Patient Education Wins National Awards

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Patient Education Wins National Awards

By
Joel Streed

November 12, 2010

Mayo Clinic’s Section of Patient Education won eight 2010 National Health Information Awards. The educational material was created with team collaboration from various clinical areas and Media Support Services. Winners earned gold, bronze or merit awards.

Booklets

Pressure Relief Maneuvers (MC6479), Bronze
Teens + Living Well: Staying Healthy & Safe (MC5727-02), Bronze
Pediatric Cohlear Implants (MC6292), Merit
Your Child’s Heart Surgery, Middle School (MC6141-04), Merit
Teens + Depression: You Are Not Alone (MC6356), Merit

Video

Barrett’s Esophagus & Esophageal Cancer (MC6373), Gold
Your Discharge From the Psychiatric Hospital (MC6281-01), Bronze
How to Treat Your Feet (MC6345), Merit

The entries were judged and selected by a panel of health information experts. More than 1,000 entries were submitted.

Watch a clip from gold winning video Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Cancer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgxNqeXpuv0&feature=PlayList&p=7559F6CAAE5BA0CD&index=10">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgxNqeXpuv0&feature=PlayList&p=7559F6CAAE5BA0CD&index=10

Click here to learn more about the Barbara Woodward Lips Patient Education Center.

This article was written by Amy Hahn, Communications Consultant in the Section of Patient Education, Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.