Finding Quality HIV/AIDS Information

Workshop on searching for quality resources

Carolina Keats, Healthinfo Island

WORLD AIDS DAY 2007: TAKE THE LEAD IN SECOND LIFE

Finding Quality HIV/AIDS Information

• Google for health • MedlinePlus.gov

• Hands-on explorationWORLD AIDS DAY 2007: TAKE THE LEAD IN SECOND LIFE

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Google for Health

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With 221,000,000 results – how do you find good quality information?

The HONcode obliges Websites to respect and disclose the following:    1. Authoritativeness   2. Complementarity    3. Privacy   4. Attribution   5. Justifiability   6. Transparency   7. Financial disclosure   8. Sponsorship

TAKE 2TAKE 2 to explore:http://www.google.com/coop/topics/Health

MedlinePlus

• What is it?

• How is it organized?

• Searching MedlinePlus

• Take 2 for hands-on

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Take 2: MedlinePlus.gov

Basic information: What is it? How is it diagnosed? Where can I find a specialist in …?Resources: Dictionaries, Anatomy texts, portal resources like Medlineplus.gov, medical librarian

Intermediate: Summative information about conditions (“I need to learn everything about x”); Where can I find a support group?Resources: Consumer health databases, portal resources like Medlineplus, medical librarian

Advanced: Specific information beyond the level of most consumer health resources. Resources: Nursing texts, health association websites, PubMed, medical librarian

QUICK DECISION GUIDE FOR FINDING HEALTH INFORMATION

Finding Quality HIV/AIDS Information

• Improvements in Google benefit the health information seeker

• MedlinePlus.gov as a portal site

• Healthinfo Island services

Thank you!