Overview
BACKGROUND
Patients need to have appropriate, accurate, and understandable information in order to make good health decisions. When medical professionals are discussing health care options with patients, it can help to have a visual aid to help convey this information to their patients more clearly and easily, as well as to seek information from the patients about their values and choices. You have read about the SHARE approachLinks to an external site. to decision-making; this decision-making tool assignment aims to assist a medical professional with
Step 2: Help your patient explore and compare treatment options
Step 3: Assess your patient’s values and preferences
OVERVIEW
Students will design a visual aid for patients considering the benefits and drawbacks of flu vaccination. The objectives for this assignment are to:
- Design a shared-decision making tool to help healthcare providers and patients work together to make a medical decision (LOC #2, 4, 7)
- Customize the shared-decision making tool to a specific target audience (LOC #2, 4, 7, 8)
- Analyze other students’ designs by applying course concepts about patient empowerment in clinical interactions (LOC #2, 5)
- Learn to use Canva.com web-based graphic design platform (LOC #4, 8)
DETAILS
1. Use a credible medical source to research the risks of influenza, the risks of the influenza (flu) vaccine, and the benefits of the influenza (flu) vaccine.
2. Select a target audience that specifically needs help making this decision. (Note: for children's vaccination, their parents would be the target audience.) Be specificabout age range, gender (if relevant), occupation, or other factors that might affect how a patient may receive and think about this information. Consider what values and priorities your audience will consider when choosing whether or not to receive a flu vaccine. Although your chosen audience may be Chinese, please complete this assignment in English or bilingually.
3. Design a product that is specifically tailored to your target audience by using a free account on the Canva design websiteLinks to an external site.. Consider a social media presentation or a flyer or a poster -- what type of media will be most helpful and accessible to your audience? Be creative! How will a medical professional share this decision-making tool with the target audience to reach a vaccination decision? What concepts have you read about that are guiding your communication choices? Do not simply copy one of the Canva templates -- customize it and make thoughtful decisions to demonstrate your understanding of course concepts and to practice your media/communication production skills.
4. Write a 2-3 page summary of your design decisions. Cite your research sources with a standard format, explain what audience features you considered, and describe how you accommodated those features.
5. Upload a copy of your product or a sharable link to your product as well as your written summary.
6. Review a peer's shared decision-making tool. After the due date, you will be automatically assigned a classmate for whom you will provide thoughtful, constructive feedback. Be sure to offer specific, respectful, and attentive comments to your classmate that can help them grow as an effective health communicator and coach.