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1 Introduction and Workshop Overview
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... , and polypharmacy associated with patients having complex disorders or multiple chronic illnesses (Fialová and Onder, 2009; 1  The planning committee's role was limited to planning the workshop, and the Proceedings of a Workshop was prepared by the workshop rapporteur as a factual summary of what occurred at the workshop. Statements, recommendations, and opinions expressed are those of individual presenters and participants, and are not endorsed or verified by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, as they should not be construed as reflecting any group consensus.
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... Given the importance of health literacy to the proper use of medications, and the apparent lack of progress in improving medication adherence (NCPIE, 2013) , the Roundtable on Health Literacy formed an ad hoc committee to plan and conduct a 1-day public workshop that featured invited presentations and discussion of the role and challenges regarding clarity of communication on medication.
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... This publication summarizes the workshop's presentations and discussions, and it highlights some lessons, practical strategies, and needs and opportunities discussed by individual workshop participants for applying the principles of health literacy to the task of helping individuals understand how to use the medications they take. Chapter 2 provides the patient perspective on the challenge of understanding and following medication instructions.
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