Washington State

Washington State Chapter Meeting

Topic:             Health Literacy and Plain Language with Teach Back

Date:              Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Time:              12:00 – 1:00 PM

Speaker:        Laura Carr

                         Manager of Patient and Family Education, Resource Center, Interpreter Services and Clinical LMS

                         Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Laura Carr has a strong passion for health literacy that started when she learned she had the BRCA1 gene in 2014. Since then, she has become the in-house plain language expert at Fred Hutch, where she trains staff on how to effectively communicate with patients and families so they can understand and act on health information. She manages Patient Education, the Resource Center, Interpreter Services, and the Clinical Learning Management System for Fred Hutch Cancer Center. She is also former chair of the Cancer Patient Education Network and most recently co-chaired the 2024 International Cancer Education Conference.

 

During this presentation, you will learn current information about health literacy, the key types of information people want to learn during visits with clinician, and strategies to communicate clearly with patients.

Presentation learning objectives:

  • Define new definition of health literacy
  • Discover what patient education is - facts and misconceptions
  • Learn clear communication tactics to help reduce healthcare disparities: teach back and plain language

CEU: SoCRA members may claim up to 1.0 SoCRA CEU for SoCRA recertification.

Location: Zoom

Register through the following REDCap form and select RSVP for an upcoming meeting.

REDCap Link: https://redcap.link/socraWA

Questions: Please contact Kersten Brinkworth (kbrinkwo@fredhutch.org) or Roger Goosey (gooseyra@gmail.com).

Chapter Co-Chairs:

Merle Witter, CCRP
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Evonne Lackey, CCRP
Phone: 206 652 5302
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