Patient Education

Patient education materials related to age-related macular degeneration treatment are often written at inappropriate reading levels and lack accountability, according to a presentation at the American Society of Retina Specialists meeting.

Explanations of echocardiography findings written using ChatGPT may be suitable to educate patients about their health status and reduce physician workload, according to data published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.

Early initiation of a school-based health education intervention limited adiposity marker progression in elementary-aged children in Spain, researchers reported.

Healio spoke to Ashley Haggerty, MD, a board certified, fellowship-trained gynecologic oncologist at Hackensack Meridian Medical Group about better patient education in endometrial cancer patients.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The World Council of Optometry is supporting its stance that myopia management is standard of care by promoting a global educational resource, according to council leadership at Optometry’s Meeting.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Many patients are interested in contact lenses but wait for their provider to bring them up, according to a clinician speaking at Optometry’s Meeting about a recent Contact Lens Institute report.

The risk for lung cancer has been found to be particularly high in some Maryland counties, but a recently launched initiative is making sure screening is available for all eligible state residents, according to a press release.