Advances in Health Literacy
2007 Conference Home Speakers Executive Summary
Co-Sponsored by the Institute of Medicine
November 28, 2007
The American College of Physicians Foundation hosted its Sixth Annual National Health Communication Conference, Advances in Health Literacy, on November 28, 2007. The conference was co-sponsored by the Institute of Medicine and held at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, DC.
This conference focused on successful models that improve health outcomes. Historically, the ACP Foundation's Health Communication Conferences have attracted a broad range of national, regional, and local organizations that are in a position to help individuals with low health literacy. Attendees represent a wide array of organizations, including academia, medicine, large employers, pharmaceuticals, media, health insurance, patient advocacy, and government.
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Agenda
(click on links below to view presentations and speaker biographies)
9:00 AM
Introductions and Opening Remarks
Harold J. Fallon, MD, MACP
Chair, ACP Foundation Conference Planning Sub-Committee
Former Home Secretary, Institute of Medicine
9:10 AM
The Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Health Literacy
Rose Marie Martinez, ScD
Institute of Medicine Staff Member, Institute of Medicine/The National Academies Roundtable on Health Literacy
9:20 AM
Simplifying Medication Scheduling—Can We Confuse Patients Less?
Alastair J.J. Wood, MD, FACP
Managing Director, Symphony Capital LLC
9:40 AM
What Needs to be Done to Introduce Change in Health Literacy
George J. Isham, MD, MS
Chair, IOM Health Literacy Roundtable
Medical Director and Chief Health Officer HealthPartners
10:00 AM
Literacy Community Centers and Health Literacy
Elyse Barbell Rudolph
Executive Director, Literacy Assistance Center, New York, New York
10:45 AM
Health Literacy Research in Specific Populations
Moderated by Darren DeWalt, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of North Carolina
Health Literacy and Mortality Among Elderly Persons
David W. Baker, MD, MPH
Chief, Division of Internal Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Health Literacy not Race Predicts End-of-Life Care Preferences
Angelo E. Volandes, MD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital
The American College of Physicians Foundation Diabetes Guide: How We Did It and Why It Works
Terry C. Davis, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, LSU School of Medicine
1:15 PM
Health Literacy for Doctors: How to Use Physician Practices to Help Patients Understand Health Information
Michael S. Barr, MD, MBA, FACP
Vice President, Practice Advocacy & Improvement, American College of Physicians
1:35 PM
Health Literacy and the Media
Lisa Sanders, MD
Columnist, The New York Times
Internist and Clinical Instructor, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine
2:00 PM
New Topics in Health Literacy Research
Moderated by Barbara L. Schuster, MD, MACP
Professor and Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, Wright State University School of Medicine
Use of Low Literacy Pictogram-based Intervention to Reduce Medical Errors in Low Socioeconomic Status (SES), Low Education Families: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Hsiang Shonna Yin, MD
Clinical Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine
Using Media to Improve Cardiovascular Disease Self-Management
H. Grady Watts
Senior Vice President, State of the Art, Inc.
Collaborative Aids for Provider/Patient Self-Care Planning
Daniel Morrow, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science & Technology
3:00 PM
Conference Adjournment
The American College of Physicians Foundation would like to express its appreciation to the following organizations that are providing support for the Sixth Annual National Health Communication Conference:
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