
We’re celebrating Women’s History Month with interviews from women across the health sector. In today’s episode, Dr. Ann Ancona from Kent State University College of Nursing tells you how she encourages her nursing students to think critically about patient care and communication. March is Women’s History Month. To celebrate, we’re bringing you 3 interviews with [...]
Mar 15, 2024
11 min

Today’s episode is about anti-fat bias in the reproductive health context. I talk with two researchers, Dr. Erin Basinger and Dr. Margaret Quinlan, about anti-fat bias as a life-or-death problem in patient communication. They also generously share a fantastic list of resources that I link to in the transcript below. Dr. Erin Basinger is Associate [...]
Mar 1, 2024
11 min

Our live event is just around the corner! It’s just one of many ways HCP can take things off your plate. Because you’re listening to this show, chances are you’re also working on some of the most deep-seated and persistent problems facing society today. I talk with my colleague, India Menon, about what it means [...]
Feb 16, 2024
11 min

An HCP team member joins Dr. Liebel on mic for the first time to share some of the many ways HCP can help you and your organization. We also announce our first ever live event! There’s a first time for everything, and today’s episode is the first time for two different things. I get to [...]
Feb 2, 2024
11 min

In today’s episode, I talk about time with otolaryngologist and podcast host, Dr. Bradley Block. He shares some of what he’s learned about efficiency in patient communication. Time. It’s the ultimate constraint on any interaction. In today’s episode, I talk with otolaryngologist and podcast host, Dr. Bradley Block. He shares some of what he’s learned [...]
Jan 19, 2024
12 min

Happy New Year! Here are 4 reasons to be hopeful if you care about communication. Got a minute? Tell us what you think of this series (anonymously). We’re starting 2024 with some good news. Today’s episode is about four trends I’ve been noticing in the communication circles that I run in that I think are [...]
Jan 5, 2024
11 min

I share the most common question I get asked as a communication expert. I tell you how I answer, and break down why it works. No matter what your role is as a health professional, what your specialty or topic is, or who your audience is, this episode is about the single best piece of [...]
Dec 22, 2023
10 min

10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication recently had more than 10 ,000 downloads in a single day. I can’t wait to tell you all about it! This is amazing. This is wild. This exceeds the realm of the normal for me. I am still in awe. And when extraordinary things happen, I think it’s okay [...]
Dec 8, 2023
10 min

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 patient education, I see you. This episode’s for you. In this episode, I offer some steps you can take today to level up a [...]
Nov 24, 2023
10 min

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 your communication. Today’s episode is about communication and power. We’re looking at a recent report from a Lancet Commission on [...]
Nov 10, 2023
10 min
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