Nurturing Empathy: An Oncologist Looks at Medicine and Himself

Empathy in medicine matters. A doctor reflects on his experience as a patient and the need for clinicians to re‐engage with patients empathically while giving the best care possible. In addition, we must begin teaching our students and trainees medical humanities as early as we can, because empathy...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The oncologist (Dayton, Ohio) Ohio), 2014-12, Vol.19 (12), p.1287-1288
1. Verfasser:	Rahman, Fazlur
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Empathy Fractures, Bone - surgery Humans Interprofessional Relations Medical Oncology Narratives in Oncology Physician-Patient Relations
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Zusammenfassung:	Empathy in medicine matters. A doctor reflects on his experience as a patient and the need for clinicians to re‐engage with patients empathically while giving the best care possible. In addition, we must begin teaching our students and trainees medical humanities as early as we can, because empathy can be nurtured.
ISSN:	1083-7159 1549-490X
DOI:	10.1634/theoncologist.2014-0387