Sue Stableford and Judith Metcalf are presenters at upcoming Health, Culture and Literacy Conference

Sue Stableford, MPH, MSB, Director, UNE Health Literacy Institute and Judith Metcalf, APRN, BC, MS, Director, UNE Maine Geriatric Education Center are both presenters at the Health Culture and Literacy Conference  to be held on April 30, 2010 at the Maple Hill Farm Bed and Breakfast & Conference Center, Hallowell, Maine.

This skill-building workshop for primary healthcare providers and other allied health professionals is open for registration but filling fast.  The focus is to provide participants practical skills and tools for communicating more effectively with patients and families.

CEU's are 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.)

For more information or to register visit www.mainehealth.org/healthliteracy.

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.