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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
10 Most Popular Podcast eps on Health Communication Partners, 2019
I’m a bigger fan of year-end lists than I’ve been willing to admit. In the few minutes it takes me to read them, I feel ensmartened. Whether I’m reading about top movies, or memes, or journal articles, I feel like the year-end lists let me get a grip on what’s been going on. And I […]
Taking another look at implicit bias
Many of you read this site and tune in to our podcast series because you value reflective practice, thoughtful and intentional use of language, and reducing health disparities. You’re aware by now that health disparities are due to many factors that are man-made. And that one of them is implicit or unconscious bias. You probably […]