The Pain Beat (Episode 6) - Communicating Science in an Empathic and Inclusive Way: Why – and How – Should Pain Researchers Do It?

For its sixth episode, The Pain Beat gathered together an international group of pain researchers, science communicators and civic science advocates to discuss what effective, empathic and inclusive science communication looks like. Specific questions discussed in the podcast include: What are the major challenges chronic pain research faces in different parts of the world? How can we address those challenges using a different and more audacious approach? What have we learned about the general public’s sentiments regarding chronic pain, and why is that important for enhancing interest in chronic pain? And what approach should professional communicators take to create narratives that are impactful and able to transform public discourse about chronic pain? Podcast participants include: Gregory Carbonetti, PhD, Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, Stony Brook University, US Elizabeth Good Christopherson, Rita Allen Foundation, US Juan Miguel Jimenez-Andrade, PhD, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Mexico Laura Lindenfeld, PhD, Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, Stony Brook University, US Carolina Laura Roza Fernández de Caleya, PhD, Universidad de Alcalá, Spain Edgar Alfonso Romero-Sandoval, MD PhD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, US (moderator)