Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: HRI

  • Eye contact: A gateway to empathy

    David JeffreyEdinburgh, United Kingdom “Do you think I needed anticoagulants for my atrial fibrillation?” I asked the general practitioner. He stared at his computer screen, and answered without looking at me. “No-one knows for sure. I will print out a recent article which you can read at home and then decide what you would like…