Deadline approaching for poster and abstract submissions for international empathy symposium
Empathic healthcare experts have four weeks left to put together poster and abstract submissions which will showcase their work on the international stage.
The Global Empathy in Healthcare Network Symposium: ‘Rehumanising Healthcare in a Divided World’ will attract healthcare professionals, researchers, educators, and advocates from around the world to Leicester in September.
Abstract submissions for posters and oral presentations relating to the themes of Teaching, Research, Policy, or integrated topics spanning these three areas, must be made by Sunday, March 16.
Proposals are also welcome for interactive educational workshops on subjects such as research methods, teaching techniques, policy and practice issues or other skill development topics.
Dr Andy Ward, of the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare, based at the University of Leicester, which is a founding member of the Global Empathy in Healthcare Network, said:
“There’s increasing evidence that empathic healthcare improves patient outcomes and helps to enhance healthcare practitioners’ wellbeing and protects them from burnout.
“As a result, this is an incredibly exciting time to be working in the field of empathic healthcare and we’re looking forward to helping healthcare professionals share their valuable knowledge, experiences and best practices with their peers from around the world at our symposium.”
The Global Empathy in Healthcare Network is open to abstract submissions for workshops, oral presentations, and posters on a range of topics including:
Empathy in clinical practice and medical education
Innovative approaches to teaching and assessing empathy
The role of empathy in reducing health inequalities
Supporting healthcare professionals’ well-being through empathy
Patient perspectives on empathy and compassionate care
Cross-cultural and interdisciplinary perspectives on humanising healthcare
Technology and its impact on empathic healthcare
For further information about poster, abstract and workshop submissions, visit https://www.global-empathy-in-healthcare.com/symposium-2025/workshops-oral-and-poster-presentations
The Global Empathy in Healthcare Network Symposium will be held on Monday, September 15, and Tuesday, September 16, at College Court Conference Centre and Hotel in Leicester.
To find out more about the symposium and for bookings, visithttps://www.global-empathy-in-healthcare.com/events/rehumanising-healthcare-in-a-divided-world
Dr Andy Ward