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Episode: The language of love, loss and compassion: Dr. Joseph Stern
Description: When compassion is missing, what can you do?
Technical competency is not the same as compassion. Yet both are critical in healthcare.
Dr. Joseph Stern is a neurosurgeon who discovered that compassion was missing from healthcare, when his younger sister, Victoria, developed leukemia, had a bone marrow transplant and died.
Episode 87
In this conversation with Dr. Joseph Stern, we explore:
The importance of emotional agility
There's a time for compassion and a time for technical expertise
Understanding the patient's anxiety and terror
Developing shared vulnerability to communicate in an empathetic way
How routine can...