Fear: A Necessary Emotion for Doctors | Danielle Ofri | TEDxBeaconStreetSalon

The first time she ran a code, Dr. Danielle Ofri was so overcome by fear that she nearly killed her patient. Fear is not something that most doctors do not want to admit to, and usually do their best to hide. But Danielle Ofri argues that fear is not only normal in medicine, but is actually necessary for doctors in order to practice good medicine. If that’s the case, though, what should patients be thinking?
Danielle Ofri is an attending physician at Bellevue Hospital in New York City, and associate professor of medicine at NYU. She writes regularly for the New York Times about the doctor-patient connection. Her newest book is “What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear."
Danielle Ofri is an attending physician at Bellevue Hospital in New York City, and associate professor of medicine at NYU. She writes regularly for the New York Times about the doctor-patient connection. Her newest book is “What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear."
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