A nurse educator shared a question that was on her students’ minds as they approached patients: “How do I talk to you?” Learn three ways to improve your patient communication. How do I talk to you? A question like that is probably on a lot of our minds when we’re going into an important conversation. […]
Health Communication
Catching up with this year’s guest interviews
2024 has already been a great year here at HCP. 10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication was recently ranked #20 in the Top 100 Podcasts in the Social Sciences by Goodpods! No doubt it’s because of our talented, good-looking, intelligent audience, and the amazing guests who allow us to eavesdrop on their reflections. This year […]
Episode 175 Reflecting on the connections between health disparities and communication
National Minority Health Month is an opportunity to reflect on the connections between health disparities and communication. It’s essential to lean on research and outside expertise when communicating. But I share what might be an unpopular opinion about the role of expert recommendations in our communication efforts. It’s National Minority Health Month, so we’re going […]
The high costs of ineffective communication
This National Minority Health Month, it’s worth reminding ourselves that communication is directly tied to outcomes. “Patient-clinician communication (PCC) may generate or reduce healthcare disparities,” according to Eliseo J Perez-Stable, Director of National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (Communicating with Diverse Patients: How Patient and Clinician Factors Affect Disparities, emphasis mine). Ineffective communication […]
Episode 174 Previewing a free maternal health course from OMH
For National Minority Health Month, I preview a free maternal health course from the Office of Minority Health, and give you tips on how to get the most out of this great resource. April is National Minority Health Month, so we’re diving into a resource from the Office of Minority Health about maternal health care. […]
Celebrate National Public Health Week with our mini-series on interprofessional communication
Listen to our 4-part miniseries of 10 minute podcast episodes on communication in public health collaborations