Resources on multiple topics

Badgerlink
A free resource from the State of Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library, Badgerlink contains the database Clinical Reference Systems. Clinical Reference Systems provides thousands of essays, many with images, covering nine major health related subjects including: adult health, behavioral health, cardiology, eye, drug and medication information, pediatric health, senior health, women's health and sports medicine.
http://www.badgerlink.net/

Ohio State University Medical Center
http://devweb3.vip.ohio-state.edu/patedu.htm

PeaceHealth Oregon Region
http://www.peacehealth.org/HealthInfo/

University of Utah Health Sciences Center http://uuhsc.utah.edu/pated/handouts/

Health Information Web Sites for Multiple Topics

These resources are provided as safe places to send your patients when they want to look up information on the internet for themselves. You can also print one copy for a patient at a time from these websites. However, most of them are primarily meant as web media and the print version may not be as well designed.

Healthy Roads Media
A web resource that offers information in different formats including print, audio and movie format.
http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/index.html

MedlinePlus
This is the major resource for health information for your patient made available by the National Library of Medicine - contains
interactive tutorials from the Patient Education Institute (X-Plain tutorials) for those patients with low literacy levels.
http://www.medlineplus.gov/

Healthy Wisconsin People
Healthy Wisconsin People is a Web site that is dedicated to providing access to health information for the people of the state of Wisconsin. There are a number of links to health information in Spanish as well as a link to the Hmong Health Web site. This Web site does not accept paid advertising.
http://www.healthywisconsin.org/
Look for our new look at end of April 2005

Powerpoint Tutorial

PowerPoint tutorial on how to search health information web sites

Rights, Standards, and Guidelines

A Patient's Bill of Rights
American Hospital Association
840 North Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60611
Catalog no. 157759
Brochure available in 7 languages other than English.
http://www.aha.org/aha/ptcommunication/content/pcp_english_030730.pdf

National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education Programs and American Diabetes Association Review Criteria
Diabetes Care 22 (Suppl 1) 111-114, 1999.
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/extract/28/suppl_1/s72

Scope of Practice for Diabetes Educators
American Association of Diabetes Educators
Diabetes Educ 26: 519-525, 2000.
http://www.diabeteseducator.org/Products/index.html

Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Patient Education Standards
Burckhardt CS et al.: Arthritis and musculoskeletal patient education standards,
Arthritis Care Res 7: 1-4, 1994.

National Guidelines for Enterostomal Patient Education
Standards Development Committee of the United Ostomy Association:
National guidelines for enterostomal patient education, Dis Colon Rectum 37: 559-563, 1994.

Standards of Oncology Education: Patient/Significant Other and Public (3rd Edition)
Edited by Carol S. Blecher, RN, MS, AOCN®, APN,C
2003. 28 pages. Softcover
Oncology Nursing Society
http://www.ons.org/

National Asthma Education Program: Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma, Bethesda, MD, 1991, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/asthma/slideshow/intro.htm

Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Patient Education

Many educational programs in the cardiovascular area deal with topics that involve:

• Alteration of risk factors
• Management of congestive heart failure
• Seeking prompt treatment for myocardial infarction and for stroke
• Managing cardiac rehabilitation after cardiac surgery

Most of the work in pulmonary education is directed toward asthma education, despite the fact that more than 14 million Americans suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

American Heart Association
Explains heart diseases and conditions. Describes warning signs for heart attack and stroke. Offers heart-healthy recipes and more.
http://www.americanheart.org

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Features a Diseases and Conditions Index that provides complete and dependable information about heart, lung, and blood diseases. Offers educational tutorials, health assessment tools, and recipes for healthy eating.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

Cardiovascular disease
A blueprint for understanding the leading killer
Defines and explains diseases of the heart and blood vessels. Describes preventive measures you can take. Sponsored by the Mayo Clinic.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00032

Heart Disease
Explains how the heart functions and what can go wrong with this vital organ. Describes the various lab tests for heart diseases.
http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/conditions/heart.html

Heart Surgery Overview
Explains the purpose, technique, and process of various heart surgeries.
http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/hsurg.html

American Lung Association
Offers a series of decision support tools to help patients understand asthma, COPD, or other pulmonary disease. Suggests questions to ask your doctor.
http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=38472

Asthma
A multimedia online tutorial for patients. Covers anatomy, disease symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/asthma/htm/index.htm

Badgerlink Resources from Clinical Reference System
Pulmonary Function Tests