Health literacy and palliative care workshop summary / Joe Alper, rapporteur ; Roundtable on Health Literacy, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Health and Medicine Division, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine.

Author/creator Alper, Joe
Other author Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Health Literacy.
Other author Health Literacy and Palliative Care (Workshop) (2015 : Washington, D.C.),
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWashington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2016]
Descriptionxviii, 117 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Communication: palliative care's transformational procedure -- Interpersonal communication -- Professional training -- Integrated care teams -- Health literacy in palliative care programs -- Reflections on the workshop -- References -- Appendix A: Workshop agenda -- Appendix B: Biographical sketches of workshop speakers and moderators.
Summary "The Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Health Literacy convened a 1-day public workshop to explore the relationship between palliative care and health literacy, and the importance of health literate communication in providing high-quality delivery of palliative care. Health Literacy and Palliative Care summarizes the discussions that occurred throughout the workshop and highlights the key lessons presented, practical strategies, and the needs and opportunities for improving health literacy in the United States"-- Publisher's description.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 101-106).
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016499371
ISBN9780309380362
ISBN0309380367

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