From learning about and exploring various systems present throughout rural India, such as the education and healthcare system, to spending time within the homes of families living in the village, each day on immersion presented us with a multitude of new and unique experiences.
Read MoreOn December 7, 2018 the Empathy Initiative Research Group held the inaugural Empathy Symposium to launch the Virtual Empathy Museum. This was preceded by two empathy workshops on December 6.
Read MoreLast week I had the honour of meeting Jodi Halpern who is a Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities at the University of California, Berkeley. Jodi is a psychiatrist and a philosopher who investigates how the emotional imagination of doctors and patients shapes healthcare decisions. Her research focuses on clinical empathy and adapting to health changes.
Read MoreOn October 29 the UTS Empathy Initiative Research Group had the pleasure of hosting a visit from Dr Jeremy Howick, Director of the Oxford Empathy Programme. Dr Howick’s presentation was titled: Why every healthcare consultation needs a dose of empathy
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