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Glad I spent an hour of my time on this King's Fund webinar today - would recommend accessing it on catch up if you missed it. Despite the large number of ongoing challenges we are facing in health and care - it was refreshing to hear some ✨ positive and hopeful ✨ insights shared through the questions and panel discussion. My key take aways: 😃 Our people are still at the heart of health and care - it's important, and something we can all contribute to, to focus on recovering the health and wellbeing of staff before navigating more change. 🤝 Patient and public engagement and co-production has never been more important. Where possible within our roles, we can take steps to make this happen in a meaningful way. ✅ Despite it (probably) being an election year - there is still lots of good policy work going on that we can focus on in the present e.g., the proposed phased smoking ban. We can still advocate for quality improvement, service integration and transformation in our areas of work. 💷 Good stewardship of existing resources is important, rather than waiting and hoping that extra money will 'fix' things. 💾 Implementing new technology doesn't need to be so polarising. We can use technology to our advantage, to automate and improve the efficiencies of processes, enabling people to do the work only people can do.

15 top health systems, per Fortune + Premier: Fortune and Premier collaborated to identify the top 15 health systems of 2023, considering clinical outcomes, operational efficiency and patient experience in the 15th edition of the list. http://dlvr.it/Szl1sQ

New research from Phreesia indicates that patients welcome receiving health information and resources at critical decision-making moments. In our latest blog post, we outline what types of health information patients value receiving at the point of care and beyond, as well as how that content helps drive more meaningful conversations and better outcomes. Read now: https://bit.ly/4cWIjL1

As the scientific community comes together at ESMO - European Society for Medical Oncology to present the latest research, it’s important that we ensure patients, caregivers, and those impacted by cancer understand the data.   My colleagues Dany Habr, M.D. Habr, Oncology Chief Medical Affairs Officer and Dheepa Chari, Global Lead, Oncology Scientific Communications, share the importance of elevating the patient voice by providing easy to understand and readily accessible information to people living with cancer.   Check out the full video to learn how Pfizer Oncology is addressing health literacy.   #ESMO23 #CancerCare #HealthLiteracy #Cancer #Oncology

Even the best health information can’t help you if you don’t understand it. Watch our own Dany Habr, M.D. and Dheepa Chari discuss the importance of providing patients with medical information that is both accessible and easy to understand. We are committed to helping break down barriers to care and look forward to continuing the conversation about #HealthLiteracy at #ESMO23. https://lnkd.in/e6Tfedff

Did you know the Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation has a free database with helpful Colorado oral health statistics? The database takes a deep dive into barriers to oral health care, access across the state, and oral health outcomes among other data. These data points can then be compared to a number of social outcomes to analyze oral health across Colorado. Take a deeper dive into all these statistics and explore the database here https://lnkd.in/gxWxdyq7

📑 REVISED | SPANISH GUIDE: Patient Priorities Care has released a newly revised Spanish manual for Self-Directed Priorities Identification. The guide helps you create a health priorities summary that focuses on what matters most to you to share with your health care team. Explore the Spanish guide here: https://ow.ly/Sv3h50SIiSJ

#TalkToYourDoctorMonth is a reminder that clear and honest communication with patients can help health care teams make smart choices about patient health. Become ACEs Aware to learn how to provide trauma-informed health care. Take the training today: https://bit.ly/3wZdhma.

Studies show that strong patient-provider relationships, built on trust and communication, lead to better health outcomes. Here's 7 ways to improve your patient relations: https://ow.ly/XibA50R0Lfe

NEW | PAPER: The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) published a new paper with information on approaches and opportunities for states to incorporate palliative care services within home and community-based services and health homes. Read the paper: https://ow.ly/ewTk50Qlbtm