Clinical Empathy for the Surgical Patient: Lessons From W.H. Auden's Prose and Poetry
Overview
Overview
Journal
Ann Surg Open
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Specialty
General Surgery
Date
2023 Jan 2
PMID
36590850
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Abstract
Clinical empathy is a professional skill, representing a conscious commitment to showing patients that they are heard, understood, and accepted. Here, we explore ways in which masters of language, such as the mid-20th century poet W. H. Auden, use prose and poetry to teach us the patient's expectations of a truly empathic physician and surgeon.
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