Episode 39: Sparking Curiosity About Health Literacy to Improve Patient Outcomes with Megan Berg, MA, CCC-SLP

What is health literacy? How does health literacy improve outcomes? How do we incorporate health literacy into our everyday practice? We discuss how the therapeutic interaction is one of providing information and empowering a medical culture of respecting and valuing individual choices based both on a growing and evolving evidence base as well as personal values and priorities. We discuss the continuum of health literacy from functional (e.g., “Here is a handout on your condition.”) to interactive (e.g., “Here is the time and address to a support group in your area.”) to critical (e.g., “There is a clinical study gathering data about people who are experiencing your diagnosis. Would you like to participate?”). We also discuss how increasing diversity fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration, and a broader lens through which to view solutions to problems. To sum up, the future of rehabilitation therapy lies in building interdisciplinary connections from diverse communities that create critical health literacy opportunities (such as the Learning Health System) that allow us to bridge the gap between clinical research and clinical practice. Visit: https://www.speechuncensored.com/podcastepisodes/s2e19-sparking-curiosity-about-health-literacy-to-improve-patient-outcomes-featuring-megan-berg-ma-ccc-slp Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/speech-uncensored/message