Understanding and Using Empathy
| Name | World Continuing Education Alliance |
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| Activity Title | Understanding and Using Empathy |
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| Details | This session describes empathy and encourages you to explore its use in the clinical setting. This session was reviewed by Esther Waterhouse and Christina Faull and last updated in January 2015
Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
Define the term empathy
Contrast the terms empathy, sympathy and pity
Describe an empathic statement
Examine the use of empathy in communication with patients and their families, and your colleagues
Assess your confidence around putting empathy into practice |
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| Competence | General Medicine |
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| Start Date | <span class="not-set">(not set)</span> |
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| End Date | <span class="not-set">(not set)</span> |
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| Event Time | 01:45 PM |
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| Location | World Continuing Education Alliance eLearning System |
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| Cost (UGX) | 0 |
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| CPD Points | 1 |
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