Podcast 55 - Using the Teach-Back Method to Improve Patient Understanding

Summary

Listen to Sonal Patil, MD, MPH, and Esther Thatcher, PhD, RN, both from Case Western Reserve University, discuss the benefits of the teach-back method to overcome low health literacy and improve disease self-management, health outcomes, and patient satisfaction. They will review the steps of the teach-back method and demonstrate how to use this effective communication method in the primary-care setting.

Moderated by Colin Crowe, MD, Case Western Reserve University

Resources mentioned in the podcast:

AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit
https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/toolkit.html

Cardi-OH Article - Clinician’s Pocket Guide on Motivational Interviewing
https://www.cardi-oh.org/resources/clinicians-pocket-guide-on-motivational-interviewing

Cardi-OH Capsule 5 - 5 Pearls for Motivational Interviewing:
https://www.cardi-oh.org/resources/capsule-5--five-pearls-for-motivational-interviewing

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