This document provides tips for evaluating the reliability of medical information found online. It recommends considering the author and affiliation, date of last update, and purpose of a source. Additionally, it lists several reliable sources for medical information, including MedlinePlus, Merck Manual, Harvard Medical School, NHS, Mayo Clinic, and Freebooks4doctors. The document aims to help people find trustworthy health information on the internet.

1. Finding Reliable
Medical
Information on
the Internet

2. Evaluating Information
Source
1. Who?
Who is the authoring agency or individual?
2. What?
What is the author's credentials?
3. Where?
Where is the author's affiliation?
4. When?
When was the page last updated
5. Why?
Why is the page in existence? What is the author's purpose?
6. How?
How does the page appear?

3. Evaluating Information
Context

4. Google Resources
• How to search on Google.
https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/
134479?hl=en&ref_topic=3180167
• Search Education
http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searched
ucation/index.html

5. Medical Information Search Resources
• Searching for Health Information on Bing
http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/search
/archive/2009/07/07/searching-for-health-
information.aspx
• Medical Library Association Training
http://www.mlanet.org/resources/hlth_tutorial/

6. Reliable Sources of Medical Information
• Medline Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
• Merck Manual
http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/index.html
• Harvard Medical School
http://www.health.harvard.edu/
• NHS
http://www.nhs.uk/Pages/HomePage.aspx
• Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.org/patient-care-and-health-information
• Freebooks4doctors
http://www.freebooks4doctors.com/

7. Questions