Associate Professor Carissa Bonner is a behavioral scientist and Deputy Director of the Sydney Health Literacy Lab at the University of Sydney. She is founding co-Editor-in-Chief of Health Literacy and Communication Open. Carissa leads a national partnership on heart health literacy and is a scientific advisor to the World Health Organization and International Patient Decision Aids […]

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In this episode, I’m trying something a little different–conversations with a health literacy advocate, innovator, or leader about policies, research, and strategies that helped shaped health literacy practice. We’ll discuss what worked then, what works now, and most importantly, where we think health literacy might go next. A good way to start is by focusing […]

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Dr. Linda Ciavarelli is a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) and board-certified specialist in Primary Podiatric Care. With over 20 years of clinical experience, Linda honed her expertise in preventative, orthopedic, and dermatologic podiatric medicine. In addition to her clinical background, Linda is the co-founder of HouseCall VR, an innovative startup dedicated to creating virtual […]

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Rex Wallace is Founder and CEO of Rex Wallace Consulting, a firm that helps health plans improve quality. A key way they accomplish this is by helping organizations improve the experiences of their members. Jennifer Nguyen is a Quality Improvement Consultant with Rex Wallace Consulting. Building on her background in public health and health education, […]

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Matthew Davenport MD MBA is Professor of Radiology and Urology, Service Chief, and Executive Vice Chair in the Department of Radiology at Michigan Medicine. He also is Co-Director of the Weiser Center for Prostate Cancer. Dr. Davenport is a co-author on national policy statements and has published over 250 peer-reviewed manuscripts. He is frequently interviewed […]

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Jason Kirchick MPH, MSN, RN, CNL, MEDSURG-BC is an inpatient Hematology and Oncology nurse at the University of Vermont Medical Center where he cares for patients with blood cancers and solid tumors at every stage of illness. Before nursing, Jason worked as a firefighter and EMT, a background that gave him an intimate understanding of […]

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Christopher R. Trudeau is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. Chris builds upon his extensive background in health literacy, plain-language communication, and healthcare regulation to now explore how generative AI tools like ChatGPT Health are reshaping how people understand and act on health information. While well-aware of […]

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Jennifer Harvey MD, FACR is Professor and Chair of Imaging Sciences at the University of Rochester in New York. Prior to this, she was Professor of Radiology at the University of Virginia Health System where she led the division of Breast Imaging and the Breast Care Program. Dr. Harvey served as the breast imaging section […]

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