Right now, I’m working on a webinar. It’ll be the first in a series of three, for Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health through the Region 2 Public Health Training Center. I’ve been working on it quite a while, and I’m excited about it. It’s scheduled for June, and it’s free and open to […]
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Heads up! Managing 3 key areas of concern in interprofessional communication
With the move to team-based care, and increased focus on population health, professionals who have not traditionally worked together are finding themselves around the same metaphoric or literal table. In this episode, you’ll learn about three levels of concern that can emerge during interprofessional communication – and what you can do to manage them. EPISODE […]
How individual providers can help address health disparities
Addressing health disparities can seem overwhelming, especially at a time when health professionals are already under immense demands–and pressures to be almost superhuman. Yet often, the providers I talk to espouse values of equity and justice. National Minority Health Month draws attention to how Americans have experienced variable access to care based on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic […]
Get more free resources in our Free Member Library
Did you know we have a Library? And that it’s free? And that you can use it, right now? There’s no shortage of resources out there on health communication, health literacy, digital health, and patient education. When there’s so much to wade through, it becomes more a question of where to start. At Health Communication […]
5 quick wins for your patient communication
Patient communication can feel like a marathon. It’s certainly a complex set of endeavors. Sometimes, you just need a quick win. In this episode, you’ll learn 5 quick wins that will help boost your patient communication efforts. They’re speedy, they’re right here, and they’re all grounded in a commitment to reducing health disparities. Mark, set, […]
Learn two steps to help improve your health communication
“I was listening for the pain. I kept listening for the pain.” This was what a physician said during our debriefing after a role-play. She was the ‘attending,’ another physician played the ‘patient,’ and I was the observer. The role-play was a brief initial patient consultation. During the debrief, we were focused on communication. The […]