Working with numbers in Shared Decision-Making

Shared decision-making is a common clinical goal, and numeracy is one mechanism that makes it work. What I’m sharing in this episode might help you feel less anxious about all of the above, and maybe even listen a little differently to your next patient. Hi, everybody, this is 10 minutes to better patient communication from […]

Welcome to a new year, and a new chapter for the show. We’re starting a new collaboration and I couldn’t be happier about it. I’m thrilled to welcome Dr. Esther Ra to the show, as a new voice contributing her expertise on communication across professions and across the world. Hi, everybody. This is 10 Minutes […]

In a recent conversation about patient numeracy, and talking about numbers, a related question surfaced, and I thought it was worth exploring for its own episode: talking about randomness and randomization with patients. Hi, everybody. This is 10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication from Health Communication Partners. Since 2017, we’ve been giving you inspiration and […]

In Part 1 of my conversation with Dr. Tim Gilligan, Dr. Gilligan talked about some of the systemic issues that separate patients from providers and make communication difficult in health care. In Part 2, you’ll hear how communication helps Dr. Gilligan manage some of these systemic obstacles. Hi, everybody. This is 10 Minutes to Better […]

Today I get to talk to Dr. Tim Gilligan. He’s the President of the Academy of Communication in Healthcare and an oncologist at Cleveland Clinic. And Dr. Gilligan gets right into how systems-level issues in health care actively push providers away from patients. He talks about how this can lead, sometimes directly, to worse patient […]

Today, I want to try to answer a question I got asked a week ago: “How do we talk about numbers with our patients?” It’s a big question, and I’m so happy to dig into it with you today. What I’m going to share I hope can inform how you’re already talking about numbers, maybe […]

We’re celebrating our 8th anniversary, and health literacy month! Here’s some of our most popular health literacy advice, condensed into a 6-item checklist for health professionals, to support health literacy and patient-centered communication. It’s health literacy month, and it’s the 8th anniversary of this podcast series! I always like celebrating our anniversary and health literacy […]

In Part 2 of my interview with Lakshmi Grama, we find out what happened when the NCI team involved people affected by cancer in naming a new part of the cancer.gov website. Lakshmi also reveals how NCI was already exploring the possibilities of generative AI for precision communication about cancer. Missed Part 1 of our […]

Today I get to talk with Lakshmi Grama, former Associate Director for Dissemination and Digital Communications at the National Cancer Institute. She shares stories of early days at NCI, bringing everyone to the table, and power dynamics in health information. Communication about clinical trials is a very specialized part of health communication, but stories from […]

We didn’t expect this. You might not have either. Turns out, trust is resonating. Our last two episodes both landed in the Top 5% of downloads of all podcasts worldwide. Before we move forward, let’s sit with this. Hi everybody and hi to our new listeners. Our last two episodes made quite a splash so […]