Empathy: Connecting in Suffering

Sarah Cawley, MPAS, PA-C | Family Engagement Advisor, Cleveland Clinic; Lead Physician Assistant, Emergency Medicine, Team Health
Christine Traul, MD | Patient Experience Officer for the Pediatric Institute and Children’s Hospital; Director, Pediatric Palliative Care, Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital
Join us as we walk through presenters unique experiences with suffering, articulate the meaning of suffering, and explore why we as caregivers are so afraid of it! Learn how you can honor your own sufferings, and leverage them for GOOD- connecting with your patients inside of it. We will also provide some practical tools to help you accomplish this.
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