The symposium will showcase clear communication strategies and campus projects to more effectively engage with patients, research participants, and community members across OHSU’s many programs. OHSU faculty, staff, learners and administrators will be inspired by innovative approaches to help OHSU reach the ambitious goal of becoming a model health literate organization. You’ll learn how to:

• Describe organizational health literacy and describe the elements of a health literate organization.
• Identify current communication barriers that affect health-related outcomes.
• Identify clear communication strategies to improve equitable access to understandable information in clinical, educational, and research settings.

Accreditation: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit: OHSU School of Medicine designates this virtual activity for a maximum of 3.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.