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First try: MICROMEDEX CareNotes
MICROMEDEX CareNotes contains comprehensive, easy-to-use patient care information about medical procedures, drugs, and health conditions in English and Spanish. Documents are often illustrated and can be customized. Search by term or category.
Includes: General Information, Pre-care, Inpatient Care, Discharge Care, and Drug Notes.
This resource is restricted to UVa-access only.
Need More Detailed Health Information?
Try MedlinePlus
Search MedlinePlus by category, first letter, or by topic. MedlinePlus contains general medical information in English and Spanish, including an illustrated medical encyclopedia, a medical dictionary, information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, and health information from the media.
To learn more about specific procedures or conditions, take a MedlinePlus Interactive Health Tutorial (these can be printed out as easy-to-read handouts). MedlinePlus also includes links to health information in multiple languages.
Would you like to have an Information Packet Prepared for You?
Do you need to understand an illness or disease, its treatment or prevention, or simply how to pronounce its name? Would you like to find out more about an upcoming test or biopsy? Would you like a Personal Medicine List to keep track of your medications? Do you need a general overview on the latest treatments for your illness?
Contact the UVa Health Resource Center at (434) 924-5000. They are located near the lobby of the West Complex at the UVa Medical Center. Email them at healthresources@virginia.edu. Services are free and confidential.
Need Senior-friendly, Low Vision, and Low Literacy Health Information?
Aging- related health information from a Web site customizable for seniors (ability to enlarge text, change background contrast, and a "talking function" that allows for text to be read aloud).
Other Web Resources
Before embarking on general internet searches, consult Ten Things to Know About Evaluating Medical Resources on the Web and the Joint Commission Resources' Patient 101: How to Find Reliable Health Information.
UVa Employees can learn more about Patient and Family Education by clicking here or by finding patient education materials at the Patient Education Repository.
If you need Advance Care Planning Information, click here.
Or would you like to download a Virginia Advance Medical Directive form, find it here.
Patient safety is an important part of patient education. Please visit our Patient Safety page for more resources.
If you need training on these or other Web resources, call Kelly Near at 924-1607 or e-mail at kkn3u@virginia.edu.
