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presented by Emily Elliott, PT, DPT, MTC
Financial: Emily Elliott is an employee at CORA Physical Therapy.
Nonfinancial: Emily Elliott has no competing nonfinancial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course.
Satisfactory completion requirements: All disciplines must complete learning assessments to be awarded credit, no minimum score required unless otherwise specified within the course.
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Emily Elliott, PT, DPT, MTC
Emily Elliott received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee, and her Bachelor of Science degree in exercise science from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. Her clinical experience is diverse, spanning patient populations from ortho to neuro to peds, primarily in outpatient settings. Over the…
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1. What Is Health Literacy, and Why Does It Matter?
Health literacy is the ability to understand and communicate health information, yet research tells us it is more uncommon than you'd think. Learn how low health literacy can impact your ability to include patients in healthcare decisions in therapy, like goal setting and treatment selection. This chapter will explore how to define and recognize low health literacy through lecture and role-playing.
2. Plain Language
The words that you choose matter. Through lecture and role-playing scenarios, learn how adopting plain language in your communication at any visit can facilitate better therapeutic alliance and comprehension.
3. Focus on What Matters
When our patients have low health literacy rates, they can easily get overwhelmed with the sheer volume of information. This chapter helps you prioritize which topics to share and repeat so the patient leaves each visit knowing what is going on, what to do about it, and why it matters.
4. Visual Aids
Visual aids are a powerful tool for addressing low health literacy. This chapter will explore through lecture and role-playing the different types of visual aids, many of which are free, such as sketches, medical illustrations, videos, and 3D models.
5. Putting Health Literacy Into Practice
This final chapter will summarize the three health literacy strategies addressed in the course and challenge the learner to set goals to make changes in their own practice.
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