Getting the Right Information to Patients Using MedlinePlus Connect: On-Demand Class Updated

Getting the Right Information to Patients Using MedlinePlus Connect: On-Demand Class Updated. NLM Tech Bull. 2023 Mar-Apr;(451):b7.

MedlinePlus Connect is a tool that enables the integration of MedlinePlus patient education resources into external systems like electronic health record systems, patient portals, and other applications.

This 1-hour training session, with videos and exercises, is intended to introduce you to how and what MedlinePlus Connect does and point you to resources for implementing MedlinePlus Connect at your institution.

Following completion of this on-demand class, you should be able to:

1. Explain how MedlinePlus Connect makes MedlinePlus consumer health content available in electronic health record systems.
2. Describe the role of standard terminologies in MedlinePlus Connect.
3. Define the structure of a URL request used in MedlinePlus Connect.
4. Consider whether you can facilitate the use of MedlinePlus Connect at your institution.

This class offers 1 Medical Library Association (MLA) continuing education credit. Additionally, the course is eligible toward Competency 7, Technology and Health, for the MLA Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS).

Register for this on-demand class at: https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class-catalog/getting-right-information-patients-using-medlineplus-connect