Health Literacy is the ability to “obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.”

The webinar will be offered on:

• Thursday, December 3 from 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm EST; and,
• Wednesday, December 9 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST.

By attending and completing an evaluation form, nurse case managers and social workers will earn one CCM CEU. Cost per person is $45.00.

Key issues to be discussed include:

• Definition of Health Literacy;
• Considerations of Health Literacy and the impact to: an individual’s access to health care, patient safety, individual’s ability to participate in self efficacy and in the healthcare delivery system;
• Information and tools to assist the learner in identifying appropriateness of healthcare information; and,
• Regulatory requirements in regards to health literacy. Additionally, resources will be provided to assist the learner in preparing materials to meet the needs of patients.

To learn more and/or register, please visit http://www.psninc.net/webinar-topics.html.

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PSN is a woman and nurse-owned healthcare accreditation company that serves as an industry leader in URAC, NCQA, CARF, and Joint Commission accreditation preparation and consultation.  PSN is excited about its health literacy webinar as health literacy is a topic weaved in to each of the accreditation standards.

In addition to the nursing webinars, PSN offers many customizable training solutions. To learn more about our various services or schedule a presentation that works for your organization, please contact us.

Bottom line: Will patients be able to understand and act upon the instructions that you or your organization provide?  The National Academy on Aging Society estimates that “the inability to understand medical direction costs more than $73 billion in healthcare costs per year.”

Last month, PSN held a webinar entitled, “Health Literacy: Why It’s a Concern.” Our presenter, Connie Sunderhaus, RN-BC, CCM delivered valuable substance and insight, with a vibrant presentation.

A quick analysis of the program evaluations show the attendees thought it was a hit! Scores of 4.7/5.0 were given for the following measures: program met objective of defining the importance of health literacy, program met objectives of how to address health literacy requirements, presenter provided information in a clear and understandable manner, and information obtained can be applied to my practice.

Connie presents three tools to measure health literacy. Why is this important? Unlike most other webinars, this one goes beyond the “what” and the “why”. Three methods are presented to give the practitioner additional tols in their resource tool belt.

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PSN is very busy putting together the next webinar! If you have any ideas or have a program that you would be interested in attending, please let us know! Please visit our webinar page t learn about the exciting programs ahead! Should you wish to be emailed when a course is announced, please feel free to contact us.

In addition to the nursing webinars, PSN offers many customizable training programs either via webinar or on-site. Please contact us to discuss and/or arrange customized training for your organization.