Research shows that medical students exhibit a decline in empathy after they begin interacting with patients which poses a threat to their ability to provide patient-centered care. Patient-centered care challenges doctors to be empathetic, respectful, and compassionate, even during difficult patient interactions or when they have moral objections to the patient’s health behaviors. Teaching about abortion provides a learning opportunity for students to practice empathy and compassion in the face of patient behavior which they may not support.
This web-based Caring for Challenging Patients workshop is intended to help learners develop skills to manage their own judgmental feelings in patient interactions by encouraging empathy, compassion, or acceptance. This exercise was developed as a values clarification exercise for use with … Continue reading
Download all materials for the Abortion Training for Partially Participating Residents using the links below. Partial Participation Protocols ACOG Committee Opinion on Abortion Training ACOG Committee Opinion on Conscientious Refusal Partial Participation Protocol-DRAFT Partial Participation Policies Partial Participation Recommended Policy Template … Continue reading
Teaching Patient-Centered Care At the core of professionalism is the recognition that patient-centered care is the foundation of positive health outcomes. Patient-centered care challenges doctors to be empathetic, respectful, and compassionate towards patients, particularly during challenging encounters. The ACGME lists … Continue reading
Slide Set of Teaching Professionalism to Nurses presentation Monica R. McLemore PhD, MPH, RN University of California, San Francisco Click here to download Teaching Professionalism to Nurses (pdf)
Amy Levi, PhD, CNM, WHNP-BC University of New Mexico Click to download The Abortion Team – Who is a Player, and How to Respond to the Nay-Sayers presentation (pdf)
Slide Set from Video Lecture Presented by: Jody Steinauer, MD, MAS University of California, San Francisco Click to download Teaching Professionalism for Abortion Care (pdf)
Slide Set from Video Lecture Presented by: Lori Freedman, PhD University of California, San Francisco Click to download Conscientious Provision and Refusal of Abortion Care Slide Set (pdf)
Facilitator Guide By the end of the session, learners will be able to: Identify the logistical, medical, and interpersonal benefits to providing abortion in the primary care setting. Describe at least three barriers to providing abortion in the primary care … Continue reading
Facilitator Guide By the end of the session, learners will be able to: Describe the nurse’s role in pregnancy testing, options counseling, obtaining consent, and post-procedure counseling (including contraceptive counseling). Describe the responsibilities of a nurse who has a conscientious … Continue reading
Facilitator Guide By the end of the session, learners will be able to: Reflect on their own feelings and values about challenging patients and discuss patient interactions that might make them feel uncomfortable. Use awareness to identify strategies for maintaining … Continue reading