Medical jargon 101

BMJ talk medicine

FBC, BIBA, NBM - how many of these do you recognise? The healthcare system speaks an entirely different language. As healthcare professionals, our vocabulary is full of jargon and acronyms, and it’s something that we pick up in training. Communication is key in medicine. So why are we using language that our patients and colleagues may not understand? A sub-specialty of medical jargon is management language. Check out this BMJ Christmas paper on management language: https://www.bmj.com/content/359/bmj.j5661 Expert guest: Dr Ashley Reece (@drashleyreece on Twitter) is a consultant paediatrician and a medical educator. Thank you to Dr Simon Hodes (@DrSimonHodes on Twitter) who contributed to this podcast. Check us out on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/BMJStudent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmj_student/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BMJStudent/ This podcast is produced and edited by Dom Byrne and Duncan Jarvies.