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)

1. Front Matter

2. Compassionate Care and Evidence-Based Medicine

   • David Haslam

3. Compassionate Self-Care for the Compassionate Healthcare Professional: Challenges and Interventions

   • Andreas Anastasiou, George Samoutis

4. Compassionate Care in Crisis

   • Neophytos Stylianou, Priyanka D. Reddy

5. Cultivating Compassion in the New Generation

   • Andreas Samoutis, Sophronia Samouti, Gregoria Samouti, Peter McCrorie

6. Compassionate Care Within the Primary Health Care Setting: Before and During a Public Health Crisis

   • Sue Shea, Christos Lionis

7. Compassionate Critical Care: A “3C” Model

   • Maria Latchia, Lucia Mavromati, Theodoros Kyprianou

8. Communicating Genuine Empathy for Compassionate Care: A Case for Identity Exploration, Congruence, and Inclusive Organisational Cultures

   • Alice Araujo

9. Organising Compassionate Care with Compassionate Leadership

   • Ace V. Simpson, Tamara Simpson, Jane Hendy

10. Compassionate Care and Health Economics

    • Michela Tinelli, George Samoutis

11. Compassionate Spiritual Care

    • George Samoutis, Andreas Anastasiou, Christos Lionis

12. Back Matter (if you want a free access summary of the book this is the place to look)