Developing Clinical Empathy: Making a Difference in Patient Care

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St George's, University of London

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Developing Clinical Empathy: Making a Difference in Patient Care

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What is the course about?

Developing Clinical Empathy: Making a Difference in Patient Care

The course Developing Clinical Empathy: Making a Difference in Patient Care is an online class provided by St George's, University of London through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Discover the difference empathy can make to patient care, and improve your own clinical empathy.

Course description

Understand empathy, and improve your own empathic ability
2 weeks

Showing an understanding of a patient’s situation is one of the most important relationship-building skills that a healthcare provider can have. This is widely recognised in healthcare: the NHS in the UK recruits for compassion as one of its core values, and medical schools look for this in applicants at admissions interviews.
This course will help you develop an empathic practice that is individualised and attuned to the needs of all patients. You will learn about different types of empathy, explore non-verbal cues, and understand key opportunities for showing empathy in clinical care.

What is empathy?
The importance of empathy in healthcare
Empathetic opportunities and responses
The challenges of showing empathy
Building resilience

The course is suitable for anybody engaged in healthcare who interacts with patients and would like to develop their empathic practice. This may include undergraduate students undertaking medical or healthcare-focused degrees, or even those looking to work in healthcare or applying to study healthcare qualifications. The learning outcomes for this course are transferable across all healthcare specialities and can be applied worldwide regardless of the type of the health care system.
If you’re a healthcare professional, you may find it useful to upgrade this course to support your continuing professional development (CPD). By upgrading, you’ll be able to take this course at your own pace and revisit the material at any time in future. Once you complete the course, you’ll receive a Certificate of Achievement as evidence of your CPD. This includes details of what you learnt and the number of learning hours required.

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Prerequisites & Facts

Developing Clinical Empathy: Making a Difference in Patient Care

Course Topic

Healthcare & Medicine

University, College, Institution

St George’s, University of London

Course Skill Level

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Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Degree & Cost

Developing Clinical Empathy: Making a Difference in Patient Care

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / St George's, University of London you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.

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