Mr. Westerman said the layout makes a difference, improving communication and helping to build relationships.
However Ms Ferguson added that midwives were piloting a training scheme aimed at improving communication skills.
This will help attain health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by improving communication for scientific innovation and healthcare outcomes.
Since atoms have well understood light absorption properties, predictions can be made about the depth of a shadow cast, improving communication between the individual atoms performing calculations.
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Medical director Dr David Lee said it had also looked at improving communication between staff and has assessed what questions call handlers put to patients and their carers.
Dr Simon Minkoff, chairman of the BMA's North Thames junior doctors committee, told BBC News Online this meant improving communication, so doctors did not waste time following up messages, was crucial.
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Tell yourself that improving your communication with your aging parent is a process, not a one-shot deal .
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Seen in that light, the key for doctors improving their communication with patients is the quality of their communication with fellow clinicians.
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"That is absolutely the case, " agrees Dr. Ann Partridge, clinical director of the Breast Oncology Center at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, who also does research on improving health care communication.
To build this new model, we must keep improving our channels of communication and demonstrate practical cooperation on issues that matter to both sides.
Eileen Steinbock, from the British Dietetic Association's Food Counts group, which has looked at improving nutrition in hospitals, says what matters most is communication between caterers, dieticians and staff on the wards.
Improving parenting will help parents interact better with their children and increase their communication skills.
While the enabling environment for true media freedom is improving, the harsh reality is that many in the world still do not have access to basic communication technology.
Communication is an important advocacy element of the Millennium Development Goals Fund (MDG-F) Programme on Improving Nutrition, Food Safety and Food Security for China's Most Vulnerable Women and Children.
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