Jon LaPook: Empathic medicine
From Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda by Alan Alda
April 28, 2026 · 36 min · Season 33
About this episode
Jon LaPook discusses the importance of empathy in medicine and the initiatives to train healthcare providers.
CBS News’ medical correspondent, he also heads the Empathy Project, creating Hollywood-quality short films that train healthcare providers to be more humane and help empower patients to be effective participants in their own care.
People in this episode
Host: Alan Alda
Guest: Jon LaPook
Topics covered
- empathy
- healthcare
- patient empowerment
- medical training
- humane care
Keywords
- empathy
- medicine
- healthcare providers
- patient care
- short films
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CBS News, Empathy Project
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