In the spirit of gratitude, I want to share some of the tools and resources I’m thankful for these days. Life is busy, and we’re swimming in information, so it can be hard to know what to grab. These are about patient education, patient communication, health literacy, and more. And they’re all free (some ask […]
Patient Education
Become a member of our Free Library
Did you know we have a Library? And that it’s free? And that you can use it, right now? There’s no shortage of resources out there on health communication, health literacy, digital health, and patient education. When there’s so much to wade through, it becomes more a question of where to start. At Health Communication […]
Episode 124 “Unequal Treatment” turns 20: How does the abstract sound today?
It’s the 20th anniversary of the Institute of Medicine’s Unequal treatment: Confronting racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare. In honor of this landmark report, we’re spending some time with the abstract and considering how it sounds now. Listen here and read the transcript below. It’s the 20th anniversary of the Institute of Medicine’s landmark report, Unequal treatment: […]
Episode 122 A hidden way health literacy can be an obstacle to better health outcomes
There’s been a trend in some health literacy papers, presentations and conversations I’ve seen lately. Here’s one way health literacy can become an obstacle to better health outcomes–and it might not be the one you’re thinking. Listen here and read the transcript below. PS – As you may have heard, my podcast hosting duties were […]
Episode 121 This podcast series will now be hosted by my cat
If communicating across difference is important to you, we have an exciting announcement: My cat will be the new host of this show! Listen here and read the transcript below. If communicating across cultural and social difference is important to you, we have an exciting announcement in this episode! Hi everybody. I’m Dr. Anne Marie […]
Episode 120 Making sense of what we read about health equity
How do you make sense of the range and variation in the way health equity is written about? In this episode, I share one way I help myself make sense of the complexity of health equity in articles I read. Hear the episode here and read the transcript below. A recent JAMA article brought attention […]