Hello friends, I’m so proud to offer a free webinar on unconscious bias in our language, in conjunction with Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, and the Region 2 Public Health Training Center. It is Tuesday, April 3 at Noon Eastern. Registration is here: https://tinyurl.com/Login2LearnAPR2018 Recent research on unconscious bias has shown how public health, […]
Infographic: 10 different ways to organize your patient education
Do you ever feel like a broken record, explaining the same topics, the same way, over and over? Or maybe you sense that the way you’re explaining complex concepts, during patient education, isn’t having the impact you’d like. This infographic is for you. It’s about: different ways to get your message across. easy alternatives for […]
12 Reflective practice prompts for health professionals
This episode was almost titled “Reflective practice prompts for people who can’t stand reflective practice.” Reflective practice is a term that elicits groans. And sadly, that reputation is more than a little justified. If this echoes your feelings about reflective practice, you’re not alone. Here are 12 ways to get yourself thinking that won’t bore […]
The more differences between you and your patient, the more important it is to ditch deficit thinking
One medical educator wrote me in response to the podcast, “How a small change in what you say can improve your patient education.” She thanked me for giving a ‘name’ to the problem that is a deficit perspective. She pointed out the tension between approaching a patient focused on the problem, and approaching a patient […]
Health communication has all the pitfalls of everyday communication
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could magically leave our awkwardness, doubt, or frustration at the door when we have to communicate in a professional capacity? In the summer of 2016, I was in the audience when Marcella Nunez-Smith, of Yale’s School of Medicine, gave a keynote address to a conference of health communication researchers. In […]
What does health literacy mean to you?
Health literacy continues to be talked about. But what do we mean when we talk about it? What one physician–and a group of researchers–had to say may surprise you. Hi this is 10 minutes to better patient communication. I’m Dr. Anne Marie Liebel. A few months ago, I decided to conduct an informal survey. I’d […]