Resources
Practical clinician resources in therapeutic communication, clinical hypnosis and nocebo mitigation.
This section brings together practical educational material for clinicians interested in therapeutic communication, clinical hypnosis, nocebo mitigation and informed consent.
Safe Words for Clinical Procedures
A two-page practical guide to mitigating or avoiding nocebo effects in everyday clinical communication.
ASA Podcast — Episode 123
No More S Words! What Hypnosis Teaches Us About Talking with Patients. A practical conversation about conversational hypnosis, suggestion, nocebo and everyday clinical communication.
Listen to the podcast →South Australian Society of Hypnosis
Clinical hypnosis education and advanced training. Dr Allan Cyna is Course Director for advanced clinical hypnosis training with SASH.
Visit the SASH website →GREAT & LAURS
Practical frameworks for therapeutic clinical communication, including rapport, expectations, listening, utilisation, reframing and suggestion.
Explore GREAT & LAURS →Selected reading
- Cyna AM. The LAURS of Hypnotic Communication and the “Lived in Imagination” Technique in Medical Practice. 2019.
- Slater P, Van-Manen A, Cyna AM. Clinical hypnosis and the anaesthetist: a practical approach. 2024.
- Arrow K, Burgoyne LL, Cyna AM. Implications of nocebo in anaesthesia care. 2022.
- Cyna AM. Little words BIG impact: Perioperative communication for children with burns. 2020.
More clinician resources, selected videos and downloadable GREAT & LAURS material can be added here progressively.