Who should attend?
Pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and student pharmacists!
You will learn how patient-centered labels can:
improve patient adherence
improve patients' ability to understand how to take their medicines
increase patient satisfaction, safety, and health
You will also learn:
how health literacy impacts patient understanding
tips for modifying sigs to improve adherence effective for patients
about a project that has participating Wisconsin pharmacies on the leading edge of best pharmacy practices and how your pharmacy can also participate
Speakers:
Hashim Zaibak, PharmD, Hayat Pharmacy
Kari LaScala, JD, Associate Director of Health Literacy, Wisconsin Health Literacy
Activity-type:
Knowledge-based
Agenda, CE information, Learning objectives, Additional information:
Agenda
CE Information
Learning objectives
Additional information
Celebrate International Literacy Day by becoming a volunteer tutor!
Anna Bierer, Northeast Regional Literacy Consultant, will lead a tutor and instructor training, Activities for Emerging and Beginning Readers, in Stevens Point on September 11.
The activities are relevant for both English Language Learners and Adult Basic Education learners.
RSVP to Kristy SeBlonka director@pocolit.org by Friday, August 30
We’ll begin the day with coffee and Kringle 9:30-10:00 AM 2nd floor Conference Room
Program track 10:15-11:30 AM
“Create a Self-Sustaining Model for the Recruitment and Retention of New Learners”
Presented by Cheryl Hernandez and Cassie Christensen, Kenosha Literacy Council
Director track 10:15 – 11:30 AM
Roundtable discussion of best practices, challenges and sharing
Lunch 11:30 – 12:15 PM
Program track 12:15 – 1:45 PM
Ann Beeson will present the new GED and Pre-GED online programs available to all Wisconsin Literacy member programs. Participants will have the opportunity to “test drive” any of three programs available for your learners. Tutors are invited to participate in this session, as well as program staff.
Director track 12:15 – 1:45 PM
Roundtable discussion to include testing issues, recruitment and retention of volunteers, and other topics proposed by the group.
