BCLA workshop - websites

Introduction

See also Answering health & medical reference questions: an introduction for information professionals & Langara Library Technicians - Pathfinder 2011

Portals & other entry points

See powerpoints - "Answering health & medical reference questions"

• BC Health Guide http://www.healthlinkbc.ca
• Health Canada http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/
• MedlinePlus http://medlineplus.gov
• Public Agency of Canada http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca
• Top Ten (10) Most Useful Websites for Health Consumers http://www.mlanet.org/resources/medspeak/topten.html

• LabTests Online http://www.labtestsonline.org/
• WhoNamedIt? http://www.whonamedit.com

B.C. Consortial databases

• e-HLBC http://ehlbc.ca/
• ELN (B.C.) http://www.eln.bc.ca/dbs/select.php
• The Cochrane Library http://thecochranelibrary.com

Complementary and alternative (CAM) medicine

• Searching for CAM information (BCLA Workshop) http://blogs.ubc.ca/dean/2009/11/searching-for-cam-information-bcla-workshop/
• http://noah-health.org/en/ebm/evidence.html

1. General health information

Dictionaries

• Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
• MedlinePlus - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html
  • Medical Words Tutorial http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/medicalwords.html
• Stedman's - http://www.stedmans.com/section.cfm/45

Directories

• [B.C.] Medical directory (Find a physician) - https://www.cpsbc.ca/
• Canadian medical directory
• Red Book Online - http://www2.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/redbook/

Diseases & syndromes

• MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
• Stedman's Medical eponyms (GoogleBooks)
• Who Named It? Eponyms/Biography Online - http://www.whonamedit.com/

2. Medical textbooks

• Gray's Anatomy, Classic 1918 edition - http://www.bartleby.com/107/
• Grant's Atlas of Anatomy - GoogleBooks
• Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment - GoogleBooks
• Free Books For Doctors - http://www.freebooks4doctors.com/
• MedicalStudent.com - http://www.medicalstudent.com/
• Merck Manual of Diagnosis & Therapy - http://www.merck.com/mmpe/index.html
• Merck Manual of Geriatrics - http://www.merck.com/mkgr/mmg/contents.jsp
• Merck Manual of Medical Information (easier to understand) http://www.merck.com/mmhe/index.html
• Merck Veterinary Manual - http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp

3. Drugs

• MedplinePlus - Drugs, supplements & herbal http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
• CPS - Compendium of pharmaceuticals..(Canada)
• PDR® Guide to Over the Counter (OTC) Drugs (Merck Source)

Lab tests

• LabTestsOnline - http://www.labtestsonline.org/
• Medical Tests UCSF Children's Hospital - http://www.ucsfchildrenshospital.org/tests/index.html
• MedlinePlus Laboratory Tests - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/laboratorytests.html

4. Medical research

• MEDLINE OR PubMed - http://pubmed.gov
• Google scholar - http://scholar.google.com
• Scirus - http://scirus.com
• electronic Health Library of BC - http://ehlbc.ca/databases/

Public health

• Canada's Food Guide - http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index-eng.php
• Health Canada - http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/index-eng.php
• Household Products Database - http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/
• Public Health Agency of Canada - http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/index-eng.php
• Healthfinder, US Government - http://www.healthfinder.gov/
• Mayo Clinic.com - http://www.mayoclinic.com/

5. Health statistics

• BC Cancer Statistics - http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/HPI/CancerStatistics/default.htm
• BC Chronic Disease Management statistics - http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/cdm/research/index.html
• BC Medical Services Plan (MSP) facts and statistics - http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/msp/facstat.html
• BC Statistics site - http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/
• Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) - http://cihi.ca
• Guide to Health Statistics in Canada - http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-573-g/index-eng.htm
• National Center for Health Statistics (US) - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
• World Health Organization (WHO) Statistical Information System - http://www.who.int/whosis/en/

Kid-friendly health sites

• Body & Mind - http://www.bam.gov/
• GirlsHealth - http://girlshealth.gov
• MyPyramid - http://mypyramid.gov/kids
• ToxMystery - http://toxmystery.nlm.nih.gov/
• Yucky Discovery - http://yucky.discovery.com