{"id":939,"date":"2022-04-11T12:39:21","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T18:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"\/en\/?page_id=939"},"modified":"2025-12-31T12:20:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T18:20:34","slug":"kindness-humility-and-respect","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Kindness, Humility, and Respect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-1 one-column gb-has-background-dim gb-has-background-dim-40 gb-background-cover gb-background-no-repeat gb-has-parallax gb-has-custom-background-color gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"background-color:#7090b4;background-image:url(\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3768131-scaled.jpg);background-position:80% 50%\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\" style=\"padding-top:20%;padding-right:15%;padding-bottom:18%;padding-left:15%\"><style>@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.gb-69ea177c0b93b{font-size: 40px!important;}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"gb-69ea177c0b93b wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:65px\">Kindness, Humanity, and Respect<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:36px\">These core values of health care must be safeguarded in our time-pressured world. Dignity in Care provides practical ideas and tools to support a culture of compassion and respect throughout the health care system.&nbsp;<br><a href=\"\/en\/dignity-explained.html\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"59\">Read more<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><em>Dignity in Care <\/em><\/strong>is based on 35 years of research by Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov in collaboration with progressive researchers from Australia, England and the United States. <a href=\"\/en\/about-us.html\">Learn More About Us.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-1 gb-1-col-equal gb-has-custom-background-color gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:9%;padding-right:9%;padding-bottom:9%;padding-left:9%;background-color:#dae0df\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\" style=\"padding-right:5%;padding-left:5%\"><style>@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.gb-69ea177c1448e{font-size: large!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"gb-69ea177c1448e wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#d38d0b;font-size:48px\">Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.gb-69ea177c20372{font-size: 26px;}@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.gb-69ea177c20372{font-size: 18px!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"gb-69ea177c20372 wp-block-heading has-theme-primary-color has-text-color has-larger-font-size\">2026 Dignity in Care Online Training Workshop \u2013 Registration Now Open<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.gb-69ea177c2c881{font-size: 26px;}@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.gb-69ea177c2c881{font-size: small!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"gb-69ea177c2c881 has-black-color has-text-color has-larger-font-size\">The Dignity in Care Online Training Workshop is a 3-day workshop that will take place<strong> on:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-larger-font-size\"><strong>September 11th, 18th, and 25th, 2026 (9am-1pm Winnipeg Time) <\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-larger-font-size\"><strong>September 9th, 23rd, 26th (9am &#8211; 1pm Eastern Australian Time)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-larger-font-size\">Designed to enhance the human side of healthcare, this interactive workshop focuses on the role and application of dignity in all aspects of clinical practice. The research, assessment tools, and clinical applications of dignity-conserving care will be examined during Day 1, while Day 2 and Day 3 provide a detailed look at the clinical practice of Dignity Therapy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-larger-font-size\">If you are looking to expand your ability to care for patients as people, to reconnect with why you chose to work in healthcare in the first place, or to broaden your community of like-minded clinicians, this is the workshop for you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-larger-font-size\">Stay tuned for registration details!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gpb-tangerine-section-embedded-media gpb-tangerine-embedded-media gb-layout-columns-1 gb-1-col-equal has-theme-primary-background-color gb-has-custom-text-color gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:6em;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:6em;padding-left:1em;color:#272c30\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-3 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-top\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:48px\">Humanity of Care: ABCD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/110928591\" width=\"1200\" height=\"440\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.gb-69ea177c3b623{font-size: 26px;}@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.gb-69ea177c3b623{font-size: small!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"gb-69ea177c3b623 has-text-align-left has-larger-font-size\">The ABCDs are based on a paper published in 2007 in the British Medical Journal by Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov. <strong>Attitude<\/strong>, <strong>Behaviour<\/strong>, <strong>Compassion<\/strong> and <strong>Dialogue<\/strong> can profoundly shape any clinical encounter. Everyone working in healthcare needs to take responsibility for knowing and practicing their ABCDs of Dignity in Care. It can make the difference between people feeling satisfied with their healthcare, and people feeling misunderstood and being reduced to &#8220;just another patient&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-secondary-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/108913889\" style=\"border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch Full Video<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gpb-tangerine-section-embedded-media gpb-tangerine-embedded-media gb-layout-columns-1 gb-1-col-equal gb-has-custom-background-color gb-has-custom-text-color gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:6em;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:6em;padding-left:1em;background-color:#e4d8ce;color:#272c30\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-3 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-top\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#254871;font-size:48px\">New Page Features<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.gb-69ea177c47309{font-size: 26px;}@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.gb-69ea177c47309{font-size: small!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"gb-69ea177c47309 has-text-align-left has-larger-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"\/en\/intensive-caring-for-patients-and-families.html\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1808\">Intensive Caring for Patients and Families<\/a>: <\/strong> Learn more about how to support patients and their families in intensive care settings. Click <a href=\"\/en\/intensive-caring-for-patients-and-families.html\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1808\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-larger-font-size\"><a href=\"\/en\/the-platinum-rule.html\"><strong>The Platinum Rule<\/strong><\/a>: Developed by Dr. Chochinov, the Platinum Rule provides guidance on implementing person-centered care. Click <a href=\"\/en\/the-platinum-rule.html\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-1 one-column gb-has-background-dim gb-has-background-dim-20 gb-background-repeat-y gb-has-parallax gb-has-custom-background-color gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"background-color:#0b121a;background-image:url(\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nuse-patient-holding-hands.jpg);background-position:28.999999999999996% 39%\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-0 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:2000px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#11345b;padding-left:5%;padding-right:5%;padding-bottom:1%;padding-top:7.5%\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container alignfull gb-section-header-image-column gb-block-container alignfull\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-1 gb-1-col-equal gb-has-custom-text-color alignfull\" style=\"color:#ffffff\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-4 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\" style=\"text-align:left\"><style>@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.gb-69ea177c52f7a{font-size: 26px!important;}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"gb-69ea177c52f7a wp-block-heading has-text-align-center gb-section-font-override has-theme-secondary-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:48px\">Book Release: In Search of Dignity<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center gb-section-font-override has-theme-secondary-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 48px;\">&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Chochinov_visual-1-3-678x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2252\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:300px;height:400px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:24px\"><em>\u201cIt takes a great mind to distil the complexities of life into accessible wisdom. Harvey Chochinov&#8217;s is such a mind, and in this book he shares his path to understanding and respecting the dignity of the people we serve as our patients.\u201d<\/em>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Kathryn Mannix, author of <em>With the End in Mind and Listen: How to Find the Words for Tender Conversation<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:24px\"><em>\u201cDr. Chochinov is a consummate clinician and visionary leader whose work and writings have been invaluable to palliative medicine \u2013 and by extension, to people living with life-threatening conditions. Engaging, insightful, reflective, at times funny, the essays in In Search of Dignity are food for mind and soul\u201d<\/em>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Ira Byock, MD, Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Community &amp; Family Medicine, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, author of <i>Dying Well<\/i> and <i>The Best Care Possible<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-1 gb-1-col-equal gb-has-custom-text-color\" style=\"padding-right:6%;padding-left:8%;color:#ffffff\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-4 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-slate-section-blog-posts gpb-slate-section-blog-posts gb-layout-columns-1 gb-1-col-equal gb-has-background-dim gb-has-background-dim-30 gb-background-cover gb-background-no-repeat gb-has-parallax gb-has-custom-background-color gb-has-custom-text-color gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:6em;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:3em;padding-left:1em;background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;background-image:url(\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dominik-lange-VUOiQW4OeLI-unsplash-scaled.jpg)\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner gb-has-custom-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff\"><style>@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.gb-69ea177c596c7{font-size: 26px!important;}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"gb-69ea177c596c7 wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:48px\">FEATURED PUBLICATIONS<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-larger-font-size wp-elements-0849e94eeb8b5c8d6536680e5ab33f6d\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Olafson and colleagues (2026<\/strong><\/span><strong>): \u201cHe is so much more than just his illness\u201d using the Patient Dignity Question (PDQ) to elicit personhood and enhance dignity in the intensive care unit (ICU): A feasibility study examining family and healthcare professional feedback<\/strong>. Read the full paper <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0883944125003478?via%3Dihub\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-larger-font-size\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bluck and colleagues (2025)<\/span>: Mechanisms of Dignity Therapy: Positive Outcomes in Older Cancer Patients. 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