How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis? (Ep. 444 Replay)

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Society & Culture, Documentary

4.5 • 32.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Patients in the U.S. healthcare system often feel they’re treated with a lack of empathy. Doctors and nurses have tragically high levels of burnout. Could fixing the first problem solve the second? And does the rest of society need more compassion too?

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0:00.0	Hey there, Stephen Duffner.
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0:41.3	Our episode this week is one of my very favorites from the Vault published nearly a year ago.
0:47.8	It's called How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis.
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