Joana Andoh, MD, is an ophthalmology resident at The Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Andoh has a long-standing passion for both the sciences and humanities. Her interests include social determinants of diabetic retinopathy, domestic violence-related ocular injuries, and geographic healthcare disparities. Dr. Andoh is passionate about using scientific and narrative writing to elevate marginalized communities.

In this podcast, Dr. Joana Andoh talks with Helen Osborne about:

• Family health history. What it includes and ways that patients are asked about their family’s history including by written checklists and office conversations.
• Why family history is important in diagnosis, treatment, and care.
• Problems getting a complete and accurate family health history.
• Examples of ways that patients, families, and clinicians can discuss and learn from histories of generational health.

More ways to learn:

• “The Stories We Don’t Know,” by Joana E. Andoh, MD. Published in JAMA, April 13, 2023.
• Health Literacy from A to Z: Practical Ways to Communicate Your Health Message, Third Edition, by Helen Osborne. Two chapters that are especially relevant to this podcast are “Patient & Family Perspective,” and “Health Equity in the Context of Health Literacy.”

Read a transcript of this podcast.

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