Event Title
Health Literacy, Culture and Language
Event Type
Presentation
Location
Kansas City Public Library Central Branch, Helzberg Auditorium
Start Date
18-4-2018 11:20 AM
End Date
18-4-2018 12:20 PM
Description
Speaker Bio:
John J.C. Cowden, MD, MPH, Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Dr. Cowden is a general pediatrician at Children’s Mercy, where he serves as medial director of the Office of Equity and Diversity. He is the founder and co-director of CHICOS, a Spanish language training program for bilingual pediatric residents, and Enlaces, a resident medical Spanish course. He is also medical director of a series of interpreter education courses in medical Spanish. In his bilingual clinical practice, he serves Spanish-speaking families from throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area.
MeSH Keywords
Health Literacy; Culturally Competent Care; Communication Barriers; Health Communication
Health Literacy, Culture and Language
Kansas City Public Library Central Branch, Helzberg Auditorium
Speaker Bio:
John J.C. Cowden, MD, MPH, Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Dr. Cowden is a general pediatrician at Children’s Mercy, where he serves as medial director of the Office of Equity and Diversity. He is the founder and co-director of CHICOS, a Spanish language training program for bilingual pediatric residents, and Enlaces, a resident medical Spanish course. He is also medical director of a series of interpreter education courses in medical Spanish. In his bilingual clinical practice, he serves Spanish-speaking families from throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area.
