Patient Education Advisory Council (PEAC)

To learn more, please refer to the following sections on this page:

• PEAC process
• Request updated or new patient education materials
• Patient education resources
• Smartset creation process

PEAC process

The PEAC team comprises patient volunteers, clinical staff, and employees. Members of PEAC work in subgroups that have a specific focus:

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Request updated or new patient education materials

Are you a Dartmouth Health clinician or staff member who would like to submit a request for new patient education or an update of education?

You can submit your project request using our Patient Education Intake form.

Thank you for your interest in partnering with us on your patient education project!

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Health literacy resources

Here are some helpful resources and links for creating health-literate patient education:

• Flesch Kincaid Reading Ease Calculator: An online tool that quickly evaluates the readability of text.
• Health Literacy & Plain Language Resources for Staff (Note: This page is only available if you're connected to the Dartmouth Health network to access the intranet.)
• Patient education library
• Plain Language Medical Dictionary (University of Michigan)
• The Think Cultural Health website provides information, continuing education opportunities, and resources for healthcare professionals to learn about culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS).
  • An Implementation Checklist for the National CLAS standards (PDF)
  • Think Cultural Health Resource Library

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Smartset creation process

1. Log in to Secure Access.
2. Go to DHSM Self Service.
3. Click New Ticket.
4. Under "Service," select Electronic Health Record.
5. Under "Category," select Order Sets.
6. Under "Subcategory," select Request New Order Set. Smartsets are included with order sets.

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