Health Information for Your Patients

Abstract

This workshop is targeted at healthcare providers to teach them how to find consumer health information (resources created to help the public understand health conditions). Participants will walk away with a resource list of health information freely available on the web and targeted at an audience with limited health literacy. Whether working with patients or fielding health questions from friends and family, healthcare professionals will leave this class with a list of free resources to share. Learning objectives include identify websites by local and national governments with consumer health information; locate consumer health resources in languages other than English on MedlinePlus; and locate information on genetic conditions for patients and families