Whether you are a mentor, have a mentor, or want a mentor, this episode’s for you. I break down four domains–four ways of thinking–about mentoring and mentoring programs that may be helpful to you in the health professions. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT A couple years ago, I had a set of conversations with a physician in Academic Medicine who […]
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5 Tips to help your interprofessional communication
Over the last six weeks, four different health care professionals have asked me about interprofessional communication. Two were public health administrators, one was a medical educator, and one was a physician-administrator. All four were in different organizations. I don’t know why the sudden uptick. But I am taking notice, and taking this chance to share […]
3 Quick ways to improve your day-to-day patient communication
The providers I speak with know that communication is central to their ability to do their jobs well. They know how much patient education matters to outcomes, short-term and long term. They want to get through to every patient, not just some of them. I join my voice with those who make issues of patient communication and education central […]
4 useful reminders about health literacy
I’ll invite you, for a moment, not to worry about health literacy, but to see it as something you can work with. In this episode, you’ll learn 4 helpful reminders when it comes to health literacy and your patients. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT In the last several years, health literacy has become the patient safety and quality […]
One thought on health communication and chronic disease
“Well, like the food for instance, it wasn’t a very extensive list of what you could eat, it was very limited and most of the food I eat wasn’t on it…” (participant, Carolan Gill & Steele 2012) You can’t be in health communication and health literacy without hearing about chronic disease, non-communicable diseases, and disease […]
A communication problem that can derail your digital health tools
You know that clear communication between patient and providers is essential. It’s no different for digital health tools, such as apps, patient portals, devices, telehealth, and the most popular digital health tool, websites. Clear communication in and through digital health tools is complex in its own right. Based on a recent podcast with me and […]