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The Patient Education Institute has published, reviewed or updated 82 titles in Q1 and Q2 2024.

Aid Tools for Older Adults English Amputation of the Leg English Anal Cancer English Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair - ACL Repair English Aplastic Anemia English Bile Duct Diseases and Problems English Birth Control - Contraception (Arabic) Arabic Blood and Blood Disorders English Bronchitis English Building and Keeping Healthy Habits English Cancer Clinical Trials English Cannabis English Cardiac Catheterization - Coronary Angiography English Carotid Endarterectomy English Cerebral Palsy English Cerebral Palsy - Pediatrics English Cervix Disorders (Arabic) Arabic Changes as We Get Older English Cholecystectomy - Open and Laparoscopic English Common Accidents Among Older Adults English COVID-19 - Coronavirus English COVID-19 - Coronavirus (Arabic) Arabic COVID-19 - Coronavirus (Spanish) Spanish De Quervain's Tendonitis (Arabic) Arabic Diabetes - Introduction English Ectopic Pregnancy English Electroconvulsive Therapy - ECT (Arabic) Arabic Encephalitis English Fun Ways to Make Your Retirement Better English Gallstones English Game Addiction in Older Adults English Gastrointestinal Bleeding English H1N1 Influenza English Health Problems in Pregnancy English Hearing Loss English HIV/AIDS and Infections English HIV/AIDS and Pregnancy English Hysteroscopy English Influenza - Flu English Influenza - Pediatrics English Inguinal Hernia Repair - Pediatrics (Arabic) Arabic Iron Overload - Hemochromatosis (Arabic) Arabic IVP - Intravenous Pyelogram English Keeping a Positive Mindset English Keeping Your Retirement Money Safe from Crimes English Leukemia English Living with Congestive Heart Failure (Arabic) Arabic Long-Term Care Insurance English Making Your Body's Immune System Stronger English Midlife Crises and Transitions English Moles English Mumps English Newborn Screening English Open Shoulder Surgery English Organizing Your Medications English Palliative Care and Hospice Care English Pancreatitis English Pediatric Post-Operative Instructions English Port Catheter Insertions (Arabic) Arabic Preventing Strokes English Preventing Trips and Falls English Pulmonary Fibrosis English Reading Lab Results English Reporting and Preventing Elder Abuse English Sexuality and Aging English Shoulder Replacement English Sjogren's Syndrome English Stellate Block (Arabic) Arabic Suicide in Older Adults English The A1C Test English The FODMAP Diet for Digestive Health English Thoracotomy English Tracheotomy or Tracheostomy (Arabic) Arabic Transient Ischemic Attack - TIA English Understanding Medicare English Upper GI Endoscopy English Upper GI Endoscopy and Colonoscopy English Viagra - Sildenafil English Warfarin - Introduction for New Users English Warfarin - Introduction for New Users - Pediatrics English Warfarin - Review for Current Users English What to Expect When You Retire English

Revolutionizing Patient Education with “X-Plain Health AI”

Imagine a world where every patient's educational journey is uniquely tailored to their health needs, language, and learning style. This is not a distant dream but a present reality, thanks to the groundbreaking advancements in AI with “X-Plain Health AI,” a custom GPT app redefining the landscape of patient education. How is this innovative technology transforming how we understand and interact with healthcare information? Let's explore the future, which is already here.

What are Custom GPTs? Custom GPTs are a specialized iteration of the Generative Pre-trained Transformer models designed specifically for targeted applications. Unlike general-purpose models like ChatGPT, custom GPTs are fine-tuned with specific datasets, tailored instructions, and integrated functionalities to cater to particular needs. This specialization enables them to produce outputs that are highly adaptive and aligned with specific objectives, making them invaluable in fields like patient education.

Traditional vs. AI-based Patient Education

In traditional settings, patient education relies on printed materials, videos, and digital resources, which often fall short in addressing the diverse needs of patients. These methods, while informative, lack the personalization necessary for effective healthcare communication. Custom GPTs revolutionize this domain by offering tailored, dynamic, and interactive educational content. This AI-driven approach aligns with individual health conditions, literacy levels, and cultural backgrounds, enhancing patient understanding, engagement, and adherence to medical guidance.

Consider the case of Laila, a 52-year-old woman recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. She's overwhelmed with the flood of generic information available online. That's where 'X-Plain Health AI' comes in. Unlike traditional GPT models like ChatGPT, our custom GPT is fine-tuned with vast medical data. When Laila uses X-Plain Health AI, she receives personalized information. The system adjusts the complexity of the language to match her understanding and even considers her cultural background. This means Laila gets tailored advice on managing her diabetes, dietary recommendations suited to her lifestyle, and explanations of medical terms in a way she can easily comprehend. It's like having a virtual health educator, always ready to provide information that’s specifically relevant to her, rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.

X-Plain Health AI

Custom GPTs for patient education can generate detailed, specific information about a patient's condition and treatment options, adjust the complexity of the language to suit the patient's literacy level, facilitate interactive learning sessions for heightened engagement, and offer materials in multiple languages, considering cultural nuances.

Released on February 5, 2024, X-Plain Health AI is a pioneering custom GPT model developed by the Patient Education Institute. Accessible through the ChatGPT Store, it promises unprecedented personalization in patient education. What does “X-Plain Health AI” offer beyond what ChatGPT can do? Some key features include:

Prompting users to set their preferences for language, content depth, difficulty level, and other parameters.

Ask users to select a health topic, then offer targeted questions to refine information to specific interests like causes, symptoms, alternative treatments, risks, coping strategies, support options, and more.

Adjusting the complexity of the text according to the user’s preferences and previous interactions.

Engage with users to explain complex terms, present statistics, or compare treatment options tailored to their specific requests.

Asking questions to verify understanding.

Using our extensive database of peer-reviewed, up-to-date content, which includes over 25 million words, a video library with over 2,500 videos, and 2,500 interactive quizzes for comprehension testing, ensuring that users receive up-to-date information in their preferred educational format.

Upon the user’s request, display one of our +10,000 illustrations and +100,000 slides to show diagrams and anatomical and procedural illustrations (in progress).

Here is a scenario illustrating how X-Plain Health AI interacts with a user: John, a 40-year-old man, logs into X-Plain Health AI.

— X-Plain Health AI: "Hello! How may I assist you today? Do you have any specific health topics or questions in mind? Also, would you like me to address you by a name?”

— John: “You can call me John. I want to learn about managing high blood pressure.”

— X-Plain Health AI: “Welcome, John! To provide you with personalized information about managing high blood pressure, I have a few questions for you. First, what is your preferred language for communication?"

— John: "English, please."

— X-Plain Health AI: "Great, English it is. How would you rate your understanding of high blood pressure management on a scale from 1 to 5?"

— John: "Probably around a 2."

— X-Plain Health AI: "Understood, we'll keep things straightforward. Are you seeking information on causes, symptoms, complications, diet, exercise, medication, or all of these topics?"

— John: "Mostly diet and exercise."

— X-Plain Health AI: "Okay. I can provide dietary guidelines and exercise tips that effectively manage high blood pressure. Before we proceed, do you have any dietary restrictions or physical limitations I should be aware of?"

— John: "I'm a vegetarian and have a knee injury, so nothing too strenuous."

— X-Plain Health AI: "Thanks for sharing that, John. I'll tailor the information accordingly. [Provides tailored advice on a vegetarian diet and low-impact exercises suitable for someone with a knee injury]. Would you like me to ask a few questions to ensure you've understood the information clearly?"

— John: "Yes, that would be helpful."

— X-Plain Health AI: "Alright, let's start with a simple one: Can you name two vegetables that are particularly beneficial for managing high blood pressure?"

— John: [Responds with his answers]

— X-Plain Health AI: "That's correct! [Provides feedback on his answers]. Let’s try another question to see how you’re doing with the exercise recommendations."

Challenges and Considerations

The deployment of custom GPTs in patient education presents challenges, particularly in privacy and information accuracy. Ensuring compliance with healthcare privacy laws, such as HIPAA, and maintaining the accuracy of the information provided by these AI models are of utmost importance. It's crucial to continually remind users that AI-generated content should be seen as supplementary to professional medical advice, not a replacement.

In OpenAI's custom GPT environment, users have control over their data. If they permit ChatGPT to learn from their interactions, the chats with custom GPTs remain private and are not shared with the creators. A key challenge is ensuring GPT models adhere to healthcare privacy laws like HIPAA. ChatGPT and custom GPT models consistently remind users not to share any personally identifiable information during conversations. Users also have the option to adjust their settings to prevent ChatGPT from retaining their chat history. However, these settings may not be straightforward and could be inadvertently altered during updates or when opting into new services. In addition, the field is rapidly developing, and so are OpenAI’s privacy and data training policies.

Two years following the launch of X-Plain in 1995, we established a clear distinction between Clinical X-Plain and Public X-Plain. Clinical X-Plain serves a crucial role in clinical environments, offering informed consent, discharge instructions, and specific guidance on medications and home care directly to patients. In contrast, Public X-Plain is a patient education resource available on healthcare institutions' websites, assisting patients in learning about and preparing for clinical visits. In this context, X-Plain Health AI is envisioned as a public-facing tool accessible online to aid patients in understanding and preparing for healthcare encounters. It is distinct from the discharge documents that healthcare providers typically hand to patients following outpatient, inpatient, or emergency room visits.

Monetization

The introduction of the GPT Store by OpenAI marks a significant shift in the landscape of AI application development. Like an app store for AI technologies, this platform allows creators to publish and potentially monetize their GPT models. Although still in its infancy, the revenue-sharing model indicates a promising avenue for creators to benefit financially from their innovative AI solutions in healthcare.

What do we know so far? OpenAI covers the cost of tokens for GPTs in the OpenAI GPT Store. This means neither the user nor the creator of a custom GPT bears the token cost. However, access to the GPT Store and its features is limited to ChatGPT Plus Subscribers and OpenAI Enterprise customers.

The monetization model for OpenAI's GPT Store is still unspecified and vague. OpenAI states that it will involve revenue sharing with creators, where creators are paid based on the usage and utility of their custom GPTs. Initially, the revenue model may start with a straightforward revenue share, the specifics of which are yet to be detailed. Later, there might be options for subscription-based access to individual GPTs, depending on demand.

These monetization policies are dynamic and tentative; for the most current monetization models, check OpenAI's official website.

Our patient education solutions are exclusively licensed to healthcare institutions and stakeholders, not directly to patients. However, with OpenAI's proposed model for monetization, we are poised to indirectly offer X-Plain Health AI to patients and individual users for the first time, a departure from our traditional approach of licensing only to healthcare service providers. Given the importance of ensuring accuracy and privacy, we will maintain X-Plain Health AI as a public patient education tool rather than a clinical one until these critical factors are fully guaranteed.

The Future

Looking ahead, the potential of AI in patient education is immense. Future developments in custom GPTs are expected to include a deeper understanding of language nuances, more sophisticated bias mitigation techniques, and enhanced integration with other applications.

Regarding its integration with other applications, future custom GPT models for patient education will offer capabilities such as:

Seamlessly combining several aspects of patient care, including treatment planning, patient education, and follow-up care.

Dynamically adapting educational content in real-time based on the user's preferences, interaction style, and updates in their health records.

Utilize predictive analytics to identify potential health risks and deliver tailored educational content to patients accordingly.

Enhancing patient engagement and understanding using augmented reality in educational materials.

Final Notes

As custom AI models like X-Plain Health AI evolve, it’s crucial to steer their integration and governance in patient engagement proactively. To ensure these advancements serve the best interests of all involved, consider the following:

Healthcare thought leaders should commit to ongoing research and develop oversight processes. Regular evaluations of custom GPTs for accuracy, privacy protection, and clinical effectiveness are essential. This continuous monitoring facilitates responsible innovation that truly benefits patients.

Policymakers must act promptly to establish data governance laws specifically for healthcare AI. These regulations should balance patient rights protection with the encouragement of empowering innovations.

Patients should be encouraged to learn about and use AI-powered educational tools. They need to recognize that, while valuable, these tools are not replacements for professional medical advice.

By fostering frameworks that promote accountability in tandem with technological advancement, we can revolutionize how individuals learn about and manage their health.

As we stand on the brink of a new healthcare age, X-Plain Health AI represents a pivotal shift from one-size-fits-all to a world where patient education is as adapted as a tailored suit.

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X-Plain New and Updated Titles

The Patient Education Institute has published, reviewed or updated 34 titles in Q3 2023. We provide each topic in 5 instructional formats (tutorial, video, illustrated handout, XML, and overview).

Patient Education Institute Voted Best In Coralville

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PEI, Inc. Honored with the 2023 Best of Coralville Award

CORALVILLE, August 31, 2023 -- PEI, Inc. proudly announces its recent recognition as the recipient of the 2023 Best of Coralville Award in the Software company category. The award, presented by the Coralville Award Program, recognizes businesses that have demonstrated outstanding success and made positive contributions to the local community.

"Our commitment to delivering quality software solutions for patient education has always been our top priority. This award reaffirms that our efforts are making a meaningful impact on the community of Coralville." said Moe Ajam, President. "We remain committed to upholding the high standards that this award recognizes and aim to continue serving our community and clients with excellence."

PEI, Inc. thanks the Coralville Award Program for acknowledging local businesses that actively contribute to making Coralville an outstanding place to live, work, and thrive. This recognition motivates PEI, Inc. to continue its work and further its contributions to the broader community.

About PEI, Inc.

Patient Education Institute (PEI, Inc.) is a leading software company specializing in educational solutions for healthcare providers and patients. Established in 1995, PEI aims to empower individuals through accurate, accessible, and actionable health information.

For more information about PEI, Inc., please visit www.patient-education.com or contact us at 319-351-5220 or [email protected].[contact person's name and email/phone].

SOURCE: PEI, Inc.

X-Plain New and Updated Topics

The Patient Education Institute has published, reviewed or updated 91 titles in Q1 and Q2 2023. We provide each topic in 5 instructional formats (tutorial, video, illustrated handout, XML, and overview).

Alcohol Use Disorder Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Arabic) Angina Arixtra Arrhythmias Asperger's Syndrome (Arabic) Asthma - Pediatric (Arabic) Atherosclerosis Atrial Flutter (Spanish) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - ADHD (Arabic) Back Pain - Introduction to Pain Management Blepharoplasty - Eyelid Surgery Blood Pressure Medicines (Arabic) Bone Densitometry Breast Cancer - Hormonal and Targeted Therapies Breast Cancer - Hormonal and Targeted Therapies (Arabic) Bunionectomy Bursitis (Arabic) C. difficile Infections Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Cardiac Rehabilitation (Arabic) Cataract Surgery Cerebral Angiogram Chagas Disease (Arabic) Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer - General (Arabic) Chickenpox Cholera (Arabic) Colon Cancer (Spanish) Colon Cancer Surgery (Arabic) Colorectal Cancer (Arabic) Cystocele Dilation and Curettage (Spanish) Dust Mite Allergy Dystonia Erectile Dysfunction - Penile Implants Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fibromyalgia Forehead Lift Galactosemia Gout (Spanish) Healthy Sleeping Hearing Problems in Children (Arabic) HIDA Scan HPV - Warts Hydrothermal Endometrial Ablation Incentive Spirometer Incentive Spirometer - Pediatrics Intrathecal Morphine Pump Placement Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Arabic) Knee Replacement - Preventing Post Op Complications (Arabic) Living Healthy (Spanish) Living with Congestive Heart Failure Lung Cancer (Spanish) Lupus Lyme Disease (Arabic) Massage Therapy Meditation Melanoma Menstruation (Arabic) Miscarriage (Arabic) Monkeypox Multiple Sclerosis (Spanish) Nail Diseases and Problems (Arabic) Neuroblastoma (Arabic) Neurofibromatosis Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Nutrition During Cancer Treatment Pancreas Transplantation (Arabic) Personality Disorders (Arabic) Pregnancy - First Trimester - What to Expect Pregnancy - Second Trimester - What to Expect Pregnancy - Third Trimester - What to Expect Prenatal Testing (Spanish) Preventing Catheter Associated Bloodstream Infections (Arabic) PSA - Screening for Prostate Cancer Rhinoplasty Rubella Schizophrenia Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - SARS Sickle Cell Anemia (Arabic) Sigmoidoscopy Simpson-Golabi-Behmel Syndrome - SGBS Skin Cancer - Non-Melanoma (Spanish) Smoking Cessation Tendinitis (Arabic) Treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndromes - MDS Understanding the Different Types of Myelodysplastic Syndromes - MDS (Spanish) Urinary Tract Infections in Elderly Adults Uterine Diseases (Arabic) VP Shunts Warfarin - Review for Current Users - Pediatrics

Revolutionizing Healthcare: Overcoming Barriers in Interactive Patient Education

By Moe A. Ajam, Ph.D.

Patient education is undergoing a metamorphosis, driven by technological advancements and a steadfast belief in patient-centered care. Integrating interactivity and multimedia into patient education is viewed as a game-changer. It promises to enhance learning experiences and improve health outcomes. However, like any significant transformation, it presents its challenges. Today, we delve into these challenges and explore how their resolutions shape patient education’s future.

The Technology Gap

The technology gap presents one of the most significant obstacles. The core of interactivity and multimedia in patient education lies in technology. Yet, the accessibility of devices, software, and reliable internet access varies widely among patients, creating a digital divide. To facilitate the universal adoption of interactive materials, healthcare providers and organizations must bridge this divide. At the Patient Education Institute, we've developed X-Plain for Tablets. This app enables healthcare providers to offer interactive tutorials to patients who don’t own a smartphone (19% of US patients as of 2023).

Addressing Language and Literacy Barriers

Language and literacy barriers also pose significant issues. Interactive patient education tools are often designed in a single language, with a specific literacy benchmark in mind. This approach could exclude patients with limited language proficiency or lower literacy levels. True accessibility requires these tools to be inclusive, necessitating the development of materials in multiple languages and formats. Our interactive tutorials, available in several languages, come with varied formats like video and illustrated guides, helping to dismantle these barriers.

The Need for Personalized Content

The demand for personalized content is another crucial consideration. The power of interactivity and multimedia resides in its potential for personalization, but many existing tools need to catch up. Generic materials may not address patients' cultural sensitivities or diverse learning styles. Consequently, creating a wide spectrum of interactive resources that cater to individual needs is critical. Our patient education software, X-Plain, meets this need by localizing illustrations for various markets, including North America, Latin America, and the Middle East. Furthermore, we accommodate different learning styles by offering content in interactive tutorials, videos, and textual guides.

Overcoming Resistance Among Healthcare Providers

Despite the clear advantages of interactive and multimedia tools, many healthcare providers are reluctant to adopt these methods. Reasons may range from time constraints to lack of training. To address this, we've refined X-Plain to require less staff time by automating patient education based on medical coding through integration with EMR, patient portals, and other healthcare IT systems.

Overcoming staff resistance involves fostering a culture of change within healthcare institutions. Still, raising awareness among hospital staff, particularly new members, is crucial for these valuable resources. One successful approach is sending a newsletter with articles about best practices in implementing patient education and engagement and a synopsis of content updates.

Evidence, Efficacy, and Research Challenges

While the potential benefits of interactive and multimedia patient education interventions, such as improved patient engagement and knowledge retention, are recognized (see https://www.patient-education.com/research.html), further research is needed to solidify their impact on patient outcomes. A lack of robust evidence may dissuade healthcare providers and institutions from investing in these technologies. Over the past three decades, our research teams have conducted numerous evaluations with leading healthcare institutions, highlighting the benefits of patient education in risk mitigation, reduced readmissions, and other vital healthcare goals. However, these findings are often kept internal, exacerbating the challenge. (We hypothesize that such reluctance stems more from an amplified fear of liability — due to studies potentially violating regulations and privacy laws — rather than from a desire to protect proprietary information.)

Cost Evolution

The cost of patient education solutions incorporating interactivity and multimedia was initially quite high. Upon launching X-Plain Neurosurgery in 1995, the price was a one-time fee of $3080 (for a 17” resistive-touch monitor), supplemented by an annual subscription of $3,768 for the neurosurgery library of ten topics. Today, with most organizations and patients having access to touch devices, the subscription cost can be as low as $14 per topic per year for a large library or $80 per topic per year for a single topic.

This significant price reduction can be attributed to technological advancements, increased efficiency in our development and update operations, and our ability to reduce the per-unit cost after recouping the initial R&D expenditure.

The cost of developing interactive elements can still be prohibitive for newcomers to the patient education industry. However, with the emergence of AI, these costs are expected to decrease significantly (for more details, see this article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/beyond-content-how-ai-redefining-patient-education-moe-a-ajam ).

Summary

Despite these hurdles, we're improving patient education through interactivity and multimedia. With ongoing efforts to improve technology access, an increased focus on cultural and linguistic inclusivity, and ongoing research into the effectiveness of these tools, we're witnessing a positive shift.

In summary, the future of patient education depends on overcoming the challenges associated with using interactive tools. As we continue to design accessible, tailored, and evidence-based interactive resources, we can deepen patients' understanding of their health and improve health outcomes. The journey may be challenging, but it offers the potential for an engaged, empowered patient population – a goal we're committed to achieving.

X-Plain Patient Education Videos Now On YouTube!

At X-Plain®, we constantly strive to broaden our reach, ensuring patient education is easy to access, engaging, and comprehensive. To make this a reality, we have expanded our offerings to YouTube.

Whether you're a patient seeking clarification on a complex medical condition, or a healthcare professional looking for easy-to-understand patient education resources, our YouTube channel is your one-stop destination. We've optimized our platform for customization, like speeding up the narration by adding subtitles in any language, jumping to sections, and many others.

Unlike our licensed X-Plain videos, our YouTube videos will contain advertising - a feature inherent to public YouTube videos. They will not include client-specific branding or our patient education services.

Experience our dynamic library of educational content by visiting our official YouTube channel. (https://www.youtube.com/@peixplain).

Please, share your experiences and thoughts by emailing us at [email protected]. We appreciate your involvement.

Moe A. Ajam, Ph.D.

President

New and Updated Topics

The Patient Education Institute has published, reviewed or updated 122 titles in Q2 and Q3 2022. We provide each topic in 5 instructional formats (tutorial, video, illustrated handout, XML, and overview).

Acne (Spanish) Advance Medical Directives Advance Medical Directives (Spanish) Anal and Rectal Diseases and Problems (Arabic) Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion - General Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion - General (Spanish) Aspergillosis Asthma Asthma (Arabic) Asthma (Spanish) Atrial Flutter Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders (Arabic) Bile Duct Diseases and Problems (Arabic) Birth Control - Emergency Contraception (Arabic) Body Dysmorphic Disorder Bolus Tube Feeding Bolus Tube Feeding (Spanish) Brain Cancer (Spanish) Breast Changes and Diseases (Arabic) Breast Reduction Cervical Cancer Cervical Cancer (Arabic) Childhood Immunizations Childhood Immunizations (Arabic) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Arabic) Colon Cancer Common Cold (Arabic) Coumadin - Introduction for New Users (Spanish) Dilation and Curettage Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare (Spanish) Edema (Arabic) Emphysema (Arabic) Erectile Dysfunction - Your Choices (Spanish) Fainting - Syncope Financial Wellness Gallbladder Cancer (Arabic) GERD (Spanish) Gestational Hypertension (Spanish) Gout Heel Injuries and Disorders Hepatitis C (Spanish) Herpes Simplex Virus Hip Replacement - Physical Therapy Hip Replacement - Physical Therapy (Arabic) Hip Replacement - Physical Therapy (Spanish) Hospitalized COVID Patient - What to Expect How to Prevent Cancer - Early Screening (Spanish) How to Prevent Cancer - Healthy Life Habits (Spanish) Hypothermia Incision Care Incision Care (Arabic) Incision Care (Spanish) Infant and Newborn Nutrition (Arabic) Infant CPR (Spanish) Intestinal Cancer Introduction to Tube Feeding Introduction to Tube Feeding (Spanish) Isotretinoin Kidney Cancer (Arabic) Kidney Stones (Spanish) Knee Replacement - Physical Therapy (Arabic) Leukemia - Pediatrics Lewy Body Disease Life Planning Life Planning (Spanish) Liposuction (Spanish) Liver Diseases (Arabic) Lovenox - Pediatrics Lovenox - Pediatrics (Spanish) Lumbar and Thoracic Fusion - Posterior Lumbar and Thoracic Fusion - Posterior (Spanish) Lumbar and/or Thoracic Fusion - Cages Lumbar and/or Thoracic Fusion - Cages (Spanish) Lung Cancer Lung Transplantation Measles Men's Health Mesothelioma Miscarriage Obesity in Children (Arabic) Ovarian Cancer (Spanish) Pancreatic Cancer (Spanish) Parkinson's Disease (Spanish) Penis Disorders Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy - PEG Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy - PEG (Spanish) Peroneal Nerve Release Positional Plagiocephaly Postpartum Care (Arabic) Premature Ejaculation Prenatal Testing Preventing HIV and AIDS (Spanish) Preventing Infections - Hand Washing Preventing Infections - Hand Washing (Spanish) Preventing Lead Poisoning (Spanish) Puberty (Arabic) Rabies (Arabic) Sarcoidosis (Spanish) SCAD (Spanish) Skin Cancer - Non-Melanoma Stroke: What You Should Know (Spanish) Throat Cancer Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy - Pediatrics Tracheostomy Care at Home Tracheostomy Care at Home (Spanish) Tracheostomy Care in the Hospital Tracheostomy Care in the Hospital (Spanish) Tracheotomy or Tracheostomy Tracheotomy or Tracheostomy (Spanish) Tube Feeding using a Joey Pump Tube Feeding using a Joey Pump (Spanish) Twin Gestation (Arabic) Understanding the Different Types of Myelodysplastic Syndromes - MDS Urinary Tract Infections (Arabic) Vaginal Bleeding (Arabic) Vasectomy Vasectomy (Spanish) Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia - VAP Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia - VAP (Arabic) Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia - VAP (Spanish) Vitamin A (Arabic)

Patient Education & Multimedia

Research continues to provide evidence of the effectiveness of multimedia in e-learning and patient education. The Association of Psychological Sciences lists multimedia as one of the most well-established principles of e-learning. This article reviews the effects of graphics and how the X-Plain® patient education tutorials employ them. (We list some references for readers interested in evaluating patient engagement initiatives; for a more exhaustive bibliography of patient education research, check our research page.)

New and Updated Topics

The Patient Education Institute has published, reviewed or updated 58 titles in Q4 2021 and Q1 2022. We provide each topic in 5 instructional formats (tutorial, video, illustrated handout, XML, and overview)

Motivating Staff to Provide Education

At a recent patient experience meeting, Kristen, VP of Customer Service, brainstormed with hospitals about ways to motivate hospital staff to use X-Plain. Here is a list of 7 tips.

1. Ask nurses to send success stories to be featured in your newsletters or other staff communication.

2. Create an award to recognize nurses that excel at using X-Plain.

3. Have buttons made to tell patients to ask about X-Plain.

4. Host a virtual X-Plain fair: a representative of X-Plain hosts an online meeting where nurses can pop in to share experiences, ask questions, and get a full demonstration on how your hospital is using X-Plain.

5. Include X-Plain in your new hire training.

6. Recognize the department with the highest usage; throw a pizza party or recognize in your newsletter.

7. Work with your volunteer coordinator to train volunteers to start specific videos for patients.

New Modules & Updates

The Patient Education Institute has published, reviewed or updated 95 titles since May. We provide each topic in 5 instructional formats (tutorial, video, illustrated handout, XML, and overview).

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery (Spanish) Allogenic (Donor) Bone Marrow Transplant Allogenic (Donor) Bone Marrow Transplant (Spanish) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Spanish) Anthrax (Spanish) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - ADHD Bone Grafts Bowel Incontinence Cardiac Diet (Arabic) Carotid Artery Disease Cataract Surgery (Spanish) Catheter Access for Hemodialysis Catheter Access for Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Access for Peritoneal Dialysis (Spanish) Childhood Immunizations (Arabic) Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Cold and Cough Medicines Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Coronavirus COVID-19 - Coronavirus COVID-19 - Coronavirus (Arabic) COVID-19 - Coronavirus (Spanish) CT Scan Guided Biopsy of a Lung or Other Chest Area Lesion Cystic Fibrosis (Spanish) Dehydration Delirium (Arabic) Dermabrasion Dietary Fats Dietary Fats (Arabic) Diverticulosis and Surgical Treatment for Diverticulitis (Spanish) Eating Disorders (Arabic) Eating Healthy (Spanish) Ebola Essential Hypertension Essential Hypertension (Arabic) Exercise Fibromyalgia (Spanish) Glaucoma Heart Valve Replacement Hypothyroidism Influenza - Flu (Spanish) Irritable Bowel Syndrome JP Drain JP Drain (Spanish) Low Testosterone in Men Lupus (Spanish) Malaria (Spanish) Mammography (Spanish) Managing Cholesterol Managing Cholesterol (Arabic) Managing Cholesterol (Spanish) MCAD MCAD (Spanish) Meniere's Disease Migraine Headaches (Spanish) Monitoring for Congestive Heart Failure in Babies Monitoring for Congestive Heart Failure in Babies (Spanish) Monitoring for Congestive Heart Failure in Children and Teens Monitoring for Congestive Heart Failure in Children and Teens (Spanish) Nutrition for Seniors Nutrition for Seniors (Arabic) Obesity in Children Open-Heart Surgery - What to Expect (Arabic) Oral Rehydration Therapy (Spanish) Osteoporosis Palliative Care (Spanish) Parathyroid Disorders Peritoneal Dialysis (Arabic) Preconception Care (Arabic) Pregnancy and Medicines (Spanish) Premenstrual Syndrome - PMS (Arabic) Preventing Falls at the Hospital Preventing Falls at the Hospital (Spanish) Preventing Hospital Falls in High-Risk Patients Preventing Hospital Falls in High-Risk Patients (Spanish) PSA - Screening for Prostate Cancer (Spanish) Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis (Arabic) Rheumatoid Arthritis (Spanish) Rotator Cuff Injuries (Spanish) Schizophrenia (Arabic) Shingles (Spanish) Sleep Disorders (Spanish) Smoking - Your Choice Spinal Fusion for Scoliosis - Pediatrics Spinal Fusion for Scoliosis - Pediatrics (Spanish) Stuttering Taking Injectable Insulin Taking Injectable Insulin (Spanish) Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (Spanish) Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement - TAVR Using Your Blood Glucose Meter - OneTouch Verio Flex Using Your Blood Glucose Meter - OneTouch Verio Flex (Spanish) Vitamin A Vulvar Disorders (Arabic)

Is Your Patient Education Effective?

We share an article from Dr. Bartelson (Mayo Clinic) where he addresses health literacy and provides patient education tips. Dr. Bartelson raises issues that are rarely addressed: the skills needed by providers for effective communication, advice on identifying patients with low literacy skills, and tactics for effective patient education.

https://www.aan.com/globals/axon/assets/6106.pdf

We quoted seven tips from the article and commented on how X-Plain® Patient Education implements them.

New Modules & Updates

The Patient Education Institute has published, reviewed or updated 103 titles since November. We provide each topic in 5 instructional formats (tutorial, video, illustrated handout, XML, and overview).

Addison's Disease Amniocentesis Amniocentesis (Spanish) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Anthrax Bed Bugs (Arabic) Bedwetting (Arabic) Bipolar Disorder (Arabic) Bladder Diseases and Problems Blood Pressure Medicines (Spanish) Blood Transfusion (Spanish) Breast Cancer Surgery (Arabic) Breast Lumpectomy and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (Arabic) Breast Lumps Biopsy (Arabic) CADD-Solis VIP Pump Overview CADD-Solis VIP Pump Overview (Spanish) Cardiac Diet (Spanish) Choking Cholera Complex Regional Pain Syndrome - CRPS Continuous Total Parenteral Nutrition Therapy with the CADD Solis Pump Continuous Total Parenteral Nutrition Therapy with the CADD Solis Pump (Spanish) COVID-19 - Coronavirus COVID-19 - Coronavirus (Spanish) Cycled Total Parenteral Nutrition Therapy with the CADD Solis Pump Cycled Total Parenteral Nutrition Therapy with the CADD Solis Pump (Spanish) Dengue Fever Diarrhea Down Syndrome Eating Healthy Eating Healthy Eating Healthy (Arabic) Female Infertility (Arabic) Fragile X Syndrome Gestational Hypertension Gravity Infusion Therapy with the Duplex Gravity Bag Gravity Infusion Therapy with the Duplex Gravity Bag (Spanish) Healthy Eating During Ramadan Healthy Eating During Ramadan (Arabic) Hiatal Hernia How to Prevent Cancer - Early Screening Hyperglycemia (Spanish) Immunization Infant and Newborn Nutrition Infant CPR Influenza - Pediatrics Influenza - Pediatrics (Spanish) Infusion Device Pump System Infusion Device Pump System (Spanish) Intermittent Infusion with the CADD Solis Pump Intermittent Infusion with the CADD Solis Pump (Spanish) Joint Arthrodesis Kidney Stones Learning Disorders (Arabic) Living Healthy Living with Cancer (Spanish) Lovenox Lovenox (Spanish) Lumbar Laminectomy and Possible Disk Excision (Spanish) Mammography Managing Post-op Pain at Home (Spanish) Measles (Arabic) Neonatal Jaundice Neonatal Jaundice (Spanish) Nephrostomy Tube Care Nephrostomy Tube Care (Spanish) Night Terrors Nutrition and Exercise During Pregnancy Oral Rehydration Therapy Panic Disorder (Arabic) Pelvic Support Problems in Women Peptic Ulcer (Arabic) Peripheral Artery Disease - PAD Phenylketonuria or PKU Pneumococcal Infections Porphyria Premature Ovarian Failure - POF Preventing Catheter Associated Bloodstream Infections (Spanish) Preventing Readmission (Spanish) Pulmonary Embolism (Arabic) Respiratory Syncytial Virus - RSV - Pediatrics Respiratory Syncytial Virus - RSV - Pediatrics (Spanish) Reye's Syndrome Rotavirus Infections Sciatica (Arabic) Shoulder Injuries and Disorders Sickle Cell Anemia Social Anxiety Disorder - SAD (Arabic) Statins (Spanish) Stroke: What You Should Know Sweaty Palms or Hyperhidrosis Syphilis Tears Tendinitis Toddler Nutrition Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (Arabic) Transvaginal Tape Bladder Sling Surgery Treating Clubfoot with the Ponseti Method (Arabic) Treatment for Bipolar Disorder (Arabic) Urinary Tract Infections Using Your Incentive Spirometer - ERAS (Spanish) Uterine Cancer (Arabic) Warts (Spanish)

New Modules & Updates

The Patient Education Institute has published, reviewed or updated 832 titles since March. We provide each topic in 5 instructional formats (tutorial, video, illustrated handout, XML, and overview).

X-Plain COVID-19 Education

The Patient Education Institute has released a new title, COVID-19 - Coronavirus. Our goal is to educate as many people as possible on this international public health threat at no cost.

Learn about COVID-19

Aprender sobre el COVID-19 (Spanish)

En savoir plus sur COVID-19 (French)

إعرف عن كوفيد-19 (Arabic)

Updates and New Modules

The Patient Education Institute has published, reviewed or updated 702 titles within the last 4 months. We provide each topic in 6 instructional formats (tutorial, video, illustrated handout, XML database, overview and interactive quiz). See the full list of topics below.

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