Compassion-centred care

Compassion-centred care

Phase 3: CARE in Practice

Dr. Nick Kates, (professor and chair of the department of psychiatry & behavioural neurosciences, McMaster University) discusses compassionate person and family-centred care as transformative for patient experience and systems. A transformative message!

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Phase 3: CARE in Practice
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Aug 25, 2025
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Psychiatry
Developmental Disabilities

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