Upcoming Courses
- Advance Care Planning: Starting the Conversation(Online Learning)
- E1 Engage Your Patients(Online Learning)
- E2 Empathasize With Your Patients(Online Learning)
- E3 Educate Your Patients(Online Learning)
- E4 Enlist Your Patient as a Partner(Online Learning)
- E4–Communication Model for Virtual Video Visits(Online Learning)
- Sharing Serious News(Online Learning)
- The Empathy Effect: Countering Bias to Improve Health OutcomesMarch 02-05, March 2-5, Virtual (Ontario Self-Management Programs)
- Choices and Changes: Motivating Healthy BehaviorsMarch 09-12, Virtual (Ontario Self-Management Programs)
- Clinician-Patient Communication to Enhance Health OutcomesMarch 15-18, Virtual (Ontario Self-Management Programs)
- Treating Patients With C.A.R.E.March 24-26, Virtual (Ontario Self-Management Programs)
- Veterinary Communication ProgramMay 17-21, Virtual (Texas A&M University)
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About Us
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Virtual Videos Raise Questions
As clinicians rapidly adopt technologies for providing care remotely, they face new challenges to effective communication with patients. IHC is developing training strategies to help clinicians understand and apply foundational communication skills to this brave new world of virtual video visits.
See IHC’s FAQ document and stay tuned for upcoming virtual course offerings!
The Empathy Effect introductory webinar Q&A
The Empathy Effect introductory webinar recording [1:00:56]
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- February 4, 2021
Winter 2021 Newsletter - August 27, 2020
Summer 2020 Newsletter - August 20, 2020
Spring 2020 Newsletter - July 2, 2020
Faculty Guide to Pivoting from In-Person to Virtual Workshops