The Art and Science of Compassionate Care: A Practical Guide
As part of my work with the International Institute of Compassionate Care, we have published a Book on Compassionate Care with Springer as part of a Series: New Paradigms in Healthcare.
BOOK
The Art and Science of Compassionate Care: A Practical Guide
Editors: Andreas Samoutis, George Samoutis, Neophytos Stylianou, Andreas Anastasiou, Christos Lionis
As part of my work with the International Institute of Compassionate Care, we have published a Book on Compassionate Care with Springer as part of a Series: New Paradigms in Healthcare.
Provides a multidisciplinary concept of compassionate care
Offers innovative concepts in healthcare and business world
Provides easy applicable clinical and business recommendations
About this book
This book provides a practical guide on the art and science of compassionate care in an era of healthcare crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic that is inflicting long-lasting financial and psychosocial trauma on an unprecedented scale. A new approach to compassionate care is presented based on the overarching concepts of empathy, person and family centeredness, therapeutic relationship, kindness, gratitude, spirituality, communication skills, shared decision making, positive psychology, adversity-activated development, self-care, compassion fatigue, spirituality which are more than ever critical in successfully managing the pandemic adversity in front of us.
This book draws on clinical experience, educational activities and evidence-based knowledge from academic physicians (primary, secondary and tertiary care), nurses, psychologists, health economists, healthcare managers, health policymakers, medical professionals students and patients. It provides skills and knowledge that can be implemented in daily clinical practice based on all levels of healthcare on a whole-person approach. An array of clinical cases, patient journeys, published evidence and practical experience is combined to deliver in a practical way unique guidance and advice. The target audience is all healthcare professionals, health policymakers, healthcare managers and patient associations. This approach of Compassionate Care is of great importance and can save lives and money in these unprecedented times of global healthcare care system challenges.
Table of contents (10 chapters)
Front Matter
Compassionate Care and Evidence-Based Medicine
David Haslam
Compassionate Self-Care for the Compassionate Healthcare Professional: Challenges and Interventions
Andreas Anastasiou, George Samoutis
Compassionate Care in Crisis
Neophytos Stylianou, Priyanka D. Reddy
Cultivating Compassion in the New Generation
Andreas Samoutis, Sophronia Samouti, Gregoria Samouti, Peter McCrorie
Compassionate Care Within the Primary Health Care Setting: Before and During a Public Health Crisis
Sue Shea, Christos Lionis
Compassionate Critical Care: A “3C” Model
Maria Latchia, Lucia Mavromati, Theodoros Kyprianou
Communicating Genuine Empathy for Compassionate Care: A Case for Identity Exploration, Congruence, and Inclusive Organisational Cultures
Alice Araujo
Organising Compassionate Care with Compassionate Leadership
Ace V. Simpson, Tamara Simpson, Jane Hendy
Compassionate Care and Health Economics
Michela Tinelli, George Samoutis
Compassionate Spiritual Care
George Samoutis, Andreas Anastasiou, Christos Lionis
Back Matter (if you want a free access summary of the book this is the place to look)