Building empathy in healthcare
October 27, 2014 Greater Good Magazine
In this article, Dr. Helen Riess of Harvard Medical School discusses her efforts to nurture empathy among health care workers. She says empathy is a critical component of communication that helps build trust between patients and physicians.
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