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Senior’s Name: Ronald Epstein
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Attending ICCH 2024: In person

Pairing - Junior

Title: Professor of Family Medicine, Oncology and Medicine (Palliative Care)
Institution: University of Rochester
Discipline: Medicine
Years of experience: 35

Teacher/Training

Learners I work with:

  • Continuous Professional Development

Interests/expertise:

  • Assessment methods
  • Simulated patients

Years I have worked in communication skills learning: 35

Research

Areas of work:

  • End-of-life / palliative care
  • Oncology
  • Patient-centeredness
  • Patient–provider relationship

Research methods:

  • Mixed methods
  • Qualitative methods
  • RCT

Keywords describing expertise and interest:

  1. communication
  2. serious illness

Field of expertise, major interests, and consultation topics:

I am interested in communication in the context of serious illness, deep listening, interventions to improve communication in practicing physicians, artificial intelligence applications for learning communication skills, and communication within patients’ social networks that affect disease understanding and decision-making

Biography/CV:

Ronald Epstein, M.D. is an internationally recognized physician, educator, researcher and writer. He has published groundbreaking research into communication in medical settings and developed innovative educational programs to improve communication with people who are seriously ill and promote clinician self-awareness, resilience and well-being. His over 300 scholarly articles and his book, Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness and Humanity, show how health professionals can flourish, build strong connections with patients and colleagues and optimize the care they provide. Dr. Epstein co-directs the Center for Communication and Disparities Research and Mindful Practice Programs at the University of Rochester where he is Professor of Family Medicine, Oncology and Medicine (Palliative Care). A graduate of Wesleyan University and Harvard Medical School, he is recipient of numerous lifetime achievement awards relating to communication and humanism, a Fulbright fellowship in Barcelona, fellowships at the University of Sydney and the Brocher Institute, and the American Cancer Society’s highest award, the Clinical Research Professorship. He is an accomplished harpsichordist and gourmet cook, and an avid cyclist and cross-country skier. Learn more about Dr. Epstein’s work at www.ronaldepstein.com.