Most experts believe that time spent in the hospital could be better if patients had a clear understanding of what was going on and what to expect. It’s a call for cooperation and transparency in healthcare that requires more effective communication between patients and their families, as well as physicians and other professionals in the hospital.

Join us as we discuss how to bridge this gap between patients and healthcare providers with guests:

Karen Friedman, MD, co-author of the book, The Informed Patient: A Complete Guide to a Hospital Stay , which aims to help patients understand what is going on and communicate with their care givers. Dr. Friedman is the Vice Chair for Education, Residency Program Director, and Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine and Joseph Weiner, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Medicine and the Co-Director of the Physician-Patient Communication and Interpersonal Skills curriculum at the Zucker School of Medicine which is about teaching future doctors to communicate better.