The Process

Ep. 39: Listen To Understand, to Trust, & Learn: Rural Health Care, Communications, and COVID-19 with Dr. Dorothy Hughes.


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Adam Sommer (@bull_moose4lyfe) is joined for "Let's Have a Chat" (3:55) by Dr. Dorothy Hughes (KU Med) to discuss her work regarding rural healthcare and the communication barrier faced today in getting folks to not only understand COVID-19 but to fully appreciate the realities of the virus, its long-term nature and the science unfolding before our eyes. (14:50) Dr. Hughes explains the realities facing rural practitioners who may be doing all they can to treat patients during the day and then find time to provide education and resources to their communities (22:00) but that as we see no the message simply isn't breaking through due to the obvious barriers of the politicization of basic health care messaging. Dr. Hughes also plays a round of "favorite things" with a first time new drop! Then, Sean, Zack, and Adam get into "Talkin' Politics" (47:00) including transition issues, the Flynn Pardon, and a (1:30) Presidential Trivia!
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The ProcessBy Adam Sommer