Clinical Communication

Ben Whybrow

Clinical Communication is a video or audio resource for any healthcare clinicians wanting to have easier and better conversations with the people in front of them. Hosted by Ben Whybrow, Clinical Communication Skills Educator and Specialist Physiotherapist. This resource provides simple and practical advice for any clinician of any experience, that can lead to better outcomes.

  1. 11/23/2025

    How To Give Empathetic Care Without Burning Out with Dr Andy Ward

    Empathy is a word often used when discussing communication skills and clinical care. Yet how often do clinicians really know what it means or what it looks like in practice? What benefits does giving empathic healthcare achieve? And how we can achieve this without burning out? On this episode Ben is joined by Dr Andy Ward, Director ofEducation and Training at Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare, Associate Professor of Medical Education and Honorary Senior Academic GP in Leicester, UK. Where they discuss: (00:00) – Do We Still Have To Sell Empathy To Clinicians In 2025? (02:40) – How Well Do We Understand What Empathy Means? (07:19) – Affective Empathy & Burnout (08:53) – Showing Genuine Empathy (12:46) – The Benefits For Clinicians On Giving Empathetic Care (21:57) – Going Outside Conventional Appointment Norms To Give Empathetic Care (24:04) – How To Avoid Excessive Affective Empathy Causing Burn Out (33:38) – Achieving Empathic Care Within Time Constraints (37:34) – The Effect Of The Clinical Environment On Perceived Empathy (45:51) – Further Empathy Training Available With Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare   You can find out more about the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare here: https://le.ac.uk/empathy Their email: empathy@leicester.ac.uk They are across social media on: X & Instagram: @Empathy_Centre YouTube: @EmpathyCentre Plus Facebook & LinkedIn   You can find Ben across social media @BWhybrowPhysio Do Share & Subscribe!

    54 min
  2. 11/02/2025

    How To Discuss Hypermobility & hEDS With The Person In Front Of You with Anna Higo

    Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD) & Hypermobile Ehlos-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) are conditions that can often come with a variety of symptoms, well beyond being someone being extra flexible and having regularly dislocating joints. They can also be quite difficult and controversial conditions to discuss for various reasons, hence even more important they are discussed here. On this episode Ben is joined by Anna Higo, Specialist Physiotherapist & Speaker in Hypermobility Syndromes, where they discuss: (00:00) – Are Those With HSD or hEDS more likely to suspecttheir diagnosis compared to other patient groups? (05:04) – Managing These Conversations With Children & Parents (10:26) – Hypermobility As We Age (13:03) – POTS, Long COVID & Hypermobility (16:08) – Explaining HSD & hEDS (22:18) – Getting Exercise Buy-In (27:09) – How To Discuss Lycra/Compression Garments (34:13) – The Importance Of Getting Family On Board (35:33) – Managing Emotions When Someone Feels They FulfilhEDS Criteria But Don’t (39:20) – What May Change On The Upcoming hEDS Criteria Update (41:50) – The Future Of HSD & hEDS   hEDS Criteria (2017): https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hEDS-Dx-Criteria-checklist-1.pdf hEDS Together: https://hedstogether.com/   You can find Anna on LinkedIn, Facebook & X @higo_anna You can find Ben across social media @BWhybrowPhysio Do Share & Subscribe

    56 min

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Clinical Communication is a video or audio resource for any healthcare clinicians wanting to have easier and better conversations with the people in front of them. Hosted by Ben Whybrow, Clinical Communication Skills Educator and Specialist Physiotherapist. This resource provides simple and practical advice for any clinician of any experience, that can lead to better outcomes.

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