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Ronald M. Epstein
Researcher at University of Rochester
Publications - 408
Citations - 32846
Ronald M. Epstein is an academic researcher from University of Rochester. The author has contributed to research in topics: Inertial confinement fusion & Implosion. The author has an hindex of 75, co-authored 392 publications receiving 29044 citations. Previous affiliations of Ronald M. Epstein include Purdue University & University of Pittsburgh.
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Defining and Assessing Professional Competence
TL;DR: An inclusive definition of competence is generated: the habitual and judicious use of communication, knowledge, technical skills, clinical reasoning, emotions, values, and reflection in daily practice for the benefit of the individual and the community being served.
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How does communication heal? Pathways linking clinician-patient communication to health outcomes.
TL;DR: Clinicians and patients should maximize the therapeutic effects of communication by explicitly orienting communication to achieve intermediate outcomes associated with improved health.
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Association of an Educational Program in Mindful Communication With Burnout, Empathy, and Attitudes Among Primary Care Physicians
Michael S. Krasner,Ronald M. Epstein,Howard Beckman,Anthony L. Suchman,Benjamin P. Chapman,Christopher J. Mooney,Timothy E. Quill +6 more
TL;DR: Participation in a mindful communication program was associated with short-term and sustained improvements in well-being and attitudes associated with patient-centered care, and these findings warrant randomized trials involving a variety of practicing physicians.
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The Values and Value of Patient-Centered Care
TL;DR: Patient-centered care has now made it to center stage in discussions of quality in health care institutions, health planners, congressional representatives, and hospital public.