please switch on your mobile phone *accessing online health information*
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Please switch on your mobile phone(finding health information online)Dr Anne Marie CunninghamInstitute of Medical EducationCardiff University
Ask questions!Great discussion about why hard to find answer to ‘how long does pleurisy last?’ online. Other questions about statins and cholesterol.
“determined not to be one of the sheep”
#wihealthinfoI made a few tweets!
How dangerous is Dr. Google?Not dangerous! It’s easier to search diagnoses than symptoms. But google does not do too badly on symptoms either.
No more dangerous than this?
What are the problems with Wikipedia?Not what you think… generally ‘accurate’ but may be less readable.
Wikipedia is….
As accurate as textbooks• Cancer• Mental health• Drugs
flickr photo by roberthuffstutter http://flickr.com/photos/huffstutterrobertl/5203895255 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license
How to discuss health information you have found online with your doctor….Don’t apologise for accessing health information… no need to say “I know I shouldn’t…” Ask their advice for resources
What we don’t want….flickr photo by Philippe Put http://flickr.com/photos/34547181@N00/5653340435 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
If they don’t support you…find a new doctorflickr photo by sardinista http://flickr.com/photos/10332960@N03/4857004318 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
Can you access your health record online?Discussed why or why not might want to access online health records. Talked about “My Health Online”
Some challenges…Explored how could go about answering these queries
1. A news story about a test for virusesLooked at “Behind the Headlines” on NHS Choices
2. You have just been told you have diabetesGoogle search- top 5 are generally good resourcesLooked at patient.co.uk, Diabetes UK, NHS ChoicesAnd for ‘in depth’ – NICE CKS Digging very deeply? Trip Database
3. Your sister has been told she has dementia
bit.ly/wihealthinfo
or google : ‘finding health information online’ scoopit
