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Free patient resource on adult vaccines available
Put words in our mouth
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/17/7.htm
17 Aug 2010
Promoting literacy to increase adherence
Roughly 80 million Americans navigate health care's complexities with limited health literacy skills. Learn easy steps that help patients understand what they need to do, without the need for formal literacy screening or for questions that might embarrass a patient.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/07/literacy.htm
1 Jul 2011
Video HEALTH TiPS on opioid pain medications available
The ACP Foundation recently released two new video HEALTH TiPS on how to take opioid pain medication and how to use an opioid pain medication patch. Video HEALTH TiPS are very brief videos made with real patients, physicians and other health professionals. The videos provide patients with information and skills they need to know. To view the videos, go to the ACP Foundation website.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/24/8.htm
24 Aug 2010
Low health literacy linked to poorer outcomes, use of health services
Patients with low health literacy are less likely to use health services and more likely to have poor health outcomes, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/19/2.htm
19 Jul 2011
‘Goldilocks' goal for diabetes and CKD
Managing kidney disease in diabetes requires meeting individualized parameters and balancing risks in nephrology and cardiology. Learn whether more aggressive treatment is warranted in this population.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/11/diabetes.htm
1 Nov 2012