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See what we'll be talking about this year:
http://engagingthepatient.com/2014/09/30/the-5th-annual-health-literacy-month-blog-series/
Day 1: Gary Schwitzer of Health News Review on the Media, Screening & OverTreatment
http://engagingthepatient.com/2014/10/01/media-messages-about-screenings-and-their-role-in-overdiagnosis-and-overtreatment/
Day 2: Are we abusing dialysis?
Decision aids can help by presenting all options and information to those with CKD. That way doctors can have better, more enlightened conversations with their patients. Instead of explaining how treatments work, they can focus on answering questions based on a patient’s personal beliefs, and help them make the right decision for them.
Read the article at: http://ow.ly/CcAjt