Health Literacy and Intercultural Communication in Health Education
9:30 AM - 10:30 AMThu
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Speakers
Dr. Erin Carlson
Associate Clinical Professor
University of Texas at Arlington
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Presentation
By the end of this session, participants will be able to: 1. Discuss the current landscape of cross-cultural communication and health literacy in treating Spanish-speaking diabetic patients. 2. List three evidence-based approaches to cross-cultural, health literate diabetes education. 3. Name three tools to assess health literacy in Spanish-speaking patients. 4. Discuss several cultural communication expectations which immigrant Spanish-speaking patients may have in the patient-provider encounter.