Instructor Biography: Maureen Pasinkoff
Maureen Pasinkoff, M.A., CCC-SLP is Co-Founder of The Wellness and Communication Project, teaching patient empowerment for better health in the world. She is a certified, licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, shaping communication in individuals for over thirty years. Pasinkoff recognizes human communication as a system, when skillfully used produces the best possible outcomes. She employs a micro-observation approach of all communication domains at all healthcare touchpoints during a patient-provider interaction. Pasinkoff teaches unique communication strategies to develop honest communication, to meet the patients’ health needs. She trained at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Excellence in Healthcare Communication, and the Enriching Relationships in Communication and Healthcare course at the American Academy on Communication in Healthcare.