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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Physician Scientist | Professor, Chair & Chief of Medicine @CooperHealthNJ @CooperMedSchool | books: Compassionomics, Wonder Drug | Contact: https://t.co/6Ga8CFnrMD

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29 Nov

With all the attention on @Meta and #Metaverse, I’m reminded of this quote from author/futurist John Naisbitt:

“The most exciting breakthrough of the twenty-first century will not occur because of #technology but because of an expanded concept of what it means to be #human.”

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25 Nov

#HappyThanksgiving
Research shows: relational #gratitude (#grateful for specific people in your life) is more effective than generalized gratitude (for a good life or just being alive) for achieving a #LiveToGive mindset, and all the benefits of that. So tell your people today.

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22 Nov

Lt. Antonio Ellis makes a special surprise visit to @CooperHealthNJ to thank the healthcare workers who saved his life. He was one of NJ’s first and most severe COVID cases in March 2020 @6abc

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20 Nov

Hello Singapore! @TwitterSG

Thank you @NUSingapore @NUSMedicine @NUSResearch for the invitation to join you next week (Nov 27) to speak about #Compassionomics and the science of #compassion

#CompassionMatters
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20 Nov

Thank you @ACPinternists @PAChapterACP - see you soon!

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PA-ACP Annual Scientific Meeting Session Spotlight - Keynote Address - Compassionomics:
The Scientific Evidence that Caring Makes a Difference presented by Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH! You can still register here: https://bit.ly/3moLMdW

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But the pivotal question is this:

Does compassion really matter?

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