Dr. Lachelle Dawn Weeks, a Fellow at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, talks about the concept of wholeness: about clinicians showing up whole, seeing a patient as a whole person, and how wholeness makes for better patient communication. Listen here and read the transcript below. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT In today’s episode, I interview Dr. Lachelle Dawn Weeks, a Fellow […]
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Resources for Health Professions Educators
Health professions faculty are being told to prepare hybrid or online course offerings for next year. As you prepare for next semester, whatever it holds, HCP has world-class digital educational materials. Our latest digital download: Addressing Implicit Bias Audiobook Bundle, 2nd Edition Perfect for hybrid, face-to-face or remote learning Use as one lesson […]
Episode #97 Why this isn’t your typical health communication podcast
“10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication” has more than fifty thousand downloads! In this episode, you’ll learn some of what makes this series tick, one of the secret ingredients that makes it unique, and why you’re brave for listening to this show. Listen here and read the episode transcript below. This podcast series, 10 Minutes to […]
Support our podcast series and your own growth
We’re celebrating a big podcast milestone! “10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication” has passed 50,000 downloads! We’ve worked really hard to make these episodes, but it’s you who’ve made this number happen. This show is spread mainly by word of mouth. Thank you for downloading, listening, and sharing. You might not know this, but our podcast […]
Episode #96 Six reasons we should care what ‘health equity’ means
What is meant by the term “health equity” is far from obvious. Particularly in research and policy, the impact of differences in the meaning of a term can be significant. Here’s six reasons why we need to keep our eye on the ball when it comes to the meaning of health equity–and concrete, practical ways […]
3 ways you can support health equity in your practice, right now
However you define health equity, we all have a stake in it. There are encouraging signs of new political and institutional will to dismantle institutionalized inequalities. People are asking what they can do as individuals. Here are 3 ways you can support health equity–you, right now. As a bonus, you’ll also be supporting our independent, equity-oriented […]