Jeffrey Silver Humanism in Healthcare Research Roundup – May 2017
May 2, 2017

This Research Roundup explores: patient experiences, safety, and goal communication with providers, as well as resident behavior and the impact of an interactive workshop, and the healing power of paint! chevron_right Read more

Symposium to feature research and advocacy on humanism in healthcare
April 20, 2017
Brandy King, MLIS

Next month, over 80 researchers and healthcare leaders will gather in Chicago for the third annual “Mapping the Landscape, Journeying Together” Symposium, held by the Gold Foundation Research Institute. Mapping … chevron_right Read more

Jeffrey Silver Humanism in Healthcare Research Roundup – April 2017
April 3, 2017

This month’s research roundup includes: conflicts in medicine, residency program culture (and how to foster well-being), language-based medical inequalities, palliative care burnout, and much, much more! Take a look inside chevron_right Read more

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Jeffrey Silver Humanism in Healthcare Research Roundup – February 2017
February 28, 2017

This month in the APGF Research Roundup: addressing physician burnout, patient-centered communication, and so much more! chevron_right Read more

A celebration of the Cambridge-Health Alliance–Gold Foundation Innovation Fellows
February 8, 2017

On January 24, 2017, over 60 leaders and innovators in health care, improvement science, measurement, story-telling, and patient-advocacy joined the Cambridge Health Alliance and the Arnold P Gold Foundation for … chevron_right Read more

When surgeons enjoy ethics education
February 2, 2017
Ali Rae

Any medical educator will quickly recognize the scene: a bored-looking trainee switching her gaze between her phone, the clock on the wall, and her laptop. She must be in an ethics … chevron_right Read more

Jeffrey Silver Humanism in Healthcare Research Roundup – January 2017
January 31, 2017
Brandy King, MLIS

The Jeffrey Silver Humanism in Healthcare Research Roundup features summaries of recently published studies on humanism in healthcare. To receive email notification of new studies once per month, enter your information here and select “Jeffrey … chevron_right Read more

Mapping the Landscape grant recipient to investigate graphic medicine in healthcare
January 17, 2017
Awardee investigates how graphic novels can improve medical literacychevron_rightRead more
Jeffrey Silver Humanism in Healthcare Research Roundup – December 2016
December 29, 2016

Do medical students’ narrative representations of “The Good Doctor” change over time? Is it possible to reconcile technology and humanistic care? How can we improve the delivery of bad news and patient understanding? Find some answers in this month’s Research Roundup. chevron_right Read more

How can we measure humanism?
November 30, 2016
Ali Rae

There is a cautionary adage that medical school takes a quarter of your soul, and the first year of residency takes another half. It is vital that we reform a … chevron_right Read more

Close up of human hand measuring plant in pot with ruler
Jeffrey Silver Humanism in Healthcare Research Roundup – October 2016
October 31, 2016
Brandy King, MLIS

The Jeffrey Silver Humanism in Healthcare Research Roundup features summaries of recently published studies on humanism in healthcare. To receive email notification of new studies once per month, enter your information here and select … chevron_right Read more

Which interventions reduce physician burnout?
October 2, 2016
Ali Rae

Fifteen years ago, Dr. Colin West was introduced to Dr. Tait Shanafelt, who is now the Director of the Mayo Clinic Department of Medicine Program on Physician Well-being.  With the … chevron_right Read more

Jeffrey Silver Humanism in Healthcare Research Roundup – September 2016

Interventions to prevent and reduce physician burnout, effects of a patient-centered communication, narrative medicine workshops, community health needs assessment as a teaching tool in a family medicine residency, burnout and alcohol abuse/dependence and more! chevron_right Read more

Debriefing about patients’ feelings increases empathy in med students
February 26, 2014

Can simulation help increase student empathy? Can anesthesiologist-patient relationships have therapeutic benefit? Learn about these questions and more in this month’s Research Roundup. chevron_right Read more

Physician empathy and perspective taking protect against burnout
January 31, 2014

This month’s Research Roundup covers physician burnout, links between patient experience and safety parameters, eye-gaze and EMR use, and much much more! chevron_right Read more

Patient involvement and satisfaction improved with a simple notepad
December 19, 2013

How to increase patient-centered communication and physician compassion. Are there differences between in-patient and out-patient physician burnout? And when was the last time you reflected on the oath you made entering into this profession? Check out this Research Roundup for all this and more. chevron_right Read more

PCPs have less stress, less burnout from an abbreviated mindfulness course
October 14, 2013

Learn more in the latest Research Roundup on mindfulness practices and physician burnout! Also, humanism and empathy building in medical education. chevron_right Read more

Are EMR’s stressing physicians out?
September 10, 2013

EMRs, physicians stress, HIV care, compassion scale, physician well-being, and more! All in this month’s Research Roundup! chevron_right Read more

When power increases, empathy decreases
August 20, 2013

How does your brain respond to others? Can student success in humanistic course predict future clinical success? Are doctors more focused on malpractice than their patients? Learn more in this month’s Research Roundup! chevron_right Read more

Want more docs in primary care? Send ’em to the country first.
August 2, 2013

Rural medicine and teaching empathy, professionalism, and humanism – learn more in this Research Roundup focusing on Medical Education! chevron_right Read more

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