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. […]
Reflective Practice
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 #177 Dr. Ashley Love on communication about mental health in AANHPI communities
Dr. Ashley Love returns to the show to talk about her experiences with mental health and communication in AANHPI communities. She shares powerful stories about the importance of culture and context in communication, the heterogeneity in the broad AANHPI classification, how AI can help make communication easier, and when she realized clients’ complaints about a […]
Infographic: Reflective practice prompts about health equity
Health equity continues to be “the important topic of our times,” as one oncologist said to me. Health equity relates to health communication, health literacy, and patient education in complicated ways. It’s a core value here at HCP, and it’s also been a topic of multiple posts, podcast episodes, and even a video. As professionals, we’re […]
Episode 176 Dr. Jonas Attilus on the benefits of taking a learner’s role during patient interactions
Psychiatry Resident Dr. Jonas Attilus returns to the show to tell us why and how he takes the role of a learner during his interactions with patients, and how this helps him to give compassionate care. May is Mental Health Awareness month, and today we get to hear from Psychiatry Resident and friend of the […]
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 […]