PRE-SUMMIT MEETING - Starting and Growing a Health Literacy Coalition: Tools to Move Forward
Location:
Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor's Club
1 West Dayton Street
Madison, WI 53703
12 noon - 5 p.m.
Lunch Provided
More information on the Pre-Summit Meeting is available here.
2013 WISCONSIN HEALTH LITERACY SUMMIT AGENDA (Subject to Change up to March 26, 2013)
Location:
Union South
, 1308 W. Dayton St., 2nd Floor
Madison, WI 53715
Free shuttles leave from the Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor's Club (Badger Coaches) and DoubleTree by Hilton (DoubleTree shuttles) at 7:30 a.m., 7:45 a.m., 8:00 a.m., and 8:15 p.m. Shuttle will take approximately 20 minutes. Please plan to take the earliest possible shuttle, as space is not guaranteed for all guests on the later shuttles.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Free shuttles leave from lobby of Madison Concourse Hotel and DoubleTree by Hilton at 7:30 a.m., 7:45 a.m., and 8:00 a.m. NO parking will be available at Union South. Park at hotels and take shuttles onto campus.
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Check in/Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Health Literacy Wisconsin Welcome
Michele Erikson, Health Literacy Wisconsin, a division of Wisconsin Literacy, Inc.
9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Presenting Sponsor Welcome
Jeffrey E. Thompson, MD, Gundersen Lutheran Health System
9:30 a.m.– 10:30 a.m.
Keynote Presentation
Byron Pitts, CBS News Correspondent/60 Minutes Correspondent
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Break
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Semi-Plenary Sessions
1. Health Literate Communication Training for Health Care Workers
- Cliff Coleman, MD, MPH, Oregon Health & Science University
2. Incorporating Health Literacy Into the Adult Literacy Environment
- Marsha Connet, Wisconsin Literacy, Inc.
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Break
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion on Obtaining Senior Level Support for Health Literacy
- Greg Simmons, MA, President & CEO, MetaStar, Inc.
- Ed Millermiear, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Bellin Health
- Geof Swain, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, City of Milwaukee Health Department and Professor, UW School of Medicine & Public Health
- Joe Endrizzi, MD, Gundersen Lutheran Health System
2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Break
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Choose among five 60-minute concurrent breakout sessions:
1. Health Literacy Starter Kit: Basic Info and Resources for the Newcomer
- Paul Smith, MD, Wisconsin Research and Education Network
- Julie McKinney, Health Literacy Consultant, World Education
2. Co-Creating a Vision for Implementing Health Literacy:
Reactions to the Panel Discussion on Obtaining Senior Level Support
- Southwest/South Central Wisconsin Health Literacy Committee
3. Teach Back: Fast, Efficient, and Normal
- Kathryn M. Anderson, Programs Manager, Sage Words Health Communications
4. How to Make Your Health Care Materials Easy to Understand
- Megan Rooney, M.Ed., Plain Language Manager, Health Literacy Missouri
- Sam Pettyjohn, Program Manager, Health Literacy Missouri
5. Keeping it Real with Your Patients
- 5-6 Teen Educators
- Facilitated by Amy Olejniczak, MS, MPH, Project Director, Wisconsin Adolescent Health Care Communication Program, and Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health
3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Break
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Choose among five 60-minute concurrent breakout sessions:
1. Measuring the Organizational Communication Climate for Quality Improvement
- Andrew Jager, Research Associate, American Medical Association
2. How Can We Involve the Population We Serve in Improving the Health Literacy Environment of Health Care Organizations?
- Nadia K. Ali, Associate Program Director, Clinical Assistant Professor, Crozer Chester Medical Center, School of Medicine of Temple University
3. Design for Readability: Inspiring Action with Clear Formatting
- Eva Anderson, MFA, BFA, Creative Director, Center for Health Literacy, MAXIMUS
4. Case Studies in Public Health Literacy
4A. Sheboygan County Health Literacy: Lessons Learned
- Mary Paluchniak, RN, BSN, Program Development Specialist, St. Nicholas Hospital
- Jean Beinemann, RN, BSN, Program Supervisor, Sheboygan County Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health
4B. Developing Two System-Level Approaches to Address Health Literacy Barriers Among Rural Cancer Patients
- Norma-Jean Simon, ROLES Project Coordinator, Rural Oncology Literacy Enhancement Study (ROLES), University of Wisconsin-Carbone Cancer Center
- Michael Helle, MHA, Director of Outpatient Services, Beaver Dam Community Hospital
- Julie Marks, RN, RN Lead Oncology/Cancer Navigator, Beaver Dam Community Hospital
5. Building a Community Partnership Around the “What to Do When Your Child Gets Sick” Book
- Margarete Cook, Regional Literacy Consultant, Wisconsin Literacy, Inc.
- Jay Shrader, Community Benefit and Prevention Program Manager, Wellness Manager, Security Health Plan
- Nancy Wheeler, Literacy Program Coordinator, ICAA Crossroads Literacy
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Break
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Reception and Poster Presentations
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery – Town Center (First Floor)
330 N. Orchard Street
Madison, WI 53715
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Free shuttles leave from lobby of Madison Concourse Hotel and DoubleTree by Hilton at 7:15 a.m., 7:30 a.m., and 7:45 a.m. NO parking will be available at Union South. Park at hotels and take shuttles onto campus.
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Check in/Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Welcome – Paul Smith, Wisconsin Research and Education Network (WREN)
8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Keynote Presentation – Zorba Paster, MD, Host of National Public Radio's "Zorba Paster: On Your Health"
9:45 a.m.– 10:00 a.m.
Break
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Plenary Presentation:
Health Literacy and the Affordable Care Act
- Bonnie Braun, PhD, Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy, University of Maryland College Park School of Public Health
- Caroline Gomez, MSW, Covering Kids & Families
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Break
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Choose among five 30-minute concurrent breakout sessions:
1. Iggy and the Inhalers: The Use of Comics in Asthma Education
- Alex Thomas, MD, Cartoonist and Pediatric Allergist, Boostershot Comics/UW Health
2. Retooling the Pharmacist to Improve Health Literacy
- Jennifer O'Callaghan, PharmD, PGY-1 Community Pharmacy Resident, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
3. Advancing Health Literacy of Transplant Patients and Caregivers
- Julia G. Behrenbeck, MS, MPH, RN, Patient Education Specialist, Mayo Clinic Rochester
- Rachel F. Carroll, MAE, BAS, Patient Education Specialist – Planner, Mayo Clinic Rochester
- Kathleen J. Yost, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Mayo Clinic Rochester
- William Sanchez, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester
4. The Self-Care Model: Improving Chronic Condition Care One Person at a Time
- Betsy Shirey, Communications Consultant, Humana
5. Ask Me for the Health of It: A Community/Health Care Partnership
- Nancy Wheeler, ICAA Crossroads Literacy Coordinator, ICAA Crossroads Literacy
- Margarete Cook, Northwest WI Regional Literacy Consultant, Wisconsin Literacy, Inc.
- Allison Machtan, Health Educator, Security Health Plan
11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch – On own at Union South or Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery ($10 WisCard provided)
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Choose among five 60-minute concurrent breakout sessions:
1. Making a Case for Health Literacy: Policy, Outcomes and Your Bottom Line
- Peter Morrison, Health Literacy Director, Health Literacy Forward, Literacy Coalition of Central Texas
2. Plan, Evaluate and Improve Your Health Literacy Interventions and Activities
- Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi, Principal and Health Literacy Consultant, Kurtz Rossi & Associates
3. Verbal Communication Skills
- Sam Pettyjohn, Verbal Communication Skills for Health Professionals, Health Literacy Missouri
4. Creating Engaging, Unbiased & Understandable Shared Decision Materials: Is it Possible?
- Geri Lynn Baumblatt, Editorial Director, Emmi Solutions
5. Panel Discussion: Teach-Back Implementation Projects
A. The Teach-Back Project: A Multidisciplinary Project to Improve Teaching with Patients and Families
- Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
B. Our Multidisciplinary Teach-Back Team: Staff Education about Patient Education
- University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
C. Promoting Health Literacy through Communication and Coaching
- Mayo Health System-Barron
D. Identifying Medication Teach-back during CPOM/EPIC
- Aspirus Wausau Hospital
2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Break
2:15 - 3:15 p.m.
Plenary Session
Help Me Understand: A Patient’s Perspective
- Featuring a panel of 4-5 adult literacy students
- Facilitated by Beth Gaytan, Health Literacy Director, Literacy Network
3:15 p.m.
Adjourn

