San Antonio Health Literacy Conference

6th Annual SAHLI Conference Agenda

Improving Health Literacy Across the Lifespan: Growing Wiser and Healthier

Friday, October 8th
Doubletree Hotel San Antonio Downtown, 502 West Durango, San Antonio, Texas

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Welcome, Introduction, Acknowledgements
Palmira Arellano, Health Collaborative Board Chair
Methodist Healthcare Systems

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Community Health Assessment Panel
Steve Blanchard, Ph.D., Our Lady of the Lake University
Steve Ridini, Ed.D., Health Resources in Action
Charlotte-Anne Lucas, NOWCastSA

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Poster Session, Exhibits

10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Concurrent Session 1:
(A) ABC's of Health Literacy
Oralia Bazaldua, Pharm.D., University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
(B) Designing a Safer, Shame-free Health Care Environment
Jacque Burandt, M.Ed. and Virginia Mika, PhD, MPH, University Health System

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch & Panel:
Health Care Reform
Anne Dunkelberg, Center for Public Policy

12:30 a.m. - 12:45 a.m. Break

12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Concurrent Session 2:
(A) Health Literacy and Medication Management Across the Lifespan
Oralia Bazaldua, Pharm.D., University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
(B) Using Visual Learning Tools for Health Education: A Focus on Blood Pressure Management
Jennifer Cook, PhD, MBA, RN

1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Concurrent Session 3:
(A) Patient-Centered Medical Home and Health Care Reform
Priti Mody-Baily, MD, University Health System
(B) Substance Abuse/HIVE/Hepatitis Prevention for Adults Reentering the Community (Project SPARC): Methods for Improving Knowledge and Health Literacy
Teshina Mattson, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio

2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Break

2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Concurrent Session 4:
(A) Rethinking Health Literacy
Cynthia Alford, PhD., University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
(B) Best Food FITS!: Relaying Simple Health Messages to Prevent Obesity
Sylvia Crixell, Ph.D., RD, Texas State University

3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Keynote Presentation:
Ethical Caregiving in Aging America: Challenges and Opportunities
Jerry Winakur, MD

4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Wrap Up, Evaluation, Door Prizes

Download the Concurrent Session Selection Guide