Happy Women’s History Month to all of us! It was fun going through the archives to highlight more of the phenomenal women who’ve shared their wisdom with us over the years.
Putting this together, I really appreciated the range and variation of the topics that our guests have chosen to speak about, and the depth of their expertise. I hope you enjoy these as well!
Dr. Ann Ancona on communication when the patient’s a provider
The very first woman to be a guest on our show, Dr. Ann Ancona discusses a specific communication challenge. You’ll learn why this can be a problem, what can go wrong, and what to keep in mind the next time you’re communicating with a patient or parent who’s a provider.
Dr. Jane Shaw on end-of-life conversations in Veterinary Medicine
Veterinarians face this particular communication challenge on a constant basis. What Dr. Shaw shares may be helpful to you, no matter what difficult conversations you find yourself in.
Dr. Lachelle Dawn Weeks discusses wholeness and physician communication
Dr. Weeks, Hematologist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, talks about the concept of wholeness: about clinicians showing up whole, seeing a patient as a whole person, and how wholeness makes for better patient communication
Dr. Beverly Zavaleta on living with cancer and how it changed her approach to patients
When this physician was diagnosed with cancer, she confronted her assumptions about patients, communication, and education.
Dr. Renata Schiavo talks about health equity in health communication
Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Communication in Healthcare and Senior Lecturer at Columbia University, Dr. Renata Schiavo takes us to the intersection of health equity and health communication.
Samantha Cinnick on what groups can achieve when old communication habits are broken
Inteprofessional groups have their own communication dynamics. Is it possible changing things up, and trying new communication patterns, can help groups progress?
