Public Health EvidenceBased Information Tools Marcia Francis MA MEd AHIP Michael Skinner B A BSN MLS July 18 2019 Title slide Funding This presentation has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health ID: 766058
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Public Health Evidence-Based Information Tools Marcia Francis, MA, MEd, AHIP Michael Skinner, BA, BSN, MLSJuly 18, 2019 Title slide
Funding This presentation has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, under Grant Number 1UG4LM012346-01 with the University of Iowa. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Session Objectives Explore information tools useful for locating evidence-based clinical information and public health management information.Discuss available options for obtaining journal articles not freely available on the Internet.
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Clinical eCompanion Image: https:// ecompanion.pitt.edu
Search engine that retrieves evidence-based full text clinical content from PubMed, US & other government health websites, and some commercial websites.Marketed as a free point of care tool for clinicians, it is in reality, the next best thing. But, it’s a great search tool for Public Health clinical information!!!Clinical eCompanion
What is Clinical eCompanion? Image : CC0 Public Domain, https://www.maxpixel.net/Stainless-Pocket-Knife-Blade-Swiss-Swiss-Army-Knife-154314Versatile clinical search tool
Case Scenario Background
PrEP Case Scenario A 37 yo single gay male patient comes to your clinic. He has been celibate for the past 5 years but has recently met someone online and will be meeting him face to face for the first time, in a week. The patient is STD-free and has only had four previous sexual partners. The new boyfriend has had numerous sex partners over many years, including 3 within the past year. The patient is concerned about his risk of exposure to STDs, especially HIV. He has heard of the PrEP prophylaxis program for those at high risk of HIV exposure. He is interested but has questions. Use Clinical eCompanion to find answers.
PrEP Questions - Patient What is the medication’s brand name?What prerequisites have to be met to obtain a prescription? How often does the drug need to be taken?How long does the drug have to be taken before it is effective?Image: © Microsoft
PrEP Questions - Continued Are consumer health resources available to help this patient address follow up questions and concerns?Clinician Patient Education question:
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Paywalls & PubMed Limits PubMed has a free full text limiterRetrieves relevant full text content that is freely available through Open Access Clinical eCompanion leverages this limiter in its PubMed search algorithm Publication Types that frequently provide free full text:Practice GuidelinesPatient Education Handout
ND-Licensed Databases Academic Search Premier Alt HealthWatch Consumer Health Complete Health Source – ConsumerHealth Source – Nursing/AcademicPublic, School, & Academic Libraries
ND Library Services Does local college/university/medical library allow walk-in visitors to photocopy and/or log in to download online articles? Does local public library offer interlibrary loan services? Are you a North Dakota resident? ND State Library provides free interlibrary loan services to residents.
Call Before Visiting Libraries Available Journals? Hours?Location & Parking?Fees?
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Mission
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UND.edu Marcia Francis, MA, MEd, AHIPSouthwest Clinical Campus LibrarianLibrary ResourcesSchool of Medicine & Health Sciences701.751.6767marcia.francis@und.eduMailing Address:UND Center for Family Medicine701 East Rosser AvenueBismarck, ND 58501Michael Skinner, BA, BSN, MLSNorthwest Clinical Campus LibrarianLibrary ResourcesSchool of Medicine & Health Sciences701.857.5435m.skinner@und.eduMailing Address:Angus L. Cameron Library Trinity Health Center-East, Suite 10320 Burdick Expressway WMinot, ND 58701