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Health Literacy and the WVGEC. Mark A. Newbrough, MD, Director Mary Emmett, PhD, Evaluator. Welcome from the GEC. Objective #2: Build a stable and competent workforce for the provision of geriatric healthcare and increase the geriatrics competence of health professions faculty and students
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Health Literacy and the WVGEC Mark A. Newbrough, MD, Director Mary Emmett, PhD, Evaluator
Welcome from the GEC • Objective #2: Build a stable and competent workforce for the provision of geriatric healthcare and increase the geriatrics competence of health professions faculty and students • Sub-objective #5: Develop and implement a training/retraining program for faculty in health literacy” • The WVGEC curriculum will focus on improving: (1) knowledge about health literacy (prevalence, and impact on health outcomes), (2) skills for communicating with limited literacy seniors, and (3) attitudes about modifying communication strategies for low-literacy seniors. • Objective #3 is to “Promote evidence-based interventions to improve care of older adults.”
The Big Picture Goal • To improve health outcomes for older adults by increasing the use of improved and consistent strategies for communicating with patients, families, and caregivers who have low- or limited-health literacy.
Logic Models • Need: LHL is a widespread public health problem • Inputs/Activities: HRSA funds WVGEC to do this training • Outputs: Health Literacy Faculty Development Training • Initial Outcomes: # of faculty trained, number of hours delivered, participant satisfaction with the training • Intermediate Outcomes: KSAs / efficacy / competency of faculty (both clinical and teaching) • Distal Outcomes: Changes in teaching and clinical activities after training event
Distal Outcomes (cont.) • Teaching • Primary student: # of students exposed to new learning re: HL • Secondary student: KSAs of students / efficacy / competency • Tertiary student: Students actually incorporate HL skills into practice • Clinical • Primary patient: # of patients exposed to new communication model • Secondary patient: changes in patients as result of improved communication • Tertiary patient: Change in health outcomes as result of improved communication and patient self-efficacy
Implications for Projects • Low hanging fruit • Build upon early successes • Consider both your students and your patients • Think about how you might measure outcomes for both • We are here to help