And this embrace of psychopathy isn’t something new for Republicans; their disdain for empathy has deep roots that reach back a half-century or more.
Most recently, this broke into public consciousness when Elon Musk trash-talked empathy in an interview with Joe Rogan:
“The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy. The empathy exploit. They’re exploiting a bug in Western civilization which is the empathy response. I think empathy is good, but you need to think it through, and not just be programmed like a robot.”
The “they” who are “exploiting” the “bug” of empathy are, of course, Democrats who believe one of the jobs of government is to provide for “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” And average Americans who think we should help the helpless, feed the hungry, heal the sick, house the homeless, provide a safety net for our elders, and care for and educate our children.
A call has gone out for professionals working in empathic healthcare to provide poster, abstract and workshop submissions for a ground-breaking international symposium.
The Global Empathy in Healthcare Network Symposium: ‘Rehumanising Healthcare in a Divided World’ will attract healthcare professionals, researchers, educators, and advocates from around the world to Leicester in September.
Professionals have until Saturday, March 16, to submit abstract and poster submissions relating to the themes of Teaching, Research, Policy or Integrated themes spanning Teaching, Research and Policy.
Empathy’s impact In the April 2024 issue of JAMA Network Open, we reported that patients treated by very empathic physicians had better outcomes than those treated by physicians with less empathy. Over 12 months of follow-up, greater physician empathy was associated with less pain intensity, fewer back-related disabilities and better health-related quality of life involving physical function, anxiety and depression, sleep health and impact on social roles and activities.
Greater physician empathy was associated with better patient outcomes than costly, risky or invasive treatments such as opioid therapy or lumbar spine surgery.
Despite such benefits associated with physician empathy, some research has shown that medical students and residents may become less empathic during their education and training. This is often attributed to the ever-growing volume of information to be learned and a perceived need for objectivity in making medical decisions, ostensibly through patient detachment and reliance on technology.
Empathy fatigue refers to the excessive empathy required of medical staff in the process of helping patients, which can produce traumatic experiences and emotional exhaustion. Severe empathy fatigue can even lead to medical disputes and errors, exacerbating increasingly tense doctor–patient relationships. Most studies on empathy fatigue focus on nurses, with few studies on physicians.
Empathy: the core of medicine In medicine, technical skills are undeniably vital, but empathy—the ability to truly connect with and understand a patient’s pain—is just as essential. This belief became even more deeply ingrained in Crabtree during the evacuation of Afghanistan in 2021. In the midst of gunfire and flames, he was called to treat a 12-year-old girl, severely burned in a brutal attack.
Empathy fatigue refers to the excessive empathy required of medical staff in the process of helping patients, which can produce traumatic experiences and emotional exhaustion. Severe empathy fatigue can even lead to medical disputes and errors, exacerbating increasingly tense doctor–patient relationships. Most studies on empathy fatigue focus on nurses, with few studies on physicians.
Join us for a conversation with Fazlur Rahman, a hematology-oncology physician and author of Our Connected Lives. In this episode, we explore how Fazlur's journey from physician to patient transformed his understanding of empathy.
He reflects on the importance of personal connection in medicine, the impact of a lack of empathy on both doctors and patients, and the need for medical education to include the humanities to foster compassionate care. This episode dives deep into the role empathy plays in improving patient outcomes and doctor-patient relationships.
A centre which is pioneering medical education that creates compassionate doctors and nurses for the NHS is expanding its team.
The Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare, based at the University of Leicester, is at the forefront of world-leading research into empathic healthcare education for medical staff and how it benefits healthcare professionals and leads to better outcomes for patients.
Its award-winning team has developed a range of courses which are driving forward empathic healthcare training for medical students and established healthcare professionals across the UK.
Spirituality has religious and nonreligious dimensions and is often linked to well-being, positive emotions, connection and meaning in life. Both empathy and resilience are important in medical training and future professional practice since they are considered core skills related to professionalism and patient care. Our study aimed to understand the relationships among spirituality, resilience, and empathy in medical students. We also aimed to determine whether there are differences by gender and between medical students in different years of a medical program.
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We all prefer a doctor who listens to our concerns and expresses compassion for our suffering. But does physician empathy actually have a lasting impact on a patient’s health?
Empathy appears to decline among some medical students over the duration of their medical school training, and doctors often miss opportunities to offer it due to time constraints. Physicians also seem to show less empathy toward patients in lower socioeconomic groups and from non-white races. But they might be missing an important therapeutic tool.
Unfortunately, when it comes to the world of medicine and health care, there is not a clear-cut standard for kindness or empathy. Are most doctors more humane or less so?
While many complain that their doctors are no longer accessible or compassionate and are too tied into the technology and computerization of our time, at the same time others believe that empathy training in medical schools has turned out more caring practitioners.
"Empathy is the essence of our human connection. It is an essential part of healing – body, mind and spirit," said Maureen Sullivan, Vice President, Patient Experience & Service Excellence.
“A little empathy goes a long way," said Jennifer Lastic, Director, Experience Excellence, Office of Patient Experience. "You never know what someone you encounter is experiencing, whether a patient or family that we serve or one of own cherished colleagues."
Social disconnection, isolation, and stress are key contributors to the loneliness epidemic and mental health crisis impacting young people on college campuses today. These issues affect people of all generations in the United States and across the globe.
Feeling connected and accepted by others is a fundamental human need. In education, belonging and connection are critical factors in student success, engagement, and retention both face to face and online, on college campuses and within K–12 learning communities. In K–12 settings, both student-teacher and peer-to-peer connections are key factors in school attendance and in preventing unhealthy risk-taking behaviors and physical and mental health problems among students.
This one-day workshop is designed for healthcare practitioners, clinical educators, educational supervisors and training leads.
An increasing amount of evidence shows that empathy improves patient outcomes (including patient satisfaction) and practitioner well-being. With a keynote on the latest evidence around empathic healthcare, group work, and patient stories, this workshop will cover the theory and practice of empathy in healthcare and facilitate the development of evidence-based ‘empathy habits’ to enhance empathy in clinical practice and organisations.
This workshop will be facilitated by Dr Andy Ward, Director of Education and Training for the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare.
Join us for a conversation with Fazlur Rahman, a hematology-oncology physician and author of Our Connected Lives. In this episode, we explore how Fazlur's journey from physician to patient transformed his understanding of empathy.
He reflects on the importance of personal connection in medicine, the impact of a lack of empathy on both doctors and patients, and the need for medical education to include the humanities to foster compassionate care. This episode dives deep into the role empathy plays in improving patient outcomes and doctor-patient relationships.
CENTER FOR EMPATHY IN HEALTHCARE IN BRAZIL Affiliated with the International Network for Empathy in Healthcare
International Network for Empathy in Healthcare
The International Network for Empathy in Healthcare, with Centers in more than seven countries around the globe and in various continents, was designed by Professor Jeremy Howick, Director of The Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare. The Center for Empathy in Healthcare in Brazil aims to develop good practices and research, offer training and promote initiatives to disseminate empathy in healthcare, and to contribute to the recognition of empathy as a fundamental component of Patient-Centered Care, the provision of quality care and the improvement of clinical outcomes in health services and in the training of professionals.
The Center for Empathy in Healthcare in Brazil brings together researchers and professionals from various fields of knowledge, thus constituting an interdisciplinary group.
Anneliese Olson, president of imaging, printing and solutions at HP, says that empathetic leadership starts with acknowledging that different workers have different needs and approaches that work for them.
“Empathy is the way that you have a dialogue,” Ms. Olson says, who was previously the senior vice-president and managing director for North America at HP, leading the go-to-market strategy for the company. “Whether you’re coaching somebody in their role, having a conversation about a difficult topic or an employee needs to raise concerns about work or things that may be going on in their personal life.”
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Conclusion A declining empathy trend was observed among medical students, which then plateaued among residents. Additionally, residents in technology-oriented specialties may require empathy enhancements due to their ongoing patient consultations. Addressing these issues requires collaborative planning between students and teachers to foster empathy throughout the medical curriculum.
Empathetic children aged 7-9 show poorer health and higher inflammation levels when exposed to interparental conflict. The research highlights the physiological impact of empathy in stressful home environments. The findings suggest a need for educational programs to help empathetic children set boundaries. This could improve their long-term health outcomes.
Key Facts:
Health Impact: Empathetic children exposed to parental conflict have higher inflammation levels.
Study Details: Involved 106 children aged 7-9, assessing empathy, conflict perception, and health.
Educational Implications: Suggests teaching empathetic children to set boundaries for better health.
Empathy is an important skill that can impact patient and future practitioner health. By showing that empathy may decline, and when this decline is likely to occur, this study provides a rationale for introducing targeted empathy enhancing interventions to medical students.
Empathy scores varied across different years of medical school (P ≤ 0.001), with a small drop in empathy between the pre-clinical and clinical phases of medical school (Mean difference = 1.82, P = 0.025). Male students scored lower than female students and there was no statistically significant difference between the mean empathy score and speciality interest.
Conclusions Students' empathy appeared declined slightly as they progressed through medical school. As a crucial component of good clinical care, interventions in medical education to enhance empathy should be prioritised.
April 16, 2024 - Clinician empathy could be a key pain reliever for patients experiencing chronic pain, with a recent study in JAMA Network Open outlining how greater perceptions of empathy from their physicians were linked to lower reported pain levels.
To be clear, empathy doesn’t have the same physiological effects as taking ibuprofen or other pain medicine. But in the chronic pain space, where patient-reported outcomes are key, patients with a better relationship with a provider they think is empathic may be more likely to discuss their pain levels. That opens fresh doors for reconsidering pain management and treatment, the researchers indicated.
Based on the results, researchers encouraged physicians to be more empathetic during chronic pain encounters. However, there is a debate on whether physician empathy can be taught.
Physician empathy was inversely associated with several health outcomes among adults with chronic low back pain, such as pain intensity and back-related disability, a study demonstrated.
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