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Learning to communicate. The experience of an Italian emergency department

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Published
31 July 2023
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Letters to the Editor
DOI
10.4081/ecj.2023.11466

Abstract

Dear Editor,

In his essay "Considerations on Tasso," published in 1793, Galileo Galilei described Tasso as a man poor in concepts and lacking in knowledge, who resorted to literary subterfuges and "abstruse" literary techniques, thereby emphasizing the significance and centrality of knowledge and comprehension as integral components of communication.1 Although Galileo Galilei made his comments 230 years ago, we can still learn from them as we consider the importance of communication and the challenges of developing a trustworthy doctor-patient relationship. [...]

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  1. Galilei G. Considerazioni al Tasso, Venezia, 1793.
  2. Italian Government. LEGGE 22 dicembre 2017, n. 219 Norme in materia di consenso informato e di disposizioni anticipate di trattamento. (18G00006) [LAW No 219 of 22 December 2017 Rules on informed consent and advance treatment arrangements. (18G00006)]. (GU Serie Generale n.12 del 16-01- 2018). Available from: https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/ eli/id/2018/1/16/18G00006/sg

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