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Posted by nwsoadmin on February 22nd, 2011
Posted in: News From NNLM PNR
Our colleagues in the Mid-Continental Region have asked us to spread the word about this upcoming webinar:
Health Literacy in the Real World: Awareness, Ideas, Solutions
March 17 9am Pacific Time
Guest Speaker: Michael Villaire, MSLM
Chief Operating Officer, Institute for Healthcare Advancement
Poor health literacy is a major issue in the United States. We see examples of how it affects patients, providers, and the healthcare system every day. This session will look at some of the problems created by poor health literacy, discuss programs and ideas to help improve it on both the patient and provider side, and review some solutions. The upcoming IHA Health Literacy Conference http://bit.ly/hk0B5U will be reviewed, as well as a discussion of the National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy.
This webinar is FREE. Register online at http://tinyurl.com/mcrclasses (registration is not required but is appreciated).
Log into the class on March 17th : https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr/
Equipment: connection to the Internet and a phone.
Login: as a guest with your first and last name, Instructions to connect to the audio will show up once you’ve logged in. Captioning will be provided.
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