The Essential Guide to the Internet for Health Professionals

Description

There is a wealth of health information on the Internet. Today's students of health studies and all healthcare 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 round it with ease. The photocopiable lecturer's edition of The Essential Guide to the Internet for Health Professionals has been brought up to date especially for students. The new edition includes a list of key websites, new and revised worksheets and activities and additional information on search strategies. It also 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 - use health databases like CINAHL, MEDLINE, CANCERLIT - reference online resources - find an ISP - buy the right computer

Viewed against such exacting standards I have to concede, albeit reluctantly, that this book passes the test aaC--"almost with flying colours. The author, a senior lecturer at Christ Church College, Canterbury, introduces a wide range of educational uses of the internet, from getting online and searching for information to creating your own web pages. Andrew Booth Healthmatters