health communications

Public Presentations

I am available for public speaking engagements, seminars, conferences, and workshops. (Requests can be sent through email. Refer to my contact information page).

A partial list of my presentations:

• Wisconsin Literacy, 4th Biennial Wisconsin Health Literacy Summit, April 13, 2011, Madison, WI. Topic: 15 Ways to Influence Health Care Policy and Advance the Health Literacy Agenda.
• Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Grand Rounds, August 27, 2010, Milwaukee, WI. Topic: Clear Communication: Helping Your Patient’s Caregivers to Understand.
• Wisconsin Literacy/Northern Wisconsin Area Health Education Center, 2010 Northeast WI Health Literacy Conference, May 18, 2010, Green Bay, WI. Topic: Readability and Design.
• Institute for Healthcare Advancement, Ninth Annual Health Literacy Conference, May 7-8, 2010, Irvine, CA. Topic: Improving Readability with Appropriate Design: 7 Critical Elements.
• Marshfield Clinic – Merrill Center, Grand Rounds, April 9, 2010, Merrill, WI. Topic: Health Literacy and Patient Activation: Strategies to Improve Communication and Empower patients.
• Marshfield Clinic Practical Strategies in the Management of the Geriatric Patient, March 12, 2010, Marshfield, WI. Topic: Health Literacy and Older Adults.
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement, 21st Annual National Forum, December 8, 2009, Orlando, FL. Topic: Impact Case Studies: Health Literacy and Patient Activation.
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement, 21st Annual National Forum, December 7-9, 2009, Orlando, FL. Topic: “Questions Are the Answer” to Improving Health Literacy and Patient Activation.
• Marshfield Clinic – Marshfield Center, Grand Rounds, October 23, 2009, Marshfield, WI. Topic: Health Literacy and Patient Activation: Strategies to Improve Communication and Empower Patients.
• Wisconsin Quality and Safety Forum, October 19-20, 2009, Wisconsin Dells, WI. Topic: “Questions Are the Answer” to Improving Health Literacy and Patient Safety.
• Institute for Healthcare Advancement, Eighth Annual Health Literacy Conference, May 8, 2009, Irvine, CA. Topic: Using Readability Formulas for Evaluation and Training.
• Wisconsin Literacy, 2009 Health Literacy Summit, April 1, 2009, Madison, WI. Topic: Improving Readability by Design.
• Wisconsin Literacy, 2009 Health Literacy Summit, April 1, 2009, Madison, WI. Topic: The Connection between Health Literacy and Patient Activation.
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2008 Annual Conference:  Promoting Quality — Partnering for Change, September 9, 2008, Washington, D.C. Topic: Hands-On Health Literacy (Questions Are the Answer: Getting Patients Involved in Their Healthcare).
• Wisconsin Literacy, 2007 Health Literacy Summit, June 21, 2007, Wisconsin Dells, WI. Topic: Practitioners' Panel Discussion.