Patient Education

• HCEA Patient Education Practice Guidelines for Health Care Professionals - developed by the Health Care Education Association to provide concise direction for frontline health care providers. The guidelines are based on the four components of the patient education process: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation (APIE) (Bastable, 2017). Each component is essential for effective patient education. No component can be skipped or receive lesser attention. 2021.
  
  
• Enhancing Health Literacy - an article featuring how to incorporate the Patient Education Practice Guidelines for Health Care Professionals developed by the Health Care Education Association into the peri-operative setting. Cutilli, C. & Christensen, S.A. AORN Journal, 119(4), 292-296. 2024.
  
  
• Promoting Health Literacy - an article outlining how to utilize the Patient Education Practice Guidelines for Health Care Professionals developed by the Health Care Education Association, using practical examples for application. Cutilli, C. & Christensen, S.A. American Nurse Journal. 19(8), 17-22. 2024.
  
  
• Health Literacy in the Inpatient Setting: Implications for Patient Care and Patient Safety. Glick AF, Brach C, Yin HS, Dreyer BP. Health literacy plays a role in the events leading up to children’s hospitalizations, during hospital admission, and after discharge. 2019.
  
  
• Improving the Patient Experience Through a "Commit to Sit" Service Excellent Initiative - a research-based article on how to improve patient satisfaction scores by sitting and making eye contact when teaching. Lidgett, Cari D. Patient Experience Journal. 2016.
  
  
• Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice: Training Modules for Health Care Leaders and Professionals - free course on making the Informed Consent process understandable for the patient and family from AHRQ. Also available in The Joint Commission's Learning Management System for member hospitals. 2020.
  
  
• Medical Education Institute - includes links to tools and resources written at a 6th grade reading level and grounded in motivational theory to help people with chronic kidney disease learn how to self-manage their care. 2020.
  
  
• No Time to Teach: The Essence of Patient and Family Education for Health Care Providers, 3rd Edition. Fran London. This patient education standard will provide you with teaching essentials and creative techniques for making the most of every teaching opportunity with patients and families. 2023.
   
• Patient Education and Counseling Journal for Communication in Healthcare - includes studies surrounding clinical communication, patient education, counseling, health promotion, and provider training. Official journal of EACH, the International Association for Communication in Health Care and ACH, the Academy of Communication in Healthcare. Includes open access articles.
  
  
• Patient Experience Journal (PXJ) - includes articles focused on research and innovation in patient and human experience. Published by The Beryl Institute. Includes open access articles.
  
  
• Self-Management Resource Center - the evidence-based self-management programs previously offered by Stanford Patient Education Research Center. Millions of adults live with one or more chronic health conditions. Our programs help people and their caregivers manage their symptoms, improve their quality of life, and reduce healthcare costs.
  
  
• Talking with Your Doctor or Healthcare Provider - clear and honest communication between patients and providers can help both make smart choices about a patient's health. These tips make it easier for patients and their providers to cover everything they need to talk about. Available in English and Spanish. 2022.

Patient Education for Kids

• NEI for Kids - free information, fun tricks, optical illusions, and tips related to eyes and vision from the National Eye Institute. 2022.

Culture and Language

• Medline Plus Health Information in Multiple Languages - provides information on diseases, conditions, treatments, and procedures in 57 languages.
  
  
• National Center for Farmworker Health, Inc. Health Education Resources - portfolio of 11 low literacy, bilingual one-page handouts developed for use as a patient education tool supplement in migrant health centers.

Patient Education Videos

• U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs National Center for PTSD - animated videos using hand drawn images to learn about PTSD topics. Options for patients and providers.
  

Screenings, Calculators, and Tests

• MedlinePlus Health Check Tools - self-assessment tools to check individual risk for everything from antibiotic overuse to heart risk.

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