Can we go too far with empathy? Shifting from empathy to compassion

Br J Anaesth. 2020 Feb;124(2):129-131. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2019.10.014. Epub 2019 Nov 25.

Authors

Jennifer Weller¹, Tanisha Jowsey²

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education, School of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; Department of Anaesthesia, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand. Electronic address: j.weller@auckland.ac.nz.
² Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education, School of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

PMID: 31780141
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2019.10.014

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Keywords: anaesthesiology; burnout; compassion; empathy; humanistic medicine; medical education; postgraduate training.

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Editorial
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MeSH terms

Anesthesiology*
Curriculum
Empathy*
Humanism
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