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Providing patient information and education in practice: the role of the health librarian
Author(s) -
Truccolo Ivana
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
health information and libraries journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.779
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1471-1842
pISSN - 1471-1834
DOI - 10.1111/hir.12142
Subject(s) - narrative , patient education , competition (biology) , work (physics) , health information , health education , process (computing) , medical education , medicine , public relations , sociology , nursing , health care , political science , computer science , public health , mechanical engineering , ecology , philosophy , linguistics , law , engineering , biology , operating system
In this article, guest writer I vana T ruccolo presents an overview of her work at the S cientific and P atient L ibrary of a C ancer C omprehensive C entre in I taly coordinating the patient education process. She discusses the historical evolution of the concept of patient education and how this has run alongside the role of the health librarian in the provision of consumer health information. Details are provided about various patient education programmes in place at the Centre. In particular, various activities are discussed including patient education classes, the development of patient education handouts and a narrative medicine programme which includes a literary competition. The article concludes with a specific outline of the role the health librarian can play in the provision of consumer health information and patient education. H.S.