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NC LIVE Medical & Health Resources

Consumer Health

Christie Silbajoris

UNC-CH Health Sciences Library

March 2010

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Welcome!

Instructor: Christie SilbajorisLogistics

90 minute classPlease use the chat – courteouslyPlease log in to NC LIVE in a separate

windowChat-based discussion follows each sectionArchived for public use

Screen Resolution Settings

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Right click on desktopChoose PropertiesLast tab: SettingsAdjust screen resolution bar

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Class Outline

Introduction (10 mins) Guidelines for providing health information (15

mins) Overview of NC LIVE consumer health

resources (15 mins) Health Source: Consumer Edition Basic

Searching (15 mins) Health Source: Consumer Edition Advanced

Searching (15 mins) Wrap-up (10 mins)

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Introductions

Please use the chat to introduce yourself briefly:Name InstitutionYour most memorable health reference

questionChristie will respond orally to questions,

etc.

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Class Outline

Introduction (10 mins) Guidelines for providing health information

(15 mins) Overview of NC LIVE consumer health

resources (15 mins) Health Source: Consumer Edition Basic

Searching (15 mins) Health Source: Consumer Edition Advanced

Searching (15 mins) Wrap-up (10 mins)

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Guidelines for Providing Health Information

http://library.uchc.edu/departm/hnet/

guidelines.htmlFounded on standard reference

practicesTake into account privacy, specialized

nature of medical information

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Guidelines (#1-#3)

1. Determine why the person needs the information

2. Be aware of the person asking the question

3. Get as much information as possible

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Guidelines (#4-#7)

4. Always check terms in a medical dictionary

5. Do not provide a diagnosis

6. Do not interpret medical information

7. Do not give medical advice, opinion, or make recommendations

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Guidelines (#8-#10)

8. Understand that the specific information the person wants may not be available in the medical literature

9. Provide the most complete information needed to answer the person’s specific request

10. Provide referrals

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What do you think?

Let’s talk about these guidelines via the chat:How do you feel about providing health

info?Where is the line between advice and

information?When do you send a person to his/her

doctor vs. when do you find information for the person?

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Class Outline

Introduction Guidelines for providing health information (15

mins) Overview of NC LIVE consumer health

resources (15 mins) Health Source: Consumer Edition Basic

Searching (15 mins) Health Source: Consumer Edition Advanced

Searching (15 mins) Wrap-up (10 mins)

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Getting Started

http://www.nclive.org (or however you link to NC LIVE)

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Getting Started

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NC Health Resources

NC Health Info www.nchealthinfo.org

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NC Health Resources

Public Health Division of NC DHHS

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NC Health Resources

NC State Center for Health Statistics

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Federal Government Resources

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

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Federal Government Resources

HealthFinder

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MedlinePlus

Federal Government Resources

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Federal Government Resources

National Women’s Health Information Center

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Non-Governmental Resources

HIV InSite

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Non-Governmental Resources

Mayo Clinic

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Literature Databases

Health Source: Consumer Edition

Other literature databases are availableTend to be more scholarly Not all contain full-text

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What do you think?

Let’s take a minute to play with some of these resources. Open a “new to you” resource in NC LIVE and practice in it for a few minutes. We’ll discuss the following in chat:What did you like about this resource?What didn’t you like as much?Would you use this in the future?

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Class Outline

Introduction (10 mins) Guidelines for providing health information (15

mins) Overview of NC LIVE consumer health

resources (15 mins) Health Source: Consumer Edition Basic

Searching (15 mins) Health Source: Consumer Edition Advanced

Searching (15 mins) Wrap-up (10 mins)

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Health Source: Consumer Edition

Subject is health, focus is nonprofessionals

Mixture of scholarly journals, trade magazines, and popular magazines

Lots of full-textCan email results (including full-text)Can cross-search with other EBSCO

databases

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Why Health Source: Consumer Edition? Why Not Google?

Articles are from published sourcesCan limit to scholarly articlesCan limit to full text articlesAbility to cross-search other databasesRegularly updated

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Basic Searching

“Advanced search”Allows Boolean, stemming/wildcardsSearch by fieldNo true controlled vocabulary

Results listLimit by type of publicationLimit by subjectsView brief record, HTML/PDF if available

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Basic Record

Citation information (hyperlinked!)Subject terms (hyperlinked! Not

controlled!)AbstractEasily switch between citation & full

text

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Saving to Folder

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Let’s Practice

You have a patron who is concerned that vaccinating her son will increase his risk for autism and wants more information before making any decisions.

Do a basic search in Health Source: Consumer Edition to find some resources that would be helpful for her, and report your findings back to the class.

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Class Outline

Introduction Guidelines for providing health information (15

mins) Overview of NC LIVE consumer health

resources (15 mins) Health Source: Consumer Edition Basic

Searching (15 mins) Health Source: Consumer Edition

Advanced Searching (15 mins) Wrap-up (10 mins)

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Limiting Results

“Advanced Search” tab

Limits are very basic: Full text Scholarly journals Publication type Publication Dates

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Combining Searches

Standard EBSCO set searchingEach search run shows as an entry Includes search terms, limits (if applicable),

database used, results, etc.Combine to current search using AND, OR,Also narrow results by column on left

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Publications

Top-level “button” on blue navigation bar

Browse by first word in title (alpha), subject/description, or any word in title

Results hyperlink to further info about publication, holdings, full text availability

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Cross-searching EBSCO Databases

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Let’s Practice

A patron has come to you with this question:I want to have my teeth bleached. What are the different procedures for this, how much do they cost, and are they effective? Are there side effects?

Do an advanced search in Health Source: Consumer Edition to find articles that will help your patron. Report your findings via chat.

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Class Outline

Introduction Guidelines for providing health information (15

mins) Overview of NC LIVE consumer health

resources (15 mins) Health Source: Consumer Edition Basic

Searching (15 mins) Health Source: Consumer Edition Advanced

Searching (15 mins) Wrap-up (10 mins)

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What Have We Learned?

Medical/health reference is similar to “regular” referenceBe aware of your limitations & the person’s

privacyNC LIVE has a mix of consumer health

resources, including full-text articlesHealth Source: Consumer Edition is a

good literature database for consumer health

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What Else Did We Learn?

Health Source: Consumer Edition is a basic EBSCO databaseLimits include date, publication, formatCan combine and revisit searchesCan store articles in a folder temporarily and

to email/save/printCan cross-search with other EBSCO

databases

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Further Questions

What didn’t we talk about?

What do you want to know more about?

Where do you see these resources as useful?

Please use the chat to discuss!

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Thank You!

Please fill out the online State Library of NC course evaluation – emailed to you

Archived recordings of this class and handouts will be available at the State Library of North Carolina’s web site on the following page:

http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ce/ncliverecordings.htm