"The enemy of disease is knowledge!"
~ Sir Muir Gray, Chief Knowledge Officer, NHS.
In a short video interview, Sir Muir Gray likens knowledge to water by stating that just as
'clean, clear water' is crucial to good health, so today's 'water' is
'clean, clear knowledge'. He maintains that this
'knowledge' is even more important than any drug or technological healthcare innovation.
As a spokesperson for the
Map of Medicine, the tool that is tranforming healthcare in the UK and beyond, Sir Gray explains that we are currently in the
'3rd health care revolution'. The three key ingredients in this revolution he states are:
1) knowledge
2) the internet
3) patients
This
Web 3.0 meets the
'6S model' of evidence-based medical practice; is transcending the old
'care plan/ medical record' to facilitate a new, more satisfactory level of interdisciplinary cooperation and patient-physician collaboration for improved health outcomes!
Click on the post title to access the video clip of this interview. Labels: 6S model, evidence-based practice, interdisciplinary healthcare, knowledge transfer, patient education, patient-physician communication, Web 3.0
The
#1 starting point for consumer health information has just gone mobile!
Mobile MedlinePlus is an optimized version for use on the various mobile communication devices. It includes a subset of content from the full
MedlinePlus site; such as summaries for over 800 diseases, conditions and wellness topics, latest health news, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, and information on prescription and over-the-counter medications.
Labels: consumer health information, MedlinePlus, mobile devices, patient drug information, patient education
The latest issue of the
NIH MedlinePlus Magazine is now available. In every issue you'll find information you can use to keep you and your family healthy, including links to
MedlinePlus, NLM's award-winning
consumer health web site. Great for patient education too!
Labels: consumer health information, MedlinePlus, NIH, patient education
What an inspiring, fresh face the US government's Healthfinder website has now! So inviting and clean looking,
it makes you want to be healthy!Also included are some very straight forward
tutorials giving you a tour of the features and uses of the site, and helping you navigate and search for the health information you need.
Share this site with all your patients, friends, and family. Labels: consumer health information, Healthfinder, low-literacy, patient education
In a short video interview, Sir Muir Gray likens knowledge to water by stating that just as 'clean, clear water' is crucial to good health, so today's 'water' is 'clean, clear knowledge'. He maintains that this 'knowledge' is even more important than any drug or technological healthcare innovation.
