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.
IERH acknowledges the importance of inclusive language as a component of patient-centered care and we are working to improve our content. Read more here. Video Lecture Presented by: Christine Dehlendorf, MD, MAS University of California, San Francisco, Departments Click here to … Continue reading
Slide Set from Video Lecture Presented by: Jody Steinauer, MD, MAS University of California, San Francisco Click to download The Importance of Integrated Abortion Training in Medical and Nursing Education (pdf)
Slide Set from Video Lecture Presented by: Amy Levi, PhD, CNM, WHNP-BC University of New Mexico Click to download Advanced Practice Clinicians as Abortion Providers (pdf)
Video Lecture Presented by: Jody Steinauer, MD, MAS University of California, San Francisco Click here to download this video lecture Lecture can be viewed with subtitles in Spanish or French. French translation was made possible by the Safe Abortion Action Fund … Continue reading
Video Lecture Presented by: Lori Freedman, PhD, MA University of California, San Francisco Additional Resources Guttmacher state laws and policy regarding conscientious refusal in the United States FIGO guidelines on conscientious objection Center for Reproductive Rights Law and Policy, Guide … Continue reading
Video Lecture Presented by: Amy Levi, PhD, CNM, WHNP-BC University of New Mexico Additional Resources Revised code of Ethics in 2015 The ICN code of Ethics for Nurses Click here to download this video lecture Lecture can be viewed with … Continue reading
Video Lecture Presented by: Jody Steinauer, MD, MAS University of California, San Francisco Click here to download this video lecture Lecture can be viewed with subtitles in Spanish or French. French translation was made possible by the Safe Abortion Action Fund … Continue reading
Video Lecture Presented by: Jody Steinauer, MD, MAS University of California, San Francisco Click here to download this video lecture
IERH acknowledges the importance of inclusive language as a component of patient-centered care and we are working to improve our content. Read more here. Video Lecture Presented by: Lori Freedman, PhD, MA University of California, San Francisco Click here to download … Continue reading
Slide Set from Video Lecture Presented by: Amy Levi, PhD, CNM, WHNP-BC Albers Professor of Midwifery University of New Mexico Click to download Nursing Roles in Abortion Care: Clinical Responsibility and Professional Ethics (pdf)