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Prescription for Success: Consumer Health Information on the Web

Prescription for Success: Consumer Health Information on the Web. Terri Ottosen Consumer Health Coordinator National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern Atlantic Region. National Library of Medicine. Part of the National Institutes of Health

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Prescription for Success: Consumer Health Information on the Web

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  1. Prescription for Success: Consumer Health Information on the Web Terri Ottosen Consumer Health Coordinator National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern Atlantic Region

  2. National Library of Medicine Part of the National Institutes of Health Creator of MedlinePlus, PubMed, Household Products Database and many other useful health information resources! http://www.nlm.nih.gov

  3. The National Network of Libraries of Medicine http://nnlm.gov

  4. Objectives: • Explore selected websites useful for answering consumer health questions, particularly for: • Disease-specific information • Drug/herbal information for consumers • Reliable consumer health resources • Doctor finders

  5. What Do Patrons Mean? What the patron said: What the patron meant: • Sick lick vomiting Cyclic vomiting • Vascular urethral reflux Vesicoureteral reflux • Dropped bladder Cystocele • Fireballs in the Eucharist Fibroids in the uterus

  6. Frequently Asked Questions • Descriptions of particular procedures • Latest treatment for …. • “Everything” about … • The best doctor or hospital • Drug information • Herbal information

  7. The Patrons Path to You: Physician Patron Friend/Relative You

  8. Where Do You Go for Health Information?

  9. MedlinePlus • Trusted government agency • Continually reviewed and updated • Information from authoritative and reliable sites • No advertising • No logins • Free!

  10. What Will I Find on MedlinePlus? • More than 800 health topics • Full Spanish version • Drug and herbal supplement info • Health Check tools • Easy to Read Page • Magazine • Multiple Languages • Medical Dictionary and Encyclopedia • Tutorials • Videos and games http://medlineplus.gov

  11. Drug and Herbal Information • DrugDigest.org – non-commercial, evidence-based • the consumer health and drug information website of Express Scripts, Inc. (ESI), the nation's largest independent pharmacy benefit manager http://www.drugdigest.org

  12. Drugs.com • Information on more than 24,000 prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines & natural products • Data sources include Micromedex™, Cerner Multum™, WoltersKluwer™ and others http://www.drugs.com

  13. About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11570.cfm

  14. NIHSeniorHealth.gov • Easy-to-use health and wellness information for older adults • Developed by the National Library of Medicine and National Institute on Aging http://nihseniorhealth.gov

  15. ClinicalTrials.gov • Registry and results database of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the U.S. and around the world http://clinicaltrials.gov

  16. Genetics Home Reference • Consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes or chromosomes related to those conditions http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov

  17. Other Good Health Sites • American Academy of Family Physicians • Information on this site has been written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals at the AAFP http://familydoctor.org

  18. Best Cancer Sites • National Cancer Institute http://cancer.gov

  19. American Cancer Society http://cancer.org

  20. University of Pennsylvania - Oncolink http://oncolink.org

  21. DIRLINE • Directory of health organizations, research resources and agencies that specialize in health and biomedicine http://dirline.nlm.nih.gov

  22. Lab Tests Online • Produced by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry • Result of a collaboration of professional societies representing the laboratory community http://labtestsonline.org

  23. Household Products Database • Links over 10,000 consumer brands to the health effects listed in Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provided by manufacturers and allows scientists and consumers to research products based on chemical ingredients http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov

  24. ToxTown • Interactive guide to toxic substances and environmental health http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov

  25. Thank You! • Terri Ottosen • tottosen@hshsl.umaryland.edu • Phone: 1.800.338.7657

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