Health Literacy and Palliative Care: Workshop Summary

by Roundtable on Health Literacy, The National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, et al.

The Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Health Literacy convened a 1-day public workshop to explore the relationship between palliative care and health literacy, and the importance of health literate communication in providing high-quality delivery of palliative care. Health Literacy and Palliative Care summarizes the discussions that occurred throughout the workshop and highlights the key lessons presented, practical strategies, and the needs and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309380367
• ISBN13: 9780309380362
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 136 Pages