1. Study of Legitimate vs. Invalid Research Web Resources GEMP I PCMS Module 4

2. Healthy Web (Internet) Searching Anyone Can and Does Publish No Editing No Peer Review No Control Can be Dangerous for Medical Information Easy to Find Misinformation which Looks Credible

3. Home Management of Fever in Children: Web Sites 41 sites identified 2 contained dangerous information 1 recommended a drug that was removed from the market Only 4 sites gave completely accurate information Impicciatore, P., et al. 1997. BMJ, 317:1875

4. How Peter Duesberg Misled the SA Health Ministry

8. Duesberg.com: Links

12. 32 Signatories, with a Further 14 Added in 1991

14. One of the Few Times You Can Use Google!!

17. Wikipedia. Available: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS#Alternative_hypotheses. [Updated 10.02.2007] [Accessed 12.02.2007]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS#Alternative_hypotheses

20. How to Evaluate a Web Site Look for Evidence – Author (not Webmaster) – Publishing Authority Analyse URL (.gov,.edu) – Date – Frequency of Updates – Bias Be careful of advertising and sponsored links – Colour and Text Speling & Gramma – Seals of Approval (SOAPS)

21. Health on the Net (HON) http://www.hon.ch Any Site that Carries this Seal of Approval can be Trusted for Health Information

22. Quackwatch.org

25. Summary: How to Evaluate a Web Site 1.Accuracy – Author/ Contact Address 2.Authority –.edu.gov.org. net/ Preferred Domains 3.Objectivity – Limited advertising; Little/no bias 4.Currency – Up to date; Links up to date 5.Coverage – Not dependent on specific browsers/software; not fee based http://copia.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/webcrit.html

26. Why it’s Not a Good Idea to Google Health Information …

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28. Sponsored Links on Google

29. Virtual Diet: YouTube

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31. If you MUST Use Google … Google Scholar