2009 Schedule of Events

Below is the agenda from the 2009 Conference.  To view the presentation, please click on the speaker’s name.

   

Day 1: Monday, October 19, 2009
Time	Event
8:00am – 9:00am	Breakfast
9:00am – 11:00am	NIH Gaps and Priorities Session Introduction: Helen Meissner Moderator: Ruth Parker Speakers: Cynthia Baur, Marin Allen, Kyu Rhee and Linda Kwon, Vish Viswanath, Michael Paasche-Orlow
11:00am-12:00pm	Gaps and Priorities Small Group Breakout Sessions/Box Lunch
12:00pm – 12:45pm	Keynote Address: David Baker, MD, MPH Michael A. Gertz Professor in Medicine, Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Title: Health Literacy Research: Past is Prologue
1:00pm – 2:15pm	Abstract I: Oral Presentations Moderator: Joanne Schwartzberg, MD, Director of Aging and Community Health, American Medical Association 1. Ian Bennett, University of Pennsylvania, “Trust of Physicians Mediates the Association of Literacy with Perceived Efficacy of Patient-Physician Interactions Among Mothers of Early Preterm Infants 2. Ariella Herman, UCLA, Anderson School of Management. “Empowering low-income parents to reduce excess pediatric emergency room and clinic visits through health literacy” 3. Stacy Bailey, Northwestern. “Universal Medication Schedule to Improve Patient Understanding of Perscription Drug Instructions” 4. H. Shonna Yin, New York University School of Medicine. “Parent Medication Administration Errors: Role of Dosing Instruments and Health Literacy”
2:30pm- 3:45pm	Invited Panel A: Measurement Moderator: Terry Davis Speakers: Elizabeth Hahn, Lauren McCormack, Russell Rothman.
4:00pm – 5:15pm	Invited Panel B: Health Literacy and Verbal Interaction Moderator: Scott Ratzan   Speakers: Kathy Mazor, Don Rubin, Debra Roter
5:30pm – 7:00pm	Reception/Poster Session, State Plaza Hotel
Day 2: Tuesday October 20, 2009
Time	Event
8:00am – 8:30am	Breakfast
8:30am – 9:45am	Abstract II: Oral Presentations Moderator: Irene Dankwa-Mullan, MD, MPH, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) 1. Drenna Waldrop-Valverde, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. “Health Literacy and Prospective Memory in HIV Seropositive Individuals”  2. Rebecca Sudore, University of California, San Francisco. “Uncertainty of Advance Care Planning Treatment Preferences Among Diverse Older Adults”  3. Raymond Ownby, Nova Southeastern University. “Health Literacy is Related to Problem Solving Skills”  4. Susan Shaw, University of Arizona. “Measuring Health Literacy Across Diverse Populations
10:00am – 10:45am	Keynote Address – Anne Beal, MPH, President, Aetna Foundation Presentation of Sabra Woolley Memorial Award for highest rated abstract – Linda Harris (HRSA)
11:00am -12:15pm	Invited Panel C: HIT Interventions Moderator: Michael Paasche-Orlow Speakers: Timothy Bickmore, Dean Schillinger, Michael Wolf
11:00am -12:15pm	Invited Panel D: Organizational Assessment and Change Moderator: Rima Rudd Speakers: Julie Gazmararian, Matthew Wynia, Beverly Weidmer
12:30pm – 2:00pm	Box Lunch: 1-on-1 Mentor and Project Officer Meetings:
12:30pm – 2:00pm	Poster Session
2:00pm – 3:15pm	Abstract III: Oral Presentations Moderator: Cindy Brach, MPP, Agency for Health care Research and Quality (AHRQ) 1. Sian Smith, University of Sydney. “Supporting informed choices about bowel cancer screening among adults with lower levels of education and literacy: A randomized controlled trail of a decision aid” 2. Kerri Cavanaugh, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. “Low diabetes numeracy predicts worse glycemic control” 3. Oana Grone, HPH Catalonian network. “Results of an evaluation of the health literacy environment in Catalan hospitals” 4. Boyd Davis, University of North Carolina-Charlotte. “Vignettes and photovellas to enhance training for workers with limited English”
3:30pm – 4:00pm	Final Session/Evaluations