2005 Health Communication Conference

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Practical Solutions to the Problems of Low Health Literacy

The American College of Physicians Foundation’s Fourth Annual National Health Communication Conference, Practical Solutions to the Problems of Low Health Literacy, was held on November 30, 2005 at the National Aca 2005 Conference photo

demy of Sciences in Washington, DC. The conference was again co-sponsored by the Institute of Medicine and convened top experts in the fields of health literacy and health communication, as well as leaders from organizations and industries that are stakeholders in health literacy, including public and professional education, the business community, the insurance sector, and government and nonprofit organizations.

Practical Solutions to the Problems of Low Health Literacy focused on successful operational models that have been shown to improve health outcomes among patients with low health literacy levels. The conference format included a morning Keynote Address and an update on the ACP Foundation’s Prescription Bottle Labeling Project, a Plenary Session of presentations from a panel of experts who have developed, implemented, and evaluated solutions to the problems of low health literacy, and Affinity Lunch groups led by moderators with extensive experience in specific areas of low health literacy. Topics included professional education, public education, health services research, the business case, insurance reform, vulnerable populations, chronic disease management and more.

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