Health Communication Panel, Friday, March 16, 1-4 p.m., ICC 108

Heidi E. Hamilton, organizer

SCHEDULE:

1:00-1:20  Heidi E. Hamilton, Ph.D., Dept of Linguistics, Georgetown University
"Introduction to the intersection of language, communication and health: A framing discussion"

1:20-1:40  Meaghan Nelson, M.S., VP, Managing Director, MBS/Vox
 "In-office discussions of response to therapy in Hepatitis C" (physician-patient communication)

1:40-2:10  Judith Benkendorf, M.S., C.G.C., American College of Medical Genetics
"Talk is our tool: The discourse of genetic counseling"

Virginia Wake, Ph.D. (2006), Dept of Linguistics, Georgetown University
"The triad in prenatal genetic counseling discourse”

2:10-2:30  Joyce Chung, M.D., Dept of Psychiatry, Georgetown University Medical Center
"Addressing barriers to mental health care: The use of qualitative methods in mental health services research"

2:30-2:50  Jennifer McFadden, Ph.D. student, Department of Linguistics, Georgetown University
"Storylines of autism in public and private discourse"

2:50-3:10  Worawanna Petchkij (Visiting Scholar, Department of Linguistics, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
"Thai patients' conceptions of cancer: A conceptual metaphor study"

3:10-3:30  Pamela Saunders, Ph.D., Neurology Dept, Georgetown University Medical Center
“Teaching future physicians to talk: Language and communication in the medical school curriculum”

3:30-3:50  Discussion: Panel and Audience

3:50-4:00  Heidi E. Hamilton
Closing comments

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