Research Guides: Health Literacy & Patient Education: Patient Education for Professional Use

Patient Education in Databases

Databases offer many types of information; these are built specifically for the health care provider. YOU would utilize these tools to seek out information to feed evidence based care and in addition, can locate resources that are directed toward educating the patient.

ClinicalKey This link opens in a new window
Content: A clinical search engine providing fast, concise answers to support clinical decisions.

Resource type: Books, Journals, Drug Monographs (Gold Standard), Multimedia, Guidelines and Patient Education.

Coverage: Current publications of titles covered, updated at least once a month.
DSM-V Library This link opens in a new window
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Content:
Diagnose and classify mental disorders, concise and explicit criteria, intend to facilitate an objective assessment of symptom presentations in a variety of clinical settings- inpatient, outpatient, partial hospital, consultation-liaison, clinical, private practice, and primary care.

Resource Type: Diagnostic manual, books, and articles.

Coverage: All aspects of mental health.

Professional Organizations

Brochures: Physician Resources
American College of Gastroenterology
Diabetes Basics
American Diabetes Association
Education for Patients: AUA
American Urological Association
healthychildren.org
American Academy of Pediatrics
Mayo Clinic: Tools for Healthier Lives
Look under the tab labeled Patient Care and Health Info.
OrthoInfo
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Patient: ACOG
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
Patient and Family Resources
American Academy of Home Care Physicians
Patient Care and Health Information
Mayo Clinic
Patient Resources: ATS
American Thoracic Society
Patients & Families
American Psychiatric Association
Programs: AAFA
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Tools You Can Use
American College of Radiology
Topics & Issues
American Public Health Association
Urology Care
American Urological Association

U.S. Government Federal Agencies

National Health Organizations
List of organizations with programs or resources for patients, taken from Muma, R. D. & Lyons, B. A. (2012). Patient education: A practical approach, (2nd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.

About Cancer: NCI
National Cancer Institute: National Institutes of Health
AHRQ for Patients & Consumers
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Disorder Index: NINDS: NIH
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health
For Parents, Patients & Caregivers: NICHHD: NIH
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
for Patients: IHS
Indian Health Service: The Federal Health Program for American Indians and Alaska Natives
Health & Aging: NIA, NIH
National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health
Health & Educaiton: NIEHS, NIH
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health
Health & Education: NIMH: NIH
National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health
Diseases & Conditions Topics: NIAID: NIH
National Institute of Allergy and Infections Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Health Informaiton: NIH
National Institutes of Health, Science-Based Health & Wellness Resources for Your Community
Health Information: NIDCD: NIH
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health
Health Information for the Public: NHLBI: NIH
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: National Institutes of Health
Health Information Index: NIAMSD: NIH
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: National Institutes of Health
Oral Health: NIDCR, NIH
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health
Patients & Families: NIDA: NIH
National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health
Program Areas: HRSA
Health Resources and Services Administration
Programs & Services: HHS
U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
Publications & Multimedia: IAAA, NIH
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health
Publications.USA.gov
Health Publications

Companies that market Patient Ed. Materials

Channing Bete Company
Krames Patient Education
The Medical Memory
Recording patient education and delivering it to patients and caregivers.