Nothing in health care is more important than how doctors, patients and other clinicians talk to each other. Before having Ben, determining what influences this communication was the focus of my PhD research. After having Ben, determining how to create the conditions for optimal communication is more of a passion than a career.
Ben as an EMT, Halloween Parade at Sprague School, 2009
I wrote about our relationships, shared decision-making and communication with Ben’s health care team in the Journal of the American Medical Association in June 2007. I can’t publish the full article here, but if you’d like a copy, please contact me.
In this space, I’ll talk about the health communication projects that I’m doing in my research life, and the communication about Ben that I have with a range of providers daily, to ensure his optimal health.
