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Health Literacy in the Medical Practice
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Health Literacy in the Medical Practice |
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http://www.soundpractice.net/images/sound/podcast/Health_Literacy_in_the_Medical_Practice.mp3 |
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Interview with Gloria Mayer, RN, Ed.D., President & CEO, Institute for Healthcare Advancement. In this timely podcast Dr. Mayer discusses the focus on health literacy and the surrounding problems of patient compliance with regimens, patient understanding of medical problems and the tricky aspects of identifying patients who have difficulty reading. Gloria Mayer reviews the "Ask Me 3" program - 3 basic questions that health professionals should answer for every patient. She discusses problems affiliated with medical jargon and she also shares practical tools and innovative solutions to combat low health literacy. |
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Nov 6, 2007 |
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