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1 online resource (1 PDF file (xviii, 106 pages)) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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"Communicating Clearly about Medicine: a Workshop, November 17, 2016"--PDF page 93. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
Research conducted over the past two decades has shown that poor patient understanding of medication instructions is an important contributor to the more than 1 million medication errors and adverse drug events that lead to office and emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and even death. Patients who have limited literacy skills, who have multiple comorbidities, and who are elderly face the greatest risk, and limited literacy skills are significantly associated with inadequate understanding and use of prescription instructions and precautions. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality notes that only 12 percent of U.S. adults have proficient health literacy that allows them to interpret a prescription label correctly. Given the importance of health literacy to the proper use of medications, and the apparent lack of progress in improving medication adherence, the Roundtable on Health Literacy formed an ad hoc committee to plan and conduct a 1-day public workshop that featured invited presentations and discussion of the role and challenges regarding clarity of communication on medication. Participants focused on using health literacy principles to address clarity of materials, decision aids, and other supportive tools and technologies regarding risks, benefits, alternatives, and health plan coverage. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop. |
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This activity was supported by contracts between the National Academy of Sciences and AbbVie Inc.; Aetna Foundation; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (HHSP23337024); American Dental Association; Bristol-Myers Squibb; East Bay Community Foundation (Kaiser Permanente); Eli Lilly and Company; Health Literacy Media; Health Literacy Partners; Health Resources and Services Administration (HHSH25034011T); Humana; Institute for Healthcare Advancement; Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.; National Institutes of Health (HHSN26300054); National Library of Medicine; Northwell Health; Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (HHSP23337043); and UnitedHealth Group. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or agency that provided support for the project. |
| Contents |
Introduction and workshop overview -- Patient and caregiver perspectives -- Approaches to health-literatre medication instructions -- Translating research into practice: case studies -- Exploring the future of health-literate design -- Reflections on the day -- References -- Appendix A: Workshop agenda -- Appendix B: Biograhical sketches of Workshop speakers, moderators, and reactors. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Communication in medicine -- Congresses.
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Communication in medicine. |
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Medication errors -- Congresses.
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Medication errors. |
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Medical personnel and patient -- Congresses.
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Medical personnel and patient. |
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Health education -- Congresses.
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Health education. |
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Health promotion -- Congresses.
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Health promotion. |
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Congresses.
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Fulltext.
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Internet Resources.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Electronic books.
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Technical reports.
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Technical reports.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Health Literacy, issuing body.
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Communicating Clearly about Medicine (Workshop) (2016 : Washington, D.C.)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Alper, Joe. Communicating clearly about medicines. Washington, DC : the National Academies Press, [2017] (OCoLC)1003215376 |
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Print version: Alper, Joe. Communicating clearly about medicines. Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2017] 9780309461856 0309461855 (OCoLC)1005082075 |
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9780309461863 |
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0309461863 |
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9780309461887 (electronic book) |
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030946188X (electronic book) |
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9780309461856 |
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0309461855 |
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