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Health Literacy, eHealth, and Communication: Putting the Consumer First: Workshop Summary

Appendix B

Workshop Agenda

Roundtable on Health Literacy
Institute of Medicine
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice

Monday, March 17, 2008

Workshop on Health Literacy, eHealth, and Communication:
Putting the Consumer First

National Academies Building
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

gOAL: To obtain information on the current status, barriers, and steps
to be taken to facilitate eHealth strategies that incorporate needs of
populations with low health literacy and language barriers.

ObJECTIVES: To organize presentations to address the following
questions:
1. What is the current status of communication technology, particularly
electronic health records systems?
2. What are the challenges of communication technology use for
populations with low health literacy?
3. What are strategies for increasing the benefit of these technologies
for populations with low health literacy?

MONDAy, MARCH 17, 2008
9:00-12:00 WORkSHOP SESSIONS—Lecture Room

9:00-9:15 Welcome and Overview
George Isham
Roundtable Chair

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