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
Why one-time courses don’t make change
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-al…
00:11:44 |
Fri 17 Feb 2023
Context matters to patient communication in more ways than one
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-gro…
00:12:21 |
Fri 03 Feb 2023
Melina Ortigas on making screenings more accessible
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 scree…
00:10:36 |
Fri 20 Jan 2023
How the Surgeon General’s “Framework for Mental Health & Well-Being in the Workplace” breaks with tradition
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 …
00:10:51 |
Fri 06 Jan 2023
4 reasons to feel good about health literacy
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. TRANSC…
00:11:28 |
Fri 23 Dec 2022
HCP’s Top 10 most downloaded episodes of 2022
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 t…
00:10:41 |
Fri 09 Dec 2022
Dr. Paul Ranelli and using the arts to explore rare diseases
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 …
00:11:43 |
Fri 25 Nov 2022
Health literacy isn’t only about medical language
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 medic…
00:10:32 |
Fri 11 Nov 2022
“10 Minutes” is 5!
Every 2 weeks for 5 years, “10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication” has been bringing you new avenues into health communication, patient education and health literacy. Find out how one physician …
00:12:19 |
Fri 28 Oct 2022
Busting some literacy myths: Literacy is a skill
If you care about health literacy, in this episode you’ll learn why busting the myth that literacy is a skill can help you in your work–and what you can do instead. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT It’s health lit…
00:11:13 |
Fri 14 Oct 2022
Addressing health equity is “the important topic of our times”
What is the past–and future–of health equity research, theory, practice, and policy? Comments from an oncologist kick off some thinking. I recently had an interesting conversation with an oncologist …
00:10:57 |
Thu 29 Sep 2022
A love letter to everyone who talks with patients
I’ve been reflecting on the stories different people have shared with me about talking with patients. Whether from hospital staff, community health workers, or medical staff, these stories have impor…
00:10:04 |
Fri 16 Sep 2022
Why we should take seriously the differences between “pee-pee” and “urine”
No, really. There are important differences between the terms “pee-pee” and “urine.” Here’s what they are, and why anyone who cares about patient communication and education should take these differe…
00:11:30 |
Fri 02 Sep 2022
Introducing our new communication course for all patient-facing employees
We have two big announcements: our brand new, dedicated course platform, and a new communication course for anyone who interacts with patients. Learn more about them both! Today’s the day. For months…
00:07:10 |
Fri 19 Aug 2022
That time when Dr. Jonas Attilus visited our show
Dr. Jonas Attilus was recently featured in a STAT News article. Dr. Attilus visited our show last year and talked about humility and power when physicians speak with patients. Hear about the article,…
00:12:04 |
Fri 05 Aug 2022
This HHS course on Maternal Health is the resource we need now
If Women’s Health is on your mind, you’ll want to take this free online course from U.S. Department of Health & Human Services called “Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Mat…
00:11:27 |
Fri 22 Jul 2022
Why NYCHealth’s Language Use Guide is so good
The New York City Department of Health has a language use guide on its site. I preview it, and tell you 5 reasons why you should check it out. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT The NYC Department of Health has a la…
00:10:34 |
Fri 08 Jul 2022
4 reasons to take the free CMS course on LGBTQ health
CMS has a free online course called “Improving Health Care Quality for LGBTQ People.” Here’s 4 reasons you should take it! I’m grateful that there are so many resources out there if you care about he…
00:10:13 |
Fri 24 Jun 2022
5 quick ways to improve patient communication
Improving patient communication is a marathon, not a sprint. But who doesn’t need a quick win now and again? In this episode, you’ll learn 5 quick ways to boost your patient communication efforts. EP…
00:09:53 |
Fri 10 Jun 2022
What did “Unequal Treatment” say about communication 20 years ago?
It’s the 20th anniversary of the Institute of Medicine’s landmark report, “Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare.” With communication top of mind for so many of u…
00:10:20 |
Fri 27 May 2022
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