interprofessional health care education links to health literacy
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Interprofessional Health Care Education: Links to health literacy from the All Together Better Health Conference VI Zsuza Tomsen (Susan Toth-Cohen) and Aliesel Resident Jefferson School of Health Professions, Dept. of Occupational Therapy, Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA, USA 19107TRANSCRIPT
Interprofessional Health Care Education
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Links to health literacy from the All Together Better Health Conference
VI
Zsuza Tomsen (Susan Toth-Cohen) and Aliesel ResidentJefferson School of Health Professions, Dept. of
Occupational Therapy, Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA, USA 19107
All Together Better Health VI
Kobe, JapanOctober 5-82012
Health LiteracyA balance between the
literacy & verbal skills of a person compared to the
demands made by the health
materials, the communication
skills of those in the health field, & the
complicated nature of the healthcare & public
health systems. (Harvard Sch. Public
Health, 2011)
Interprofessional EducationWhen students from 2 or more professions learn about, from & with each other to enable effective collaboration & improve health outcomes (WHO, 2010).
… about people…
…about communication and impact
Both are
… about Health Outcomes
How Can IPE..
Help us empower patients/clients/consumers to build their health literacy
Create more effective, efficient healthcare services?
Produce health and human service professionals who provide patient/client/consumer centered care?
Collaborate to ensure effective education of patients/clients/consumers
Decrease medical errors that frequently occur from lack of communication/lack of coordination
Learn to see each other as resources and as professionals who have different contributions to make
That together, IP teams can accomplish more than any 1 discipline alone
Through IPE, students can learn to:
Example: Interprofessional Collaboration on the Run
Well developed series on interprofessional education covering comprehensive aspectsInterprofessional Collaborative Learning series
Covers key issues including role clarification, collaborative leadership and shared decision-making, team functioning, and conflict management.
Videos on key topics bring home important issues, including health literacy levels and how the provider and system can make a difference.
University of British Columbia
Example: Interprofessional Collaboration on a Global
Level Rwanda Health and Healing Project (est.
2005) sends interprofessional teams to Rwanda to meet the health needs of refugees.
Health literacy goals include training Rwandan professionals in health & hygiene and educating people about nutrition & HIV/AIDS.
One example of how interprofessional collaboration & health literacy can be used together to address global health inequalities.
Thomas Jefferson University
Discussion
Possible topics (we’ll leave these up to you, here are some suggestions!)
What are your experiences of how health professionals can foster health literacy by communicating with one another?
How does patient-centered care improve the quality of health and human services?