20 minutes : VIDEO
Psychology in medicine : Chapter 1
Medical psychology and psychosomatics for dentistry
Day 1 - Humanized medicine as a way of addressing the humanity in us: implicit aim of medical psychology education
Study time
VIDEO FOR PRE-READING
Chyba: Odkazovaný objekt neexistuje nebo nemáte právo jej číst.
https://is.muni.cz/el/med/podzim2022/aZLZP051p/105568066/Why_empathy_is_not_the_best_way_to_care.video5
Chyba: Odkazovaný objekt neexistuje nebo nemáte právo jej číst.
https://is.muni.cz/el/med/podzim2022/aZLZP051p/105568066/Why_empathy_is_not_the_best_way_to_care.pdf
Take home message
- Compassion is an active approach to the suffering of others, to be helpful and at the same time to protect oneself from shared suffering.
- Empathy and compassion are skills that can be developed through training.
- Knowledge of the processes behind empathy and compassion is essential for the practice of a competent health professional.
- Compassion for others and oneself is a universal principle behind well-being and life satisfaction.
Practitioner points:
- Humanity and compassion is a skill that can be developed by training and through the reflection of our role in medicine.
- This mindset increases patient satisfaction with care, shortens treatment times and accelerates recovery, and increases the amount of information that patients tell us.