Compassionomics | Evidence That Caring Makes a Difference

A 34-year-old man fighting for his life in the Intensive Care Unit is on an artificial respirator for over a month. Could it be that his chance of getting off the respirator is not how much his nurses know, but rather how much they care?

A 75-year-old woman is heroically saved by a major trauma center only to be discharged and fatally struck by a car while walking home from the hospital. Could a lack of compassion from the hospital staff have been a factor in her death?

Compelling new research shows that health care is in the midst of a compassion crisis.

But the pivotal question is this:

In Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence That Caring Makes a Difference, physician scientists Stephen Trzeciak and Anthony Mazzarelli uncover the eye-opening data that compassion could be a wonder drug for the 21st century. Now, for the first time ever, a rigorous review of the science — coupled with captivating stories from the front lines of medicine—demonstrates that human connection in health care matters in astonishing ways. Never before has all the evidence been synthesized together in one place. You will see compelling evidence that:

Compassion has vast benefits for patients across a wide variety of conditions.
Missed opportunities for compassion can have devastating health effects.
Compassion can help reverse the cost crisis in health care.
Compassion can be an antidote for burnout among health care providers.
Forty seconds of compassion can save a life.

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Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH @StephenTrzeciak·

21 Jun

Great article here in the ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ by ⁦@zakijam⁩

Calls for racial justice gained steam with empathy - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/calls-for-racial-justice-gained-steam-with-empathy/2020/06/19/fc33c39c-b190-11ea-8758-bfd1d045525a_story.html

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Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH @StephenTrzeciak·

12 Jun

An important piece here from my colleague @MaraGordonMD in @PhillyInquirer - #compassion for the #homeless in the midst of a #pandemic

Mara Gordon, MD@MaraGordonMD

My piece with @camdenhealth CEO about what it's like to care for people experiencing homelessness during a pandemic.

When they get housing, they get better.

https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/coronavirus-covid-homeless-housing-first-20200610.html?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar via @phillyinquirer

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Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH @StephenTrzeciak·

29 May

Thanks @jesse_yeji for including me in your wonderful @businessinsider article on multidisciplinary teams coming together in the ICU to care for patients with #coronavirus, #COVID-19

Incredible teamwork @CooperHospital

https://www.businessinsider.com/hospital-multidisciplinary-teams-covid-coronavirus-2020-5

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Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH @StephenTrzeciak·

28 May

Many thanks to @jesse_yeji for the honor of being interviewed for her wonderful @businessinsider article on prone positioning in the ICU for patients with #COVID-19

https://www.businessinsider.sg/proning-teams-flip-coronavirus-patients-stomach-back-2020-5

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Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH @StephenTrzeciak·

28 May

Our op-ed in The New York Daily News @NYDailyNews about the COVID-19 pandemic:

https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-compassion-contagious-saves-lives-20200412-s7qzakpx3ncvddbfiedk7vuzrm-story.html

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But the pivotal question is this:

Does compassion really matter?

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