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SUMMARY:Health Literacy: The Missing Link
DESCRIPTION:Breakout Session\n\nMiriam Camacho Stokes (UNC Hospital, Chape
 l Hill)\n\nTo close the gap in health literacy, patients must understand t
 he specific role of the patient. This is not intuitive and requires educat
 ion. As clinicians, we are great at teaching patients about their disease 
 process and what they should or should not do once discharged—however, edu
 cation about taking an active role as a patient is lacking. Health dispari
 ties and social determinants of health are impacted by the level of educat
 ion a person has. This includes academics, health education, and knowledge
  about the healthcare system itself. Shared decision-making is ineffective
  if the patient is not active in their care. To be an active participant, 
 patients must understand what it means to be a patient. Healthcare clinici
 ans view patients through a specific lens, including the person and what t
 hey represent as a medical case. The total picture includes medical condit
 ions, medications, allergies, diet, and social factors- we put these facto
 rs together while managing the acute or chronic disease at hand. Patients 
 must understand this view and how their contribution impacts their health.
  To fight health inequity, cut utilization costs, improve health outcomes,
  and give power back to the patient, patients must have an active presence
  in who they are as patients. This education point can be tackled by bedsi
 de nursing, advanced practice clinicians, and physicians, whether outpatie
 nt or inpatient. Technology utilization in the form of smartphone applicat
 ions can optimize patients' understanding of how to increase their involve
 ment in their health care.\n\nTrack: Delivery, Quality and Safety\n\nFocus
  Area: APP Practice, Bedside Nursing, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Gl
 obal Neurocritical Care, Hospitalist Practice, Patient Education\n\nTarget
  Audience: Introductory, Intermediate\n\nSession Chair: Leslie Hamilton (U
 niversity of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy)
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