Health Culture and Literacy Conference (April 30, 2010)

This skill-building workshop for primary healthcare providers and other allied health professionals is open for registration but filling fast. This conference will be held at Maple Hill Farm in Hallowell. The focus is to provide participants practical skills and tools for communicating more effectively with patients and families.

CEU's available
Physician and nurse: AMA PRA Category 1 credit (5.5 hours)
Physicians: AOA CME credit (5.5 hours)
CHES contact hours
(Discounts given to primary care practices bringing two or more staff.)

Workshop Breakouts include:
Should I Hand This Out?
The Importance of Numeracy in Healthcare
Technology Tools for Improving Patient Understanding
Form Frustration: How to Make Forms More User Friendly
Promoting Health Literacy in Older Adults
Patient Interactions: Improving Both Sides
Culture, Language and Literacy
Transitions of Care: From Hospital to Home

FMI or to register visit www.mainehealth.org/healthliteracy