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Helping Older Adults Work with Doctors, Pharmacists
The Rx for Communication® program is a six-hour course designed to help older adults get the most out of each interaction with their doctors and pharmacists.
Through lessons, activities, and discussions about their attitudes and expectations
about healthcare, participants gain skills and tools that help them communicate
more effectively.
Rx for Communication Gets Results
This curriculum was pilot-tested by 50 older adults. At the end of the training,
we found that participants were encouraged to:
- Communicate their needs more effectively
- Better manage their medications
- Use assertiveness skills
- Plan for medical appointments
- See their doctors and pharmacists as partners in their health care
- Take more control of their health
Rx for Communication Materials
Participants attend three two-hour sessions over three consecutive weeks. Curriculum
materials include a step-by-step guide for each session, handout masters, transparencies,
and a video. All you need to teach the program is a VCR, a monitor, an overhead
projector, flip charts and pens.
RX FOR COMMUNICATION $150.00
Orders
For orders or questions about the Rx for Communication program, please
contact us at programs@chef.org or
800-323-2433.
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