health environment
Is a health background necessary?
Objectives Professional domains in health Information needs Teach yourself new health medical topics
Health professions spectrum
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Basic science Understanding fundamental principles of health Detached from patient care
Clinical laboratory science
Hematology bacteria viruses fungi parasites Urinalysis Microbiology Immune system Immunology
Medicine
Medical specialties
Medical care
Clinical research Clinical trials Epidemiology Outcomes research Health services research
Nursing
Allied health
Public health
Global health health across regions and people dissolving the boundaries that divide us
Global Health = Ending health disparities “The world can no longer be allowed to exist half healthy, half sick” ChangeCollaborationExtension (beyond campus) Extension (conceptual) Globalization Development Improvement Emerging diseases and health conditions Global reach Service Policy Outside the Duke University campus: local, national, global Technology: drugs, vaccines, diagnostics Healthcare infrastructure & equipment Understanding health beyond the clinical or biological Knowledge ownership and control
interdisciplinary medical sciences computer + information science molecular biology bioinformatics
complex nature of diseases Genes, Behavior, Diet/Nutrition, Infectious agents, Ecology, Society, ???
Translational Science
Activity You have 30 minutes to 1. Pick a print journal 2. Find a written piece that interests you 3. Questions: –What is the topic of this article? –What does it say about this topic? 4. Look up concepts that are new to you. 5. We’ll be discussing your article.
Teach yourself new medical concepts
Information needs
Researcher needs
Doctor needs Information needs are frequent Time and management barriers
Doctors’ information needs Diversity of resources consulted Opportunities for information management education
Patients’ information needs
Driving patient info needs
Patient use of info
Questions about information needs Do you agree with these models/findings? Why or why not? Think about a recent health information need. What happened? What patterns/conclusions can you say?
Conclusion Professional domains in health Information needs Teach yourself new health medical topics