Journal of Communication in Healthcare

Testimonials

 “As patient populations across the globe become increasingly diverse, the basics of effective communication that builds trust and strengthens patient-provider rapport remain as crucial as ever.  The therapeutic encounters leading to healing cannot be replaced by advancing medical technologies, but rely on old-fashioned understanding across national origins, generations, and cultures.  A journal with an international scope will ensure that educators and practitioners share insight on building on the fundamentals of interpersonal/communication skills, for each others and for future generations.”

T. Jirasevijinda, MD
Associate Director of Pediatric Undergraduate Medical Education
Weill Medical College of Cornell University

“Communication too often escapes the rigorous measurement and evaluation techniques practised elsewhere in healthcare. By improving the evidence base available to practitioners, Journal of Communication in Healthcare holds great promise as a professional reference point.”

Susan Cunnington-King
Director of Communications
Barts & The London NHS Trust

 “Communications between physicians and other health professionals and patients and the lay public are at the heart of the health care enterprise. Especially as interactive media such as the Internet expand and develop, health care professionals need to master the field of medical communications. Until now there has been no publication which has articles written by professionals which consistently pulls together theory and data-based practices. Journal of Communication in Healthcare will be a valuable addition to the literature. Thoughtful articles, peer-reviewed and screened, will cover a wide range of topics. The journal will improve not just medical communications, but health care delivery.” 

Brian B. Doyle, MD
Immediate Past President
National Association of Medical Communicators
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and of Family and Community Medicine,
Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC

“The holistic approach to the healthcare community taken by this Journal is welcome. By addressing the key communication issues affecting patients, clinicians, healthcare managers, the public, researchers, policy makers and other key stakeholders, each issue will demonstrate how the entire healthcare community can learn from the experience of individual organisations and will contain value for every reader.”

Amir Hannan
General Practitioner
Thornley House Medical Centre, Hyde

"As we all struggle to balance the seemingly insatiable demand for health services with the reality of budget constraints, ensuring strong communication skills within health care organisations is more critical than ever before. A journal providing a dedicated focus on the unique communication challenges within the health care sector is long overdue."

Michelle Stewart
Chief Communications Officer
Vancouver Island Health Authority