Psychiatry Resident Dr. Jonas Attilus returns to the show to tell us why and how he takes the role of a learner during his interactions with patients, and how this helps him to give compassionate care. May is Mental Health Awareness month, and today we get to hear from Psychiatry Resident and friend of the […]
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Dr. Jonas Attilus on the benefits of taking a learner’s role during patient interactions
Psychiatry Resident Dr. Jonas Attilus returns to the show to tell us why and how he takes the role of a learner during his interactions with patients, and how this helps him to give compassionate care. May is Mental Health Awareness month, and today we get to hear from Psychiatry Resident and friend of the […]
Communication and mental health
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. Since we’re all about communication here at HCP, this is a chance for us to focus on mental health and some of its connections to communication. Whether you’re communicating in a business setting, in a healthcare setting, or at home with loved ones, our exclusive podcast episodes give […]
Episode 175 Reflecting on the connections between health disparities and communication
National Minority Health Month is an opportunity to reflect on the connections between health disparities and communication. It’s essential to lean on research and outside expertise when communicating. But I share what might be an unpopular opinion about the role of expert recommendations in our communication efforts. It’s National Minority Health Month, so we’re going […]
Reflecting on the connections between health disparities and communication
National Minority Health Month is an opportunity to reflect on the connections between health disparities and communication. It’s essential to lean on research and outside expertise when communicating. But I share what might be an unpopular opinion about the role of expert recommendations in our communication efforts. It’s National Minority Health Month, so we’re going […]
The high costs of ineffective communication
This National Minority Health Month, it’s worth reminding ourselves that communication is directly tied to outcomes. “Patient-clinician communication (PCC) may generate or reduce healthcare disparities,” according to Eliseo J Perez-Stable, Director of National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (Communicating with Diverse Patients: How Patient and Clinician Factors Affect Disparities, emphasis mine). Ineffective communication […]