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Clinical Co-governance of improving integrative cancer care in the private sector

Joint Online Seminar by Department of English and Communication and International Research Centre for the Advancement of Health Communication Date: 13 Jan 2023 Time: 4 pm – 5pm (UTC+8) Summary Cancer accounts for the highest mortality in the world with 1 out of 6 of death related to its prevalence or cancer-related complications. With the […]

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Theory-based communication skills for health professional learners (using pharmacy as context)

Joint Online Seminar by Department of English and Communication and International Research Centre for the Advancement of Health Communication Dr Bernadette Chevalier Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of Alberta, Canada Summary All health professionals including pharmacists need effective communication skills to provide high quality patient care. Poor communication exchanges have been associated with lower […]

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Heath Symposium

Date: 9 December 2022 Time: 10:00 – 16:00 (UTC+8) Online venue: An online link will be sent out soon Face-to-face venue: Room AG710, Core A, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Health Symposium website: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/engl/event/HealthSymposium2022/index/

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Advancing Collaborative Communication for Safer and Healthier Teams

Joint Online Seminar by Department of English and Communication and International Research Centre for the Advancement of Health Communication Date: 26 May 2022 Time: 9-10 am (UTC+8) Summary Please join us for this interactive workshop which will explore how leaders, clinicians, faculty and researchers can advance collaborative communication and support safer and healthier teams. Competency-based […]

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Cancer patients’ perspective of their nurse-patient communication in a busy hospital ward

Joint Online Seminar by Department of English and Communication and International Research Centre for the Advancement of Health Communication Dr E. Angela Chan School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Summary Background: Effective communication to address the psychosocial needs of patients is known to be of particular importance in cancer care. However, the clinical […]