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Last day of this conference! I had to miss the first session, but now I'm in "Best Practices for Communicating through Imagery" with speakers Kathleen Walker and David Pearl. #ihahlc21
Pictograms vs. icons—what's the difference?
Pictograms must be a literal representation. Icons may be literal or abstract.
Pictograms convey a complete idea with no additional explanation needed. #ihahlc21
Pictograms must be a literal representation. Icons may be literal or abstract.
Pictograms convey a complete idea with no additional explanation needed. #ihahlc21
Pictograms have a lot of different applications—e.g. with COVID-19: showing steps to wash hands, show symptoms, give instructions, showing social distancing. #ihahlc21
Now tweeting from the session "Connecting the social determinants of health and health literacy" with speakers Speaker: Lauri J. DeRuiter-Willems and Jennifer Cannon. #ihahlc21
They recognized a connection between social determinants of health and health literacy, but the connection wasn't as clear to their students. Came up with a privilege activity for participants to self-reflect. #ihahlc21
Activity: 40 questions about privilege with yes/no answers. People move forward with a yes, backward with a no.
It can be intimidating or emotional to end up at the end or the front of the line.
Our history doesn't necessarily reflect our success. #ihahlc21
It can be intimidating or emotional to end up at the end or the front of the line.
Our history doesn't necessarily reflect our success. #ihahlc21
Last session for the day! (I might duck out early to catch the BC COVID press conference.)
Integrating Patient Stories in Health Literacy Training
Speakers: Farrah Schwartz, Sophia Wong & Jack (John) R. Ireland, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada #ihahlc21
Integrating Patient Stories in Health Literacy Training
Speakers: Farrah Schwartz, Sophia Wong & Jack (John) R. Ireland, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada #ihahlc21
The University Health Network's patient engagement portfolio supports UHN to provide equitable, clear, accessible, timely and compassionate care.
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4 programs:
•patient portal
•patient learning & experience centres (libraries)
•patient education & engagement
•interpretation & translation
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•patient portal
•patient learning & experience centres (libraries)
•patient education & engagement
•interpretation & translation
#ihahlc21
Next session is Kristen Gosse on "Healthy Content Matters: Bringing Patient Education Online." (I'm listening but may not be able to live-tweet very well because I'm eating.) #ihahlc21
InJoy Health Education is a company that started off as a video-based company, branched off into print materials and, especially this past year, online sessions. #ihahlc21
A few years ago, they added e-classes but there wasn't much uptake by healthcare professionals. Seemed to fear that they would cannibalize in-person sessions or undercut health educators. #ihahlc21
Next session! I'm listening to Brenda Linares's presentation: Librarians partner with the Juntos Center for Advancing Latino Health to provide credible health information. #ihahlc21
In the US, Spanish-speaking immigrants are particularly affected by negative health outcomes associated with low health literacy. Health literacy is a social determinant of health. #ihahlc21
There's a lot of misinformation and mistrust in the Latinx community
•language barriers
•shortage of Spanish-speaking healthcare workers
•fact-checking organizations may not publish their work in Spanish
•rely on family & friends for information #ihahlc21
•language barriers
•shortage of Spanish-speaking healthcare workers
•fact-checking organizations may not publish their work in Spanish
•rely on family & friends for information #ihahlc21
For the next 3 days I'm going to try to catch as much of the @iha_the Health Literacy Conference as I can and live-tweet from the sessions I attend.
I'll be using the hashtag #ihahlc21, so feel free to mute or follow along as desired!
I'll be using the hashtag #ihahlc21, so feel free to mute or follow along as desired!
Keynote speaker today is Dr. @rayblock1, on "Literacy Tests and the Modern Day Jim Crow." #ihahlc21
Race, health disparities, and the “dual pandemics”
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane because it often results in physical death.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. #ihahlc21
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane because it often results in physical death.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. #ihahlc21
