Research Guides: Patient Education for Healthcare Providers: Online Resources

Available via Carilion Clinic Health Sciences Libraries

AccessMedicine - Patient Ed
Information provided courtesy of McGraw-Hill's Postgraduate Medicine: The Practical Peer-Reviewed Journal for Primary Care Physicians.
Pediatric Care Online
Patient handouts and other resources developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Other Useful Library How-to Guides:

Communicate Effectively

HRSA Health Literacy
Effective Communication Tools for Healthcare Professionals: Free, online course on methods to improve patient-provider communication.
NN/LM Health Literacy
Resources from National Network of Libraries of Medicine.

Websites for Patients & Caregivers

healthfinder.gov
From US Department of Health & Human Services. Resources on a wide range of health topics selected from over 1,600 government and non-profit organizations to bring you the best, most reliable health information on the Internet.
KidsHealth.org: Parents
KidsHealths Parents section has doctor-approved, accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information about children from before birth through adolescence.
MedlinePlus
Consumer health information from National Library of Medicine. Access to health topics, medical dictionaries, directories, publications, videos and illustrations.
ECRI - COVID-19
ECRI is designated an Evidence-based Practice Center by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and a federally certified Patient Safety Organization by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
UpToDate: Patient Information
Learn more about medical conditions and explore treatment options.

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