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Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social · 14h

If you're a #healthcare leader or #researcher who runs for cover when you hear the words "media interview," this is for you ➡️ Free webinar on 10/14 at 8am PST, ft. veteran @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy exec Marcy McGinnis. Learn how to effectively interview ➡️ cccfallworkshopseries.eventbrite.com

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Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare @empathy-centre.bsky.social · 15d

Fantastic to hear CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr Jon LaPook & NYU Langone's Dr Jennifer Adams join CBS Mornings Plus discussing efforts to bring human connection back to medicine at last week's Global Empathy in Healthcare Network Symposium 🙌

🔗 youtu.be/eVL8aVAJw68?...

Why compassion and connection are critical to healthcare

YouTube video by CBS Mornings

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Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social · 8d

“You can’t get too emotionally involved with patients.”
“Why not?”
“You’ll burn out.”

#CurrentlyReading: @harpers.bsky.social's "Bedside Manners" by Rachel Pearson, who shares how this common interaction hinders provider wellbeing + why #empathy is critical: tinyurl.com/BedsideMannersHarpers

Bedside Manners, by Rachel Pearson

Can empathy be taught in medicine?

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The BMJ @bmj.com · 10d

“Two of the simplest yet most effective things you can do are to listen and to demonstrate empathy."

I think my colleague is struggling, what can I do? @emahase.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Willett illustration shows a healthcare worker opening their locker, looking towards a distressed colleague.

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Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social · 23d

Our team is in Leicester, England, this week for @empathy-centre.bsky.social's Global Empathy in Healthcare Network Symposium. This event convenes #healthcare leaders from across the globe to rethink care in an era of tech advancements & societal complexities. The goal: restore empathy in care. 🩺❤️

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Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social · 28d

FREE Mediation Workshop: Tues. 9/16 @ 8 a.m. PT (Next week!)
Learn the fundamentals of mediation with Dr. Rosezetta Bobo & Dr. Lisa McBride. Build skills to navigate difficult conversations and resolve conflict. Register ➡️ cccfallworkshopseries.eventbrite.com #Mediation #ConflictResolution

Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social · 29d

Congratulations, Dr. Doshi, Dr. Bui, and Dr. Baxter!! 💙💛 Well deserved!

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Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social · 29d

We are thrilled to see Dr. Ami Doshi, @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social Wellness Leader Academy Director, be recognized as a 2025 Health Sciences Faculty Excellence in Mentoring Honoree! This award is a testament to Dr. Doshi's commitment to guiding and uplifting others with empathy and compassion. 🎉

UCSD Health Sciences Office of Faculty Affairs @ucsdfacaffairs.bsky.social · Sep 9

👏 Join us in congratulating the honorees for 2025 UC San Diego Health Sciences Excellence in Mentoring Awards: Drs. Ami Doshi, Jack D. Bui, Sally Liu Baxter, and the Department of Psychiatry!

@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social
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Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social · Sep 5

Tune in this Sun. 9/7, at 9pm ET: @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social Endowed Professor @drericgarland.bsky.social will be on @cnn.com 'Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: It Doesn’t Have to Hurt.’ In the segment, Gupta explores #meditation practices that reduce pain—incl. those in Dr. Garland’s novel MORE therapy.

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Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social · Aug 15

Healthcare orgs can teach compassionate communication--deep listening, clarity & understanding patient perspectives. Read the latest by #HealthLeaders, highlighting @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social's innovative Fellowship program for @ucsdhealth.bsky.social clinicians ➡️ tinyurl.com/HealthLeadersEvonne

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Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social · Aug 13

Registration is OPEN for the @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social Lead With Compassion Workshop in April 2026! This #leadership training is designed for #healthcare professionals + medical educators interested in amplifying empathy & compassion in their work. Learn more ➡️ lwc2026.eventbrite.com #MedSky

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UC San Diego Health Sciences @ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social · Jul 29

The ucsdcompassion.bsky.social Communication Academy Fellowship at @ucsdhealth.bsky.social addresses the compassion crisis in health care through the arts, helping clinicians build trust and reduce #burnout.

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Compassionate Communication Training Rebuilds Connection in a High-Stress Health Care Culture

The Sanford Compassionate Communication Academy Fellowship at UC San Diego Health addresses the compassion crisis in health care through the arts, helping clinicians build trust and reduce burnout.

today.ucsd.edu

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Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social · Aug 12

#AcademicSky #Neuroskyence #MedSky @ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social

Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social · Aug 12

New Podcast 🎧: Should You 'Lean Into' Your #ChronicPain to Relieve It? Tune into @cnn.com Dr. Sanjay Gupta's new episode of #ChasingLife to hear @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social Endowed Professor @drericgarland.bsky.social explain how #meditation can be as effective as #opioids in treating #chronicpain.

Should You ‘Lean Into’ Your Chronic Pain to Relieve It?

Chasing Life · Episode

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Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social · Jul 29

See how @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social compassionate communication training, developed by Center for Compassionate Communication leaders Evonne Kaplan-Liss MD, MPH, and Val Lantz-Gefroh, MFA, rebuilds connection in a high-stress #healthcare culture ⤵️ #AcademicSky #ScienceCommunication #MedSky

Compassionate Communication Training Rebuilds Connection in a High-Stress Health Care Culture

The Sanford Compassionate Communication Academy Fellowship at UC San Diego Health addresses the compassion crisis in health care through the arts, helping clinicians build trust and reduce burnout.

today.ucsd.edu

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Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social · Jul 28

Did you miss our latest webinar with @schwartzcenter.bsky.social? Don't fret — it's streaming on-demand now! ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=86q0... #NeuroSky #AcademicSky #PatientExperience

The Neuroscience of Compassion: Tools to Tap Into Its Power for Good

YouTube video by The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare

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Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social · Jul 25

3/3: Findings suggest the tech is heavy handed, and students who only have school-provided devices are more heavily surveilled. Plus, historically marginalized students may be at a higher risk 📈 of being flagged due to algorithmic bias. Learn more: www.jmir.org/2025/1/e71998/ #AcademicSky #Privacy

School-Based Online Surveillance of Youth: Systematic Search and Content Analysis of Surveillance Company Websites

Background: School-based online surveillance of students has been adopted widely by middle and high school administrators over the past decade. Little is known about the technology companies that prov...

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Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social · Jul 25

2/3: School-based surveillance services monitor students’ online activity, purportedly to prevent violence & student suicide. The study, recently in @jmirpub.bsky.social, found most of surveillance companies monitor student digital activity 24/7 + use #AI to conduct flagging of student activity.

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Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social · Jul 25

1/3: New Publication 📣: A study led by @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social Center for Empathy & Tech grad student Alison O'Daffer, director Cinnamon Bloss, PhD, & researcher Wendy Liu, identified 14 operational companies selling school-based online #surveillance services to U.S. schools.

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Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social · Jul 14

#AcademicSky #Neuroskyence #MedSky

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Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social · Jul 14

Join us Weds. 7/23, for a free webinar w/@schwartzcenter.bsky.social on the #neuroscience of compassion. We'll share how we leverage the neurobiology of empathy & compassion to create game-changing initiatives for #meded & #patientcare. theschwartzcenter.org/programs/compassion-in-action-webinars

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Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social · May 28

Just published in @plosone.org! @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social's Center for Empathy & Technology team members' — Deepa Manjanatha, MPH, Nicole Pippard, MPH, & Cinnamon Bloss, PhD — scoping review on self-compassion as a protective factor against adverse consequences of #socialmedia use. #AcademicSky

Self-compassion as a protective factor against adverse consequences of social media use: A scoping review

Self-compassion has been shown to foster wellbeing and act as a protective factor against the development of psychopathology. Its protective capacity against adverse consequences of social media use, ...

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Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social · May 21

3/3: MORE, a program developed by @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social @drericgarland.bsky.social, is an evidence-based therapy that integrates #mindfulness training, #CBT, and positive psychology to address addiction, emotional distress and chronic pain simultaneously. drericgarland.com/about-m-o-r-e

Mindfulness in Therapy | M.O.R.E. | Dr. Eric Garland

Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) is an evidence-based therapy that unites aspects of mindfulness training, cognitive behavioral therapy, and principles from positive psychology.

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Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social · May 21

2/3: For every $1 spent on MORE therapy, there are $798 in estimated cost savings in the prevention of fatal #OUD overdoses, reduced #healthcare costs, decreased criminal justice involvement, and increased labor productivity. Learn more about MORE: youtube.com/watch?v=O68Eu3faEsg

Promising Tool Against Opioid Use Disorder

YouTube video by UC San Diego

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Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion @ucsdcompassion.bsky.social · May 21

1/3: What we're reading: @maya-goldman.bsky.social @axios.com coverage on the cost of #OUD in U.S. A timely piece with @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social's @drericgarland.bsky.social recent study findings in @jama.com on how MORE therapy reduces #opioid craving + addiction, and has huge $ ROI for society.

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