How to be heard in tough conversations techniques
Dr. Farmer outlines communication tactics from Brinkman and Kirschner to reduce defenses and improve clarity. Monitor tone and ensure words match feelings, state positive intent, and use I statements. tactfully interrupt, ask for summaries, be specific about behavior, offer options, and listen to integrate others’ views. Seek common ground and build trust before open talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick Brinkman
E Rick Kirschner
Brinkman and Kirschner
Dr. Farmer
Preston
Val Farmer
Rapid City
S.D
Rural Health Services Being Improved in Manitoba
Health services in rural Manitoba are being expanded with funding from lottery and gaming revenue distributed by the province. Grants from the Manitoba Health Research Council and the Manitoba Health Services Innovations Fund support cancer kidney disease and psychiatric care. Lottery funding for care and research totaled over $20 million in 1994 95.
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Manitoba
Province of
Manitoba Health Research Council
Manitoba Health Services Innovations Fund
Dialysis Service Expands to Manitoba Rural Centers
Community dialysis reaches patients at home as Manitoba upgrades local centers with new equipment funded in part by lottery revenue. Andy Whalley notes the Local Centre Program keeps patients near family, avoiding long relocations, with machines added in Morden Dauphin The Pas Flin Flon Brandon and Portage la Prairie.
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Manitoba
Andy Whalley
Health Sciences Centre
Morden
Dauphin
The
Pas
Flin Flon
Brandon
Local Centee Setc
Portage Lairie
Fine Falls
Thompson
Cancer Treatment Pilot Shows Rural Care Improvement
A WISH backed pilot in Neepawa trained local health professionals to deliver cancer care at nearby facilities. Jic Gustafson, executive director at Neepawa District Memorial Hospital, says the program boosted staff confidence and created referral networks, enabling patients to receive treatment closer to home after Winnipeg oncologist plans.
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WISH
Neepawa
Jic Gustafson
Neepawa District Memorial Hospital
Winnipeg
Program to Boost Rural Physicians Skills and Community Links
A Manitoba program trains six rural family physicians with a psychiatrist in Steinbach and four other towns to upgrade psychiatry care, improve services, and strengthen ties with the community health system. Lottery funds cover costs. University facilities and staff support.
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Michael Elaff
University of Manitoba
Faculty of Medicine
Steinbach
Dauphin
Oblin
Gillam
Thompson
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