Here's another good resource. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has some great tools for health literacy training with pharmacists. I think much of this can be adapted to use with any group of medical students or residents actually. Take a look at these "hands on" practice exercises: http://www.ahcpr.gov/qual/pharmlit/practice.htm

In the "Strategies To Improve Communication Between Pharmacy Staff and Patients" there is a ready-made PowerPoint presentation with a great explanation of the teach back method, complete with sample scripts: http://www.ahcpr.gov/qual/pharmlit/pharmtrain2.htm#slides 

There is also a Pharmacy Health Literacy Assessment Tool User's Guide: http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/pharmlit/index.html

All of these are available as web pages or downloadable PDF files.


Doug Seubert
Guideline Editor
Quality Improvement & Care Management
Marshfield Clinic
1000 N Oak Avenue
Marshfield, WI 54449
(715) 387-5096 (1-800-782-8581 ext. 75096)
seubert.douglas at marshfieldclinic.org


------Reply Message------
From:	Seubert, Douglas
Date:	Mon Dec 03, 2007 -- 04:51:49 PM
To:	klubimir at aol.com
Subject:	Re: [HealthLiteracy 1529]  Medical School curriculum

Dr. Lubimir:

Marshfield Clinic is currently developing a health literacy curriculum for our residency programs. We just piloted a training session with our pediatric residents last week. 

For more information you can contact Mary Jo Knobloch in the Division of Education. Her email is knobloch.maryjo at marshfieldclinic.org. 


Doug Seubert
Guideline Editor
Quality Improvement & Care Management
Marshfield Clinic
1000 N Oak Avenue
Marshfield, WI 54449
(715) 387-5096 (1-800-782-8581 ext. 75096)
seubert.douglas at marshfieldclinic.org


------Original Message------
From:	"klubimir at aol.com" <klubimir at aol.com>
Date:	Mon Dec 03, 2007 -- 03:57:07 PM
To:	"healthliteracy at nifl.gov" <healthliteracy at nifl.gov>
Subject:	[HealthLiteracy 1529]  Medical School curriculum

Hello, 

I recieve the Health and literacy email discussion and find the breadth 
fascinating and heartening. 
I am a physician,completing fellowship training in specialty of Geriatric 
Medicine, at the John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii. My 
colleagues and I are in the process of developing a Health Literacy Curriculum 
for medical students and other physicians in training. A literature review has 
had low yield regarding other medical or professional schools intergrating the 
topic of Health Literacy into their curriculum.
?
Does anyone have any knowledge of medical or other professional schools incorporating health literacy into their training curriculum? 

Thank you in advance for your input.

Karen Lubimir, M.D., D.M.D.
Fellow,? Department of Geriatric Medicine
John A. Burns School of Medicine
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI 


-----Original Message-----
From: Julie McKinney <julie_mcKinney at worlded.org>
To: healthliteracy at nifl.gov
Sent: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 3:25 pm
Subject: [HealthLiteracy 1519] Wednesday Question: Policy Wish List?



Hi Everyone,

I don't want to interrupt the topic of using TV for ESOL in health settings, but 
I want to ask for some feedback for this week's question.

What kinds of policy changes would be helpful to health literacy efforts? It 
could be national or state policy, policy within your professional system, or 
policy within your specific program. The field is open. Any ideas or wishes?

Thanks,
Julie

Julie McKinney
Discussion List Moderator
World Education/NCSALL
jmckinney at worlded.org

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