Doctor. Patients. Stories.

Speaking

Communication skills. Responding to anger and complaint. Breaking bad news.

Clear, empathetic communication and self-awareness are essential in healthcare when facing emotionally charged situations. This webinar will equip you with practical skills for handling anger, responding effectively to complaints, and delivering bad news with compassion and professionalism.

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RNZ interview with Mihingarangi Forbes

Managing uncertainty in the consultation

In this episode, Dr Lucy O’Hagan explores how healthcare professionals navigate uncertainty in consultations, from diagnostic ambiguity to effective patient communication. It covers strategies for gathering information, using reasoning tools, and managing not knowing while maintaining patient trust.

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Clincial reasoning meets consultation skills.

Webiner for My Health Hub.

So interesting speaking to a mixed audience of prescribers, nurses, nurse practitioners, paramedics and pharmacists. The basics of making a diagnosis and then how to bring the patient with you.

Getting the most from your GP visit

Interview with RNZ. Listen here

Medicine and stories. Interview on Radio NZ

Really lovely to talk with Anna Thomas about how stories and medicine weave together in a medical consultation. Listen here.

Ideas on culturally safe consultations

Narrating our selves

How doctors create their identity through the stories they take part in.