Empathetics: Enhancing Empathy in Healthcare Course
Empathetics: Enhancing Empathy in Healthcare Course is organized by American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPAs).
Expires: October 31, 2024
Description:
Empathetic self-paced online courses are based on extensive and novel clinical research conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital. The courses provide insights into how humans process emotions and teach practical attitudes and skills to improve interpersonal communications. Each course includes a video with rich and interactive content.
This course introduces medical professionals to the neuroscience of emotions and empathy and explains the difference between sympathy, empathy, and compassion. It includes lessons for best practices for providing empathy in a clinical setting and practical and easy-to-implement tips.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
• Define empathy
• Describe the immediate and long-term rationale for improving empathic communication in medicine
• List challenges to empathy
• Identify empathic responses to patient interactions
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