
Interdisciplinary
Interdisciplinary is Healwell's healthcare podcast about all the places and perspectives that lift us up. We say what other people aren't willing to say and we always say the quiet parts loud.You’ll always learn something. You’ll always laugh and you’ll come away better informed and with real things you can do in your own community and practice to create a more compassionate and collaborative system of care for all humans.
Interdisciplinary
Don't Make It About You with Anna Valdez, Ph.D.
This week, Cal and our guest, Anna Valdez, consider the question: what if care providers just believed people? What if we just believed that people were telling the truth about their pain or discomfort? This week is a deep dive into assumptions, biases, and cultural habits that increase suffering for all humans.
About Our Guest: Anna Valdez, Ph.D., RN, PHN, CEN, CNE, CFRN, FAEN, FAADN. Dr. Anna Valdez has been a nurse, specializing in emergency nursing, for almost 30 years. She is currently a Professor of Nursing at Sonoma State University.
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