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Fall
2007
Patient
Education....Why Not!
Patients
are becoming more proactive in
their own healthcare, either by choice or necessity. How can we help
them understand a diagnosis, medical
condition, medical/lab test, or
medication? Have you thought about
patient interaction at point of
service? The Virtual Medical Library
has numerous patient education resources and
links available with just a few
keystrokes.
Our
Medical Professional, Nursing & Allied
Health Professional Resource pages and
Consumer Health and Education page
each contain
the subject heading of "Patient
Information Handouts". Under this
topical heading are links to many of the
clinical specialty association and organization
patient education areas. One such link
comes from familydoctor.org from the American
Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) This
simple and informative site provides
easy-to-understand medical topics in a
printer-friendly format.
Many
of you have availed yourself of the subscription-based resources
containing Patient Information
Handouts. One of the most widely used
subscription-based programs is
MDConsult. Did you know that
MDConsult
provides over 500 handouts that can include
special instructions customized by you for
your patient? To begin using this
resource stop by the library and create a
personal Overlake account to this up-to-date
tool!
Don't
forget our very special page of
Multilingual/Multicultural Health Brochures
& Information Sites. Since 2002 this timely
subject page has been growing with many
special topics to assist you with our
ever-changing population choosing Overlake
Hospital for their healthcare.
As
you have seen in recent years, the profile
of the typical American, or typical American patient really doesn't
exist. Providing appropriate care to people
from diverse backgrounds, when their
knowledge of different communities is
limited, brings an enormous challenge. With
little opportunity within the existing
curriculum of the various health professions
to provide adequate and appropriate training
to meet this growing need, our response is
to provide simple and accessible information
for direct use in a clinical or community
setting.
The
Multilingual/Multicultural Health Brochures
& Information Sites
page brings together on one page a number of
resources readily available for use in
day-to-day practice.
Seasonal
Flu Is Almost Here
Flu
is a contagious respiratory illness caused
by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to
severe illness, and occasionally can lead to
death. A special topical page was created to
provide up-to-date information throughout
the flu season.
Seasonal
Influenza / Flu Resources
presents a vast array of resources providing
both the clinician public
information that can be used to prevent and
treat this annual illness. Located on both
the Medical
Professional Resources
and Consumer
Health & Education Resources
pages under Infectious
Diseases
and Infections,
respectively. We've added some new resources
to this special topic page last reported
upon last fall.
Remember,
one of the best ways to avoid catching the
flu is by getting a flu vaccination each season.
What's
New On The Virtual Medical Library?
Trying
to keep up with new resources or services
that may be available in the Medical Library
or on the Virtual Medical Library may seem
difficult but it still remains only one
click away as it has for the past two years!
Each
time you enter the Virtual Medical Library
the Medical Library "Post-It"
appears by dropping down. This "Post-It"
has a link to click and see what new sites
or resources have been added. We have
continued to update "What's
New On The Virtual Medical Library?"
twice
monthly.
Check it out!
If
you want to see what we have added in these
past two years, click on the link to view
the Index
of past additions.
Websites U-Can Use
FootPhysicians.com
The American
College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS)
is a professional society of more than 6,200
foot and ankle surgeons that created this
site providing information about foot and
ankle conditions. Also available in Spanish.
This link can be located with many other
foot-related resources
on the Consumer
Health & Education Resources
page under the Foot
Problems/Care heading.
Diabetes
Portal - Clinical Resources
This site
from the American
College of Physicians (ACP) contains a
comprehensive collection of resources that
are designed to assist the entire clinical
team in implementing a team-based system
that will deliver care of the highest
quality. The primary sources of material are
listed to the right under the "Legend".
To try it, the link can be located along with many other clinical trial
sites on the Medical Professional Resources
page under the Endocrinology
clinical subject section.
LOUIS
LOUIS
- the Library
Of Unified
Information
Sources,
is a project of the Sunlight Foundation
which aims to illuminate the workings of the
federal government. with a stated goal of
creating a comprehensive, completely indexed
and cross-referenced depository of federal
documents.
This user-friendly interface,
with a powerful search engine offers
documents from the executive and legislative
branches of government all in an organized
manner.
LOUIS
can be found on the Internet
Search Tools
page under the Subject
Directories heading.
New Books in the Library
Take a moment to check the NEW EDITION! and NEWLY ADDED!
additions on our Online Textbooks page, as well!
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