Title:  Health Literacy

Speaker:  Deborah Glupczynski, MD

Objectives:

1.   By the end of our activity, participants will be able to be aware that low health literacy is extremely common in our patient popukation.

2.  Participants should be able to recall Teach Back or Ask Me Three methods to use in direct patient encounters.  

3.   Participants should be able to use written communication such as After Visit Summaries to enhance their use of Teach

Back or Ask Me Three.

Resources: See PowerPoint Presentation Slides

Statement of Disclosure:

The Kaiser Permanente East Bay Oakland Medical Center has determined that the speakers and the planning committee for this program do not have affiliations with any corporate organizations that may constitute a conflict of interest with this program.  Kaiser Permanente does not endorse any brand name products.

East Bay Area - Oakland is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

East Bay Area - Oakland designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)^TM.. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Nurses may report 1 hour of credit towards the continuing medical education requirements for license renewal by the California Board of Registered Nurses.