“In Other Words…Helping Patients Separate True Health Information From False.” It’s common for people to recall false information as true. For people to remember information accurately, they need to recall both the “claim” — the core piece of information — and its “context” — the situation in which they heard it. These details often get lost; this article has ways to help. You can find the full-text of this article and many others at the On Call website http://www.boston.com/jobs/healthcare/oncall/ as well as the Health Literacy Consulting website, http://www.healthliteracy.com/articles.asp

HeSCA (Health and Science Communication Association) is hosting its 49th International Conference on Health and Science Communications in New Haven, CT, USA on June 18-21, 2008. This year’s theme is “Riding the Creative Wave in Technology.” You can learn more by going to http://www.hesca.org/newhaven

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