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An Introduction to Your Regional Medical Library (NN/LM MAR) and NLM
Resources
Lydia N. Collins, MLISConsumer Health Coordinator
National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region
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National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Division of the National Institutes of Health
• World’s largest biomedical library• Produces free, authoritative electronic
health information resources• 130+ health information databases• Not a commercial vendor• Government tax dollars at work!
NNLM MAR
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Role of a Regional Medical Library (NN/LM Office)
Members are any organization in need of or providing health information services
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What NN/LM MAR Can Do For You!
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NN/LM MAR Training – Subject Areas
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NLM Resource Highlight
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MedlinePlus: Health Information You Can Trust
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
What you’ll find…
• Over 900 Health & Wellness Topics• Up-to-date Health Information• Simple Language• Easy-to-use• Multiple Languages• Videos, Tutorials, & Illustrations
and more…
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MedlinePlus: Flu
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/flu.html
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MedlinePlus Information for Trainers
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/training/trainers.html
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Information Rx
Help people:• better understand health information• enhance conversations between
healthcare providers and patients• encourage the use of evidence-based
health information on the Internet
• Refer people to MedlinePlus • Order special prescription pads and
other materials
http://informationrx.org/
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MedlinePlus Magazine
A quarterly publication of the Friends of the National Library of Medicine.
Get a free subscription!
Organizations can order in bulk
Spanish available alsohttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/magazine/index.html
http://www.fnlm.org/Program_MLP/MLP_intro.html
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MedlinePlus Connect
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/connect/overview.html
“MedlinePlus Connect is a free service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)”.
“M+C is the application that links EHRs to the reliable patient education content in medlineplus.gov”
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MedlinePlus Connect
Problem, medication, or lab code-based request
MedlinePlus Connect (EHR)
Consumer health information targeted response
Clinical systemPatient portal
EHR/Health IT System
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NIHSeniorHealth MainPage
http://nihseniorhealth.gov/
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NIHSeniorHealth: Trainers Toolkit
http://nihseniorhealth.gov/toolkit/toolkit.html
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Drug Information Resources
http://nnlm.gov/training/resources/drugstri.pdf
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What is ClinicalTrials.gov?
• Website for patients, family members, health care providers, researchers and the public to access human studies on diseases and conditions.
• Search interventional and observational studies.
• Established in 1997, the first version was released in 2000 with 5,635 studies.
• Today has over 170,246 studies with results for 13,279.
• Provides links to other NLM databases.
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NLM K-12 Resources
http://guides.nnlm.gov/mar_educators
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NLM exhibition program“The Exhibition Program creates lively and informative exhibitions and educational resources that enhance awareness of and appreciation for the collections of the National Library of Medicine. Explore. Discover. Enjoy”.
Topics include
Medicine & the Arts
Science & Society
Patients & Practitioners
The Technology of Medicine Suitable for grades K-12+
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/about/exhibition/index.html
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NLM Educational & Printed Materials
http://nnlm.gov/mar/training/materials.html
If you are an NN/LM network member in the Middle Atlantic Region (DE, NJ, NY, or PA), you may order educational and printed materials online.
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NN/LM MAR: Health Outreach
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Encouraging PartnershipsAcadem
ic Instituti
ons
Community BasedOrganizations
K-12 Schoo
ls
Health Care Providers
Public Health
Departments
Faith BasedOrganizations
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Lydia N. Collins, Consumer Health CoordinatorNational Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region
http://nnlm.gov/mar/[email protected]
Locate Your Regional Medical Library (NN/LM Office)http://nnlm.gov/
Developed by NN/LM staff. This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. HHS-N-276-2011-00003-C with the University of Pittsburgh-Health Sciences Library System.
Contact Your Local NN/LM Office