One way to increase students' levels of understanding and empathy in practice.

1. Using Online Patient
Stories to Educate

2. • Teaching undergraduate and
postgraduate courses in a range of
healthcare-based subject areas
• Emphasis on clinical skills
• Need to understand the patient as
Background

3. • Interviewing expert
patients
• Recording interviews
(audio/ video)
Plan A

4. Result
2013-14
Total number of ‘views’ = 3

5. • Break films into small
chunks
• Short activities between
each chunk
• Padlet boards for further
discussion / thoughts
Plan B

6. Examples

7. Result
2014-15
Total number of ‘views’
= 316

8. Students Say…
Knowing there would
be questions after
meant I had to
properly watch the
films, which was
good for me to do
I think my empathy
has improved now I didn’t realise how
illness can affect all
parts of somebody's
life, and their
family’s life too
It’s like a bridge
between being a
professional and
being caring
It made me realise
that illness can hit
anyone and impact
on everyone’s life

9. Tenovus project and more of the
same!