Face to Face, Heart to Heart with Janie Brown, RN, MSN, MA

In this CancerChoices webinar, CancerChoices co-founder and TNS host Michael Lerner and Janie Brown, RN, MSN, MA, offer a conversation inspired by Janie’s work at the Callanish Society—a grassroots non-profit organization in Vancouver, BC, for people living with, and dying from, cancer.

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Responding to Uncertainty without Fear: Tips for Patients and Professionals with Wayne Jonas, MD

CancerChoices advisor Wayne B. Jonas, MD, discusses how people with cancer and the professionals caring for them can use intuition and thoughtful communication to respond to uncertainty without fear.

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Listening As Medicine with Janie Brown, RN, MSN, MA

Janie Brown, co-founder and executive director of the Callanish Society, discusses the profound healing that can occur when we listen to each other with full openness and attention.

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Supporting Patients and Their Families through Active Listening with Thomas Smith, MD

Thomas Smith, MD, Professor of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Director of Palliative Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, discusses the importance of asking patients and their families about how they are coping and listening with attention and compassion.

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Generous Listening with Rachel Naomi Remen, MD

CancerChoices advisor Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, describes the purpose and process of generous listening and how it impacts the person speaking.

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Offering Guidance Without Prescription with Janie Brown, RN, MSN, MA

Janie Brown, co-founder and executive director of the Callanish Society, and Michael Lerner, co-founder of CancerChoices, discuss the goal to meet people where they are when offering guidance.

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Fixing vs. Helping with Rachel Naomi Remen, MD

CancerChoices advisor Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, discusses the difference between fixing and helping when responding to illness.

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The Therapeutic Value of a Good Pain Assessment

Fully attending to your patient while assessing their pain can powerfully activate belief: a story for health professionals.

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