1. • Brenda Linares, MLIS,
AHIP
• Librarian and Outreach
Liaison
• UNC Chapel hill
• blinares@unc.edu
NC LIVE Health
Information
Resources
2. AGENDA
• Introductions/Goals/Objectives
• Part 1:
Consumer Health/Clinical Trials
• Part 2:
Nursing Resources
• Part 3:
Drug Information Resources
• Part 4:
Mental Health Resources
• Closing Remarks/Evaluations
4. *Use NC Live databases to
find health information
*Identify the basic guidelines
for providing health
information
*Locate credible consumer
health information
*Answer basic nursing or
mental health questions
*Identify basic drug
information guidelines
*Answer drug/pharmaceutical
related questions
5. Dad - Roger 35
yrs
Mom - 32 yrs
Son 1 - 10 yrs
Son 2 - 7 yrs
Son 3 - 6 yrs
Son 4 - 4 yrs
Daughter – 2 yrs
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1800’S FAMILY WILL ACCOMPANY US THROUGH OUR HEALTH
INFORMATION JOURNEY
7. • Founded on Standard Reference
practices
• Takes into account privacy, specialized
nature of medical information
http://nnlm.gov/outreach/consumer/ethics.h
tml
8. Can you tell me
some guidelines
for providing
health
information?
9. 1. Provide a welcoming and
safe environment.
2. Be aware of the person
who is asking the
question.
3. Get as much information
as possible.
4. Verify medical terminology
in a medical dictionary or
encyclopedia.
10. 5. Be aware of the
limitations of medical
information.
6. Provide the most
complete information to
answer the question.
11. 7. Do not interpret medical
information.
8. Provide referrals.
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21. 1. Roger thinks that his
oldest son might have some
mental issues. He describes
the signs, and you realize he
might be schizophrenic. Can
you tell me some of the
symptoms of schizophrenia?
2. For which other
languages is there information
available on this topic in
MedlinePlus?
3. Can you find a clinical trial
on schizophrenia for children
in another country other than
the US?
EXERCISE
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9 3 1 6 A . J P G
24. • CINAHL
• Health Source:
Nursing/Academi
c Edition
• MetaSearching
• Saving Results
http://www.artistsvalley.com/previewicons-Medical-Healthcare-Icons/Nurse_Information-icon.html
25.
26. • Subjects: nursing, biomedicine,
alternative medicine, consumer
health, and allied health
• More than 3.9 million records
• Indexed more than 5,000 journals
• Full text dating back to 1937
• Searchable by keyword, controlled
subject heading, or citation linking
27.
28. • Key word
searching
• Subject
heading
• Citation
searching
• Saving
results and
personal
preferences
CINAHL
44. 1. Mom is taking care of
her older mother and
feels like she can’t take
it anymore. She comes
to you and asks if there
are articles about
depression and
caregivers.
2. How can you advise
her how to search for
this in CINAHL?
EXERCISE
47. • Drug Information
Guidelines
• MedlinePlus Drugs
and Supplements
• NIH Center for
Complementary and
Alternative Medicine
(NCCAM)
• Other resources to
keep in mind
48. Can you tell me some
guidelines for
providing drug
information?
49. DRUG INFORMATION GUIDELINES
1. Be aware if the person asking the question.
2. Never prescribe (or dispense) any medication, herb, or supplements.
3. Never provide an authoritative answer.
4. Recognize that the most complete information may not be available to you.
5. Always refer the patron to his pharmacist and/or physician for complete
information.
50. DRUG INFORMATION:
CRITERIA FOR GOOD SOURCES
A good source of information is…..
1. Independent and unbiased.
2. Current.
3. Available online but easy to read offline.
4. Appropriate to the health literacy level of your patron.
51. DISCUSSION
• What drug related questions have people asked you?
• Where did you go for answers?
52. NC LIVE Browse Subjects Health
and Wellness Information Center
MedlinePlus
• Provided free by the National
Library of Medicine
• Consumer appropriate content
58. NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
(NCCAM)
Source: Natural Standards
Evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies
MEDLINEPLUS: HERBS AND SUPPLEMENTS
59.
60. NC LIVE Browse Subjects
Health and Wellness Information
Center National Center for
Complementary and Alternative
Medicine
http://nccam.nih.gov/
61.
62.
63.
64. http://pillbox.nlm.nih.gov/
Developed to aid in the
identification of unknown
solid dosage
pharmaceuticals
Enables users to identify solid
dosage forms based on
physical criteria: imprint
(characters or number
printed on a medication),
shape, color, size, and
scoring.
Users are shown thumbnail
images of possible matches.
These images are continually
updated as the user enters
additional information.
69. Roger was told
that ginkgo biloba is
a good supplement
to take. He comes to
ask you if there are
any risks of taking
it.
1. What will your
answer be?
2. What resource
did you use to
answer this
question?
EXERCISE
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9 3 1 6 A . J P G
72. AMERICAN HERITAGE DICTIONARY DEFINITION OF
“MENTAL HEALTH”
What is “mental health”:
“1. A state of emotional and psychological well-being in which an
individual is able to use his or her cognitive and emotional
capabilities, function in society, and meet the ordinary demands of
every day life.
2. A branch of medicine that deals with the achievement and
maintenance of psychological well-being
3. A person’s overall emotional and psychological condition “
73. • Lots of
resources exist
for health
information
• Pubmed
(MEDLINE)
• CINAHL, etc.
• Lots of
resources exists
for sociology
• Sociology
Abstracts (not in
74. PubMed treats mental health
differently in the MeSH
hierarchy than “physical”
health
• Diseases category vs.
Psychiatry &
Psychological category
• Category includes
mechanisms, disorders,
processes, and
discipline
• Mental Health: “The
79. Roger wants more
information on eating
disorders because he is
noticing that his wife is
becoming too thin. He wants
to clarify some myths about
eating disorders that he
heard from his co-worker?
1. Can you tell him two myths
that are not correct?
2 What resource did you
use?
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EXERCISE
80. *Use NC Live databases to find
health information
*Identify the basic guidelines for
providing health information
*Locate credible consumer health
information
*Answer basic nursing or mental
health questions
*Identify basic drug information
guidelines
*Answer drug/pharmaceutical
related questions
Re-visitObjectives
