Educating Patients: Creating Teaching Moments in Practice

Course overview

The purpose of this course is to provide HCPs with current evidence-based information to help them learn and apply skills and practice for effective patient and family teaching in a variety of settings. Effective education is essential to help patients and family gain knowledge. This is important to help them to manage health, improve adherence to healthcare plans, cope with health changes, participate actively in the decision-making process, and promote an overall healthy lifestyle. All healthcare professionals (HCPs) can identify teaching opportunities to assess and provide effective education.