Health Literacy Conference 2013: Toward a Culture of Clarity
Speaker presentations:
Kevin Brager, M.D.
"Teach-Back Introduction and Training"
Cliff Coleman, M.D., MPH
"Health Literacy: Best Practices Update"
Leda Isabel Garside, R.N., BSN, MBA
"Connecting to Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers through Technology"
Lisa Goren, Legacy Health
"Eating the pie in the sky....Putting ideas into action"
David Labby, M.D., Ph.D. and Sandra Clark, MPH
"CCOs: Coordinating Communication at Every Level"
Nicora Gardner, Clay Hathorn, Dana Lord and Chris Wain, Legacy Health
"Writing clearly for patients: Five steps to plain language"
Examples:
Legacy Medical Group - patient letter plain language
Lab collection instructions
Helen Osborne, M.Ed., OTR/L
"Making Number Make Sense: Exploring Strategies to Convey Quantity, Time, and Risk"
Audrey Riffenburgh, Senior Health Literacy Specialist
"Plain language: A powerful tool in your toolbox"
Maria Ross, brain aneurysm survivor and author of Rebooting my brain
"Stranger in a strange land: A patients POV about what health literacy means to recovery"
Madeleine Sanford, FNP and Ellen Stevenson, M.D., MPH
"Reach out and read: The role of primary care in the prevention of literary problems"
Dean Schillinger, M.D.
"The other side of the coin: Ten attributes of “Health Literate” healthcare organizations"
Dean Schillinger, M.D.
"Literacy, health communication & diabetes disparities"
Maria Antonia Sanchez, Community Health Worker and Lorena Sprager, Lorena Sprager and Associates LLC of the Clear Language Group
"Community health workers and health literacy: Are they a match?"
Michael Wolf, M.A., MPH, Ph.D.
"'Hardwiring’ patient adherence: Low & higher tech solutions to support proper self-care"
Legacy Health hosted the conference with the following:
Sponsors
Silver: Northwest Acute Care Specialists (NACS), ODS
Bronze: Health Literacy Innovations, Northwest Health Foundation, HealthNet, United Way of the Columbia-Willamette
Partner: Multnomah County Health Department, Oregon Medical Association, OHA Office of Equity and Inclusion, Amgen
Community partners
Children’s Community Clinic, Free Clinic of SW Washington, Multnomah County Health Department, Oregon Center for Nursing, Oregon Health Authority Office of Equity and Inclusion, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon, The Wallace Medical Concern, We Can Do Better
Accreditation
Legacy Health is accredited by the Oregon Medical Association to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
Legacy Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s).™ Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Full faculty disclosure will be provided at the conference. CME is provided for all professions. CE Nursing credit is provided. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, for five contact hours. Provider number: CE8749. CME credit certificates are provided for other health professionals.