Caring for Human Suffering--The Law of Hospitality and the Therapeutic Encounter

Authors

Daniel B. Hinshaw, University of Michigan

Document Type

Presentation

Abstract

Sands Memorial Lecture: Caring for Human Suffering--The Law of Hospitality and the Therapeutic Encounter. Dr. Daniel B. Hinshaw, Consultant in Palliative Care at University of Michigan Geriatrics Center.

Objectives:

• Define human suffering broadly and specifically in the context of serious life-threatening illness
• Describe how the concept of kenosis can form the basis for empathy with our patients
• Define the law of hospitality and its relationship to the therapeutic encounter
• Describe how an ethics of hospitality might impact health care

Publication Date

10-16-2025

Comments

Sands Memorial Lecture

Recommended Citation

Hinshaw, D. B. (2025). Caring for Human Suffering--The Law of Hospitality and the Therapeutic Encounter. Retrieved from https://scholar.rochesterregional.org/grandrounds_rgh/161