Summary of AHRQ-Supported Health Literacy and Palliative Care Workshop Now Available

Summary of AHRQ-Supported Health Literacy and Palliative Care Workshop Now Available

Download free Summary of Health Literacy and Palliative Care Workshop A summary of the July 9, 2016 AHRQ-supported Health Literacy and Palliative Care Workshop is now available from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The 1-day public workshop, convened by the Roundtable on Health Literacy, explored the relationship between palliative care and health literacy, and the importance of health literate communication in providing high-quality delivery of palliative care. You can access workshop materials, including videos of presentations and slides sets, at:http://nationalacademies.org/hmd/activities/publichealth/healthliteracy/2015-jul-09.aspx. You can access the workshop summary at: http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/Reports/2016/Health-Literacy-and-Palliative-Care-Workshop-Summary.aspx. To learn more about AHRQ health literacy resources, go to: http://www.ahrq.gov/health-care-information/topics/topic-health-literacy.html. To learn more about palliative care research at AHRQ, go to: http://www.ahrq.gov/health-care-information/topics/topic-palliative-care.html.