DISCERN are now hosting a second Training the Trainer day on Wednesday 6
June at the Institute of Health Sciences, Oxford.

DISCERN is a brief questionnaire which has been developed to help health
professionals,  patients and carers assess the quality of written consumer
health information on treatment choices.  DISCERN consists of 15 questions
plus an overall quality rating. Each question represents a separate quality
criterion and is accompanied by hints to guide the user.


How is DISCERN being used?

DISCERN can be used by any individual or organisation interested in using or
providing good quality consumer health information on treatment choices.
Examples of current uses include:
*       Selecting health information (e.g. Macmillan Cancer Relief Directory
of cancer information materials, NHS Direct Online)
*       Guiding the production of patient information (e.g. Cancer BACUP,
various NHS Hospital trusts)
*       Training professional and community groups in appraisal and shared
decision-making skills (DISCERN/CASP Workshops

Forthcoming DISCERN training events:

*       A Training the Trainer day has been scheduled for Wednesday 6 June
2001, Institute of Health Sciences, Oxford.

This will be an all day event and is aimed at people who wish to learn how
to use DISCERN and cascade the workshop to colleagues within their own
organisations.
The first part of the day will be a standard half-day workshop format and
the second half will be looking at main concepts, practising individual
speaker roles and answering frequently asked questions.

The cost of this day is £120.00 per person.


Please Email Nicola Clisby at  [log in to unmask] for more
details or call mark Hammond on 01865 226669.