10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication
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
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 10 minutes
- Episodes
- 203
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Mitigating bias in patient education
Welcome to our new listeners! Here’s some steps you can take today if you’re concerned about how bias can show up in patient education–beyond individual-level biases. If you’re working hard on patien…
00:10:46 |
Fri 24 Nov 2023
“Women, Power, and Cancer” and communication
I look at a recent report from a Lancet Commission on Women, Power, and cancer, and consider where communication comes into it. I finish with something you can do if you’re thinking about power in yo…
00:10:08 |
Fri 10 Nov 2023
11 Updated health literacy tips
Today I open a health literacy time capsule, and talk about what’s changed. 6 years ago I gave you 11 health literacy tips. Which are outdated? Which stand the test of time? What do I wish I’d said? …
00:11:33 |
Fri 27 Oct 2023
4 health equity topics we’re following
What are your health equity plans? Get some inspiration with 4 health equity topics that are priorities at HCP. It’s our 6th anniversary and we are taking this opportunity to do a little looking back…
00:10:06 |
Fri 13 Oct 2023
How to shift out of a deficit model on patients
There’s a difference between identifying someone’s needs, and regarding the person as being deficient. In this episode, you’ll learn about how common deficit models are in health care some of the dam…
00:11:08 |
Fri 29 Sep 2023
Dr. Raj Sundar on considering cultural context during patient communication, Part 2
In Part 2 of our interview, Dr. Sundar explains that reflecting on his communication has changed his perspective on caring for people–and made him a better clinician. (ICYMI here’s Part 1 of this int…
00:11:43 |
Fri 15 Sep 2023
Dr. Raj Sundar on considering cultural context during patient communication, Part 1
Physician and podcast host Dr. Raj Sundar talks with me about his efforts to improve his practice by considering cultural context during patient communication. Today’s episode is about communicating …
00:12:05 |
Fri 01 Sep 2023
The stories behind our courses
It’s Health Communication Partners’ 6th Anniversary! The biggest event in HCP’s history has been the launching of our hybrid courses. Sit back and listen to the stories behind them. It’s the middle o…
00:09:34 |
Fri 18 Aug 2023
How to reduce cultural bias in medical metaphors
Metaphors and analogies are powerful language tools. But they’re often culturally specific. Here’s one way to think about your metaphors–and some topics to avoid. Metaphors and analogies are powerful…
00:09:59 |
Fri 04 Aug 2023
Dr. Doron Dorfman on “Fear of the disability con”
For Disability Pride Month, I talk with disability law Professor Doron Dorfman about the phenomenon “fear of the disability con” and what it has to do with patient communication. It’s Disability Prid…
00:13:49 |
Fri 21 Jul 2023
Looking at patient education through an equity lens
What does it mean to look at patient education through an equity lens? Learn why this is a good idea, and how you can do it. Today I’m going to talk about taking an equity lens on the patient educati…
00:10:50 |
Fri 07 Jul 2023
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? In Part 4 of our 4-part series on co…
00:12:05 |
Fri 23 Jun 2023
Looking at communication with equity lenses
Everyone has equity goals we’re trying to reach, often as part of our regular jobs. Here’s one way to advance on our health equity goals: by looking at communication with equity lenses. Everyone has …
00:10:08 |
Fri 09 Jun 2023
Samantha Cinnick and how one important question can change the conversation
In Part 3 of our 4-part miniseries on communication in public health, Samantha Cinnick from the Health Resources and Services Administration tells her story of shifting a negative narrative with an i…
00:12:56 |
Fri 26 May 2023
1 question to ask when you’re using equity lenses
It’s great that ‘equity lenses’ is a concept that’s made it into wider use. Here’s one important question I’m going to suggest you keep in mind if you decide to put on equity lenses. There’s a phrase…
00:09:47 |
Fri 12 May 2023
Samantha Cinnick on communication in a new collaboration
Collaboration brings its own communication challenges. Hear Samantha Cinnick tell the story of the launch of a new Innovation Lab, and what was learned about communication in that collaborative space…
00:11:30 |
Fri 28 Apr 2023
5 reasons why communication should be part of any health equity strategy
When it comes to health equity, everybody knows where they need to be, and wants to take action. But how? Here’s 5 reasons why communication should be part of any health equity strategy. Hello Partne…
00:11:43 |
Fri 14 Apr 2023
Samantha Cinnick on communication and interpersonal leadership
In Part 1 of a 4 part miniseries, Samantha Cinnick of the Health Resources and Services Administration talks about some of the communication challenges involved when people collaborate to bring abou…
00:12:42 |
Thu 13 Apr 2023
“Everyone cares about health equity but we don’t always know what to do next”
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 communic…
00:10:06 |
Fri 17 Mar 2023
An opening reflection for meetings in healthcare
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 …
00:09:29 |
Fri 03 Mar 2023
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