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Train-the-Trainer Workshop on Health Resources

Purpose of workshop: Increase the ability of the participant to help others provide health information to the public

Audience: Librarians willing to train other librarians/staff in their institutions

Class size: 10-12 participants

Length of class: Half-day

Requirements: Training facility with a computer/projector for instructor and a computer for every 1-2 participants; flip chart or white board, and markers; name tags; sign-in sheets; evaluations; folders with handouts (linked below) and promotional materials (these can be ordered online by NN/LM librarians)

Format: Instruction with audience participation; demonstration with hands-on activities

Objectives: Increase the librarian's

1. awareness of the healthcare and online health information environments
2. health reference skill level
3. ability to decode medical terminology
4. knowledge of the services and resources of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Library of Medicine and the National Library of Medicine
5. knowledge of other reputable online health resources
6. ability to use these resources effectively

Class Outline:

1. Welcome/Introductions/Pre-test 23k
2. Overview of the Consumer Health Information Environment - Handout 43.5k
   1. U.S. Healthcare
   2. Online Health Information
3. Health Reference - Guidelines for Medical, Legal, and Business Responses (RUSA, American Library Association)
4. Terminology/Literacy - Medical Terminology Module 88.5k, Dorland's Quick Guide (copy front inside cover of Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary for one-time class use; see "Dictionaries" listing at end of module)
5. NN/LM and NLM - General Information Module 473k
6. NLM Health Information
   1. MEDLINEplus Module (includes brief coverage of MEDLINE/PubMed)
   2. MEDLINEplus en español Module 3.0MB (Zip format)
   3. ClinicalTrials.gov Module
7. Other Online Health Resources/Evaluating Quality
   1. NLM FAQs: Finding Consumer Health Information/Reference Questions/ClinicalTrials.gov Questions
   2. NLM Guide to Finding Health Information
   3. A User's Guide to Finding and Evaluating Health Information on the Web (Medical Library Association)
   4. MEDLINEplus Publications on the Web 29k
   5. 2005 National Health Observances
8. Wrap-up/Post-test 23k (Answers: F,T,F,F,T,F,F,T)