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9:45-10:45
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The Role of Health Literacy in Health Disparities Research
Suggested Speakers:
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9:45-10:00
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How do we raise awareness of health literacy among disparity researchers? How can we keep research in disparities and research in health literacy from being in separate silos?
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Lisa Cooper, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Health Policy & Management & Health, Behavior, and Society
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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10:00-10:15
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How can health literacy help eliminate disparities? How does health literacy impact vulnerable populations?
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Dean Schillinger, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
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10:15-10:45
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Discussion
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10:45-11:00
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BREAK
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11:00-12:00
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The Role of Health Literacy in Health Information Technology
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11:00-11:15
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How do we make sure health IT does not leave individuals with limited health literacy in the dust? What kind of research is needed to look at this issue?
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Joshua Seidman, Ph.D.
Acting Director, Meaningful Use
Office of Provider Adoption Support
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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11:15-11:30
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How do we use health IT to help those with limited health literacy: potentials, concerns, how do we study this?
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Michael Wolf, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor, Medicine and Learning Sciences
Associate Division Chief - Research
Division of General Internal Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
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