The Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center (RIGEC)
at the University of Rhode Island
Health Literacy
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - A link to a curriculum guide, Strategies To Improve Communication Between Pharmacy Staff and Patients: Training Program for Pharmacy Staff, developed by Kripalani S and Jacobsen KL.
National Cancer Institute - This is a link to NCI's resource, Clear and Simple: Developing Effective Print Materials for Low-Literate Readers.
The Rhode Island Health Literacy Project - The RIHLP web site offers many excellent resouces, including its Health Literacy Provider Toolkit.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - A link to DHHS's Quick Guide to Health Literacy and Older Adults, produced by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
UPCOMING CIPG WORKSHOPS
Workshop 5: Patient Care Transition Issues and Strategies with Older Adults - 6/3/13
Additional details about workshops are provided in the Program Calendar.
CIPG Workshop Registration and Cancellation Policies
SPECIAL EVENTS
RIGEC and Healthcentric are offering a free CE program for primary care providers: Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: Pathophsiology, Diagnosis, and End of Life Care - this Thursday, May 23 from 7:30-11AM.
Space is very limited. Click here for details.
The RI Alzheimer's Association Caregiver Journey Conference - 6/25/13
The 2013 Thewlis Lecture on Gerontology and Geriatrics with Tim Carpenter: 3/20/13
Missed the live lecture? You can watch it now on URI’s YouTube channel.
