342 – Ditch the Medical Jargon for This: Health Literacy Insights with Dr. Richard Zraick

<p>“Research shows that one out of two patients forgets half the information given to them within 24 hours, and the other half remembers it incorrectly.”</p> <p>☝️This is just ONE of the many golden nuggets of information that today’s guest throws at us.</p> <p>The ability to explain complex medical information and recommendations to patients in a way that’s easy to understand is a true and necessary art, which is why we have Richard Zraick Ph.D., CCC-SLP, F-ASHA, CHSE from the University of Central Florida here to talk about it!</p> <p>In this week's episode, you’ll learn all about..</p> <p>The two types of health literacy and how SLPs are involved in both<br /> How tools like ChatGPT can help clinicians create more accessible patient education materials<br /> A teaching method that, according to some studies, significantly reduces misunderstandings (and it only adds about 30 seconds to a clinical session.) <br /> How to tackle poor health literacy from a multidisciplinary perspective<br /> Strategies YOU can adopt to reduce medical jargon and set patients up for greater long-term outcomes.</p> <p>*NOTE: October’s themed mission inside the Medical SLP Collective is Health Literacy! If you’re not yet a Collective member and want to join this month’s mission with actionable assignments to apply at your job, go to www.medslpcollective.com and enroll today!</p> <p>Visit the episode page here for more links from Dr. Zraick: https://syppodcast.com/342</p> <p>The post <a href="https://swallowyourpridepodcast.com/342-ditch-the-medical-jargon-for-this-health-literacy-insights-with-dr-richard-zraick/">342 – Ditch the Medical Jargon for This: Health Literacy Insights with Dr. Richard Zraick</a> appeared first on <a href="https://swallowyourpridepodcast.com">Swallow Your Pride Podcast</a>.</p>