An Introduction to Your Regional Medical Library (NN/LM MAR) and NLM

Resources

Lydia N. Collins, MLISConsumer Health Coordinator

National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region

National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Division of the National Institutes of Health

• World’s largest biomedical library• Produces free, authoritative electronic

health information resources• 130+ health information databases• Not a commercial vendor• Government tax dollars at work!

NNLM MAR

Role of a Regional Medical Library (NN/LM Office)

Members are any organization in need of or providing health information services

What NN/LM MAR Can Do For You!

NN/LM MAR Training – Subject Areas

NLM Resource Highlight

MedlinePlus: Health Information You Can Trust

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/

What you’ll find…

• Over 900 Health & Wellness Topics• Up-to-date Health Information• Simple Language• Easy-to-use• Multiple Languages• Videos, Tutorials, & Illustrations

and more…

MedlinePlus: Flu

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/flu.html

MedlinePlus Information for Trainers

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/training/trainers.html

Information Rx

Help people:• better understand health information• enhance conversations between

healthcare providers and patients• encourage the use of evidence-based

health information on the Internet

• Refer people to MedlinePlus • Order special prescription pads and

other materials

http://informationrx.org/

MedlinePlus Magazine

A quarterly publication of the Friends of the National Library of Medicine.

Get a free subscription!

Organizations can order in bulk

Spanish available alsohttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/magazine/index.html

http://www.fnlm.org/Program_MLP/MLP_intro.html

MedlinePlus Connect

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/connect/overview.html

“MedlinePlus Connect is a free service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)”.

“M+C is the application that links EHRs to the reliable patient education content in medlineplus.gov”

MedlinePlus Connect

Problem, medication, or lab code-based request

MedlinePlus Connect (EHR)

Consumer health information targeted response

Clinical systemPatient portal

EHR/Health IT System

NIHSeniorHealth MainPage

http://nihseniorhealth.gov/

NIHSeniorHealth: Trainers Toolkit

http://nihseniorhealth.gov/toolkit/toolkit.html

Drug Information Resources

http://nnlm.gov/training/resources/drugstri.pdf

What is ClinicalTrials.gov?

• Website for patients, family members, health care providers, researchers and the public to access human studies on diseases and conditions.

• Search interventional and observational studies.

• Established in 1997, the first version was released in 2000 with 5,635 studies.

• Today has over 170,246 studies with results for 13,279.

• Provides links to other NLM databases.

NLM K-12 Resources

http://guides.nnlm.gov/mar_educators

NLM exhibition program“The Exhibition Program creates lively and informative exhibitions and educational resources that enhance awareness of and appreciation for the collections of the National Library of Medicine. Explore. Discover. Enjoy”.

Topics include

Medicine & the Arts

Science & Society

Patients & Practitioners

The Technology of Medicine Suitable for grades K-12+

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/about/exhibition/index.html

NLM Educational & Printed Materials

http://nnlm.gov/mar/training/materials.html

If you are an NN/LM network member in the Middle Atlantic Region (DE, NJ, NY, or PA), you may order educational and printed materials online.

NN/LM MAR: Health Outreach

Encouraging PartnershipsAcadem

ic Instituti

ons

Community BasedOrganizations

K-12 Schoo

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Health Care Providers

Public Health

Departments

Faith BasedOrganizations

Lydia N. Collins, Consumer Health CoordinatorNational Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region

http://nnlm.gov/mar/lydia@pitt.edu

Locate Your Regional Medical Library (NN/LM Office)http://nnlm.gov/

Developed by NN/LM staff. This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. HHS-N-276-2011-00003-C with the University of Pittsburgh-Health Sciences Library System.

Contact Your Local NN/LM Office