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Clinical Communication

Clinical Communication is a video or audio resource for any healthcare clinicians wanting to have easier and better conversations with the people in front of them. Hosted by Ben Whybrow, Clinical Communication Skills Educator and Specialist Physiotherapist. This resource provides simple and practical advice for any clinician of any experience, that can lead to better outcomes.

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01:22:21

How To Help Men Discuss Their Pelvic Pain with Bill...

Clinical Communication ·

2025/06/16

Many men can be affected by pelvic pain and related conditions but often find it hard to talk about it, with clinicians at times not always knowing what to say.In this episode Ben is joined by Bill Taylor who is a Specialist Physiotherapist & Teacher in Male Pelvic Pain. In this episode they discuss;(00:00:00) – Introduction(00:00:44) – How To Start The Male Pelvic Pain Conversation(00:21:03) – How To Ask Deep Difficult Questions(00:33:18) – How To Encourage Men To Open Up About Their Pelvic

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00:53:32

Conversational Skills To Encourage Older Adults To...

Clinical Communication ·

2025/06/09

Resistance and strength training is often highly recommended for the management of many conditions affecting older adults, with many guidelines and recommendations available.Yet many barriers can get in the way, whether they’re physical, psychological or something else.In this episode Ben is joined by Physiotherapist & Author of “Never Too Old To Lift” Chris Tiley, where they discuss:(00:00) - Introduction(01:08) - How To Manage The Situation Where A Family Member Is Protecting The

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01:14:05

How To Teach Patients, Students & Clinicians with...

Clinical Communication ·

2025/06/01

Every clinician is asked to deliver some teaching orpresentation throughout their career, whether this is to groups of patients, students or colleagues. Yet hardly any of us receive any formal teaching training. We’ve all attended talks which seemed interesting on thesurface, but failed to engage us.So how do we avoid making the same mistake?On this episode Ben is joined by Kate Purcell, AdvancedPractice Physiotherapist, former lecturer and with fellowship to the Higher Education Academy.In this

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00:53:10

The Art Of Coaching & Asking The Right Questions with...

Clinical Communication ·

2025/05/25

Clinicians are often encouraged to take on a coaching,rather than fixing, role when working with patients. There’s lots of resources now available on how to do this, yet for some, this may be a new and challenging concept. Plus, some unanswered questions still exist;What if the patient doesn’t want to be coached?What if I ask the wrong questions?Am I still providing value if the patient solves their ownproblem?On this episode Ben is joined by Jo Turner, Professionally Certified Coach with the ICF &

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00:46:44

How To Discuss Menstrual Cycles & Periods with...

Clinical Communication ·

2025/05/18

Menstrual cycles are considered the fifth vital sign for awomans health and can have an impact on functions all over the body. Yet many clinicians may feel uncomfortable discussing the topic with the person in front of them, with little guidance on how and when to raise the subject.Until Now.On this episode Ben is joined by Michelle Lyons, SpecialistPhysiotherapist and Lecturer in Pelvic and Women’s Health. In this episode they discuss;(00:00) - Introduction(01:39) - How do we raise the topic of

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00:47:25

Bonus Content 2: ICE Questions, Weight Management...

Clinical Communication ·

2025/05/11

During every guest interview extra questions are asked at the beginning before the main episode to help get the conversation started. Whilst these are not released at the time, they are recorded and add value, and now bonus content from recent guests is ready to be released.This bonus content episode involves:(00:00) – IntroductionMatt Wedderburn(00:44) - When & How To Ask ICE Questions(05:30) - Should We Bother To Use The Body Chart When Time Is Limited?Ben Steele-Turner(08:28) - Achieving

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00:47:23

How To Manage Communication Challenges In First...

Clinical Communication ·

2025/04/27

First Contact Practitioners/Physiotherapists have been an evolving role for over the past five years, with it becoming a role that more senior clinicians are going into. Yet with this new role comes new challenges; time limitations, more diagnostic uncertainty and different expectations from both patients and other clinicians.In this episode Ben is joined by Matt Wedderburn, First Contact Physiotherapist and creator of “Primary Care MSK” which provides musculoskeletal educational training to primary

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01:22:24

How To Discuss Weight Management With The Person In...

Clinical Communication ·

2025/04/21

Many clinicians find discussing weight with the person infront of them daunting, and yet weight can have a significant impact on multiple conditions and outcomes. How do we raise the subject without offending them?What should we say (or not say)?In this episode Ben is joined by Ben Steele-Turner, Physiotherapist with an Msc in Human Nutrition and ongoing with a PhD into how Physiotherapists can better support weight management in people with osteoarthritis.In this episode they cover:(00:00:00) -

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00:53:41

How To Talk To Runners with Matt Phillips

Clinical Communication ·

2025/04/06

Millions of people around the world regularly run for exercise and pleasure and become the identity of a runner. Yet when they need help from a healthcare clinician, some unique conversational challenges can occur with this patient group.On this episode Ben is joined by Matt Phillips, Sports Therapist and creator of Run Chat Live, where they discuss:(00:00) - Intro(00:51) - The Down Side Of Completing A Marathon (04:26) - Do Runners Have A Different Mentality?(08:54) - How To Support Someone To

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00:15:28

3 Times My Communication Skills Failed! - And What I...

Clinical Communication ·

2025/03/30

Our biggest learning moments are not from our successes, but from our failures.Today I'm giving 3 examples of when my communication skills failed and I couldn't help the person in front of me. Plus, more importantly the important lesson I took from them, which had nothing to do with words, language or tone of voice.Whilst this podcast can tell you how to improve your clinical communication skills, we practice in reality and things don't always go to plan, however much experience you

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00:15:38

How To Break Bad News To The Person In Front Of You

Clinical Communication ·

2025/03/16

Breaking Bad News to patients can be some of the most difficult conversations clinicians can have . It encompasses a lot more than just palliative care and cancer and is something many clinicians will have to do, regardless of their speciality.Yet there is little easily available guidance on how to go about it outside of basic medical training.There is a way we can have these conversations that can make it easier for both patient and clinician. Which is the topic of this episode. Book

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00:11:01

How To Help Your Patients Form Habits That Stick

Clinical Communication ·

2025/03/02

Everyday healthcare clinicians around the world set out to improve the health of their patients by suggesting habits that the patients can adopt to improve their wellbeing. And whilst it is important for the people we see to feel motivated to change, there a certain ways we can suggest these habits occur that will make them more likely to stick.This episode does not consider every aspect of habit formation, but areas covered include; location, timing, environment, routine, monitoring and

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00:10:17

What Are The Components Of Effective Reassurance

Clinical Communication ·

2025/02/23

There is currently no general consensus on how to reassure the person in front of you.But from research so far, what do we know that can make reassurance more effective?In these situations knowing WHAT to say is particularly important, but as is knowing HOW & WHEN to say it.All of which is covered in this episode in just over 10 mins.Find this useful? Then please share it with others & subscribe.Got questions or stories to share?Send them in to clinicalcommunication@outlook.comFurther

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00:53:25

How To Support & Coach Patients With Persistent Pain...

Clinical Communication ·

2025/02/09

Helping those with persistent pain can be a very challengingbut also very rewarding venture. And rather than trying to fix or solve their problem, it requires a different approach of working with them to help them take ownership of the situation and feel in control.On this episode of Clinical Communication Ben is joined byfellow Physiotherapist & Pain Coach Mathilde Kehler, where they discuss:(00:00) - Introduction(02:29) - How Do We Help Patients Understand What A PainCoach Is?(13:08) - When

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01:19:13

How To Get Young Athletes, Coaches & Organisations To...

Clinical Communication ·

2025/01/30

Various evidence exists showing the benefits of injuryprevention programmes for reducing the risk of injury to young athletes, yet uptake in them has not been 100%. So how can we increase the number of young athletes doing regular injury prevention programmes? And how can we influence coaches and organisations to ensure it is implemented? In this Ben is joined by Tom Jacbos, who is a Sports & Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, and also a trustee for “Power Up To Play”. A charitable organisation

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01:33:38

Priming, Influencing & Persuading Patients with...

Clinical Communication ·

2025/01/19

The concept of influence, persuasion or even manipulation(psychologically) in clinical practice can seem very uncomfortable to some. Yet it occurs in every interaction we have, whether we intentionally do it or not. And with the increasing evidence that contextual factors and therapeutic relationships play a large role in patient outcomes, being able to master these could be as important as the assessments we do and treatment plans suggested. On this episode Ben is joined by Andrew McCauley,

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00:22:29

What's The Situation With Stem Cell Injections? Which...

Clinical Communication ·

2025/01/12

During the recording of “Clinical Communication” episodes, before guests are asked the deep hard questions, they’re given some easier warm up questions to start with to help them feel comfortable. These are also recorded though not released at the time, until now. Some of this content from earlier episodes has been released on social media, but others from recent episodes have been held onto for this special episode, where you will hear: (00:00) – Introduction (01:26) Jo Gibson: Which Rotator Cuff

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01:24:28

How To Discuss Bunions, Toe Deformities & Surgical...

Clinical Communication ·

2025/01/05

Many healthcare clinicians can probably identify a bunion ortoe deformity, but asked anything more than this by patients and most would get stuck. So how do we explain what they are, why they’ve occurred and what the management options are in a way the patient can understand? How do foot surgeons have conversations around surgical options & expectations and explaining risks? In this episode Ben is joined by Ian Reilly, Consultant Podiatric Surgeon & International Lecturer, where they

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01:07:55

How To Run Effective Group Programmes (Discussion...

Clinical Communication ·

2024/12/29

Group programmes can be a part of the management of many long-term conditions, combining various different activities which combined can have greater outcomes than individual components. Whilst suggestions may exist for what kind of content to cover in the specific group, the practicalities of how to run a group and ensure it is effective, have not been discussed in much depth, until now. In this first discussion episode, Ben is joined by Conor Creedon who is a Back Pain Specialist Physiotherapist

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00:34:55

Live Webinar Recording: Empathy, Attentive Listening...

Clinical Communication ·

2024/12/22

Over the past year I've been asked to deliver some talks or webinars to various organisations and departments around clinical communication skills and difficult conversations. One of which I was given permission to record the audio for, and so am releasing now to you. There are interactive elements which you are welcome to play along with at home, work, in the car or wherever you listen. It covers the topics of: What is empathy and how to demonstrate it? How to show you are attentively listening

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