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An overview:

An overview:. Mandy Meloy ameloy@wisc.edu 9.15.11. What is Informed Caring?. A portal for Wisconsin health professionals. This site was designed to serve those working in Local health departments Federally qualified community health centers

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An overview:

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  1. An overview: Mandy Meloy ameloy@wisc.edu 9.15.11

  2. What is Informed Caring? • A portal for Wisconsin health professionals. • This site was designed to serve those working in • Local health departments • Federally qualified community health centers • Others providing health services in rural and underserved communities in Wisconsin • Serves those without access to academic or hospital libraries.

  3. A brief History… • 2005: • Northern Wisconsin AHEC received a NLM grant to build a website which included subscription databases to reach nursing programs and public health departments in Northern Wisconsin • Provided 100s of rural health practitioners access to evidence-based practice • 2008: • After grant funding ended, Informed Caring was unable to sustain subscription databases • 2009-2011: • WI AHEC statewide undertook a redesign of the site to reach a statewide audience • UW School of Medicine and Public Health partnership fund • National Health Service Corps • National Network of Libraries of Medicine Greater Midwestern Region

  4. Why is informed caring needed? • In many cases, public health professionals and health professionals working in community health centers or rural/underserved communities don’t have • Access • Time • Knowledge • Trust of websites According to the Informed Caring Portal Improvement Project survey- Sept. 2010

  5. User needs • Biggest obstacle to information • Not able to obtain a full-text article: 87% • Not wanting to pay for an article: 83% • What kind of information is needed? • Best practice models/benchmarking: 100% • Data and statistics: 93% • Evidence-based practice: 92% • Diseases/ conditions: 85% • Health status indicators: 80% • Patient education and teaching resources: 78% • Are you interested in library services (if no access)? • Wanted reference assistance available: 75% • Wanted access to an article or library material: 70% According to the Informed Caring Portal Improvement Project survey- Sept. 2010

  6. Informed caring gives access to: • Web-based resources • Population and Public Health/ Preventive Resources • Healthcare Professional/ Clinical Resources • Patient/Education Resources • Health Topics – Wisconsin’s Top 12 • Wisconsin Specific • Unpublished resources • Wisconsin AHEC teaching and mentoring resources • Preliminary Reports • Assistance from the WI AHEC librarian • Reference Help • Document Delivery • Library Services • User Forum • Builds a Community • Informed Caring Information

  7. Examples: Benchmarks/Best Practice and Patient Education Calculating BMI Mammogram Immunizations, , Using Websites National Guideline Clearinghouse Badgerlink CDC Medlineplus

  8. Quality Improvement

  9. BMI

  10. BMI, cont.

  11. Mammogram

  12. Mammogram

  13. Patient Education: Mammogram

  14. immunizations

  15. Questions?

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