Listen to the latest BlogTalkRadio show!

This is pretty cool. It’s called BlogTalkRadio and you can listen on the internet.

The first show for "Your Doctor Said What" is tomorrow, Sunday 1 April 2007 at 4 p.m. Central time.

You can call in and discuss any doctor-patient communication issues you have (no medical advice is given).

Call-in Number is 718-664-9958 - Listen here 

Talk to you tomorrow!

Terrie

These folks are terrific. I really enjoyed being a guest on their radio show.

I’m very fortunate to have been able to share my message with them and their listeners.

It’s Friday the 13th so I thought we ought to start the show tonight by talking about bad luck and how to avoid it with your doctor!Join me at 8 pm Central (6 p.m. Pacific, 9 p.m. Eastern), won’t you?Terrie

I had another great guest on! I’m so very fortunate to have such knowledgeable people on my show. Reverend Rebecca McCulloh is the pastor at the Chapel Hill Christian Church in North Carolina and is also a mental health counselor.

She talked about how ministers (and mental health) people often are the first people to be called after a person has been to the doctor (and often while they are still at the doctor’s office or in the ER.

She also mentioned CaringBridge a place where people can communicate with others about their medical problems - this saves alot of time and energy calling everyone or even emailing everyone. Check it out.

Enjoy the show.

Terrie

Join me this Sunday at 4 p.m. Central (2 p.m. Pacific, 3 p.m. Mountain, 5 p.m. Eastern) for a special guest, Dr. Signe Dayhoff.

Dr. Dayhoff will talk about self-presentation anxiety in  speaking with authority figures, such as physicians. She’ll be on the show and available to take calls too. Visit her website at http://www.Effectiveness-Plus.com

Remember to ASK your questions about anything to do with Doctor-Patient Communication (not medical advice) here.

Talk to you Sunday!

Terrie

How lucky can I be - interviews two days in a row - and on the weekend when my time is much more flexible.

Today’s interview was for the Deborah Ray Show on Healthy Talk Radio.

Deborah is very much into healthy living and lifestyle medicine. As an ER doctor, that’s not something that I dwell on as much as Family Practice Physicians or other specialists. But it certainly makes sense when we’re trying to combat all these preventable diseases.

Enjoy the interview. I did.

Terrie

Last night’s radio show was great. We discussed the reason that angry and frustrated doctors pull even further into their communication shell and in so doing, they interfere with a patient’s adherence to instructions and modalities intended to get them well. This discussion was based on research done by Dr. Jodi Halpern

Then we discussed 5 mistakes effective patient advocates can avoid. This discussion came from an article by Dr. Vicki Rackner.

Enjoy the show and see you next Friday night!

Terrie

Another great show. The media player on the left sidebar seems to have the volume low. I hope it wasn’t like that on the actual show. But I have a recording here that you can play and should have better luck.

I had two terrific guests:

Dr. Signe Dayhoff is a Social Psychologist and author. A coach & trainer for over 20 years, she helps individuals struggling with self-presentation anxiety (which includes fear of small talk, stage fright, and self-promotion reluctance) to present themselves confidently and competently. She also helps you master interpersonal communication skills so you can be socially effective in almost any personal or work situation. Check out her website at http://www.effectiveness-plus.com .

My second guest was a long time friend of mine, Wendy Gelberg. She has been a career coach/advisor and resume writer since 1995, working with people at all stages in their careers and in a multitude of occupations and industries, from entry level to executives. Prior to that, she held jobs as a high school history teacher, a college instructor (educational tests and measurement), a secretary at a university, and a career coach at a career center. Her passion is teaching, in classroom/workshop settings and one-on-one, and she loves facilitating those “aha” moments when people discover information that is meaningful and helpful to them. Check her website at http://www.gentlejobsearch.com .

Both these women discussed the fact that there isn’t much difference between dealing with authority figures in everyday life  and dealing with doctors. I hope you enjoy the show.

I also mentioned two great websites that I’m going to put on the links. These are terrific patient advocate sites and have excellent information for you.

They are www.everypatientsadvocate.com and www.diagKNOWsis.com

Check ‘em out and see if they don’t give you good information.

Terrie

Here’s the show:

John Roman is a great interviewer! He’s on SuperTalk 1570 AM WWCK-AM in Flint, MI. What terrific questions he asked. He even gave me a suggestion I’d never thought of - why don’t doctors tape (audio - although we did discuss the video and decided we were glad that didn’t happen) the interviews with their clients? What a great idea.
Enjoy the show:

Terrie