Health Information For The Elderly And Their Caregivers: Legal & Financial Resources

Health Information for the Elderly and Their Caregivers: Drug & Medication Information Resources

Websites Included in the August 18, 2009 Session:

April 2-Hour Workshop Link: (slide 2) http://scls.typepad.com/programs/2009/04/health-information-for-the-elderly-and-their-caregivers.html

July Online Workshop (slide 3) http://scls.typepad.com/programs/2009/07/legal-financial-resources-for-the-elderly-and-their-caregivers.html

Drug Information Portals (slides 9- 17)

MedlinePlus http://medlineplus.gov/

Drug Information Portal http://druginfo.nlm.nih.gov/drugportal/jsp/drugportal/librarians.jsp

Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/default.htm

DailyMed http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/about.cfm

NIH Senior Health – Taking Medicines http://nihseniorhealth.gov/takingmedicines/toc.html

Consumer and Patient Health Information Section http://caphis.mlanet.org/consumer/

MedicineNet.com http://www.medicinenet.com/medications/article.htm

Drug Digest http://www.drugdigest.org/wps/portal/ddigest

Herbals & Supplements

MedlinePlus – Drugs, Supplements and Herbal Information (slide 19) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html 1 Dietary Supplements – USDA (slide 20) http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=4&tax_level=1&tax_subject=274

Tips for Older Dietary Supplement Users – FDA (slide 21) http://www.fda.gov/Food/DietarySupplements/ConsumerInformation/ucm110493.htm

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (slide 22) http://nccam.nih.gov/health/

Drug Safety & Alerts (slides 23 – 28)

Joint Commission http://www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/Solutions/

Dietary Supplement Alerts and Safety Information – FDA http://www.fda.gov/Food/DietarySupplements/Alerts/default.htm

Institute for Safe Medication Practices http://www.ismp.org/

20 Tips to Prevent Medical Errors – AHRQ http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/20tips.htm

RX Drug Smarts – AARP http://www.aarp.org/health/conditions/rxdrugs/

Medication Safety: Take an Active Role in Your Health Care http://healthcare411.ahrq.gov/videocast.aspx?id=338

Additional Websites (slides 29 – 33)

BadgerLink Health Databases http://www.badgerlink.net/

Us Drug Enforcement Administration http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/prescription_drug_fact_sheet.html

H1N1 Flu – CDC http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/#stay_healthy

H1N1 Flu – UWHealth

2 http://www.uwhealth.org/familydoctor/fightingtheflu/10368

H1N1 – UW-Madison Libraries Research Guide http://researchguides.library.wisc.edu/content.php?pid=44253&sid=327253

State/Federal Links (slides 34 - 40)

Prescription Drug Assistance Programs – WI DHS http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/guide/spec/freeprescr.htm

Coalition of WI Aging Groups http://www.cwag.org/legal/prescription-drug/

Prescription Drug Resource Center - WI http://oci.wi.gov/srissues/mptd.htm

Medicare Part D – WI http://oci.wi.gov/srissues/mptd.htm

SeniorCare Fact Sheet - WI http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/seniorcare/factsheets/phc10074.htm

SeniorCare Prescription Drug Assistance Program – WI http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/seniorcare/information.htm

Medicare Learning Network – Drug Coverage http://www.cms.hhs.gov/mlnproducts/23_drugcoverage.asp

WI State Law Library – Prescription Drugs http://wilawlibrary.gov/topics/medlaw/drugs.php

Services and Support (slides 41 - 42)

Are You Having Trouble Paying for Prescription Drugs? http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11318.pdf

Benefits Check Up https://www.benefitscheckup.org/index.cfm?gohome=true&partner_id=58

Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs http://www.consumerreports.org/health/best-buy-drugs/index.htm

3 Help with Prescription Costs http://www.ssa.gov/prescriptionhelp/

Mediation Check List http://www.drugdigest.org/

Check Interactions http://www.drugdigest.org/

Pill Images http://www.drugdigest.org/

AskMe3 http://www.npsf.org/askme3/index.php

Free Downloads (slides 43 - 44)

Partnership for Clear Health Communication http://www.npsf.org/pchc/downloads.php

12 Things to Know Before Signing Up for Medicare Part D http://oci.wi.gov/pub_list/pi-222.htm

AskMe3 Materials http://www.npsf.org/askme3/PCHC/download.php

Your Medicine: Play it Safe http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/safemeds/safemeds.htm

National Patient Safety Foundation http://www.npsf.org/rc/mp/opsr/

Publications and AV (slide 45)

Medicare Part D http://www.nolo.com/resource.cfm/catID/78C2EDE3-26CD-4021-82F5F8189E88FDD0/118/207/201/

How medicines are developed http://nihseniorhealth.gov/videolist.html#takingmedicines

4 Personalized Medicines http://nihseniorhealth.gov/videolist.html#takingmedicines

Take Your Medicines Safely http://nihseniorhealth.gov/videolist.html#takingmedicines

Toolkit Helps Reduce Medication Errors http://www.healthcare411.org/radiocastseg.aspx?id=930&type=seg

Terminology (slide 47)

RXList Drug Medical Dictionary http://www.rxlist.com/drug-medical-dictionary/article.htm

Deciphering MedSpeak http://www.mlanet.org/resources/medspeak/medspeaka_d.html

Medical Shorthand Solved http://www.mlanet.org/resources/medspeak/medshort.html

Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Online http://www.stedmans.com/product.cfm/481

Merck Manual/Pronunciations http://www.merck.com/mmhe/resources/pronunciations/index/a.html

Understanding Medical Words Tutorial http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/medicalwords.html

MedlinePlus Medical Dictionary Online http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html

Diagnosing Websites (slide 49) http://www.mlanet.org/resources/medspeak/meddiag.html

Evaluating What You Find (slide 50 - 51)

MedlinePlus – Evaluating Internet Health Information http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/webeval/webeval.html

Health on the Net (HON)

5 http://www.hon.ch/HONcode/

Final Words through video (slide 54)

Questions are the Answer – AHRQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PudB0uYnFU

When in doubt, refer to: (slide 53)

Ebling Library http://ebling.library.wisc.edu

Acknowledgement: (slide 59)

Ebling Library Pharmacy Portal http://ebling.library.wisc.edu/pharmacy/

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