Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.

 

We’ve all heard the questions…asked with urgency and genuine need. “Does the flu vaccine cause the flu?” “How do I find a LASIK surgeon?” “Will Echinacea treat my daughter’s cold?” This new consumer-focused handy reference volume will give your staff a reliable, authoritative resource to suggest when patrons come to you with health questions.

Each entry provides a clear, easy-to-understand explanation of medical conditions and treatment, and provides critical call-out facts to support better understanding. In addition, your patrons can use the handy “? Ask the Experts” information to find additional, authoritative information and answers to their specific questions. They’ll also discover tips, checklists for questions to ask healthcare professionals, charts and other easy-access information to address their specific concerns and provide important background information as they determine the next appropriate steps for their care.

When it comes to consumer-friendly, reliable health information and
answers, this new reference work is….that’s right….just what the doctor
and the librarian ordered!

 "This title is a nice complement to other recently published consumer health volumes that specifically target librarians such as Michele Spatz's 'Answering Consumer Medical Health Questions: The Medical Library Association Guide for Reference Librarians' and 'The Medical Library Association Guide to Health Literacy at the Library' edited by Marge Kars, Lynda M. Baker, and Feleta L. Wilson.... a valuable addition to the consumer health collections of all types of libraries.
-- J Med Libr Assoc 97(4) October 2009
 
...beneficial to reference librarians directing patrons to accurate information.
-- ARBA, March 2009
 
A sweeping study of frequently asked medical questions. Recommended for public libraries.
-- Library Journal, 12/19/2008
 

Laura Townsend Kane, M.L.I.S., is the Assistant Director for Information Services at the School of Medicine Library, University of South Carolina. She is the author of Straight From the Stacks: A Firsthand Guide to Careers in Library and Information Science (ALA Editions, 2003) and “Access Versus Ownership” in the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science (Dekker, 2003). She is a Distinguished member of the Medical Library Association’s Academy of Health Information Professionals. She lives in Columbia, S.C. with her husband and two children.

Rozalynd P. McConnaughy, M.L.I.S, is the Assistant Director for Education and Outreach at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Library. She has published a number of articles in peer-reviewed journals and appears regularly on the local radio show, “Health, Wealth, and Happiness.” She lives in Columbia, S.C. with her husband.

Steven Patrick Wilson, M.L.I.S., M.A. in English Literature, is a medical librarian at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Library, and Coordinator of the Center for Disability Resources Library collection, which is one of the largest developmental disability collections in the southeast. He lives in Columbia, SC, with his wife, Sarah, and their menagerie of pets.

David L. Townsend, MD, is an Internal Medicine physician practicingin North Carolina. He graduated summa cum laude with a double-major in biology and psychology from the University of Georgia, and then attended medical school at the Medical College of Georgia, wherehe graduated with top honors. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in North Carolina and was selected to serve as Assistant Chief of Medicine at that institution. He currently resides in Winston-Salem, North Carolina,with his wife and two children.

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