Improving Health Literacy to Protect Patient Safety
February 01, 2007

Health Literacy Expert Panel Members
  • David W. Baker, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P.
    Associate Professor of Medicine
    Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
    Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine 
    Chicago, IL

  • Cynthia Bauer, Ph.D
    Senior Health Communication and E-Health Advisor 
    Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 
    Washington, DC 

  • Anne Beale, M.D., M.P.H. 
    Senior Program Officer, Quality of Care for Underserved Populations 
    The Commonwealth Fund 
    New York, NY

  • Cindy Brach, M.P.P.
    Senior Health Policy Researcher
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    Center for Delivery, Organizations and Markets
    Rockville, MD

  • Toni Cordell
    ReadUp - From Stumbling Blocks to Stepping Stone 
    Charlotte, NC

  • Ilene Corina
    President
    PULSE of New York, Inc.
    Wantagh, NY

  • Ronald M. Davis., M.D.
    Chair, The Joint Commission Health Literacy Expert Roundtable
    Director, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 
    Henry Ford Health System 
    Detroit, MI

  • Terry C. Davis, Ph.D.
    Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics 
    Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
    Department of Medicine and Pediatrics 
    Shreveport, LA

  • Martin Hatlie, J.D.
    President
    Partnership for Patient Safety
    Chicago, IL

  • Jean Krause
    Executive Vice President
    American College of Physicians Foundation 
    Philadelphia, PA

  • Julianne Fischer Haefeli
    Hospital Trustee
    2008 18th Avenue
    Greeley, CO

  • Fred Hobby
    President and CEO
    Institute for Diversity in Health Management
    Chicago, IL

  • Linda Johnston-Lloyd
    Medical Senior Advisor and Health Literacy Coordinator
    HRSA Center for Quality
    Health Resources and Services Administration
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Washington, DC

  • Edwin C. Marshall, O.D., M.S., M.P.H.
    Professor
    Indiana University, School of Optometry
    Bloomington, IN

  • Edward L. Martinez, M.S. 
    Assistant Vice President formerly 
    National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems
    Washington, DC

  • Rose Marie Martinez, Sc.D.
    Board Director
    Institute of Medicine
    Washington, DC

  • Gail Nielsen 
    Clinical Performance Improvement Education Administrator
    Iowa Health System
    Des Moines, IA

  • Dennis S. O’Leary, M.D.
    President
    The Joint Commission
    Oakbrook Terrace, IL

  • Ruth Parker, M.D., F.A.C.P. 
    Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Director of Faculty
    Development for the Division of General Medicine 
    Emory University School of Medicine
    Atlanta, GA

  • Guadalupe Pacheco, M.S.W. 
    Office of Minority Health 
    1101 Wootton Parkway 
    Rockville, MD

  • Rima Rudd, M.S.P.H., Sc.D.
    Senior Lecturer on Society, Human Development, and Health
    Department of Society, Human Development, and Health
    Harvard School of Public Health
    Boston, MA

  • Dean Schillinger, M.D. 
    Department of General Internal Medicine 
    University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco General Hospital 
    San Francisco, CA

  • Joanne Schwartzberg M.D.
    Director, Aging and Community Health 
    American Medical Association 
    Chicago, IL

  • Susan C. Scrimshaw, Ph.D. 
    Dean, School of Public Health formerly 
    University of Illinois at Chicago
    Chicago, IL

  • Hugh Tilson, M.D., Dr. P.H., Ph.D. 
    Clinical Professor, Public Health Leadership 
    School of Public Health
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
    Chapel Hill, NC

  • Barry Weiss, M.D.
    Professor of Clinical Family and Community Medicine
    University of Arizona College of Medicine
    Tucson, AZ

  • Josie Williams, M.D., M.M.M. 
    Director, Rural and Community Health Institute
    Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Family Medicine
    Texas A&M University System Health Science Center
    College Station, TX

  • Archie Willard
    Health Literacy Advocate
    Eagle Grove, IA

  • Michael Wolf, Ph.D., M.P.H. 
    Research Assistant Professor
    Center for Healthcare Studies
    Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
    Chicago, IL

  • Helen W. Wu, M.S. 
    Program Director formerly 
    The National Quality Forum
    Washington, DC

  • Matthew K. Wynia, M.D., M.P.H. 
    Director, The Institute for Ethics 
    American Medical Association 
    Chicago, IL

  • Romana Hasnain-Wynia, Ph.D.
    Vice President, Research  
    Health Research and Education Trust, American Hospital Association 
    Chicago, IL