Health Communications and Health Advocacy
With deep understanding, health communicators can engage and inspire change, whether in individuals or in society as a whole.
What happens when the physician becomes the patient? What happens when the physician is a urologist and the disease he has, is something he's treated before? Joseph Salisz can explain what happens because he’s been there. He describes his profession, “I fix plumbing problems.” And the “ironic twist,” as he puts it, is that he … Continue reading On Losing One’s Bladder
As a 4th grader in Jackson Mississippi, Ivor stood outside a hospital room and listened to her father scream, “Let me go…let me go...” as three men held him down for a spinal tap. In that moment, she made her decision to become a physician, “I didn’t want to feel that disempowered again,” she states. … Continue reading Reach For Your Best!
When patients hear the term “The Empowered Doctor” they may ask “I thought physicians were empowered. Staff, systems ,procedures are controlled by them. What am I missing ?”** “Doctors in their prime are going out of business,” says Dr. Simon Sikorski, President of Empowered Doctor Inc. Dr. Sikorski believes that physicians need to realize they … Continue reading Physicians Need Social Media
"Nothing connects doctor & patient faster than a simple moment of pure listening. Not just waiting for your turn to talk, but real listening." Tweet by Dr. Steven Eisenberg, January 5, 2013 I wrote a post a year ago entitled "What happened to Old School Medicine?" Perhaps, by putting my mourning for my father "out … Continue reading What ever happened to old school medicine? It’s still around…
The etymology of the word “Patient” is described on Webster’s site as: derived from the Latin word patiens, the present participle of the deponent verb pati, meaning "one who endures" or "one who suffers". Patient is also the adjective form of patience. Both senses of the word share a common origin. On Graduation Day, medical students become MDs and … Continue reading Patient-Centered Medicine Part 2
WE ARE ALL PATIENTS! The etymology of the word “Patient” is described on Webster’s site as: derived from the Latin word patiens, the present participle of the deponent verb pati, meaning "one who endures" or "one who suffers". Patient is also the adjective form of patience. Both senses of the word share a common origin. On Graduation Day, medical … Continue reading Patient-Centered Medicine Part 2
Times they are a-changing. My dad wouldn’t have liked what’s happening. C. A. Hoffman, Jr. was an old-school physician. Often, to the chagrin of his office staff, he spent real time with his patients. Five o’clock would come and go. His office was busy and filled with his laughter and booming voice. A ringing office … Continue reading What happened to "old school" medicine?
Health Communications and Health Advocacy 