Scars of Empathy: The ABC's 'Pulse' and the Medical Drama

Dramatising the daily travails of a Western Sydney hospital, the eight-episode ABC series Pulse highlights the pervasiveness of the unseen and the unsaid, as well as the importance of deep emotional connections, in successful medical care. Making reference to her own experiences within the health system, Kylie Maslen examines this show's account of a passionate patient-turned-doctor.

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Claire van der Boom, empathy, A Country Practice.