Health Culture and Literacy

Solutions for Clear Health Communication

Everyday healthcare providers, educators and plan administrators are challenged with communicating health and disease - specific information to their patients or clients.  However, few feel they have the skills necessary to communicate successfully and to improve on these communications. Health, Culture and Literacy: Solutions for Clear Health Communication”  is aimed at providing evidence-based tools and resources to improve your ability to communicate more effectively with patients and clients with low health literacy levels and those from Maine’s increasingly diverse ethnic groups.

This conference will kick off a year-long initiative to provide Maine's primary care providers and public health professionals with new knowledge and skills related to health literacy and cultural competence. The goal is to improve communication with patients and consumers, medical outcomes, and overall health status.

Download conference brochure (pdf, 77K).

By participating in this program you will:

1. Examine the latest research on adult literacy in the US.
2. Discuss skills needed to improve patient and client outcomes.
3. Share practical ideas you can use immediately to communicate effectively with patients and clients.
4. Network with health professionals, researchers, advocates from the state and region.

Who Should Attend

Accreditation

• Maine Medical Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category I credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
• Contact Hours - 5.7
  Maine Medical Center Department of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
• 5.25 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) hours approved by the State of Maine, Board of Social Work Licensure.
• Application has been made to the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC) for CHES Category I continuing education contact hours (CECH).
• This program has been reviewed and is acceptable for 5.75 AOA-2A Credit Hours by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
• This program has been reviewed and is acceptable for 5.75 Category I continuing education credits by the Maine Board of Dental Examiners for dental professionals.

Hotel Information

Registration

Pre-registration is required and includes all day registration, lunch, breaks and materials. Registration will be confirmed by email and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until October 19 or until the conference is full. Cancellation MUST be received no later than October 19 for a full refund, less a $15 processing fee. Substitutions are acceptable; no shows are subject to the full fee.

A limited number of scholarships are available, please call (207) 885-8570 for more information.

Accessibility

Location is wheelchair accessible. Please contact Sandy Goudreau at goudrs@mmc.org or (207) 885-8570 in advance if you require accessibility accommodation or a language interpreter.