In today’s episode of Compassion & Courage, Marcus invites Dr. Kathy Reeves to discuss the importance of humanism in healthcare and the work of the Gold Foundation in promoting compassionate care. She highlights the need for trust, dignity, and compassion in healthcare and shares her experiences and insights on addressing health disparities and creating meaningful connections with patients. Don’t miss this great deep dive into what it means to be a patient focuses provider!

Key Moments:

00:00 – Introduction and a little about Dr. Reeves

02:48 – The Gold Foundation and its Mission

06:00 – Promoting Humanism in Healthcare

11:40 – The Center for Urban Bioethics and Health Equity

22:10 – Violence is contagious, and we can’t keep ignoring people

27:44 – Witnessing Compassion and the Power of Connection

31:40 – Our Voice Matters

37:14 – Dr. Kathy Reeves, “Every person deserves dignity, compassion, and trustworthiness, whenever they find themselves in their most vulnerable space.”

39:00 – Thank yous and Goodbyes!

Resources for you:

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More About Dr. Kathy Reeves:

Dr. Kathleen Reeves is the President and CEO of The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, the leading national nonprofit organization that champions humanism in healthcare. She is also an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Urban Health and Population Science, the Center for Urban Bioethics, and the Department of Pediatrics at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. Her specialties include the human connection in healthcare, ethics, trauma-informed care, substance misuse, urban health, healthcare professions education, and health equity.

She spent 20 years at the Katz School of Medicine before taking the helm of the Gold Foundation. Her leadership positions there included Founding Director, Center for Urban Bioethics; Chair, Department of Urban Health and Population Science; Senior Associate Dean of Student Affairs; and inaugural Senior Associate Dean for the Office of Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. She is a Gold Humanism Honor Society member and was previously recognized as an Honorable Mention for the Gold Foundation’s Pearl Hurwitz Humanism in Healthcare Award.

Dr. Reeves resides outside of Philadelphia with her husband, Edisio, who is a practicing pediatric gastroenterologist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. They have two children, Ben and Ann

Date: 8/26/2024

Name of show: Compassion & Courage: Conversations in Healthcare

Episode number and title: Episode 151 – Promoting Humanism in Healthcare