Dr. Jonas Attilus was recently featured in a STAT News article. Dr. Attilus visited our show last year and talked about humility and power when physicians speak with patients. Hear about the article, and listen to his interview. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT At the start of 2021, we aired my interview with Dr. Jonas Attilus about humility […]
Health Communication
A thousand downloads in a single day!
Really, y’all. This blows me away. Last week, we had a thousand downloads of our podcast series in a single day. A single day! This incredibly niche podcast series, about equitable communication and education in healthcare, was downloaded 994 times in one. Single. Day. WOOHOO! 1K in 1 Day! I’ll tell you, it’s been fun […]
How each of us can take structural-level action on health inequalities, right now
Current events have many of us thinking about laws and policies. Laws and policies are both potent social structures. So this month’s In Focus is about thinking–and acting–structurally on health inequalities. I invite you to acknowledge some of the often-invisible structures in your organization. Laws are structures. Policies are structures. Professional groups are structures. Informal social groups […]
Episode #128 Why NYCHealth’s Language Use Guide is so good
The New York City Department of Health has a language use guide on its site. I preview it, and tell you 5 reasons why you should check it out. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT The NYC Department of Health has a language use guide on its site. A language use guide! From major health department! As a researcher […]
Our Top 5 Podcast Episodes of the Year So Far
Whoa, we’re halfway there! Can you believe 2022 is half over? I can’t. Just for fun, let’s do a half-year-end countdown. Here are our 5 most popular episodes of the Year! So far! #5. 14 reflective practice prompts about health equity We knew this one would make the list. It’s been so popular, we even made […]
25 useful phrases for dealing with conflict in patient interactions
“We take time to educate the patients on what’s being done. What’s expected of them. Avenues at their disposal. Processes if they’re unhappy. Or ways for them to get more information about the various programs for treatment within the clinic. However…” I was meeting with administrators, support staff, patient advocates, and providers of a clinic […]