Essential Guide to the Internet for Health Professionals

by Sydney S Chellen

Overview

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 skillfully, they need to have a thorough understanding of how the system works and have the ability to navigate their way around it with ease. This text offers a photocopiable resource for lecturers. It shows students: how to get online; how to navigate the Worldwide Web how to find health information on the Internet; how to communicate with other health professionals; how to access free health and medical resources; how to publish on the web; how to use online help with health studies assignments; and how to search for jobs. Each chapter contains easy-to-follow activities and photocopiable worksheets.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415227476
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/11/2000
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.49(d)

About the Author

Chellen, Sydney S., MA (KENT), BA (Ed), PGCE (FE) (Canterbury Christ Church College, Canterbury, U.K.)

Table of Contents

Introduction

Unit 1 - Health and the Net - An Overview

Unit 2 - Getting Online

Unit 3 - The World Wide Web

Unit 4 - Finding Health Information on the Internet

Unit 5 - Communicating With Other Health Professionals By Electronic Mail

Unit 6 - Joining Health Discussion Groups, Mailing Lists, etc

Unit 7 - Gateway to Free Health and Medical Resources

Unit 8 - Publishing on the World Wide Web

Unit 9 - Online Help with your Health Studies and Jobs Search

Twelve Big Questions and Answers

Appendices

Worksheets

Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Mary A. Curran, RN, PhD (University of North Carolina-Charlotte)
Description: This instruction manual for the Internet shows the reader how to get online, navigate, find information, communicate, access resources, publish, get help, and search for employment.
Purpose: It is intended to provide the reader with a thorough understanding of how to find and use Internet resources. This book can be used as a classroom teaching aid or a self-instructional guide.
Audience: Written for students of health studies and all healthcare professionals, the book spotlights the fields of nursing, radiography, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, health promotion, and social work.
Features: The book is composed of nine learning units designed to help the reader understand the Internet and explore its components. This exploration is aided by worksheets, guided activities, and question/answer sections. Appendixes, tables, charts, diagrams, and note boxes provide further information. Information updates and extra worksheets are supposed to be available at a special web site maintained by the author. However, I found the recent content to be minimal and outdated.
Assessment: The author has written an interesting book. Much of the book supplies readers with a good understanding for the proper behavior and use of the Internet. However, there are areas where the content could be timelier. In addition, although the Internet is a worldwide resource, some of the information may not be relevant to readers in the U.S.

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3 Stars from Doody

A photocopiable resource for teachers and a self-instructional guide for students, showing how to get online, navigate the Web, find health information on the Internet, and communicate with other health professionals. Gives instructions on accessing free health and medical resources, publishing on the Web, using the Web for help with assignments, and searching for jobs. Each unit contains step-by-step instructions for activities, plus photocopiable worksheets. Chellan teaches research and information technology at Canterbury Christ Church University College. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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