2015 Complimentary Preconference Sessions

Health Literacy 101: An Introduction to the Field

Michael Villaire, MSLM Michael Villaire, MSLM, Institute for Healthcare Advancement Michael Villaire gave an ...

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Thursday, May 7, 2015

Risky Business: Lessons about Clarity from Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication

Cynthia Baur, Ph.D. Cynthia Baur, Ph.D., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Emergency ...

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Thursday, May 7, 2015

Linking Research and Practice: Strategies for a More Collaborative Health Literacy Community

Linda Neuhauser, DrPH, MPH Linda Neuhauser, DrPH, MPH, UC Berkeley School of Public Health ...

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Thursday, May 7, 2015 Breakout Sessions

Session A: Creating a Needs-Based Health Literacy Initiative

From left to right: Stanton Hudson, MA, and Nick Butler, MA Stanton Hudson, MA, ...

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Thursday, May 7, 2015 Breakout Sessions

Session B: What’s in a Word? The Translation of Information and the Client/Translator Relationship

Wilma Alvarado-Little, MA, MSW Wilma Alvarado-Little, MA, MSW, Alvarado-Little Consulting, LLC Wilma Alvarado-Little began ...

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Thursday, May 7, 2015 Breakout Sessions

Session C: Approved: Creating Patient-Friendly Documents that Satisfy Your Legal Department

Christopher R. Trudeau, J.D. Christopher R. Trudeau, J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Summary ...

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