Health Communication Course approved for CHIS
The course described below, originally announced on Blogadillo March 18, 2008, has been approved by the Medical Library Association for the Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) program, Level II. For more information on the CHIS program, please go to http://mlanet.org/education/chc/
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The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) free online course: “Unified Health Communication 101: Addressing Health Literacy, Cultural Competency, and Limited English Proficiency” has now been approved for 5 Medical Library Association (MLA) Continuing Education Contact Hours.
This free online course will help to improve your communication skills with patients and increase your awareness of health literacy and cultural compentency. Additional information about the course can be found at:
http://www.hrsa.gov/healthliteracy/training.htm