This podcast episode features a doctor-patient roleplay focused on managing tinnitus for a music journalist exposed to loud concerts. The doctor addresses symptom history, explains causes, reassures the patient, and emphasizes ear protection, offering a referral to an ENT specialist. The episode highlights key OET clinical communication skills: empathy, non-judgement, open questioning, patient involvement, and negotiating care plans.

This podcast episode features a doctor-patient roleplay set in a suburban clinic, focusing on a lawyer experiencing frequent heart palpitations. The doctor reassures the patient with normal ECG results, explains the impact of stress, caffeine, and diet, and offers practical advice for healthier eating. The episode also highlights key clinical communication skills: empathy, non-judgmental guidance, patient perspective, and clear information delivery.

This podcast episode features a doctor-patient roleplay focused on a bipolar disorder patient wishing to stop medication due to feeling better and concerns about stigma. The episode demonstrates empathetic communication, thorough safety checks, and clear explanations on the importance of continuing treatment. It also recaps key clinical communication skills such as relationship building, information gathering, and verifying patient understanding, offering a practical learning resource for OET speaking practice.

In this OET speaking practice podcast, Dr. Sarah and guest Mark enact a scenario where a patient experiences persistent stomach symptoms after a hiking trip. The doctor explores possible water contamination, explains contaminants, recommends diagnostic tests, and provides guidance on supportive treatment and hydration, while showing empathy and using effective clinical communication skills aligned with OET standards.

This episode features doctor-patient role play on the delayed healing of bone fractures due to the use of steroids. The patient, Lisa, her fibreglass cast was due to be removed this week, but recent X-rays reveal that the break is not yet healed. Furthermore, she has a medical history of asthma and has been taking corticosteroid-based medication for the past three months. Let's see how Sarah communicates with her on the explanation and future plan.

This episode features a doctor-patient role play on the use of aspirin in controlling blood pressure. Three months ago, the patient, David decided on his own to start taking one tablet of standard aspirin daily to keep his heart and blood healthy. While his blood pressure has been excellent, he has lately been feeling lethargic and irritable, and for the past month, he has been experiencing mild-to-moderate stomach pains. Let's see how Sarah persuaded the patient on a trial period of not using aspirin.

This episode features a doctor-patient roleplay about postherpetic neuralgia after shingles. The doctor explains the nerve pain's cause, recommends first-line treatments like paracetamol and capsaicin cream, discusses advanced options, rules out surgery, and offers non-drug approaches. The host reviews clinical communication strategies, including empathy, patient perspective, clear structure, and shared decision-making, based on the OET Speaking Guide.

This podcast episode addresses how doctors can handleanxious patients who have self-diagnosed using AI. In a simulated consultation, a doctor reassures a patient concerned about lymphoma, explains medical terms,outlines the need for blood tests, and conditions a specialist referral on results. Key communication strategies include validating fears, using evidence-based reassurance, explaining jargon with analogies, and setting clear expectations for specialist referrals.