Instructor:
Dr. Judy King
Overview
- Describe the who, what, where, when, how, and why of health literacy.
- Recognize and identify barriers faced by everyone including students when accessing and appraising health-related information.
- Identify specific strategies to reduce some of these barriers in their own practice regardless of role or clinical or academic setting.
Instructor Biography
Dr. Judy King is a physiotherapist and associate professor in the physiotherapy program at the University of Ottawa in Canada where she teaches the cardiorespiratory component of the program.
Her innovative person-centered research program encompasses both patient education and education of health care students and professionals. Her fields of study include chronic disease management, health literacy, interprofessional education and clinical reasoning. She has been privileged to present her research work at many international conferences.
Dr King is grateful to be the recipient of a number of awards for her teaching and mentoring of students and new health professionals including a Chair in University Teaching. She has been appointed to several national and international committees including being a founding executive committee member of the International Confederation of Cardiorespiratory Physical Therapists (ICCrPT) of World Physiotherapy. And currently is an executive member of the World Physiotherapy’s Education Committee.
Cost
- Free for CRD members;
- CPA and Non-CPA members $30.00 (+tax)
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