Health and social care services are responsible for the delivery of skilled and high-quality care to their patients and clients. Nowhere are these objectives more important than in the fields of nursing, midwifery, radiography, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, health promotion, and social work. And one important quality standard in health care is evidence-based information and best practice. The Internet is a subject on which many people are, let’s face it, blissful innocents. I urge you to take the Internet seriously and to discover what is most relevant and useful for your practice – The Essential Guide to the Internet for Health Professionals is a practical means towards that end. The second edition contains new information to help you find your way around the Internet and updates the original book with more detail on the clear framework of the original edition. It’s a how-to book to get you going and save you time – a guide to those parts of cyberspace that provide particularly relevant evidence.

There is a wealth of health information on the Internet. Today’s students of health studies and all health care professionals must be able to use this valuable resource and extract from it what is most relevant and useful. In order for them to do this purposefully and skilfully, they need to have a thorough understanding of how the system works and have the ability to navigate their way around it with ease. The Essential Guide to the Internet for Health Professionals is a superb photocopiable resource for lecturers and a self instructional guide for students. It shows students how to: get online; navigate the World Wide Web; find health information on the Internet; communicate with other health professionals; access free health and medical resources; publish on the web; use online help with health studies assignments; search for jobs. Each unit contains easy-to-follow activities and photocopiable worksheets.

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Providing a practical introduction to learning, researching, and communicating by implementing the wealth of information available to health professionals on the internet. A concise and uncomplicated guide shows readers how to access, interpret, and apply information from the often intimidating world of the internet. This new text is essential in the ever-changing modern world of medicine.

AN INTERNET GUIDE FOR THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, 2ND ED., is an invaluable resource for students & health professionals, along with its companion book, A POCKET GUIDE TO THE MEDICAL INTERNET (ISBN 0-9651412-1-7) ($7.95). "The most invaluable resource book I have ever seen," says one health worker, & probably the most up-to-date, comprehensive, & easy-to-read book you will find on medicine & the Internet. A Canadian library journal calls it "superb." The beginning talks about the Internet, how to get online, use e-mail, & search the Web. The central index contains reviews of OVER 1,000 WEB SITES, NEWSGROUPS & MAILING LISTS arranged by subject for quick reference. Using the GUIDE you will quickly find article citations, journals, clinical guidelines, patient teaching handouts, current research studies & results, discussion groups in your specialty, continuing education, government handouts, support groups, searchable formularies, lab manuals, thousands of high-quality medical images, & more. DR. MICHAEL HOGARTH, trained in Internal Medicine, is a research fellow in Medical Informatics, & DAVID HUTCHINSON, RN, has ten years experience as a clinical nurse. Order the GUIDE & POCKET GUIDE from: New Wind Publishing, Box 161613, Sacramento, CA 95816. Tel/FAX: (916) 451-9039. We accept MasterCard & Visa. E-mail: info@NewWindPub.com.

This concise, pocket-sized guide to the online healthcare environment provides background information about the Internet, its services and various types of Internet resources available for nursing and healthcare professionals. Updated with the most current resources, the volume is designed to provide readers with the knowledge and confidence needed to use the Internet for education, research, career and other purposes. The volume covers general computer information, health care information systems including strategic planning, system implementation and maintenance, network integration, the electronic or computer-based patient record, disaster planning and recovery and specialty applications such as telehealth. For nurses and health care professionals.

Guide to medical information on the Internet. For nurses. Primary focus on World Wide Web access, e-mail, and mailing lists. Discusses the kinds of information available and the required professional skills, including ethics, time management, and troubleshooting.