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The journalist, the germ, the test tube and the public

Explore disease burdens, epidemics, and prevention strategies in Uganda. Learn about reliable health information sources and ongoing medical research. Stay informed and take charge of your health!

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The journalist, the germ, the test tube and the public

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  1. The journalist, the germ, the test tube and the public Julia Royall Chief, International Programs U.S. National Library of Medicine Fulbright Scholar to Uganda Presented to: Uganda Health Communication Alliance May 21, 2008

  2. National Library of Medicine (NLM) Largest biomedical library in the world. Premiere database in medicine: MEDLINE Peer reviewed, no advertising, no passwords, free to the world

  3. Collaboration with Albert Cook Library and Faculty of Medicine History here Training undergraduate medical students Training graduate students to assist with thesis writing Training clinical officers, nurses, and faculty at local research sites and clinical trials Training students, faculty, and researchers at Gulu Medical School Access to fulltext through various programs

  4. Some challenges and basics before we begin…….

  5. Types of Disease Infectious Disease Chronic Disease Diseases of Ageing – life span increases, so does chronic disease 20-80: 20% of the people in the world who die, die of nfectious disease; the other 80% die of other things 10-90: funding and research publication

  6. Epidemics vs Prevention Something out there to get us vs things we can do to help ourselves and take charge of our own health 75% “epidemics” in Uganda related to sanitation and hygiene

  7. Follow the money….. MU 10 years ago – small focus on malaria Now everyone is there on HIV/AIDS, malaria, TB: Has the disease gotten worse – probably not, but money has increased Question to ask: What difference has money made

  8. Uganda What are top 10 disease burdens according to Ministry of Health? How about chronic diseases? (check out private clinics)

  9. Approach

  10. News Outbreaks Drugs Health system Scandals

  11. What might interest the public? What you can do to help yourself Basics Clearing up a misconception New research that can help you What research going on in Uganda is of interest to country, world Local/national issues surrounding health care – comparison with other countries in EA

  12. Criticize Praise Investigate

  13. Information you can trust Problem with Google and Wikipedia What to look for: Is the article/info peer reviewed? Is there advertising in the journal/website? Does the info/article come from a reputable source Info from NLM: Vetted and updated daily No password required Free to all

  14. NLM Home Page – www.nlm.nih.gov List of NLM databases

  15. NLM Home Page List of NLM Databases – click on NLM Gateway

  16. NLM Gateway

  17. NLM Gateway Uganda and ebola

  18. NLM Gateway Uganda and ebola

  19. NLM Gateway ebola

  20. NLM Gateway ebola

  21. NLM Gateway to Bookshelf ebola

  22. NLM Gateway ebola

  23. NLM Gateway to ClinicalTrials.gov ebola

  24. MedlinePlus – www.medlineplus.gov

  25. MedlinePlus

  26. MedlinePlus – Health Topics

  27. MedlinePlus

  28. MedlinePlus - Encyclopedia

  29. MedlinePlus - Encyclopedia Malaria

  30. MedlinePlus - Encyclopedia Malaria

  31. MedlinePlus

  32. MedlinePlus - Drugs Search for coartem - combination drug therapy for malaria

  33. MedlinePlus - Drugs Coartem not found - not approved by FDA

  34. Drugs

  35. Drugs

  36. Drugs

  37. Drugs

  38. MedlinePlus - Surgeries

  39. MedlinePlus - Surgeries

  40. MedlinePlus - Surgeries

  41. Clinical Trials

  42. MedlinePlus – ClinicalTrials.gov

  43. Clinical Trials

  44. Clinical Trials - search prostitution AND Uganda

  45. Clinical Trials – search STIs AND Uganda

  46. Clinical Trials – p. 1

  47. Clinical Trials

  48. Clinical Trials

  49. Clinical Trials

  50. Clinical Trials

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