HIPAA does not require anyone to verify who is calling before discussing your care with a family member. It also does not stop that family member from asking a nurse how you are doing. Both surprise people. HIPAA’s day-to-day permissions are narrower and broader than most patients assume, depending on which part of the rule
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Introduction In today’s rapidly changing healthcare landscape, video recording has emerged as an essential tool in many areas such as doctor patient consultations, operation room design and more. From boosting patient communication and medical education to generating innovative research, video recording technology is changing the way we deliver and experience healthcare. For example, a study
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Introduction Nursing is a career that never stops asking you to learn something new. Treatments change, technology changes, and the evidence base underneath daily practice keeps shifting. This post walks through what recent research says about lifelong learning in nursing: why it matters, which strategies actually work, and what nurses can reasonably expect their institutions
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Choosing a feedback model is not an administrative decision. The framework a clinical educator uses shapes what gets said, who speaks first, how emotions are handled, and whether the learner leaves with something they can act on. Seven models are in common use across medical education, each designed for a different context, a different learner
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Empathy in healthcare is the ability of clinicians to understand a patient’s perspective, acknowledge their emotional experience, and communicate that understanding in ways that build trust and support healing. It combines cognitive empathy, understanding what a patient thinks and feels, with the communication behaviours that make that understanding visible to the patient. In healthcare, empathy
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What is the SPIKES model? Delivering bad news is one of the toughest challenges in healthcare. The SPIKES model offers a step-by-step framework that helps clinicians approach these conversations with empathy, clarity, and professionalism. Whether you’re a seasoned physician or a medical student, understanding and practicing SPIKES breaking bad news techniques can significantly improve patient
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At the AMEE conference this year, I had the opportunity to interview several of the respected speakers. This blog will give a small introduction on each speaker and the main insights taken from each interview. Giving you all the information compact together. I also interviewed Keynote speaker Jamiu Busari prior to the AMEE
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Peer Feedback in Medical Education for Clinical Training Peer feedback in medical education helps students and trainees learn from each other’s clinical communication, consultation structure, teamwork, and professional behavior. Instead of relying only on faculty comments, learners review specific moments and discuss what worked, what was missed, and what could improve next time. Peer feedback
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Last week I had the opportunity to interview Jamiu Busari, a leading figure of the healthcare education scene today, and a keynote speaker at AMEE. In this interview, we discussed Jamiu’s career, achievements and some insights on the upcoming keynote talk at AMEE. Jamiu shared insights on the evolution of medical practice, the impact
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