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Health Information and the Internet

Health Information and the Internet. Learning Objectives. Identify ways to validate health information from the internet Identify ways to effectively search the internet for health information Useful websites Learn about “Web 2.0” Discuss the future impact of the internet on health care.

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Health Information and the Internet

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  1. Health Information and the Internet

  2. Learning Objectives • Identify ways to validate health information from the internet • Identify ways to effectively search the internet for health information • Useful websites • Learn about “Web 2.0” • Discuss the future impact of the internet on health care

  3. Validating information from the internet • Identify URL of the information • Identify date accessed or printed • Critical reading skills • Confirm “urban legend” status (http://www.snopes.com/) • Consider source (primary versus second – or more) • Peer reviewed

  4. Information sources • Search engines • Portals • List Servs • Webinars • Wikis • Blogs • RSS

  5. Effective searching • Search Engines • Boolean (AND, OR, NOT) • Search within results to improve results • http://www.internettutorials.net/choose.html • Portals • NurseOne (CNA site) – registration required • http://www.nurseone.ca/index.php

  6. Effective searching • List Servs • Email discussion groups • Most have a digest option • Wide range of groups – from general to very specific (CARING, AANAC, nursenet) • Webinars • CARING • HITSP (http://www.hitsp.org/webinars.aspx) • Health Data Management (free registration required) http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/web_seminars/

  7. Effective searching • Wikis • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page • Referred to as the open encyclopedia that anyone can edit • Critical reading skills are important – consider referring to the discussion pages to review content status • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_informatics • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Nursing

  8. Effective searching • Blogs • http://blogsofnote.blogspot.com/ • Sample blogs: • http://hospitalinformatics.blogspot.com/ • http://ehealth.johnwsharp.com/ • http://clinicalit.blogspot.com/

  9. RSS Feeds & Podcasts • RSS Feeds • RDF (Resource Description Framework) Site Summary • Allows the user to read news when they wish to • Example Google Reader http://wwww.google.ca • Podcasts • Downloadable audio and/or video broadcasts • May have a cost associated • http://www.amia.org/podcasts

  10. Useful websites • Hmmm – what interests you? • Canada Health Infoway: http://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/ • Manitoba Health: http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/ • Manitoba Health Regions: http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/rha/contact.html • Manitoba eHealth: http://www.manitoba-ehealth.ca/ • CNIA http://www.cnia.ca/ • MNIA http://www.mnia.ca/

  11. Web 2.0 (and 3.0...) • A long history lesson can be viewed through wikipedia or by googling the phrase web 2.0 • Shortened up – • Web 1.0 was “browser” internet; users viewed static web pages; personal web pages; anonymous; no real direct interaction; slow download times; monologue • Web 2.0 is “web-based applications”; interaction with the content; dialogue; “democracy” and a sense of “don’t diss the user” • This is not only a technology shift but also a culture shift

  12. What does this mean • Everyone is an expert (“crowd wisdom”) • Available information 24/7/365 • Social networking (flickr; FB; you tube) • Participation (anyone can join) • Openness • Collaboration

  13. How does this play against traditional health care • Health care provider as expert • Privacy and security regulated • Wait for appointments (long lead time) • Control access to information (need to request chart; attitude to PHR) • Closely guarded information (what is a normal lab result versus your results)

  14. What do we see already • Personal Health Records • Expectation of interoperability • Clinical applications are not just a place to enter data • Medpedia (http://www.medpedia.com/index.php/Main_Page)

  15. Thank you! • See you on-line...

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