Professional Communication: Ethical Communication and a Culture of Safety

Presented by Joy Goldsmith and Elaine Wittenberg

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Video Runtime: 12 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 4 Minutes

This series guides healthcare providers and professionals in home health, hospice, and palliative care to communicate more effectively with team members and coworkers. The modules in this series provide communication and trust-building skills within the healthcare setting, helping fill practice gaps that are common causes of burnout, absenteeism, and moral distress.

Learning Objectives
  • Analyze ethical communication and its link to a culture of safety
  • Distinguish six components of ethical communication practice

Meet your instructors

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Joy Goldsmith

Joy Goldsmith, PhD, conducts research about health communication science in the context of healthcare provider training and serious and chronic illness. CommunicateComfort.com, a longtime initiative of Dr. Goldsmith, offers a range of research interventions and education/training curricula for healthcare providers. Storyboard…

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Elaine Wittenberg

Elaine Wittenberg holds a PhD in communication from the University of Oklahoma and has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed articles on hospice and palliative care communication. She is coauthor of seven books pertaining to palliative care, family communication, and nursing, three of which have been awarded Book of the Year…

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Chapters & learning objectives

Ethical Communication and a Culture of Safety

1. Ethical Communication and a Culture of Safety

First, we will describe ethical communication and its link to a culture of safety. Second, we will identify and demonstrate six components of ethical communication. Putting these tools into practice requires some awareness of your own communication and the communication of others. These skills can support the quality and productivity of your work environment, as well as improve patient experiences and outcomes in home health, hospice, and palliative care.