Prevention and Patient Education Resources

Nancy B. Clark, M.Ed.Director of Medical Informatics Education

http://www.med.fsu.edu/informatics/communications.asp

Objectives

Why print handouts? Considerations Finding Guidelines and Handouts

– Computer Based– Web Based

Checking Readability with Word Translating

Patient Education Handouts

Why Handouts?

Memory Anxiety Hearing Demand management Communication Complexity

Patient Education Handouts

Typical Office Generated

Prescription refill requests Referral requests How to help your doctor run on time The role of midlevel providers Doctors' availability after hours Procedures for school physical

appointments

Patient Education Handouts

Others

Medication Schedule Wound Care Community Resources Immunization Schedule/Record Disease management More…

Patient Education Handouts

Computer Based

Stand alone vs EMR English and Spanish Authors Variety

– Adult, Seniors, Peds, Women’s, Medications

Modifiable Office Information

Clinical Reference Systems

Micro Medix Practice Partner AAFP Handouts

Patient Education Handouts

Web Based

Issues– Web access– Bandwidth– Validity/Bias– Currency– PATIENTS ARE

READING THIS!

Not quick access Bookmark good

sites

Patient Education Handouts

FSU Patient Ed Resources

Direct link from Library Webpage http://med.fsu.edu/library/patienteducation.asp

Direct link from Medical Websites http://med.fsu.edu/library/PatientEd.asp

Prevention resources also on Medical Websites

Patient Education Handouts

General Patient Ed Web Sites

MDConsult and FirstConsult AAFP Handouts American Academy of Pediatrics CDC Health Topics MEDLINE Plus ePocrates Online

Patient Education Handouts

Chronic Disease Specific Sites

American Diabetic Association

American Lung Association

Arthritis Foundation Handouts

American Academy Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

What they have:– Handouts– Support groups– Local chapter

locations– Discussion lists

Patient Education Handouts

Prevention, Public Health and Population Resources

Guide to Clinical Preventive Services (USPSTF)

CDC Prevention Guidelines Database Healthy People 2010 (DHHS) Immunizationed.org Travelers' Health CDC National Center for Farm Workers Health

Searching For Handouts

COM Digital Medical Library– Look for Prevention Resources or – Patient and Family Resources

Medical Matrix– Search for ??? In Patient Education

Resources Only

Considerations Reading level Language Design Illustrations Content Demand-management value Ethnicity Source

Patient Education Handouts

Using Word Check Reading Level Tools menu, Options, Spelling & Grammar

tab. Check grammar with spelling, yes Show readability statistics, yes OK. Check Spelling When Microsoft Word finishes checking

spelling and grammar, it displays information about the reading level of the document.

Patient Education Handouts

Using Google to Translate

Find handout and copy it or if online URL

Go to Google Click on Language Tools Select language to translate Paste URL or text Submit

Using Word to Translate Highlight text to translate Under the Tools Menu Select Languages (vXP) Select Translate… From English to …Pick language Hit arrow if it does not do it for you.

Using Word to Translate

Bajo menú de las herramientas adjetivo selecto Debajo De los Libros De Consulta,

seleccione la traducción De inglés... a la lengua de la selección

Caution

Simplier the handout, better translator works

How to Use Handout

Sit next to patient Review with patient Provide pen/marker Point with finger to items Communicate priorities (most important

point) Check for understanding

Strategies to Improve Compliance

Let’s Find Stuff

Patient 1

Mr. Jones is a 52 yr old construction worker, high school dropout, who is newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism. You prescribe Synthroid, 50mg qd. Find an appropriate handout that explains how to take the medication and one explaining the condition.

Patient 2

You are going to represent FSU at a health fair for migrant farmworkers. Find a good handout in Spanish to give children that explains how to brush their teeth.