A Lifetime of Health Information: An Ecosystem for Learning SLIDES
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The document discusses the challenges individuals face in accessing health information, particularly for those without library privileges, especially in rural or international settings. It emphasizes the importance of health literacy and provides resources for accessing reliable medical literature and databases, such as PubMed and interlibrary loans. Various platforms and tools are listed to assist patients and professionals in obtaining credible health information and making informed decisions.
A Lifetime of Health Information: An Ecosystem for Learning SLIDES
- 1. A Lifetime of Health Information An Ecosystem for Learning October 14, 2015 Pathways Into Health Emily J. Glenn, MSLS, AHIP Community Health Outreach Coordinator National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region eglenn2@uw.edu
- 3. What’s the Problem? I lost my library privileges when I graduated I’m a provider in a rural area I’m far away from a medical library I’m planning to work internationally I can’t find what I need online 3
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- 6. To make decisions, patients need to: Access health care services Analyze relative risks and benefits Communicate with health care providers Evaluate information for credibility and quality Understand test results Locate reliable health information 6
- 7. To be health literate, individuals may need to: Be able to use a computer Be able to obtain and apply relevant information Be numerically or computationally literate Be able to articulate health concerns, ask questions Be able to search the Internet and evaluate Web sites 7
- 8. I can find everything I need on Google 8
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- 10. GET ARTICLES 10
- 11. Loansome Doc Connects individuals to medical libraries. Available to users in the U.S. and internationally. A user can order articles directly. Save money!
- 12. PubMed using “freely available” filter 12
- 13. Open Access and “freely available” BioMed Central FreeMedicalJournals.com Highwire Public Library of Science (PLoS) Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) PubMed Central 13
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- 15. Call or visit in person Go to a health sciences or public library Ask for interlibrary loan via the library Call the nearest hospital or health sciences library Call your Regional Medical Library 15
- 16. FOR CLINICAL CARE & RESEARCH 16
- 17. PubMed Health 17
- 18. BestBETS: Evidence-based answers for clinical Emergency Dept questions 18 Asks three-part question; answers with vetted clinical bottom line.
- 19. Trip Database: Your medical Google 19
- 21. Drug information PillBox Epocrates Drug Information Portal Daily Med 21
- 22. Free books and guidelines Bookshelf from NCBI Disease Management Merck Manuals National Academies Press Freebooks4Doctors National Guideline Clearinghouse Center for Disease Control (CDC) Clinical Information from AHRQ The Agency for Healthcare Research The Community Guide 22
- 24. MedlinePlus 24
- 26. Cancer.gov 26
- 28. Teaching K-12 National Institutes of Health Curriculum Supplement Series K-12 Science and Health Education NIH Research and Training: Science Education ◦ For Students ◦ For Teachers 28
- 29. Thank you! Emily J. Glenn, MSLS, AHIP Community Health Outreach Coordinator NN/LM, Pacific Northwest Region eglenn2@uw.edu 29