There are five sections in this course:
- Section 1: Introduction
- Section 2: Step 1 – Assessment
- Section 3: Step 2 - Planning
- Section 4: Step 3 – Implementing
- Section 5: Step 4 – Documenting
There is a post-test at the end of the course.
Intended Audience
healthcare providers that contract with the Iowa Department of Public Health WISEWOMAN/Care for Yourself program to provide cardiovascular screening and treatment to eligible women, ages 40-64. The training course would also prove beneficial for any healthcare providers considering the implementation of patient education into their practice
Learning Objectives:
After completing this course, participants should be able to:
- Describewhat benefits can be gained from providing patient education
- Describehow the elements of the patient education model can affect patient outcomes
- Explainwhat is involved in each of the four steps to patient education
- Demonstratehow evaluation is used in all four steps of patient education
- Identifyquestions that would be used to assess the patient’s needs, concerns and preferences
- Recognizehow culture will affect the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patients education
- Identifyimportant considerations when developing mutual goals when building your plan
- Explainwhat the important elements are to get the message conveyed to your patient
- Indicateways in which challenges and barriers can be overcome
- Describethe importance of documenting and/or keeping detailed records
Pre-requisites/Learning Level
No pre-requisites
Competencies addressed
Competencies identified
Domain 2: Policy Development/Program Planning Skills
- 2A8. Implements policies, programs, and services
- 2A10. Gathers information for evaluating policies, programs, and services (e.g. outputs, outcomes, processes, procedures, return on investment)
Domain 3: Communication Skills
- 3A1. Identifies the literacy of populations served (e.g. ability to obtain, interpret, and use health and other information; social media literacy.)
CEUs Offered
None
Cost
Free
Modality/format
Online Self-Pace
Length
1 hour
Presenter(s) and/or Content Experts
Terry Meek
Technical requirements:
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Flash Player
- Speakers
Registration requirements
Register a free account
Creation and/or update
November 12, 2012