[NIFL-HEALTH:2559] Re: educating physicians

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Date: Wed Sep 13 2000 - 07:29:42 EDT


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Anne, 

We hope to promote health literacy in our network as well.  We are
beginning with a packet on health literacy that is being distributed at
student/resident orientations to the library.  We are also working with
the residency trainers to use a video that we have that has a segment
showing a doctor using the techniques described in the video for giving
patient education.  I'd be interested in specifics on your program and
info on a needs assessment if you get any responses.  Can't ever have too
many good ideas to follow up on !!

Linda Schwartz, Librarian
St. Luke's Hospital Allentown Campus
1736 Hamilton Street
Allentown, PA 18104
610-770-8355 (voice) 610-770-8736 (fax)  schwartzl@juno.com


On Tue, 12 Sep 2000 13:06:52 -0400 (EDT)
Anne_Pemberton@harvardpilgrim.org writes:
> 
> 
> Thank you to everyone who has already given me advice on teaching 
> health
> literacy
> to physicians.
> 
> As part of the project I am developing, I want to do a
> preliminary needs assessment both with the medical residents and 
> their patients.
> While I know about tools to measure health literacy, I am not 
> familiar with any
> tools to measure physicians' perceptions about the health literacy 
> of specific
> patients.
> 
> Does anyone have any experience with/knowledge about this aspect of 
> it?
> 
> 
> Thank you so much -
> Anne Pemberton
> 
> 



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