10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication recently had more than 10 ,000 downloads in a single day. I can’t wait to tell you all about it! This is amazing. This is wild. This exceeds the realm of the normal for me. I am still in awe. And when extraordinary things happen, I think it’s okay […]
Health Communication
This may change the way you think about patient education
This week, a client was telling me about a talk she’d attended at a recent DEI conference. There was disappointment, but a sense of resolve in her voice, as she told me about this talk. The speaker had cited statistics on how little impact typical trainings have, when it comes to deep issues like unconscious […]
Episode 163 “Women, Power, and cancer” and communication
I look at a recent report from a Lancet Commission on Women, Power, and cancer, and consider where communication comes into it. I finish with something you can do if you’re thinking about power in your communication. Today’s episode is about communication and power. We’re looking at a recent report from a Lancet Commission on […]
Two courses to help advance health equity
HCP is proud to present two exclusive, hybrid courses to help organizations take concrete action on health equity. Equitable Patient Education Organizations are required to have processes in place to address health disparities. This course helps organizations improve patient education processes with diverse patient populations. It offers tools and a framework to understand patient education from an equity […]
Episode 160 How to shift out of a deficit model on patients
There’s a difference between identifying someone’s needs, and regarding the person as being deficient. In this episode, you’ll learn about how common deficit models are in health care some of the damage they can do two things you can do to turn away from a deficit perspective. Do you know what a deficit perspective is? […]
2 concrete actions to advance health equity
Advancing health equity is a national priority. I don’t know about you, but that fact alone still strikes me as remarkable. There’s been an alignment of interests, as organizations across the health sector are responsible for impacting health equity. Organizational leaders are moving from the theoretical to the practical in their health equity strategy, and […]