Lights, Camera, Empathy!
The Empathy Project brings together leaders in medicine, education, entertainment, and technology to promote empathy in medicine. The project creates engaging, Hollywood-quality short films that train healthcare providers to be more humane and help empower patients to be effective participants in their own care.
THE ELEPHANT IN THE WAITING ROOM
with Denise the Empathy Elephant™
Everyone has implicit bias, and it can sabotage communication between caregivers and patients. By embracing empathy as a clinical skill, clinicians can learn to recognize and address implicit bias, leading to improved trust and a more effective relationship.
LISTENING
Attentive listening (not just hearing!) is key to making an accurate diagnosis.
Let’s Try That Again
This is a humorous conversation starter about sharing results with a patient
Why Empathy?
Caring for patients includes connecting with them. These interviews conducted by Dr. Jon LaPook with patients and clinicians explore the role empathy plays in clinical practice.
If you are part of an educational institution interested in partnering with The Empathy Project please contact Maura Minsky, Director at maura.minsky@nyulangone.org