Module 1 – Unit 8: Project Work
Researching Online Professional Resources
1. General Health Directory
The following webpage is from the Yahoo Health Directory, which features many links to medical information, education tools, databases, news, and journals. These are ordered by popularity.
http://dir.yahoo.com/health/medicine
Explore links that are of interest to you. List the most useful links you found in your field. Note how you can make use of each site.
USEFUL LINKS |
HOW IS THE SITE USEFUL? |
2. Online Publications
Search online publications to find ones that are relevant to your health care field and of interest to you. Check which ones offer free access and which ones require a subscription. Write the name of one article for each online publication(s) you find most interesting and accessible to you.
American Hospital Association NewsAmerican Medical News
Annals of Internal Medicine
CNN – Health Page
Health Affairs
Health Services Research Journal
JAMA
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Journal of Health Services Research & Policy
Journal of Medical Internet Research
Journal of the National Medical Association
Journal of Public Health Policy
Lancet, The
Literature and Medicine
MEDLINE
Modern Medicine
New England Journal of Medicine
Nurse Week
http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Medicine/Journals/
ONLINE PUBLICATION |
FREE ACCESS? |
TITLE OF ARTICLE |
Search the following website that offers daily news and developments in the health care field. Find an article from today’s news that interests you.
http://www.ttmed.com/highlightsEng.cfm?id_cou=25
Title of News Article: _____________________________________________________
3. Courses and Conferences
Choose one of the following tasks:
- Explore websites that offer courses or other continuing education activities in your field. List a course that you would be interested in taking.
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Title of Course |
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Institution |
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Schedule |
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Topics Covered |
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Cost |
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Registration Procedure |
- Explore websites that list and describe conferences in health care. Choose a conference that you would be interested in attending.
Website |
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Title of Conference |
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Theme & Content |
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Dates |
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Location |
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Cost |