Fluency in medicine is not enough: Health literacy is the missing language of medical education

Alaimo, Domenic F; Vamos, Sandra D

doi:https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.81714

Mitic W, Rootman I. An intersectoral approach for improving health literacy for Canadians: a discussion paper. 2012.

Poureslami I, Kopec J, Tregobov N, et al. An integrated framework to conceptualize and develop the Vancouver Airways Health Literacy Tool (VAHLT). Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(16):8646; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168646

10.3390/ijerph18168646 Google Scholar

Szwajcer A, Macdonald K, Kvern B. Health literacy training for family medicine residents. J Can Health Libr Assoc J Assoc Bibl Santé Can. 2014;35(3):128-132; https://doi.org/10.5596/c14-033

10.5596/c14-033 Google Scholar

D'Abbondanza J, Roy M, Okrainec K, et al. Health literacy awareness among Canadian surgeons. Univ Tor Med J. 2023;100(1); https://doi.org/10.33137/utmj.v100i1.39410

10.33137/utmj.v100i1.39410 Google Scholar

Saunders C, Palesy D, Lewis J. Systematic review and conceptual framework for health literacy training in health professions education. Health Prof Educ. 2019;5(1):13-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpe.2018.03.003

10.1016/j.hpe.2018.03.003 Google Scholar

Slavin S, D'Eon MF. Overcrowded curriculum is an impediment to change (Part A). Can Med Educ J. 2021;12(4):1-6. https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.73532

10.36834/cmej.73532 Google Scholar

D'Eon MF. The overcrowded curriculum is alarming. Can Med Educ J 2023;14(4):1-5; https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.78084

10.36834/cmej.78084 Google Scholar

D'Eon M, Overgaard V, Harding SR. Teaching as a social practice: implications for faculty development. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract 2000;5(2):151-162; https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009898031033

10.1023/A:1009898031033 Google Scholar

Fluency in medicine is not enough: Health literacy is the missing language of medical educationLa maîtrise du langage médical ne suffit pas : la littératie en santé, la langue oubliée de la formation médicale[Record]

Bibliography

Appendices

Bibliography

Citation Tools

Cite this article

Export the record for this article