02/22/2016
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AHRQ
Releases Health Literacy Toolkit for Primary Care Practice
Only 12
percent of U.S. adults have the health literacy skills needed to manage the
demands of our complex health care system, and even these individuals'
ability to absorb and use health information can be compromised by stress or
illness. Experts recommend assuming that everyone may have difficulty
understanding and creating an environment where all patients can
thrive. Like with blood safety, universal precautions should be taken to
address health literacy because we can't know which patients are challenged
by health care information and tasks at any given time. AHRQ’s Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit – 2nd
edition can help primary care practices reduce the
complexity of health care, increase patient understanding of health
information, and enhance support for patients of all health literacy levels.
Additional
tools for improving health literacy:
Learn more about how to improve primary care by visiting
AHRQ’s National Center for Excellence in Primary Care at: http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/primary-care/index.html.
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REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT
Webcast: 3:00 pm until 4:15 pm CT
When: February 11, 2016
From 3:00 pm until 5:00 pm CT
At Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Conference Room 11-160
Conference Room 11-160
225 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
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Session Description:
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. The use of tobacco and smoking begins early in adolescence where most smokers try their first cigarette by the age of 12. In 2014, 24.6% of high school students and 7.7% of middle school students used some type of tobacco product and the rate of trying two or more tobacco products has become more prevalent. Youth who use multiple tobacco products are at higher risk for developing nicotine dependence and might be more likely to continue using tobacco into adulthood.Recent studies show that less than half of adolescents who visited a physician or a dentist in the past year reported receiving preventive counseling regarding tobacco use.This session will discuss methods for screening and interventions, such as counseling techniques, as well as referral processes to help patients quit using tobacco. It will highlight not only ways to interact with adolescents, but also their families and to develop a health care office environment that contributes to the prevention and cessation of tobacco use.
The session will be presented by Dr. Susanna McColley, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, and Dr. Cynthia Mears, Advocate Health Care
