Healthcare for Humans: Your Hands on the Wheel: Rose Cano Teaches Us How Stories Drive Healthcare
Update: 2025-11-09
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Episode 77 Your Hands on the Wheel: Rose Cano Teaches Us How Stories Drive Healthcare
On this episode host Raj Sundar explores the powerful intersection of healthcare and the arts with guest, Rose Cano—a Spanish medical interpreter, playwright, and cultural mediator specializing in type 2 diabetes care for Spanish-speaking patients. They dive into Rose’s journey from theater to medicine, her advocacy for narrative medicine, and her experiences working in Harborview Medical Center’s clinics serving diverse communities, including those in Pioneer Square. The conversation unpacks terminology used for Spanish-speaking communities ("Hispanic," "Latino," "Latinx"), emphasizes the importance of understanding patient backgrounds, and shines a light on communication barriers in healthcare. Rose shares creative metaphors and practical strategies for empowering patients and improving self-management for chronic diseases, all while highlighting equity, prevention, and the lived realities of those navigating both healthcare and cultural systems.
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On this episode host Raj Sundar explores the powerful intersection of healthcare and the arts with guest, Rose Cano—a Spanish medical interpreter, playwright, and cultural mediator specializing in type 2 diabetes care for Spanish-speaking patients. They dive into Rose’s journey from theater to medicine, her advocacy for narrative medicine, and her experiences working in Harborview Medical Center’s clinics serving diverse communities, including those in Pioneer Square. The conversation unpacks terminology used for Spanish-speaking communities ("Hispanic," "Latino," "Latinx"), emphasizes the importance of understanding patient backgrounds, and shines a light on communication barriers in healthcare. Rose shares creative metaphors and practical strategies for empowering patients and improving self-management for chronic diseases, all while highlighting equity, prevention, and the lived realities of those navigating both healthcare and cultural systems.
Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen
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