Patient Education and Consumer Health
The purpose of this Guide is to provide quick access to some of the best patient education sources currently available.
These are some of the best and most reliable sources for patient handouts, as reviewed by medical Librarians.
Best Bet:
Consumer Health & Patient Education Databases: Find Articles and Patient Handouts
* Ascension Patient Education Health Library (WebMD Ignite)
* Ascension Consumer Health Library (WebMD Ignite)
* Elsevier Clinical Key Skills (aka Clinical Key Nursing) - Patient Education
* DynaMed Patient Education - Access DynaMed's patient education information by first locating the topic of interest and then using the submenu to locate any associated patient information. Content available to Ascension associates and must be printed or emailed to patients.
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Other Sources of Patient Education
* Access Medicine Patient Education This link opens in a new window
* Clinical Key for Medicine - Patient Education
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Drug Info for Patients & Families
The following is a list of recommended resources that are freely available on the web.
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Express ScriptsNon-commercial, evidence-based consumer health drug information. Includes a section for pill images and interactions.
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Drug Information on MedlinePlusFrom the National Library of Medicine, Information on thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications.
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Drug Information Portal - National Library of MedicineGateway to current and accurate drug information from the National Library of Medicine and to other key government agencies.
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RxList : The Internet Drug Indexable information and links on more than 4,000 drug products.