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Seventh Annual National Health Communication Conference
Co-Sponsored by the Institute of Medicine
November 19, 2008
National Academy of Sciences Building
Washington, DC

The conference assembled over 200 individuals representing national and regional organizations that are in a position to affect real change with the challenges of low health literacy. Attendees, many of whom hold senior positions within their organizations, represented a wide array of organizations including academia, schools of medicine, nursing, large employers, pharmaceuticals, health insurance, patient advocacy and government. An Executive Summary will be available mid-January.

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8:30 - 9:00 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Photo ID is required
9:00 – 9:10 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 – 9:30 AM
Keynote: The Importance of Health Literacy in Achieving National Goals for Health Care Quality
Janet Corrigan, PhD, MBA President and CEO The National Quality Forum
9:30 – 10:10 AM
Panel Presentations on Health Literacy Research
	An RCT to Reduce Cariopulmonary Rehospitalizations
	Brian W. Jack, MD Associate Professor/Vice Chair of Academic Affairs Boston University
	Focus on the Function in Functional Health Literacy
	Sandra Smith, MPH, CHES Health Education Specialist, Principal Investigator University of Washington, School of Public Health & Community Medicine
	Home Safety Literacy Project
	Angela Mickalide, PhD, CHES Director of Education and Outreach Home Safety Council
10:10 – 10:30 AM
Q & A
10:30 – 11:00 AM
Break
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Workshops
	A. Health Literacy: The Intersection Between the Skills of Individuals and the Demands of Health Systems
	Moderated by:
	Rima E. Rudd, ScD Senior Lecturer on Society, Human and Health Development Harvard School of Public Health	Elyse Barbell Executive Director, Literacy Assistance Center New York, NY
	Objectives
	B. System Redesign to Provide Health Literacy Sensitive Clinical Care
	Moderated by:
	Darren DeWalt, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine University of North Carolina	Robb Malone, PharmD, CDE, CPP Assistant Professor of Medicine University of North Carolina
	Objectives
	C. The Impact of Health Literacy on Health Care Quality
	Moderated by:
	Bernard M. Rosof, MD, MACP Chairman, Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement American Medical Association	George J. Isham, MD, MS Medical Director, Chief Health Officer HealthPartners, Inc.
	Objectives
	Panel Presenters: Mary Catherine Beach, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine and Health, Behavior and Society Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health Laurie Francis CEO, Community Health Partners, Inc. Cheryl Knapp, RN, MBA Vice President, Quality & Safety, Bronson Methodist Hospital Michael P. Pignone, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Thomas D. Sequist, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine and of Health Care Policy Harvard Medical School Department of Health Care Policy
	D. Medication Label Improvement: An Issue at the Intersection of Health Literacy and Patient Safety
	Moderated by:
	Ruth M. Parker, MD, FACP Professor of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine	William H. Shrank, MD, MSHS Instructor, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics Brigham and Women's Hospital
	Objectives
	Panel Presenters: Cindy Brach, MPP Senior Health Policy Researcher Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Daniel S. Budnitz, MD Medical Officer, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Ramon Castellblanch, PhD Chapter President, California Faculty Association and Associate Professor, Health Education San Francisco State University Diane D. Cousins, RPh Vice President U.S. Pharmacopeia Standards Division Department of Healthcare Quality & Safety Terry Davis, PhD Professor of Medicine & Pediatrics LSU School of Medicine Nancy M. Ostrove, PhD Director for Risk Communication in the Office of Planning, Commissioner's Office Food and Drug Administration Professor D.K. Theo Raynor Professor of Pharmacy Practice University of Leeds Executive Chairman, Luto Research Ltd. Michael S. Wolf, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor and Director, Health Literacy and Learning Program Northwestern University Institute for Healthcare Studies
12:15 – 1:15 PM
Lunch
1:15 – 2:30 PM
Workshops - continued
2:30 – 2:50 PM
Keynote: Pathways to Consumer Engagement
Karen Ignagni, MBA President and CEO America's Health Insurance Plans
2:50 – 3:00 PM
Q & A
3:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Harold J. Fallon, MD, MACP Chair, ACP Foundation Conference Planning Sub-Committee Former Home Secretary, Institute of Medicine

The American College of Physicians Foundation would like to express its
appreciation to the following organizations that are providing support
for the Seventh Annual National Health Communication Conference:

Support for the development and distribution of the
Executive Summary is provided by a grant from: