Advancing Pharmacy Health Literacy Practices Through Quality Improvement

Advancing Pharmacy Health Literacy Practices Through Quality Improvement



Advancing Pharmacy Health Literacy Practices Through Quality Improvement: Curricular Modules for Faculty is a set of modules to help pharmacy faculty integrate health literacy and health literacy quality improvement into courses, experiential education, and projects for PharmD students and pharmacy residents. The curricular modules can be used for lectures, seminars, laboratory classes, and experiential education. The modules consist of 17 activity guides with 4 accompanying PowerPoint® presentations. Each activity guide includes a list of further resources.

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Investigators:

Sarah J. Shoemaker, Pharm. D., Ph.D., Abt Associates, Inc.
Leah Staub-DeLong, B.A., Abt Associates, Inc.
Melanie Wasserman, M.P.A., Ph.D., Abt Associates, Inc.
Dina Moss, MPA, AHRQ
Cindy Brach, MPP, AHRQ

Contents

Acknowledgements
Overview
Using the Curricular Modules
   Are These Modules for You?
   Adapting the Curricular Modules to Meet Your Needs
   Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Standards
PowerPoint® Slide Decks
Activity Guides
   Increasing Awareness of Health Literacy in Pharmacy
   Improving Communication in Pharmacy
   Assessing the Health Literacy Practices of Pharmacies
   Conducting Health Literacy Quality Improvement
Resources
Appendix I: Health Literacy QI Case Studies—Abstract
Appendix II: Relevant ACPE Standards
This document was produced under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under Contract No. 290200600011 TO5, "Assessing Organizational Responses to AHRQ's Health Literacy Pharmacy Tools."
The content of this document does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. The authors assume full responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the ideas presented.

AHRQ Publication No. 12-M013-EF
Current as of December 2011

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Internet Citation:

Shoemaker SJ, Staub-DeLong L, Wasserman M, Moss D, Brach C. Advancing Pharmacy Health Literacy Practices Through Quality Improvement. (Prepared by Abt Associates, Inc., under contract No. 290200600011 TO5). AHRQ Publication No. 12-M013-EF, December 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/pharmlitqi/index.html

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