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Tag: communication
From #PatientsIncluded to Patient in 12 hours – my #BeyondTheRoom experience at the Cochrane Colloquium, 2018
Sally Crowe reflects on participating in our recent conference, the Cochrane Colloquium, as a member of the #BeyondTheRoom team.
Watch your language! Promoting clear communication at #CochraneForAll
How can we promote good communication at the Cochrane Colloquium, #CochraneForAll, which starts on Sunday? Sarah Chapman reflects on some things speakers can do to help.
Shared Decision Making: essential but hard to measure
Richard Lehman, Professor of the Shared Understanding of Medicine at the University of Birmingham, reflects on the latest Cochrane evidence on shared decision making
Being Goldilocks: towards getting our Cochrane special series ‘just right’ through trial and error
Sarah Chapman and Selena Ryan-Vig from Cochrane UK share tips on how to put together a successful special series for social media
A great opportunity to join the #BeyondTheRoom team at the Cochrane Colloquium!
Announcing a great opportunity for some keen tweeters to come to the Cochrane Colloquium 2018 (with free registration, accommodation and a travel bursary) as part of the #BeyondTheRoom team.
Boosting vaccination rates with reminders: new Cochrane evidence
Sarah Chapman blogs new Cochrane evidence, published today, on boosting uptake of routine vaccinations through issuing reminders.
What’s in a name? Patients, people and the power of words
Richard Morley and Sarah Chapman acknowledge the sensitivities around 'patient' and alternative terms, as work gets under way to make the Cochrane conference 2018 a 'Patients Included' event
Pineapples and stethoscopes. The problem with stock images
Sarah Chapman reflects on the challenges of using stock images to illustrate blogs and other social media products about health evidence.
Sex and sexuality in health care: a multidisciplinary discussion
Sarah Chapman blogs highlights of a multidisciplinary tweetchat, hosted by @WeNurses, to discuss some questions around sexuality in healthcare. Part of our series on The Problem With Sex
Asking about your sex life isn’t vulgar, it’s vital
Pelvic physiotherapist and comedian Elaine Miller @GussieGrips pulls back the covers and shines a torch on health, research, and asking about your sex life
Talking with patients about sex: asking, listening, learning
Five Cochrane trainee doctors to share their experiences of talking with patients about sex.