10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication

by Health Communication Partners

This podcast gives health professionals tools and information to improve patient communication and education. Today, with your next patient or client. I take a communication or education issue that professionals have raised, dig into it with some research, then give you a strategy you can use in your practice right away. And I do it all in about 10 minutes. Complete show transcripts, archive & notes at healthcommunicationpartners.com

Episodes

"Everyone cares about health equity but we don’t always know what to do next"

10m · Published 17 Mar 04:02

This episode is about moving from talk about health equity to action on health equity. Hear about common challenges in doing health equity work. And we announce a new miniseries dedicated to communication in public health. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Today's episode is about moving from talk about health equity to action on health equity. You'll learn […] The post "Everyone cares about health equity but we don’t always know what to do next" appeared first on Health Communication Partners.

An opening reflection for meetings in healthcare

9m · Published 03 Mar 05:11

Starting a meeting with a reflection is a powerfully humanizing move. In this episode, I share a short passage about communication that would be appropriate to open any meeting, for any audience. It invites us to see connections between words and thoughts, and consider their impact on our relationships and world. The idea for this […] The post An opening reflection for meetings in healthcare appeared first on Health Communication Partners.

Why one-time courses don’t make change

11m · Published 17 Feb 05:48

Everyone I meet in health care and public health wants to do well at their job, and move the needle on health equity. The problem is that when it comes to professional development, too often stand-alone, one-time courses are all people get. Here’s why they don’t work at making change. As an educator, one of […] The post Why one-time courses don’t make change appeared first on Health Communication Partners.

Context matters to patient communication in more ways than one

12m · Published 03 Feb 05:20

Large sets of quantitative data are irreplacable resources in medicine and public health. But there are many important questions large data sets weren’t designed to answer, questions where on-the-ground research is needed. In this episode, I sample some crucial contributions ethnography has made to what we know about the influence of context on thinking, communication, […] The post Context matters to patient communication in more ways than one appeared first on Health Communication Partners.

Melina Ortigas on making screenings more accessible

10m · Published 20 Jan 05:03

Patient screenings are widely used in medicine and public health. A public health program administrator in California shares what she and her colleagues are learning from taking a close look at screenings. Screenings for patients are important tools. They're ubiquitous in medicine and public health. But they're not without their challenges, for professionals and for […] The post Melina Ortigas on making screenings more accessible appeared first on Health Communication Partners.

How the Surgeon General’s “Framework for Mental Health & Well-Being in the Workplace” breaks with tradition

10m · Published 06 Jan 05:50

I take a close look at The Surgeon General’s Framework for Mental Health & Well-Being in the Workplace and see that it’s not what we’re used to…and that’s a good thing. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT In October of 2022, the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, released Framework for Mental Health & Well-Being in the Workplace. In […] The post How the Surgeon General’s “Framework for Mental Health & Well-Being in the Workplace” breaks with tradition appeared first on Health Communication Partners.

4 reasons to feel good about health literacy

11m · Published 23 Dec 05:08

Health literacy is still going strong as a field, and continues to be at the center of many policies and practices. Here’s four sometimes-overlooked reasons to feel good about health literacy. TRANSCRIPT Health literacy is not going away! In this episode, I'll talk about several reasons to be happy about the patient safety and quality […] The post 4 reasons to feel good about health literacy appeared first on Health Communication Partners.

HCP’s Top 10 most downloaded episodes of 2022

10m · Published 09 Dec 05:31

It’s the countdown time of year! Here’s our Top 10 most downloaded episodes of “10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication” from 2022. You’re reflective. You get how much communication is connected to equity. You get how the ways we educate are connected to equity. You’re the best audience there is! You’re the rockstars. And here […] The post HCP’s Top 10 most downloaded episodes of 2022 appeared first on Health Communication Partners.

Dr. Paul Ranelli and using the arts to explore rare diseases

11m · Published 25 Nov 17:03

It’s a paradox that rare diseases are not so rare; one in ten people has a rare disease. Yet each rare disease, and each person’s experience with a rare disease, is different. This makes for complex communication with family and health professionals. Hear how Dr. Paul Ranelli uses the arts to delve into the complexities […] The post Dr. Paul Ranelli and using the arts to explore rare diseases appeared first on Health Communication Partners.

Health literacy isn’t only about medical language

10m · Published 11 Nov 05:38

A few health professionals recently shared stories of pushback from colleagues regarding health literacy. Learn how you can respond to the next person who believes health literacy is just about medical terms. In this episode, I take up a problem expressed recently by a few health professionals who were frustrated by some pushback they were […] The post Health literacy isn’t only about medical language appeared first on Health Communication Partners.

10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication has 176 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 30:18:14. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 28th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 23rd, 2024 06:41.