Background Empathy and compassion are vital components of health care quality; however,
physicians frequently miss opportunities for empathy and compassion in patient care …

Background Physician empathy is both theoretically and empirically critical to patient health,
but research indicates that empathy declines throughout medical school and is lower than …

Background Empathy is pivotal to effective clinical care. Yet, the art of nurturing and
assessing empathy in medical schools is rarely consistent and poorly studied. To inform …

Background Empathy is an outcome-relevant physician characteristic and thus a crucial
component of high-quality communication in health care. However, the factors that promote …

Background Poor communication skills can potentially compromise patient care. However,
as communication skills training (CST) programs are not seen as a priority to many clinical …

Objective: To determine the effects of a communication skills training program on emergency
nurses and patient satisfaction. Methods: Sixteen emergency nurses attended a 6-week …

Objectives To evaluate the impact of nonviolent communication (NVC) training on five
aspects of medical students' empathy skills using implicit and explicit measures. Methods …

Background and purpose: Communication skill is a key ability and an integral part of the
nursing profession. This study aimed to investigate the effect of communication skills training …

Background Interprofessional communication (IPC) is integral to interprofessional teams
working in the emergency medicine (EM) setting. Yet, the coronavirus disease 2019 …

Purpose Medical students are expected to develop excellent communication skills. The
purpose of our study was to create an innovative communication skills exercise using real …