Health Literacy Out Loud Podcast

Emergency Health Information (HLOL #266)

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Dr Caroline Foreman B.Sc BMBS FRACP is a clinical immunology and allergy specialist, with a special interest in the communication of allergies. As Medical Director of the not-for-profit foundation MedicAlert Australia, Caroline provides clinical oversight and guidance to ensure that this foundation maintains its high clinical standards.

Listen as Dr Caroline Foreman talks with Helen Osborne about:

  • Emergency health information. A simplified medical history that prioritizes information about what to do and not do in an emergency.
  • How this information helps first responders, doctors, and patients.
  • Ways patients can be their own advocate even in an emergency by sharing essential health information with MedicAlert’s scannable QR code.

    • More ways to learn:

    • How MedicAlert’s QR code works (video demonstration on youtube)
    • When Patients Create Their Own Binders: A Powerful Way to Get Organized and Feel More in Control. Health Literacy Out Loud podcast interview with Bridget Gaglio

      • Information about MedicAlert in Australia:

      • Trusted Medical ID and Alert Jewellery by MedicAlert®
      • MedicAlert’s QR ID Code
      • MedicAlert Foundation Australia | Facebook
      • MedicAlert Australia (@medicalert.au) • Instagram photos and videos

        • Information about MedicAlert in USA:

        • MedicAlert Foundation
        • QR Code Medical IDs, MedicAlert Foundation

          • Information about MedicAlert in Canada:

          • MedicAlert Foundation Canada | We Speak When You Can’t
          • MedicAlert’s New +CARD

            • Health Literacy from A to Z: Practical Ways to Communicate Your Health Message, Third Edition, by Helen Osborne. The chapter “Community Connections” is especially relevant to this podcast.

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