Tag: communication

• Meanings

  Can we ever understand each other? Know what is being asked of us? It’s not just a medical problem; it’s universal, I suspect. And it’s one that entails far more than simply comprehending the meaning of a word in both its denotative (definitional) as well as its connotative (secondary, or evocative) usage. It involves apprehending -truly appreciating…

  gozzter

  February 22, 2013

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  communication, doctor/patient relationship, listening, Meaningful encounters, medical communication, patient communication, relationship, understanding, wellness, women’s health, women’s issues, words

• Touch

  Several years ago, I noticed a lump in my neck; I was no longer young, and I was terrified. The differential diagnosis was given to me by a colleague I greatly respected, but I had not expected the presentation to be so matter of fact. I don’t know what I had anticipated, but somehow there was a gap between her words and my condition, between…

  gozzter

  January 25, 2013

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  communication, medical communication, therapeutic touch, Women’s Health issues

• Understanding Risk

  There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy. This quote from Hamlet has always stuck in my memory; it reminds me to be humble, especially in the face of the unknown. Uncertainty has always been anathema to most of us. We need explanations and we crave stability; anything…

  gozzter

  October 26, 2012

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  communication, risk assessment, risk communication, Statistics, wellness, women’s health, women’s issues