2025 IHA Poster Contest Winners

1st Place Winner

Artificial Intelligence (AI) versus Real Intelligence (RI): How They Stack up in Health Literacy Review

Poster abstract: Health literacy is critical for effective patient education and health equity, but many health materials remain hard to understand. AI can help offer solutions to simplify materials and integrate health literacy as a universal precaution. The ability of AI to match RI or human review in enhancing health literacy has not been fully explored.

Our project compares AI using an Academic Health System’s (AHS) internal ChatGPT and RI to improve health literacy in patient education materials. We used the PEMAT evidence-based tool to assess the readability of patient handouts rewritten by AI versus those evaluated and revised by human reviewers.

Melissa Oliveras, MSN, FNP, RN
Patient and Family Education Coordinator
NYU Langone Health
Mount Kisco, New York, United States

Eslene Jeanty-, MSN, RN, ONC
Patient and Family Education Coordinator
NYU Langone Health, United States

Kathleen Zavotsky, PhD, RN, CCRN, FAEN, FCNS
System Senior Director, Nursing Research and Program Evaluation
NYU Langone Health, United States

Rebecca Borjas, MSN, RN
Patient and Family Education Coordinator
NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, United States

Marina De Pablo, DNP, MPH, RN
Systems Director of Patient and Family Education
NYU Langone Health, United States

2nd Place Winner

Applying Chat GPT-4 to Assess the Understandability and Actionability of Pharmacist-Recommended Dietary Supplements’ Labeling

Poster abstract: About 60% of adults use dietary supplements (DS). Over 20,000 ER visits yearly are due to DS. The Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool for Printable Materials (PEMAT-P) is an instrument to assess the understandability and actionability of patient educational materials. The OTC Guide contains a list of pharmacist-recommended nonprescription products including DS. This study involves applying Chat GPT-4 to the PEMAT-P to obtain an understandability and actionability score for the most commonly recommended DS by pharmacists for 18 conditions. Understandability and actionability scores ranged from 50-100% but scores > 70% are generally preferred. Implications of the study will be discussed.

Donna M. Lisi, PharmD (she/her/hers)
Clinical Pharmacist
Independent Pharmacist Consultant
Somerset, New Jersey, United States

3rd Place Winner

Teens for Health Literacy: A Teen-led Initiative on a Health Literacy Intervention in Greater Houston

Poster abstract: Teens for Health Literacy is a Houston city-wide club, founded by teens passionate about improving the healthcare system. In partnerships with Health Literacy Lab at UNT Health Science Center and the Houston Health Department, members will give one-hour presentations with interactive stations covering health literacy topics including terminology, access to care, questions to ask during medical visits, and how to better understand medication instructions. In 2025, presentations will be given at libraries and community events focusing on lower English language proficiency and lower socioeconomic groups. A knowledge and confidence survey will be administered before and after the education.

Kalyani Pandya
Teens For Health Literacy
Houston, Texas, United States

Kavan Pandya
Teens For Health Literacy
Houston, Texas, United States

Teresa Wagner, DrPH, MS, CPH, RD/LD, CPPS, FNAP, CHWI, DipACLM, CHWC
Associate Professor/Director
University of North Texas Health Science Center, College of Public Health/UNTHSC Community Health Worker Training Center
Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Melanie Stone, DrPH, MEd, CHWI
Assistant Professor/Director
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San antonio
San Antonio, Texas, United States