Thank you, everyone! It’s our 50th episode today! Without you, we would not have gotten here. You may know I co-produce the “10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication” series with my brother Joe. What you might not know is why we do this, and what goes into it. A while back, I asked Joe what […]
Health Communication
Infographic: 13 ways to reflect on patient/client communication
Here at Health Communication Partners, we think (and talk and write) about health communication all the time. It’s, y’know, in our name. Of all the possible ways of approaching the issue of communicating with patients, this is one of my favorites. That’s partly because when it comes to communicating as professionals, reflective practice can help […]
LGBTQ health disparities and microaggressions
June is Pride month, and a perfect time to think about the power of our everyday language. If you’ve read around this site or heard my podcast series, you know I’m one of the people interested in how health disparities are related to words, phrases and terms used around issues of health. So this is […]
Health communication workshops customized for your organization
It’s the time of year when organizations are looking ahead into education, events, and professional development for their schedule. I can help you with that. I’ve just finished delivering a webinar at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health on multi-sector communication. I’m already deep into creating a 90-minute workshop, a half-day course, and another webinar. […]
Webinar follow-up: Building BRIDGES in multi-sector communication Part 1
Earlier this week, I gave a a free live webinar on communication in multi-sector collaborations, in conjunction with Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, and the Region 2 Public Health Training Center. It was called “Building BRIDGES: Understanding our Position in Multi-Sector Communication.” What do I mean by Building BRIDGES? BRIDGES is a working metaphor, and much more. BRIDGES is […]
Introducing: the Building BRIDGES approach
About two weeks ago, I was talking to a former colleague of mine in higher ed about my podcast series, 10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication. Knowing my background is not in healthcare, he asked, with some surprise, “You have 45 episodes? On different topics?” “Yes,” I said proudly. “New one every 2 weeks.” The […]