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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798457203321

Autore

Alper Joe

Titolo

Health literacy and palliative care : workshop summary / / Joe Alper, Rapporteur

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-309-38039-1

0-309-38037-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (137 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

362.175

Soggetti

Palliative treatment - Social aspects

Palliative treatment - Research

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Communication: palliative care's transformational procedure -- Interpersonal communication -- Professional training -- Integrated care teams -- Health literacy in palliative care programs -- Reflections on the workshop -- References -- Appendix A: Workshop agenda  -- Appendix B: Biographical sketches of workshop speakers and moderators.

Sommario/riassunto

"The Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Health Literacy convened a 1-day public workshop to explore the relationship between palliative care and health literacy, and the importance of health literate communication in providing high-quality delivery of palliative care. Health Literacy and Palliative Care summarizes the discussions that occurred throughout the workshop and highlights the key lessons presented, practical strategies, and the needs and opportunities for improving health literacy in the United States"--