St. Jude Patient Education Summit

Thursday, October 10, 2024, 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM, Marlo Thomas Center Board Room, Memphis, TN

This inaugural professional learning opportunity is hosted by the St. Jude Patient Education Program and Medical Content Outreach.

Held in conjunction with Health Literacy Month, this event is designed to elevate the quality of patient family education at St. Jude through training, multidisciplinary collaboration, and implementation of best practices.

This event includes interactive sessions on topics such as: 

• Best practices in content development, evaluation, and delivery
• 3D modeling and virtual reality in patient education
• Universal precautions approach to health literacy 
• Plain language and clear communication
• Patient family readiness to learn
• Implementing teach-back in patient family education

To learn more, view the session descriptions and agenda on the event web site or email [email protected].

1. Differentiate between effective and ineffective patient education delivery techniques
2. Describe the core elements of effective education materials and how to use them in daily practice
3. Integrate patient education production and delivery best practices into their clinical care
4. Identify and access multiple tools that clinicians can use to improve their ability to educate patients and families

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 2.33 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (2.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (2.00 hours), Nursing Continuing Professional Development Credit (2.33 hours)

The faculty for this activity are listed below. Click to view the faculty member's financial disclosure information and bio. 

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

St Jude Children's Research Hospital adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others, are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities (ie, companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Thursday, October 10, 2024