Thanks to you, we’ve made a significant podcasting achievement: 25,000 downloads. Thank you! So today I’m sharing some milestones on the way to 25K. We’re growing! Now you can hear 10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication here, as well as on Apple Pocasts, Spotify, Google Play and Stitcher Thank you for downloading, sharing, subscribing, and offering suggestions for […]
Health Communication
How can patients’ misconceptions be helpful?
An Ob-Gyn told me, with some frustration, that she regularly encounters adult patients who have misconceptions about basic female anatomy. An Ob-patient educator agreed: “Sure. I’m often saying to patients, ‘our plumbing and our other parts are close together down there.’” Whether it’s about anatomy or something else, misconceptions happen. Patients may walk into the […]
4 Reminders when communicating about a health threat
The coronavirus has people talking, reading, tweeting, and viewing. (Image of ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), via CDC.) A forthcoming article from the Medical Journal of Australia asserts that “It is too early to tell how this outbreak will unfold, but we need to be prepared at all levels of the healthcare […]
Health Communication Hub
Welcome to the Health Communication Hub from Health Communication Partners A central place where you’ll find our top health communication resources Exclusively from Health Communication Partners. Online Course: Improving your Medical Metaphors Do your metaphors have the impact you want? Metaphors enhance health communication. They’re time-saving in their efficiency. But they can backfire when there’s […]
What topics would you like to see on Health Communication Partners in 2020?
Happy 2020, everyone! You know by now that with HCP, you can develop your own tool-box for communication and education. We’ve got you covered, with our Communication practice app Research-based articles Podcast series and Free Member Library. At New Year last year, I wrote Why I started Health Communication Partners. To boil it down, I am […]
10 Most Popular Articles on Health Communication Partners, 2019
I’m having a hard time believing this is the last site article for 2019. Where’d the time go? But what a better way to end the year, than a meaningful look back? These articles are the ones you visited the most in 2019 here on HealthCommunicationPartners.com. It’s an easy way to catch what others are […]