Last week was the 19th Annual Health Literacy Conference hosted by the Institute for Healthcare Advancement. It was virtual, its theme was Health Equity and Disparities in the time of COVID-19, and it was very well organized. (Missed it? Here’s some recordings!) On account of the high rate of unemployment across the nation, they made the […]
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Get more out of our 10-minute episodes with these 4 tips
We’re celebrating 35,000 downloads of “10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication!” This series aims to accomplish a lot in 10 minutes. Now we’re going to show you how to hack it. To really push the envelope, today you’ll learn four ways to get even more out of each jam-packed episode. We go behind the scenes, […]
7 Ways to keep the momentum going, gently
“COVID-19 has public health and medical workers in a constant state of response,” as HCP friend (and podcast guest) Samantha Cinnick of the deBeaumont Foundation said in a tweet earlier this week. These are extraordinarily challenging times. Health professionals are often expected to be super-human. And these are heavy loads you’re carrying, in many ways. So […]
Dr. Renata Schiavo talks about health equity in health communication
How might health equity show up in health communication? In the latest episode of “10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication,” Dr. Renata Schiavo, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Communication in Healthcare and Senior Lecturer at Columbia University, tells us her approach. There’s also a twist: turns out, focusing on health equity in communication can also save […]
Addressing Implicit Bias Audiobook Bundle
Today, perhaps more than ever, professionals across the health sector are stopping and asking hard questions of ourselves. About what we do, what we take for granted, and how we can do better– as individuals and organizations. Current events are shining a light on historic disparities. Health professionals want to maintain the momentum behind this […]
4 Reflective practice questions on bias and healthcare
Conversations about bias, healthcare, and the importance of reflection have gone global. Here, you’ll learn 4 questions you can ask yourself–or a group you’re in–if you want to engage in some reflective practice around bias in healthcare. You’ll also learn about Dr. Liebel’s upcoming online course about reflective practice. Listen to the podcast episode here, […]