Title:
Enabling health literate engagement in care in Canada: Development of a new Patient, Family & Consumer Education program in a post-acute geriatric rehabilitation and long-term care setting

Name:
Elke Ruthig, Dr. David Conn, and Dr. Faith Boutcher

Organization:
Baycrest Centre for Education & Knowledge Exchange in Aging

Quote
“Dr. David Conn, Dr. Faith Boutcher and I wish to extend a sincere thank you to the Institute for Healthcare Advancement for their dedication to empowering people to better health with a focus on health literacy. We are honoured to be recognized for our efforts to develop a patient, family and consumer education program at our organization. It is our older adult patients, clients, and residents at Baycrest whose collective goal to live a life of purpose, inspiration and fulfillment, including choice, dignity and independence, who have provided the motivation for our work.”

Title of Entry:
Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) infographics

Name:
Melanoma Research Foundation

Organization:
Health Literacy Media (HLM)

Quote
“HLM and our partners at the Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) are excited to be recognized by IHA for our clinical trial infographics. The clinical trial process represents an opportunity in health care that requires health literate public education to realize its full potential. We’re proud of this work to make information about clinical trials more health literate and accessible.”

Title of Entry:
Intellus Worldwide’s Health Literacy Initiative

Name:
Tom Donnelly, Branding Science,Tatiana Barakshina, Bazis, Jim Kirk, Bill Stone, Sommer Consulting, Heather Collins, Schlesinger Group

Organization:
Intellus Worldwide

Title of Entry:
Training Medical Students About Health Literacy and Patient-centered Habits for Clear Communication

Name:
Cliff Coleman, MD, MPH

Organization:
Oregon Health & Science University

Quote
“I want to thank IHA for 19 years of outstanding conferences advocating for growth in the field of health literacy! I am incredibly proud of our work at the Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine reshaping the future of doctor-patient communication, and am humbled by this lovely award. Our achievements at OHSU would not be possible without strong visionary leadership from our Deans, the amazing staff in our Teaching Services Office, excellent faculty instructors, and outstanding medical students. I wish we were all sitting down for lunch under the big IHA tent, where I could say all this publically, and thank everything for all that you do to help make the world a better place... Hope to see you all next year!” Cliff

1st Place

Diana L. Fisher, MS, MPH, CPH

Eli Lilly and Company

Health Literacy Poster
Teach Your Child to Swallow Pills? These Tips Can Help

2nd Place

Alison Caballero, MPH, CHES

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Center for Health Literacy

Health Literacy Poster
Health Literacy and QI Collaborate to Promote Pneumococcal Vaccine in Immunocompromised Adults