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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ECU Brody School of Medicine @ECUBrodySOM·

15 Oct

@ECUBrodySOM and @Vidant_Health invite you to virtually attend the 13th annual José G. Albernaz Golden Apple Distinguished Lecture to be presented at noon on Oct. 20 by Dr. Stephen Trzeciak, who will discuss “Compassionomics.” LEARN MORE➡️ https://fal.cn/3j4Gh

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16 Oct

Thank you! So grateful for the opportunity to join you for the Golden Apple event!

ECU Brody School of Medicine@ECUBrodySOM

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Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH @StephenTrzeciak·

28 Sep

Worldwide, >6B (yes, Billion) #COVID #vaccine doses given. The vaccine is #safe. And, it can prevent critical illness/death from COVID. Key: When speaking to people who are uncertain about it, please meet them with as much #empathy as you can. Vaccine shaming probably won’t help.

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Vivek Kulkarni MD @VivekKulkarniMD·

25 Sep

In 1 month @CooperHealthNJ, I have seen:

- checkpoint-inhibitor myocarditis
- pericardial decompression syndrome
- refractory hypoxemia from stretched PFO after RVMI
- MINOCA due to coronary vasospasm
- Dressler’s syndrome

Amazing learning for me & for the @CooperCVFellows!

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Nathan Consedine @NathanConsedine·

21 Sep

Massive review on the factors predicting #compassion #empathy and related factors in #health by @AliPvlova @anna_boggiss and others. Seriously? 14000+ articles screened?

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