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Patient Education
Episode 180 Being more patient-centered in your patient education
Want to be more patient-centered in your patient education? Hear about one common challenge to patient-centeredness, and how to handle it. I recently had a client ask me for help with being more patient-centered in general. And one of the challenges they were facing is one I’ve seen a lot, and I’ve definitely faced it […]
Patient Education Hub
Welcome to the Patient Education Hub from Health Communication Partners For all educators. If you educate patients, clinicians, or both, these patient education resources are for you. No matter how long you’ve been an educator, no matter where your confidence level is–from newbie to Beyoncé–we’ve got you covered. For all patients. These patient education resources […]
Celebrating Women’s History Month with Podcasts
In honor of Women’s History Month, I’m showcasing the women in medicine, nursing, pharmacy and public health who have appeared on “10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication,” and the wisdom they have shared. You’ll hear insights and advice about some of today’s most pressing communication and education issues, from the women who have lived the […]
Episode 171 Dr. Erin Basinger & Dr. Margaret Quinlan on Anti-fat bias in reproductive health
Today’s episode is about anti-fat bias in the reproductive health context. I talk with two researchers, Dr. Erin Basinger and Dr. Margaret Quinlan, about anti-fat bias as a life-or-death problem in patient communication. They also generously share a fantastic list of resources that I link to in the transcript below. Dr. Erin Basinger is Associate […]
Patients aren’t faking long COVID
NPR recently reported on a study in Nature Communications that provided new insights into long COVID. It’s a real disease, and patients aren’t making up these symptoms. The study “Muscle abnormalities worsen after post-exertional malaise in long COVID” explored the biological factors contributing to a common symptom of long COVID called “post-extertional malaise.” This “is […]