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CCM SpeakSooner - Guide

GUIDE

The Guide is designed to help patients identify their own questions and concerns so they can prepare to communicate clearly and openly with their healthcare team, family and friends.

CCM SpeakSooner - Program photo of panel

PROGRAMS

Our educational programs emphasize the patient’s role in communicating healthcare preferences and goals.

CCM SpeakSooner - Dr. Bernard Bandman leading a training

TRAINING

The language of medicine is not the same as the language of the patient’s experience of illness. Our training helps healthcare professionals identify communication barriers and facilitate effective discussions.

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Facing the Challenges of Healthcare Decisions: The Role of Patients, Families and Providers

Speak Sooner's Celia Engel Bandman - Medical Humanist

A Medical Humanist’s Notes

by Celia Engel Bandman

Then and Now

As I think of Virginia Wolf looking for “diamonds in the dustheap,” I dig through piles of materials that sit not far from my desk.   What I recently found was an Associated Press story published February 3, 2003 titled “Institute Emphasizes Human Side of...

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Someday, I May Be Your Patient

Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to offer presentations at academic medical institutions. I’ve been impressed by their commitment to the study and practice of medical science but I noticed a missing component in the education of physicians. That is, there was...

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New Community Education Webinar

Doctor-Patient Communication:
Where Does Artificial Intelligence Fit In?

Wednesday, October 21st at 6 pm
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