Parent-provider paediatric literacy communication: A curriculum for future primary care providers.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Reach Out and Read promotes early literacy and school readiness by incorporating book delivery and anticipatory guidance into well-child visits. There is a need to train future healthcare providers in the knowledge and skills to communicate with parents/caregivers about early childhood literacy. We developed and evaluated a curriculum to improve learners' knowledge, attitudes, and skills towards the incorporation of parent-provider literacy communication into well-child visits. METHODS:Family medicine residents (n = 30), physician assistant students (n = 36), and medical students (n = 28) participated in a curriculum consisting of service learning, online didactic training, objective structured clinical exams (OSCEs) and a debriefing session. Standardized patients (SPs; 6 months

SUBMITTER: Kindratt T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6468016 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature