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These registrars reported difficulties expressing feelings in the culture of science-based medical training. Poetry sessions may provide an environment for emotional exploration, which could broaden understanding of self and others. Poetry-based education may develop emotional competence. The participants recognized development of key skills including close reading, attentive listening and interpretation of meaning. These skills may help doctors to understand individual patient's unique experience of illness, encouraging personalized care that respects patients' perspectives.

A significant proportion of the patients with chronic stable angina undergoing elective PCI did not achieve therapeutic targets for lipid, BP and HR control. Over 50% of patients did not receive adequate HR lowering anti-anginal therapy to achieve recommended target resting HR.