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empathy

Oh, my goodness, even those who do research in these areas have contradictory definitions! Nonetheless, it’s important for practitioners to have an understanding of the differences between these concepts, as the differences impact patients and practitioners themselves. The descriptions I like best tend to point toward sympathy as a pity-based response where understanding is limited, […]

William Osler was a Canadian physician who is recognized as a giant of modern medicine. One of his contributions included an essay recited at a medical school commencement titled “Aequanimitas with other addresses to Medical Students, Nurses, and Practitioners of Medicine.” Within this treatise, Osler outlined the need for “imperturbability” and “equanimity,” essentially referring to […]

From 11:50 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (CST) on Wednesday, Nov., 2, Andrea Guthridge (Instructional Designer at the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences), along with Jennifer Reichart, will present at the seventh Educause Digital Teaching Symposium. The pair’s talk, entitled “Fostering Empathy in eLearning: Leveraging ADDIE for a Blackboard Learn Ultra Migration” will focus […]

Miles Ardaman, M.D., will present “Exploring Empathy” from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, via Zoom or videoconferencing. Dr. Ardaman is a psychiatrist at Sanford Health in Thief River Falls, Minn.* Upon completion of this program, the learner will be able to: Differentiate empathy and sympathy Recognize different types of empathy […]