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Understanding Risks and Benefits. Learning How to Communicate Health Statistics

Event Type: Adults
Age Group(s): Adults
Date: 10/11/2017
Start Time: 2:00 PM
End Time: 3:45 PM
Description:
 Making Sense of Numbers: Understanding Risks and Benefits. Learning How to Communicate Health Statistics

Abstract

Numeracy literacy is not only a problem for individuals receiving health information but also for those providing information that contain numbers. This class is a basic introduction for anyone who wants to understand how to communicate health information that involves numeracy. The purpose of this class is to understand risk and benefits from a layman’s perspective and to understand that the communication of numbers must be clear and easy to understand. In this 1.5 hour class, participants will also be introduced to several tools that will help in the development of educational materials. Audience is anyone providing health information to the general public, including healthcare instructors, public and medical librarians, patient educators.

Objectives

Participants will be able to:
•To understand their role in risk communication and health numeracy
•To understand risk and benefit statistics from a layman’s perspective
•To understand that the communication of numbers must be clear and easy to understand
•To understand that numeracy is a key component of health literacy and shared decision making in managing one’s health

Course Materials

PowerPoint Making Sense of Numbers updated_4_17_17_508 compliant.pptx
Resource List Resource List Making Sense of Numbers.docx

Continuing Education
•Upon successful completion of this class, each participant will receive 1.5 hours of continuing education credit awarded by the Medical Library Association. Certificates will be emailed upon completion of class assignments.
•This course qualifies for Medical Library Association, Consumer Health Information Specialization Levels 1 and 2.
•MLA Course Listing(link is external)

Course Developer(s)

Author: Michelle Burda, Education & Health Literacy Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region
Library: East Bank Regional Library    Map
Location: A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor
Contact: Chris Smith
Contact Number: 504-889-8143
Presenter: Chris Smith