At the August Meet and Mingle we welcomed Lucy Mitchell-Long, Consumer Engagement and Volunteer Coordinator of Benalla Health, who gave us an interesting talk on Health Literacy.
Lucy gave us two handouts. The first was a list of abbreviations for various health professionals, conditions, places/departments and what you might see on various forms. After these abbreviations Lucy included some common hospital words and a brief explanation of what they meant.
The second handout said that “Questions are the Answer”. It suggested that patients could get more involved with their health care if they knew the right questions to ask. This was followed by ten questions which if asked could supply a better idea to the patient why various treatments were being suggested.
It was good to see that there were quite a few questions from those present to Lucy concerning her presentation. Afterwards we enjoyed tea/coffee in our warm room.
Our guest speaker at the next Meet and Mingle on Wednesday 21 September 2022 at 10am in our U3A room will be Brian Greed. Brian will speak on “Changes in Benalla over the last 67 years” with particular reference to the water industry and local government.
This should be an extremely interesting morning, and I hope to see lots of U3A members there.
Margaret Jenkins
Lucy gave us two handouts. The first was a list of abbreviations for various health professionals, conditions, places/departments and what you might see on various forms. After these abbreviations Lucy included some common hospital words and a brief explanation of what they meant.
The second handout said that “Questions are the Answer”. It suggested that patients could get more involved with their health care if they knew the right questions to ask. This was followed by ten questions which if asked could supply a better idea to the patient why various treatments were being suggested.
It was good to see that there were quite a few questions from those present to Lucy concerning her presentation. Afterwards we enjoyed tea/coffee in our warm room.
Our guest speaker at the next Meet and Mingle on Wednesday 21 September 2022 at 10am in our U3A room will be Brian Greed. Brian will speak on “Changes in Benalla over the last 67 years” with particular reference to the water industry and local government.
This should be an extremely interesting morning, and I hope to see lots of U3A members there.
Margaret Jenkins
