Health Literacy – Enhancing Physician Skills

Goh Lee Gan

The Singapore Family Physician

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Health Literacy – Enhancing Physician Skills

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Author(s):

Goh Lee Gan

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The Singapore Family Physician Vol 38 No 3 - Lifestyle Advice for Better Patient Outcomes

Page(s):

27 - 30

Publication date:

1 July 2012

ISSN:

0377-5305

Abstract

The scope of health literacy demanded of the present day health services user is broad. Enhancing physician skills consists of improving on 6 things: Recognise and assist patients with low literacy to overcome their information handling problems; Improve usability of health information; Improve the usability of health services; Build knowledge to improve health decision making; Advocate for health literacy in your organisation; and Learn more about health literacy.