From Social Media to the Water Cooler: Why It’s Important for Pathologists to Be Good Communicators

Clear, concise communication is required in all pathology practices with many constituencies, such as colleagues, clinicians, staff, nurses, administrators, and patients. But effective communication with all these audiences may be difficult. In addition, conventional modalities such as meetings, conference calls, written communications, and emails may have limited effect or may be used inappropriately and newer communication platforms, such as social media, may be unfamiliar to many pathologists. In this CAPcast interview, Dr. Timothy Allen discusses better modes of communication as well as pitfalls in written, verbal, and visual interactions. Dr. Allen will be teaching a course on this subject in September at CAP19. Learn more about CAP19: https://capatholo.gy/2Vzqkm9.