Discussion of the SCONUL 7 Pillars of Information literacy as applied to research, and how the research process would benefit from librarian input at the beginning, prior to gathering information.
Read MorePatients can ask 3 simple questions to improve doctor-patient communication. And doctors need encouragement and compensation for taking time to assure their patients understand healthcare issues and instructions.
Read MoreDepressed parents’ health literacy skills can improve through home visitation per a recent study using open access public data.
Read MoreAs mentioned previously, health literacy is “the ability to get information, understand it, and use information to lower risk and better health.” People “with low health literacy are more likely […]
Read MoreThe Doctor’s Toolbag is an evidence-based clinical decision support app for iPhone and iPod touch. iMedicalApps offers a good review of its strengths and weaknesses.
Read MoreNew online decision tool from Stanford for women at risk of breast and ovarian cancer due to BRCA gene mutation.
Read MoreDiscussion of recent research article on the strengths and weaknesses of health literacy as a topic.
Read MoreA new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) “surveyed the 68 executive directors of all medical and osteopathic boards in the United States and its territories […]
Read MoreAs a regular reader of the iMedicalApps blog, I was excited by the title of a recent posting: “If you don’t have an iPad, go to the medical library and […]
Read MoreToday is Snapshot Day 2012 at Eccles Library, in conjunction with National Library Week.
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