C.H.E.R.N. - Community Hospital Education and Research Network

Nadia Ali, M.D. (Crozer Chester Medical Center)

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Question 1

In the core residentcy curriculum at your insitution, approximately how many hours of formal instruction are devoted specifically to health communication or doctor-patient communication?
Answer Options	Response Percent	Response Count
0 hours	10.0%	3
1 hour	6.7%	2
2 hours	6.7%	2
3 hours	6.7%	2
4 hours	20.0%	6
5 hours	0.0%	0
6 or more hours	50.0%	15
answered question		30
skipped question		0

Question 2

In the core residency curriculum, how is health communication or doctor-patient communication taught? (Check all that apply)
Answer Options	Response Percent	Response Count
Didactics/ lectures	65.5%	19
Observations in real time with feedback	75.9%	22
Role playing	55.2%	16
Videotape with standardized or simulated patient encounters	27.6%	8
Using short video clips to generate a discussion	24.1%	7
Online or Web based learning	6.9%	2
Case based small group discussions	34.5%	10
answered question		29
skipped question		1

Question 3

How are residents evaluated on their understanding of health communication or doctor-patient communication? (Cheack all that apply)
Answer Options		Response Percent	Response Count
Multiple Choice Questions		6.7%	2
Writing a refelective piece		13.3%	4
Clinical observation		90.0%	27
Standardized patients/ Observed structure clinical examination		46.7%	14
Other (please specify)		13.3%	4
answered question			30
skipped question			0

Number	Response Date	Other (please specify)	Categories
1	Nov 15, 2011 8:09 PM	N/A
2	Nov 15, 2011 8:05 PM	Communications Course
3	Nov 15, 2011 8:05 PM	Patient Satisfaction Questionaire
4	Nov 15, 2011 8:04 PM	Clinical 360 pt feedback

Question 4

In the core residency curriculum at your institution, is the topic of "health literacy" (or "health and literacy") specifically taught?
Answer Options	Response Percent	Response Count
Yes	43.3%	13
No	56.7%	17
answered question		30
skipped question		0

Question 5

In the core residency curriculum, how is "health literacy" (or "health and literacy") taught in the required residency curriculum? (Check all that apply)
Answer Options	Response Percent	Response Count
Didactics/ Lectures	75.0%	9
Observation in real time with feedback	41.7%	5
Role playing	25.0%	3
Videotape with standardized or simulated patient encounters	8.3%	1
Using short video clips to generate a discussion	16.7%	2
Online or Web based learning	8.3%	1
Case based small group discussions	25.0%	3
Other (please specify)	25.0%	3
answered question		12
skipped question		18

Question 6

What areas pertaining to "health literacy" (or "health and literacy") are taught in the core residency curriculum? (Check all that apply)
Answer Options		Response Percent	Response Count
Prevalence of low literacy or low health literacy		83.3%	10
Assocication between literacy and patient outcomes		83.3%	10
What are the environmental health literacy barriers in clinical setting?		58.3%	7
How to use plain language skills (i.e. the ability to communicate with patients in lay terms, without the use of medical jargon) for oral communication?		83.3%	10
How to create or choose effective written (or printed) material for patients with low health literacy?		50.0%	6
How to use a "teach back" or "show me" technique to check patients' understanding?		100.0%	12
How to help patients navigate the health system?		33.3%	4
Other (please specify)		8.3%	1
answered question			12
skipped question			18

Number	Response Date	Other (please specify)	Categories
1	Nov 15, 2011 8:16 PM	Using other besides physician to educate patients

Question 7

How are residents evaluated on their understanding of "health literacy" (or "health and literacy")? (Check all that apply)
Answer Options		Response Percent	Response Count
Multiple choice questions		8.3%	1
Writing a reflective piece		0.0%	0
Clinical observation		66.7%	8
Standardized patients/ Observed structured clinical examination		16.7%	2
Other (please specify)		41.7%	5
answered question			12
skipped question			18

Number	Response Date	Other (please specify)	Categories
1	Nov 16, 2011 4:31 PM	mini-cex
2	Nov 15, 2011 8:16 PM	Discs
3	Nov 15, 2011 8:15 PM	None yet
4	Nov 15, 2011 8:05 PM	Patient saisfaction questionaires
5	Nov 15, 2011 8:04 PM	306 pt feedback

Question 8

Would you or your faculty like to participate in sharing your experience and methods for teaching health literacy to residents? (If yes please enter name, institution, email address, phone number and preferred method of contact)
Answer Options	Response Percent	Response Count
Yes	54.5%	6
No	45.5%	5
If yes please enter information below:		6
answered question		11
skipped question		19

Question 9

What type of support does your program need to introduce health literacy in the resident's core curriculum? (Check all that apply)
Answer Options		Response Percent	Response Count
Provision of a curriculum on health literacy		57.7%	15
Provision of training to program faculty pertaining to developing a health literacy curriculum		65.4%	17
Provision of training to program faculty on evaluation techniques and tools		53.8%	14
Provision of one on one consultations		15.4%	4
Provision of examples of materials, methods and ideas used by other programs		53.8%	14
Other (please specify)		7.7%	2
answered question			26
skipped question			4

Number	Response Date	Other (please specify)	Categories
1	Nov 17, 2011 6:36 PM	typically covered on ambulatory block
2	Nov 15, 2011 8:09 PM	more faculty resources

Question 10

Would you or your faculty like to participate in designing a curriculum for teaching health literacy to residents?
Answer Options	Response Percent	Response Count
Yes	36.0%	9
No	64.0%	16
If yes please enter information below:		8
answered question		25
skipped question		5

Question 11

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