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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
Clinical laboratory science
bacteria
viruses
fungi
parasites
Immune system
Hematology
Urinalysis
Microbiology
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”
Change
Collaboration
Extension
(beyond campus)
Extension
(conceptual)
Globalization
Global reach
Development
Service
Outside the Duke
University campus:
local, national,
global
Understanding
health beyond the
clinical or biological
Improvement
Policy
Emerging diseases
and health
conditions
Technology: drugs,
vaccines,
diagnostics
Healthcare
infrastructure &
equipment
Knowledge
ownership and
control
interdisciplinary medical sciences
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