Limited health literacy is very common among patients in the US. Managing such patients effectively requires that health care providers understand the nature of health literacy and possess specific clinical skills both to assess the health literacy of their patients and to communicate with them in a manner consistent with their health literacy levels.
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Kentucky leads the nation in diseases related to tobacco. Secondhand smoke exposure is a major problem in our state with the high prevalence of adult smokers. This presentation will address the issues that concern Kentucky’s children who are being exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke. An understanding in the problems related to secondhand smoke exposure will help a healthcare provider better treat children and their families.
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Don Hayes Jr, MD, FAAP, FACP, FCCP
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics & Internal Medicine
University of Kentucky
College of Medicine,
Despite improvements in SCI medical management, rehospitalization rates remain high. It has been estimated that 32% of medical costs in the first 2 years after injury was directly attributed to secondary medical complications and patients with SCI still present a high prevalence of secondary complications many years after their rehabilitation.
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Sara Salles, DO
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
College of Medicine
University of...
Project Access was created to increase access to comprehensive and coordinated healthcare services for children and youth with epilepsy residing in medically underserved and rural areas. Nine states are working to implement effective communication and outreach strategies to serve selected underserved populations. The Washington demonstration program is working with the Hispanic population in Yakima and Benton/Franklin Counties. This workshop presents some of the barriers confronted by rural...
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Exercise and nutrition play a key role in helping persons with spinal cord injury reduce the incidence of secondary complications and to improve activity level, which can impact the person’s overall QoL and community integration.
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David R. Gater Jr, MD, PhD
Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
Opioid addiction is a significant public health problem in the United States, associated with the spread of infectious diseases, crime, premature death, and significant psychiatric and medical comorbidities. There are an estimated 1 million people meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV criteria for prescription opioid dependence according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health and an additional 1 million people addicted to heroin according to the Office of National Drug Control...
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Why Discuss Environmental Barriers and the Need for Solutions? Barriers make activities of daily living a challenge. They increase risks that can cause unsafe conditions, produce unnecessary discomfort, and create isolation. This presentation will address how to change these barriers to make living conditions for persons with SCI more comfortable and able to live a more normal life. Read More
About 3 million Veterans enrolled in the VA Health Care System live in rural areas. These rural Veterans sometimes cannot find a way to travel to see a doctor or other health care workers. Rural Veterans might not live near a VA hospital or a VA doctor's office. Some rural Veterans need help to schedule visits to see a doctor or to schedule medical tests or to get medicine from their local drugstore.
The Office of Rural Health (ORH) is a part of the Veterans Health...
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Anselm A. Beach, MS
Chief Planning Officer
Department of Veterans Affairs
MidSouth Healthcare Network
Nashville,...
As the United States becomes a more racially and ethnically diverse nation, health care systems and providers need to respond to patients’ varied perspectives, values, and behaviors about health and well-being. Failure to understand and manage social and cultural differences may have significant health consequences for minority groups in particular. Read More
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Roberto Dansie, PhD
Faculty
Psychosocial Trauma Institute
Missouri School of Medicine
The inability to absorb certain sugars affects the lives of patients not only within Kentucky but also in the US and beyond. The symptoms that present themselves for these patients can be misdiagnosed due to the challenge of detecting them properly. The lack of information available concerning identifying and treating this condition prolongs the risk of misdiagnosis. This course will give the participant information concerning certain malabsorption and tolerance of certain...
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Jay A. Perman, MD
President
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD
Medicare has authorized Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) to review Medicare claims for a three-year period with the goal of identifying billing and coding errors and collecting fees and penalties for incorrect claims. The evaluation and management code assigned by the physician during an encounter and supporting documentation are essential to accurate coding, billing and appropriate reimbursement. Penalties created by the RAC audits may jeopardize the viability of safety net providers. Well...
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Sherry Thomas, CCP, CCP-AS
CEO/Director of Education
PHIA/Medical Staff SOS, Inc.
Louisville, KY
