The workshop was attended by 72 participants representing a variety of health agencies. The disciplines they represented included medicine; nursing, hospital, and public health; psychology; nutrition and dietetics; social work; rehabilitation; occupational, physical, and speech therapy; volunteer and juvenile service work; counseling; training; health education; and health advocacy. The goal of the workshop was to provide guidelines and assistance for the development and refinement of specific patient education plans in a variety of health settings in the State. Eight speeches were presented concerning the concept of patient education, program planning, communication, educational methods and materials, cost effectiveness and evaluation. Group sessions were conducted in between plenary sessions. Each of the 23 multidisciplinary teams developed plans for selected target populations. Summaries of their reports indicate: the desirability of using a variety of educational methods and materials, the need for staff training, and the techniques for evaluating the success of the educational efforts. (AG)