Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that it is making the latest evidence-based flu-related information available for free on the web. The site (www.ebscohost.com/flu) will provide evidence-based clinical information from DynaMed and Nursing Reference Center, EBSCO’s clinical and nursing point-of-care databases, along with patient education information in 17 languages from the Patient Education Reference Center.
The information provided under the ‘For Physicians’ and ‘For Nurses’ sections are expected to consolidate key evidence from multiple sources along with the latest evidence-based content. These are projected to help healthcare providers stay current with recommendations for monitoring, diagnosing, and treating patients with flu-like illnesses.
The ‘For Patients’ section includes current, easy-to-understand articles written for non-medical professionals. The site adds patient education information in 17 languages including: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, Farsi, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese. It is expected that the information will allow hospitals to have resources to provide to their diverse local communities. Also, people can obtain access the latest treatment and condition information about the pandemic H1N1 and seasonal influenza.
Medical institutions, organisations, universities, schools and public libraries can add links to the EBSCO influenza portal at their own flu resources pages and websites.
In April, EBSCO Publishing announced that it was the first clinical information provider to make the clinical summaries on the pandemic H1N1 virus available for free. The www.ebscohost.com/flu site pulls together the information collected about the H1N1 outbreak and other strains of the flu in a bid to ensure key medical evidence is easy to find going into the 2009-10 flu season.
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