narrative helps us understand the depth & richness of human experience both in spite of & shaped by illness. Language becomes a mirror thru which we can see ourselves reflected in & with the wisdom of stories learn to move w/ kindness & #empathy '

Empathy: Vital in patient care but are we looking at it... : Amrita Journal of Medicine journals.lww.com/amjm/fulltext/… '...a simple pause in speech allowing the patient to express his feelings significantly impact the patient’s perception of empathy shown by the physician.' #empathy

New Medscape Report Reveals Progress Among Physician #Burnout , Depression prn.to/4c7JAPB 83% of docs surveyed say professional stress is primary contributor to their burnout/depression..48% felt employers don't recognize the pervasiveness of burnout among their med staff

⁦To all residents each and every day…Thank You!!
NYU Langone Health⁩ ⁦NYU Grossman School of Medicine⁩ #

Patients & providers come to the healthcare setting w/ their own stressors. #Empathy skills like active listening, engaged curiosity, perspective getting and believing, and self-awareness may help mitigate some stress ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

pulsevoices.org/stories/my-inv… Going from “Negative,” said the doctor, sounding optimistic. “Everything came back negative” to getting diagnosed 'I didn’t make this up! My pain is valid! My pain has a source!' The trouble w/ recognizing 'invisible illness #PerspectiveBelieving #empathy

Want to feel more connected? Practice empathy - Harvard Health health.harvard.edu/blog/want-to-f… Psychologist Carl Rogers described empathy as seeing the world through the eyes of the other, not seeing your world reflected in their eyes....you have to be curious about that person #empathy

Their Weapons Against the Effects of Aging: Friendship, and Some Fancy Footwork nytimes.com/2024/02/24/us/… Studies show that participating in community activities & forming lasting ties in groups is beneficial for older adults’ mental health and general well-being #aging #empathy