Health Literacy and Numeracy: Workshop Summary (2014)
Chapter: Appendix B: Meeting Agenda
Health Literacy and Numeracy: A Workshop
Keck 100
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC
| July 18, 2013 | OPEN SESSION | Room 100 |
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8:30–8:40 |
Welcome and Introduction of First Two Speakers Paul Schyve, M.D. Senior Advisor The Joint Commission |
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8:40–9:50 |
An Overview of Numeracy |
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8:40–9:00 |
What Is Numeracy?: It’s More Than Mathematics Lynda Ginsburg, Ph.D. Department of Mathematics Rutgers University |
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9:00–9:20 |
Presentation of Commissioned Paper. This presentation will cover (1) what research shows about people’s numeracy skill levels; (2) what kinds of numeracy skills are needed in health, e.g., selecting a health plan, choosing treatments, and understanding medication instructions; and (3) what we know about how providers should communicate with those with low numeracy skills. Ellen Peters, Ph.D. Department of Psychology Ohio State University |
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9:20–9:50 |
Discussion |
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9:50–9:55 |
Introduction of Speaker |
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9:55–10:15 |
Are Numeracy Issues More Difficult with Poor Health? Terry Davis, Ph.D. Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport |
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10:15–10:30 |
Discussion |
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10:30–10:45 |
BREAK |
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10:45–10:55 |
Introduction of Exercise and Panel Speakers |
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10:55–11:00 |
Deconstruction Exercise Rima Rudd, Sc.D., M.S.P.H. Department of Society, Human Development, and Health Harvard School of Public Health |
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11:00–12:15 |
Numeracy Demands, Assumptions, and Challenges for Consumers. These presentations will go into more detail than background overview for each area identified. |
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11:00–11:20 |
Choosing a Health Plan (will begin with a short video) Lynn Quincy, M.S. Senior Policy Analyst Consumers Union |
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11:20–11:40 |
Numeracy in Health Care Andrea Apter, M.D., M.A., M.Sc. Professor of Medicine University of Pennsylvania |
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11:40–12:15 |
Discussion |
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12:15–1:30 |
MEMBER and SPEAKER LUNCH |
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1:30–1:40 |
Introduction of Panel |
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1:40–3:00 |
Panel: Numeracy Demands, Assumptions, and Challenges for Communicators. These presentations will go into more detail than background overview for each area identified. |
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1:40–2:00 |
Issues and Challenges Related to Journalism. This presentation will focus on how news organizations convey numerical information. Marguerite Holloway, M.S. Assistant Professor Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism |
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2:00–2:20 |
Issues and Challenges in the Era of Shared Decision Making: Explaining Risk and Uncertainty Jessica S. Ancker, Ph.D., M.P.H. Assistant Professor Weill Cornell Medical College |
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2:20–3:00 |
Discussion |
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3:00–3:15 |
BREAK |
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3:15–3:25 |
Introduction of Panel Presenters |
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3:25–4:45 |
Panel: Effective Strategies |
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3:25–3:45 |
Examples of Effective Display of Health Plan Information Robert M. Krughoff, J.D. President, Center for the Study of Services Consumers’ CHECKBOOK |
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3:45–4:05 |
Communicating Quantitative Information for Decision Making Brian Zikmund-Fisher, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, School of Public Health University of Michigan |
