Day One:

Time: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Kansas City Public Library - Central Branch
Helzberg Auditorium, 4th Floor
14 W. 10th Street in Kansas City, MO

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Schedule
2018
Wednesday, April 18th
8:30 AM

Registration

Children's Mercy Hospital

Kansas City Public Library Central Branch, Helzberg Auditorium

8:30 AM - 8:50 AM

8:50 AM

Welcome/Introductions

Children's Mercy Hospital

Kansas City Public Library Central Branch, Helzberg Auditorium

8:50 AM - 9:10 AM

9:10 AM

People BINGO

Children's Mercy Hospital

Kansas City Public Library Central Branch, Helzberg Auditorium

9:10 AM - 9:30 AM

9:30 AM

Literacy: The Kansas City Perspective

Autumn Burton, Literacy KC
Rachel Henderson, Literacy KC

Kansas City Public Library Central Branch, Helzberg Auditorium

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

10:00 AM

Health Literacy: Can We Confuse Patients Less?

Ruth Parker, Emory University School of Medicine

Kansas City Public Library Central Branch, Helzberg Auditorium

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

11:20 AM

Health Literacy, Culture and Language

John Cowden, Children's Mercy Hospital

Kansas City Public Library Central Branch, Helzberg Auditorium

11:20 AM - 12:20 PM

11:20 AM

Health Literacy: Culture, Language and Engaging Refugees in the Health Care System

Sarah Cirese-Payton, Jewish Vocational Services
Meaghan Fanning, Jewish Vocational Services

Kansas City Public Library Central Branch, Helzberg Auditorium

11:20 AM - 12:20 PM

1:20 PM

Health Literacy: Advancing a Social Determinant of Health

Ruth Parker, Emory University School of Medicine

Kansas City Public Library Central Branch, Helzberg Auditorium

1:20 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM

Health Literacy Pictionary

Children's Mercy Hospital

Kansas City Public Library Central Branch, Helzberg Auditorium

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM

Digital Inclusion: Bridging the Digital Divide

Wendy Pearson, Kansas City Public Library

Kansas City Public Library Central Branch, Helzberg Auditorium

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

3:20 PM

Roundtable Discussions

Children's Mercy Hospital

Kansas City Public Library Central Branch, Helzberg Auditorium

3:20 PM - 4:40 PM

4:40 PM

Wrap-up and Final Discussion/Debriefing

Children's Mercy Hospital

Kansas City Public Library Central Branch, Helzberg Auditorium

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM