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Overview
Developing Clinical Empathy - Making a Difference in Patient Care at St George's, University of London by FutureLearn will help you develop an empathic practice that is individualised and attuned to the needs of all patients.
Key facts
- 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.
- You will learn about different types of empathy, explore non-verbal cues, and understand key opportunities for showing empathy in clinical care.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...- Describe the difference between empathy and sympathy
- Explore the use of emotional and cognitive empathy
- Explore the importance of empathy in healthcare
- Identify empathic opportunities
- Reflect on verbal and non-verbal empathic responses
Programme Structure
Topics include:
What is empathy?
The importance of empathy in healthcare
Empathetic opportunities and responses
The challenges of showing empathy
Building resilience
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 14 days
- 2 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
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Language
English
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- London, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Public Health Health Sciences View 74 other Short Courses in Public Health in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- 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.
Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents49 EUR / full≈ 49 EUR / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents49 EUR / full≈ 49 EUR / full
Funding
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