Consumer Health Informatics Engagement Area

Health Literacy explanation

The Center for Knowledge Management (CKM) applies Doctor and computer expertise in health literacy and learning styles to medical center programs and initiatives, including the translation of complex genetic information to meet the needs of the public. Through federally-funded research studies, CKM has evaluated strategies for enhancing patients’ understanding of health information, such as tailoring information according to health literacy and learning style preferences. Additionally, CKM develops and maintains tools and resources to help patients manage their care. For interested members of the medical center community, CKM provides consultation and training in translating medical and genetic information for lay audiences and applying best practices in clear communication for the creation of easy-to-understand informed consent documentation.

Learn more about CKM’s research studies in the realm of consumer health informatics:

Publications/Presentations

Micheel CM, Anderson IA, Lee P, Chen SC, Justiss K, Giuse NB, Ye F, Kusnoor SV, Levy MA. Internet-based Assessment of Oncology Healthcare Professional Learning Style and Optimization of Materials for Web-based Learning: Controlled Trial with Concealed Allocation. J Med Internet Res. 2017 Jul 25;19(7):e265.

Kusnoor SV, Koonce TY, Levy MA, Lovly CM, Naylor HM, Anderson IA, Micheel CM, Chen S, Ye F, Giuse NB. My Cancer Genome: Evaluating an Educational Intervention Model to Introduce Patients and Caregivers to Precision Medicine. AMIA Jt Summits Transl Sci Proc. 2016 Jul 20;2016:112-21. eCollection 2016.

Giuse NB, Kusnoor SV, Koonce TY, Naylor HM, Chen S, Blasingame MN, et al. Guiding Oncology Patients through the Maze of Precision Medicine. Journal of Health Communication. 2016 Apr 4;21(Supplement 1):5–17.

Koonce TY, Kusnoor SV, Giuse NB, Hurley S, Ye F. A Personalized Approach to Deliver Health Care Information to Diabetic Patients in Community Care Clinics. Journal of the Medical Library Association. 2015 Jul;103(3):123-30.

Justiss K, Kusnoor SV, Lee P, Anderson IA, Micheel C, Levy MA (2015). Using Learning Styles to Educate Healthcare Providers about New Treatment Strategies for Breast Cancer. Austin, TX: Medical Library Association Meeting, May 18, 2015.

Naylor HM, Kusnoor SV, Micheel CM, Anderson IA, Lee P, Blasingame M, Clark JD, Levy MA, Lovly CM, Koonce TY, Giuse NB. (2015). Using Health Literacy and Learning Styles to Guide Patients through the Maze of Precision Medicine. Personalized Medicine Day, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, May 2015. (poster)

Koonce TY, Giuse NB, Choemprayong S, Hurley S, Martin SL, Epelbaum M, Kusnoor SV. Using Personalized Education Delivery to Improve Community Clinic Patients' Knowledge of Hypertension. Special Libraries Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, June 2013.

Giuse NB, Koonce TY, Storrow AB, Kusnoor SV, Fei Y. Using Health Literacy and Learning Style Preferences to Optimize the Delivery of Health Information. Journal of Health Communication. 2012;17 Suppl 3:122-40.

Koonce TY, Giuse NB, Storrow AB. A Pilot Study to Evaluate a Learning-Style Tailored Information Prescription for Hypertensive Emergency Department Patients. Journal of the Medical Library Association. 2011 Oct;99(4):280-9.

Koonce TY, Giuse NB, Alexander PT, Storrow AB. Using Patient Literacy and Knowledge to Optimize the Delivery of Health Information. Special Libraries Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, June 13, 2011.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Consumer Health Informatics Engagement Area

Publications/Presentations