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 […]
Can health literacy be a stumbling block?
In this episode, you’ll learn one way health literacy can be a stumbling block. And it might not be the one you’d expect! You’ll also learn three ways around this ‘stumbling block.’ EPISODE TRANSCRIPT I recently talked about health literacy in a session titled: “The Stumbling Block: Health Literacy.” The overall theme was building blocks, […]
My single best piece of advice
Do you care about communication and education in health care? Good. This episode is for you. No matter what your role is as a health professional, what your specialty or topic is, or who your audience is, this episode is about the single best piece of advice I can give you. That is all. Just […]
4 tips for sharing information with a patient or client
Last week, I was at the Chronic Disease Prevention Symposium, where I gave a plenary session on health literacy. After my talk, there was time for questions. Eventually, one physician raised his hand. Taking the microphone, he said he’d appreciated my talk. Then, he asked (as closely as I can recall): What if we need […]