Bertha Mo asked about stories when professionals are patients. I've written 
about this topic at least twice (from my own perspective and also about 
others). We also have many related stories in our HLMonth storytelling 
collection. Here are links:

* "In Other Words...Communicating When Naked: My Perspective as a Patient," 
available at http://www.healthliteracy.com/article.asp?PageID=4221

* "In Other Words...When Providers are Patients," available at 
http://www.healthliteracy.com/article.asp?PageID=6340

* "What's Bigger: Genes or Chromosomes? A Lady with a Ph.D Is Suddenly Not 
Sure," available at 
http://www.healthliteracy.com/hlm_article.asp?PageID=9116

~Helen

Helen Osborne, M.Ed., OTR/L
Speaker, Writer, Podcaster & Founder of Health Literacy Month
helen at healthliteracy.com
508-653-1199 (MA)
Health Literacy Consulting, www.healthliteracy.com
Health Literacy Out Loud podcasts, www.healthliteracyoutloud.com
Health Literacy Month, www.healthliteracymonth.org
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Bertha Mo
To: The Health and Literacy Discussion List
Cc: Mary Smith ; Charlene Pope
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 6:13 PM
Subject: [HealthLiteracy 3686] Re: Labeling "at risk" people? Or 
labelingpoor communication?


This is a fascinating discussion.  Another perspective on health literacy is 
what happens when the professional becomes a patient.  That would make an 
excellent set of articles.

Best,

Bertie Mo, Ph.D., MPH