Past Articles Listed By Subject
Clinical Issues - Communication
Growing immigrant population spurs new regulations, education programs
Juan Lopez, a Hispanic man with limited English proficiency, is admitted to your hospital with severe abdominal pain. You think he needs surgery, but he insists that the pain is the result of a hex, and requests treatment from a witch doctor. How do you respond?
March '08
Listening in lieu of lecturing
Docs try motivational interviewing to change health behaviors
March '08
Picture boards help those who can't speak for themselves
More hospitals are using pictures to communicate with non-English speakers, the deaf and other nonverbal patients
January '08
Apologize like a pro
Expert offers strategies for talking to patients about adverse outcomes
January '08
Better communication at the end of life
Form ensures dying patients' wishes are carried out as medical orders
October '07
Hospital Medicine 2007
MDs and RNs speak different languages
Simple tips to improve nurse–physician communication
July '07
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