Podcast on the Art of the Patient Conversation: Healthcare Provider Perspectives to Improve Outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis

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In this podcast article, nurse practitioners discuss multimodal strategies that enable appropriate conversations to meet patients’ needs through the following four techniques: patient-centric language, teach-back, open-ended questions, and active listening and paraphrasing. These techniques are incorporated into example patient–provider conversations to demonstrate their effectiveness in clinical practice. Comprehensive patient conversations and optimizing patient interactions builds a trustworthy foundation for shared decision-making to improve health literacy and outcomes in patients with Multiple Sclerosis.

This podcast is published open access in the journal Neurology and Therapy and is fully citeable. You can access the original published podcast article through the Springerlink website and by using this link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40120-023-00446-z. All conflicts of interest can be found online.

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This podcast in intended for medical professionals.