Interactive Health Tutorials

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Description

These interactive health education resources from the Patient Education Institute use animated graphics to explain a procedure or condition in easy-to-read language. The tutorials are also available in an audio format.

Some examples of the tutorials include:

Diseases and conditions
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Acne
- Breast cancer
- Burns
Tests and diagnostic procedures
- Amniocentesis
- Barium enema
Surgery and treatment procedures
- Aorto-bifemoral bypass
- Cesarian section
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- LASIK

Links to the Tool:

This tool is available at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
This tool is available in Spanish at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorial.html

Developer

Patient Education Institute

Funding Sources

National Institutes of Health; National Library of Medicine

QualityTool Topic

Disease/Condition-Related; Prevention and Wellness; Quality Improvement Strategies

History

Release Date: 05/2009
Original Summary: 10/2009

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QualityTool Classification

Patient Care Process:		Patient-Focused Processes/Psychosocial Care > Improving health literacy; Improving patient self-management; Patient education; Provider-patient communication
IOM Domains of Quality:		Patient-centeredness
QualityTool Format:		Slide Presentation/Video/DVD; Web site
QualityTool Topic:		Disease/Condition-Related; Prevention and Wellness; Quality Improvement Strategies
Developer:		Patient Education Institute
Funding Sources:		National Institutes of Health; National Library of Medicine

Last updated: November 11, 2009.