Introducing the latest episode of the Spot Diagnosis Podcast: Communication and the Art of Medicine.
Every interaction we make as doctors depends on communication – yet we rarely pause to reflect on how we’re actually doing it. How can we improve our everyday conversations with patients? How can we break bad news with compassion? And how should we respond to alternative health beliefs that challenge evidence-based medicine?
In this episode, we explore these questions with oncologist and author Dr Ranjana Srivastava OAM.
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DR RANJANA SRIVASTAVA OAM
Dr Ranjana Srivastava, OAM, is an oncologist at Monash Health, with a particular interest in geriatric oncology. She is also a regular columnist for The Guardian and was recognised by Beehive News in 2024 as the best international health news writer for context and completeness out of a field of 15000 journalists.
Ranjana is the author of several acclaimed books, earning honours including the Human Rights Literature Prize and being shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Award.
She has received two Fulbright Awards and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2017.
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Dr Ranjana Srivastava OAM’s personal website: Dr Ranjana Srivastava OAM
Dr Ranjana Srivastava OAM’s Guardian articles: Ranjana Srivastava | The Guardian
SPIKES-A six-step protocol for delivering bad news: application to the patient with cancer
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