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Talk by Dr. Dennis Rosen about communicating with your doctor
Free talk presented by Dr. Dennis Rosen
Wednesday, April 6, 7 p.m., Gleason Public Library
Dennis Rosen, M.D. a specialist at Children’s Hospital Boston, and Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, has written a book on communication between physicians and patients, Vital Conversations: Improving Communication Between Doctors and Patients. In Vital Conversations, Dr. Rosen draws upon research in biomedicine, sociology, and anthropology and integrates personal stories from his own practice of medicine in three different countries (and as a patient himself, on occasion). He demonstrates how important good communication between physicians and patients is to the provision of high-quality—and less expensive—care, and how without it, medical adherence and the utilization of preventive medical services fall, and the rates of medical complications, hospital readmissions and unnecessary testing and procedures rise. Join us for a talk on Wednesday, April 6, at 7 p.m.
Dr. Rosen illustrates the consequences of these problems from both the caregiver and patient perspective, and explores the socioeconomic and cultural factors that cause important information to get lost in translation. He concludes with a prescriptive chapter for patients and physicians aimed at helping both to build the cultural competencies and communications skills that are so necessary for better-quality, less expensive care that is also more satisfying and rewarding for all involved.
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Dr. Dennis Rosen received his M.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, in 1996, did a pediatric residency at Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot, Israel, and pediatric residency and a fellowship in pediatric pulmonology at Boston Children’s Hospital. He is a pediatric pulmonologist and sleep specialist at Boston Children’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. In addition to his scientific research, Dr. Rosen contributes regularly to the New York Times, Boston Globe, and the Pacific Standard.
Sponsored by the Friends of Carlisle Council on Aging and Friends of Gleason Public Library. Refreshments provided by Lifecare Center of Acton. RSVP to reserve your seat at gleasonlibrary.org/calendar or 978-369-4898.
