OAPP HEALTH LITERACY AND STRATEGIES FOR CLEAR PATIENT COMMUNICATION BY REBEKAH MILLER, MLIS AND ROSE TURNER, MLIS_August 20, 2024

August 20, 2024

Learning Objectives

Define health literacy and describe how it affects patient interactions and health outcomes.

Explain how patients may seek information outside of the healthcare system and how this can impact their health decision-making.

Identify communication strategies that you can use to improve patient understanding of health information.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
04/16/2024
Course expires: 
10/20/2024
Event starts: 
08/20/2024 - 12:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
08/20/2024 - 1:00pm EDT
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Pittsburgh, PA
United States

EBEKAH MILLER, MLIS & ROSE TURNER, MLIS

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1 AAPA Category 1 CME credit. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.  

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1 contact hour.

No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients to disclose.

 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
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