Health Literacy in Community Pharmacy – The ‘Teach Back’ Method

Published On: 25th February 2022

By: Community Development and Health Network

The teach back method is a useful way to confirm that the
information you provide is being understood by getting people to
‘teach back’ what has been discussed and what instruction has
been given. In this video the emphasis is on the pharmacist to
check she has explained clearly rather than checking the
patient/client understanding.

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