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Bi-Directional Empathy in Healthcare
Our co-founder, Christine Bechtel, was recently a guest on Anita Nowak’s Purposeful Empathy podcast, where she discussed the importance...
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Jun 8, 20222 min read
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Patients and physicians join forces to promote clinician well-being
Our founder, Jennifer Sweeney, who has served as a non-clinician member on ACP's Physician Well-being and Professional Fulfillment...
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May 16, 20222 min read
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"We Need People": Catching up with Jeri Sumitani
As we reflect on the past year - while looking, with eyes full of hope, toward 2022 - we want to highlight reflections, interviews, and...
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Dec 7, 20211 min read
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Investing in primary care and patient/clinican relationships
The 3rd Conversation is focused on bringing together disparate groups to connect as humans and explore how that relationship can be a...
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Apr 20, 20211 min read
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Reimagining relationship-based health care
Christine Bechtel and Jennifer Sweeney, two of our co-founders, recently published an article, Reimagining Relationship-Based Health Care...
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Apr 1, 20211 min read
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Making a difference through relationship and connection
The 3rd Conversation is focused on bringing together disparate groups to connect as humans and explore how that relationship can be a...
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Mar 30, 20212 min read
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A care team that goes beyond
At every 3rd Conversation Spark event, we invite both a clinician and a patient to act as storytellers – to share with us a powerful...
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Mar 23, 20213 min read
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Many primary care practices excluded from COVID-19 vaccine rollout efforts
New survey data show that one in four primary care clinicians who are willing and able to administer the COVID-19 vaccine do not have...
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Feb 12, 20211 min read
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Building trust and improving our mental health
The 3rd Conversation is focused on bringing together disparate groups to connect as humans and explore how that relationship can be a...
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Feb 4, 20211 min read
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Where has 3rd Conversation been lately...
Miners Practice, Coaldale, PA Finger Lakes Community Health, Penn Yan, NY Virtually, of course! Due to the COVID pandemic, we pivoted our...
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Jan 25, 20211 min read
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Understanding and reducing medical mistrust
The Commonwealth Fund highlighted 3rd Conversation as a program that can help increase trust among patients and providers as part of a...
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Jan 19, 20212 min read
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Vaccine rollout and primary care
The results of a recent national survey of primary care clinicians show that primary care’s capacity to triage and treat patients with...
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Jan 8, 20211 min read
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Adding moments of mindfulness into your day
The 3rd Conversation is focused on bringing together disparate groups to connect as humans and explore how that relationship can be a...
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Dec 29, 20201 min read
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Being kind to yourself and others improves your health
The 3rd Conversation is focused on bringing together disparate groups to connect as humans and explore how that relationship can be a...
3rd Conversation
Dec 21, 20202 min read
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Gratitude, trust, and co-producing health
The 3rd Conversation is focused on bringing together disparate groups to connect as humans and explore how that relationship can be a...
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Dec 15, 20202 min read
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How the patient/clinician relationship will help us survive the pandemic: Webinar
Christine Bechtel, co-founder of X4 Health, 3rd Conversation, and a patient advocate and Matt Lewis, chief Storyteller of 3rd...
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Dec 7, 20201 min read
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Relationships matter...and help sustain us: Interview with Sarah Smithson
The Narrative with Matt Lewis is a blog series that explores the importance of human connection, relationships, and hope, topics central...
3rd Conversation
Nov 19, 20206 min read
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Being heard is vital to our health
The 3rd Conversation is focused on bringing together disparate groups to connect as humans and explore how that relationship can be a...
3rd Conversation
Nov 10, 20201 min read
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Defining what's 'right' for primary care
What we define as ‘right’ in primary care matters What we measure, what we pay for, how we define success: These things should align with...
3rd Conversation
Nov 3, 20202 min read
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Partnering with Patients to Redesign Health Care
Practically Speaking, Halloween Edition: The Tricks & Treats of Partnering with Patients & Family Members To Redesign… Well, Anything!...
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Oct 27, 20201 min read
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