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"Can compassion and empathy be taught? Can it be taught by older doctors serving as models? Does this mean that older physicians should allow their emotions to show on their faces when they are distressed by a patient's suffering?"

blog about compassion fatique

What is humanism in medicine? What does it look like and how is it encouraged? More than simply compassion, it is good medicine. This new video created for the Gold Foundation addresses these questions through compelling photographs and interviews with thought leaders, physicians in practice, medical students and patients.

"The AMS Phoenix Project: A Call to Caring is based on the premise that health professionals provide the best care when they are able to balance human compassion and technical expertise. "

"Because of its moral dimension, professionalism inevitably implicates qualities of humanism such as integrity, compassion, altruism, empathy, and respect toward others (ref 2). In my understanding at least, these are not fixed, once-and-for-all achievable attributes in which one can be certified as having attained "competency." "

"Growing up in a family run care home, Andy Bradley discusses how his experiences with the elderly have helped him to better understand how we can provide compassionate care within our institutions."

" how health care has become industrialised, with an emphasis on carrying out mechanical tasks rather than making an emotional connection with patients, often leading to burnout and disillusionment in health care staff. "

"The International Charter for Human Values in Healthcare is a collaborative effort involving people, countries, organizations and institutions around the world working together to restore core human values to healthcare."