11:00 AM
Welcome
Karen Komondor, RN, BSN, CCRN
Founder/President of Health Literacy 360, LLC and Chair, National Council to Improve Patient Safety Through Health Literacy
Kristen Jacklin, PhD
Executive Director, Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team
University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth Campus
11:05 AM
Keynote Address
Cindy Brach, MPP
Senior Health Care Researcher, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and Co-Chair, Health Literacy Work Group, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
11:15 AM
Health Literacy Proclamations
TBD
11:20 AM
Health Literacy 101
Karen Komondor, RN, BSN, CCRN
Founder/President of Health Literacy 360, LLC and Chair, National Council to Improve Patient Safety Through Health Literacy
11:25 AM
History of Health Literacy Month
Helen Osborne, MEd, OTR/L
Founder Health Literacy Month
Founder/President, Health Literacy Consulting
11:30 AM
Health Literacy Perspectives Panel Discussion
Moderator
Stan Hudson, MA, CDFT
Director of Health Literacy, Wisconsin Health Literacy, Inc
Panelist
Greg O’Neill, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, NPD-BC
Director of Patient & Family Education, Nursing Professional Development, Christiana Care
Mary Ann Abrams, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Ohio State University College of Medicine and Primary Care Pediatrician
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Wilma Alvarado-Little, MA, MSW
Associate Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health and Director, Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities Prevention
Daniella Gratale, MA
Associate Vice President, Federal Affairs, Nemours Children’s Health
12:10 PM
Policy & Action Discussion
Teresa Wagner, DrPH, MS, CPH, RD/LD, CPPS, CHWI, DipACLM, CHWC
Interim Director/Clinical Executive for Health Literacy, SaferCare Texas and Associate Professor, University of North Texas Health Science Center
Cynthia Baur, PhD
Endowed Chair and Director, Horowitz Center for Health Literacy, University of Maryland School of Public Health
12:20 PM
Health Literacy Solution Center
Michael Villaire, MSLM
President/CEO, Institute for Healthcare Advancement
12:25 PM
Call to Action, and Closing Remarks
Genelle R. S. Lamont, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team, Department of Family Medicine & Biobehavioral Health, University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth Campus
12:30 PM
Adjourn
