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Kathy Breen

Kathy Breen

Clinical Specialist Dietitian in Diabetes & Obesity; Interim Dietetic Lead, HSE National Clinical Programme for Diabetes, Ireland.

Jun 1, 2026

John Pemberton
John PembertonCORRESPONDENT
15:56
Mm-hmm
15:56
... included reference to language matters and the importance that all healthcare professionals in Ireland become familiar with the principles and concepts of speaking to people in a helpful, collaborative, person-centered way.
16:08
These sound like basics that should be part of-
John Pemberton
John PembertonCORRESPONDENT
17:06
Mm
17:06
... um, and those kind of, I suppose, underlying ways of being.
17:10
So am I judging this person, or am I approaching the conversation in a neutral, non-judgmental manner? Um, am I trying to be collaborative? Am I trying to be genuine with the person? So in some ways, I think if those things are in the conversation or in the consultation or whatever way we're interacting, you get away with a lot if you use a word that maybe isn't quite right.

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