Appendix A
Workshop Agenda
Roundtable on Health Literacy
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
NAS 120
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20418
Communicating Clearly About Medicine: A Workshop
November 17, 2016
Agenda
Workshop Objective:
The workshop seeks to address the question, “How do we provide clear written communications to patients?” with a focus on the patient experience.
| 8:30-8:45 |
Welcome and Workshop Overview
Bernard Rosof, M.D., MACP Chair, Roundtable on Health Literacy |
| 8:45-9:30 |
The Patient Experience
Darvece A. Monson, patient and advocate Caleb Sexton, patient and advocate Bobbie Reed, caregiver and advocate Moderator: Terri Ann Parnell, D.N.P., RN |
| 9:30-10:00 | Discussion |
| 10:00-10:15 | BREAK |
| 10:15-10:20 | Introductions |
| 10:20-10:40 |
Current Landscape of Research on Written Communications
Will Shrank, M.D., M.S.H.S. Chief Medical Officer University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health Plan |
| 10:40-11:00 |
The Role of Human Factors Engineering
Irene Chan, Pharm.D., BCPS Division of Medication Error Prevention and Analysis Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
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Elisabeth Walther, Pharm.D., J.D. Division of Medical Policy Programs Office of Medical Policy U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
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| 11:00-11:20 |
Human-Centered Design
Ed Israelski, Ph.D. Consultant, Technical Advisor on Human Factors Retired Director, Human Factors AbbVie Inc. |
| 11:20-12:00 | Discussion |
| 12:00-1:00 | LUNCH |
| Translating Research into Practice Case Studies | |
| 1:00-1:05 | Introductions |
| 1:05-1:20 |
Adopting an Easy-to-Read Medication Label in Wisconsin
Steve Sparks, M.S. Health Literacy Director Wisconsin Health Literacy |
| 1:20-1:35 |
Including Individuals with Low Health Literacy in Research and Development of New Labeling
Laurie Myers, M.B.A. Global Health Literacy Director Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. |
| 1:35-1:50 |
Project RED: Engaging Patients in Medication Management at Hospital Discharge
Brian Jack, M.D. Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine Boston University School of Medicine |
| 1:50-2:05 |
Planning for Non-English–Speaking Patients
Charles Lee, M.D. President and Founder Polyglot Systems |
| 2:05-2:25 |
Reactor Panel
Donna Horn, R.Ph., D.Ph. Director, Patient Safety, Community Pharmacy Institute for Safe Medication Practices |
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H. Shonna Yin, M.D., M.S. Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Population Health Departments of Pediatrics and Population Health New York University School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital Center |
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| 2:25-3:00 | Discussion |
| 3:00-3:15 | BREAK |
| The Future of Health-Literate Design | |
| 3:15-3:20 | Introductions |
| 3:20-3:35 |
Written Materials in the Digital Space
Dan Morrow, Ph.D. Chair, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 3:35-3:50 |
Legal Considerations in Applying Health Literacy Principles to Written Communications
Heather Rennie, J.D. Managing Counsel, Regulatory Legal Group Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. |
| 3:50-4:10 |
Moving Forward in Written Communications Research
Mike Wolf, Ph.D. Professor, Medicine and Learning Sciences Associate Division Chief, Research Division of General Internal Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University |
| 4:10-4:45 | Discussion |
| 4:45-5:30 | Reflections on the Day |
| 5:30 | ADJOURN |
