Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Working with Patients with Limited Health Literacy
University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
This online course provided insight into what limited health literacy is and what the consequences are for a patient’s health. At the end of the course patients’ problems with understanding in health interactions can be recognized and practical strategies and techniques can be implemented to mitigate these problems.
3 weeks, 3 hours per week
Margot Jager
Researcher in person-centered care
University Medical Center Groningen
Jane Sixsmith
Lecturer Health Promotion
National University of Galway Ireland
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Describe what health literacy is
- Identify the health consequences of limited health literacy
- Identify ways in which the Healthcare Professional can contribute to mitigating the effects of limited health literacy
- Demonstrate how to address peoples’ unmet health literacy needs
Syllabus
- Concepts and components of health literacy
- Consequences of limited health literacy
- Recognising patients with limited health literacy
- Mitigating health literacy problems
- Adapting to patients with limited health literacy
Issued on 3rd October 2021
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