1. health environment

2. Is a health background necessary?

4. Objectives Professional domains in health Information needs Teach yourself new health medical topics

5. Health professions spectrum

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7. Basic science Understanding fundamental principles of health Detached from patient care

8. Clinical laboratory science

9. Hematology bacteria viruses fungi parasites Urinalysis Microbiology Immune system Immunology

10. Medicine

11. Medical specialties

12. Medical care

13. Clinical research Clinical trials Epidemiology Outcomes research Health services research

14. Nursing

15. Allied health

16. Public health

18. Global health health across regions and people dissolving the boundaries that divide us

19. 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

22. interdisciplinary medical sciences computer + information science molecular biology bioinformatics

24. complex nature of diseases Genes, Behavior, Diet/Nutrition, Infectious agents, Ecology, Society, ???

25. Translational Science

26. 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.

27. Teach yourself new medical concepts

28. Information needs

29. Researcher needs

31. Doctor needs Information needs are frequent Time and management barriers

33. Doctors’ information needs Diversity of resources consulted Opportunities for information management education

34. Patients’ information needs

35. Driving patient info needs

36. Patient use of info

37. 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?

39. Conclusion Professional domains in health Information needs Teach yourself new health medical topics