Patient & Family Resource Center Goes Red for Women
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On Friday, February 5, NYU Langone Medical Center’s Cardiac & Vascular Institute, in partnership with the American Heart Association (A.H.A.), celebrated the A.H.A.’s “Go Red for Women Day” by organizing a health fair for patients, staff, as well as the general public. This is the second year the Medical Center has celebrated the annual observance to raise awareness about heart disease in women.
In addition to blood pressure screenings, healthful cooking demonstrations, and other healthy heart related activities, this year’s health fair included a table highlighting one of the NYU Health Sciences Libraries’ consumer health resource centers, the Patient & Family Resource Center (PFRC). Visitors to the table could pick up American Heart Association pamphlets and brochures, watch an online animated slide show about heart disease from the National Library of Medicine’s MedlinePlus consumer health website, and fill out a “Health Information Request Form” to receive in-depth follow up reference information from one of the Medical Center’s consumer health librarians on the health topic of their choice.
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January is National Cervical Cancer Screening Month
Filed Under Library Services, Patient & Family Resource Center
In recognition of National Cervical Cancer Screening Month, the NYU Consumer Health Libraries remind women to schedule a breast and cervical health screening. Brochures about the importance of regular screening are being distributed at the Patient and Family Resource Center, NYU Langone Medical Center and at the Health and Education Resource Center, NYU Clinical Cancer Center.
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Teamwork Showcased at Employee Recognition Festival
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The Patient and Family Resource Center (PRFC) and the Diabetes Education Center sponsored a table at the annual Employee Recognition Festival on December 17, 2008. The table showcased the collaboration of the Library and the Diabetes Education Center who, in addition to sharing a physical space, support each other’s education mission. A special project where the Library IT Department installed glucose monitoring software on PFRC computers for diabetes patients to upload and print out data for their appointments was featured. This project illustrates how the Department of Nursing and the Library partner together to mutually enhance good patient care and patient satisfaction.
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November is American Diabetes Month
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In observance of American Diabetes Month, the Patient & Family Resource Center, an NYU Langone Medical Center consumer health library, is distributing free diabetes daily log books. Published by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene as part of their Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, these log books are a useful tool to help people with diabetes stay on top of managing this chronic illness. About the size of a checkbook, the logs fit easily in a purse or backpack. Most of the pages consist of forms for tracking blood sugar readings, but there are also places to record test results, medications, and appointments. Tips for healthy eating and ways to increase physical activity are included as well. Titled “My Diabetes Checkbook”, the log books are available in English, Spanish, and Chinese. Stop by the Resource Center in Room 103 of the Schwartz Health Care Building, which happily shares its space with the Diabetes Education Center, and pick one up today!
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Celebrate Health Literacy Month and National Medical Librarian’s Month
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October is Health Literacy Month and the Library is celebrating with a special event. On October 28, 2008 there will be a screening of the short film, Health literacy and patient safety: Help patients understand. Produced by the AMA the film provides “detailed techniques and specific steps for physicians and their staff on helping patients with limited health literacy.” The film will be introduced by Consumer Health Librarians, Lita Anglin and Sallie Wilcox. The screening is at 12:00 p.m. in the Carlisle Computer Classroom, MSB-198. Please bring your own lunch, beverages and cookies will be provided.
If you cannot attend the screening, feel free to come to the library to view the film at your convenience, a copy is available at the circulation desk or the film can be viewed from any of the libraries’ computers via the AMA Web site. Also, please take time this month to stop by one of our three Consumer Health Libraries to meet with a librarian or pick up materials and patient handouts. Library locations and hours, as well as information on programs that these libraries offer can be found on the newly designed Consumer Health Libraries Web site.
October also marks National Medical Librarian’s Month. Medical librarians are faculty members of the NYULMC who can help you by providing research assistance and consultation; citation analysis; help finding grants; tailored instruction for students, faculty and staff; patient information; and much more. Please see the display case outside the Library highlighting recent publications of library faculty.
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NYU Consumer Health Libraries Launch New Web sites
Filed Under HSL-Report, Patient & Family Resource Center
The NYU Consumer Health Libraries have launched new Web sites at nyupatientlibrary.org. Designed to reflect and respond to the health information needs of NYU Langone Medical Center patients, their families and caregivers, as well as patient educators, these Web sites feature selected, organized links to carefully filtered and selected consumer health Web sites.
You may be aware that 80% of internet users have searched for health information online, but did you know that most of them rarely check the date or source of information they find? A recent study also found that less than half of users can tell the difference between “sponsored” results and unpaid results. Using the NYU Consumer Health Library health topics as a starting point ensures that health information seekers will benefit from the filtering provided by our librarians. Subscribe to the RSS feed of one or all three of the Web sites for continuing updates on what’s new and interesting with patient health at NYU.
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PFRC: New Location
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The Patient & Family Resource Center Relocates
The Patient & Family Resource Center (PFRC), a branch of the NYU Health Sciences Libraries, has moved to the 1st floor of Schwartz Health Care Building, Room 103 from its former location on the 14th floor. Now located next door to the Blood Donor Center, the PFRC shares this refurbished space with the Diabetes Education Center. Specializing in consumer health, the PFRC caters to patients and their families as well as to patient educators. A medical librarian and trained volunteers offer on-site assistance with finding the best information in the most appropriate format for all literacy levels. The PFRC also provides email reference service and will mail via US post customized packets of printed information upon request. In addition, patient education resources can be faxed or delivered to nurses’ stations.
Please visit us at our new location and browse the print collection, search for information online, or speak with a medical librarian. The PFRC can still be reached by phone at 212.263.7438; by email: patientlibrary@library.med.nyu.edu; or online at http://pfrc.med.nyu.edu
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