Ask the Specialist: stories to inspire better healthcare
Ask the Specialist is a podcast for health professionals who work with First Nations peoples in the place colonisers called the Northern Territory of Australia. Healthcare providers ask Arrernte, Larrakia, Tiwi, Warlpiri and Yolngu leaders their "burning questions" which span clinical to philosophical ideas. The Specialists are: Aunty Bilawara Lee, Pirrawayingi Puruntatameri, Rarrtjiwuy Melanie Herdman and Bernadette Nethercott, Jimmy Langdon, Sabella Kngwarraye Turner and Amelia Kngwarraye Turner.
Ask the Specialist was supported by the Communicate Study at Menzies School of Health Research. Episodes 8-10 were created in collaboration with Purple House, the Djalkiri Foundation and NT Health.
Ep 1-7:
Hosts: Vicki Kerrigan and Stuart Yiwarr McGrath
Voice over: Richard Margetson
Sound production: Hamish Robertson
Producer/Executive Producer: Vicki Kerrigan
Ep 8-10
Hosts: Kelly Clark and Christine Sanderson
Voice over: Brendan Phelan and Natasha Bertschi
Producer: Caddie Brain
Executive Producer: Vicki Kerrigan
Funding: Harry Christian Giese Research Into Action Award and Medical Research Futures Fund
Artwork: Amber Young
Music from https://filmmusic.io "Cold Funk" by Kevin MacLeod
Ask the Specialist: stories to inspire better healthcare
2. Communicating with your patient
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Communication is often called a soft science. The suggestion is communication is easy but it’s not. Not being able to communicate is stressful for you and your patient. Poor communication is one of the ways patients experience racism. Poor communication has led to patients dying. But the good news is, there are many things you can do to improve communication.
Ask the Specialist: stories to inspire better healthcare was created by Vicki Kerrigan.