Dr. Joseph D’Orazio Describes Efforts to Combat Compassion Fatigue

Joseph D’Orazio, MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, discussed compassion fatigue, which medical professionals sometimes develop as a result of helping others through traumatic situations. In his interview with Kensington Voice, Dr. D’Orazio emphasized how Temple’s hospitals encourage debriefings after such events. WHYY picked up the story.