Patient communication has never been more important. It has also never been more complex and challenging. The patient communication landscape continues to evolve, shaped by technological advancements, ...

Research involving the UAB reveals the most effective way to talk to people with Alzheimer's so that their emotional response and their levels of attention and understanding are the highest possible.

Credit: Getty Images To ensure patients have useful information they can benefit from, it is important to avoid patient education overload. Here clinicians are provided with tools to ensure clear and ...

Serious illness communications are crucial elements of care delivery for patients with cancer. High-quality serious illness communications are composed of open, honest discussions between patients, ...

Chronic pain—defined as daily or significant pain that lasts more than three months—can be complicated to diagnose and treat. Because chronic pain conditions are clouded with uncertainties, patients ...

We live in a world today where everyone has opinions on everything, and when you don’t agree, it can lead to conflict and bad feelings. One of the best techniques is to explain what you’re trying to ...

Communication professor Charee Thompson, right, and graduate student Junhyung Han led a study that found that shared decision-making and the quality of the health care provider’s history-taking and ...

A professor led a study that found that shared decision-making and the quality of the health care provider's history-taking and physical exam were the main drivers of spinal pain patients' ...

Credit: Thinkstock. Tools are provided to assist clinicians in providing their patients with clear and effective communication. As health care providers, we want to do everything we can to help our ...