Listen Now! [4 min 22 sec]  Becky Johnston, director of Southern Regional AHEC's Information Access Center (IAC) describes the extensive information resources available to residents, students, and healthcare professionals in the region. Electronic collections and interlibrary loan systems augment the center's physical collection and support healthcare professionals in remote regions. The center's reference librarians provide search services and train others to use the electronic collections.

Listen Now! [6 min 42 sec] How well does the average patient understand his treatment plan? You may be surprised by the answer. Learn some things a health care provider can do to help increase patient understanding and retention of what you tell them in the exam room. Also, check out the information on these helpful websites:

Listen Now! [4 min 17 sec]  Becky Johnston, director of Southern Regional AHEC's Information Access Center (IAC) describes the AHEC Digital Library (ADL), which electronically searches many databases of healthcare information. Anyone can visit the ADL as a guest and enjoy the many free resources at http://library.ncahec.net. On the website, click on "About ADL" to display library contacts in each NC AHEC region and information about joining the ADL. Regional AHEC librarians will perform ADL searches or train others to search for themselves. The ADL is a user-friendly resource of extraordinary value.

Listen Now! [5 min 7 sec]  An important part of caring for patients is giving them good, up-to-date, and understandable information about their diagnoses.  Becky Johnston, director of Southern Regional AHEC's Information Access Center (IAC), offers healthcare providers important online sources of qualified information that they can use and also offer to patients who want to become more involved with their care. Links to all the Websites she mentions appear below. Just click these links to visit the sites. But first, listen to Becky's informative explanation!

Listen Now! [4 min 25 sec]  Becky Johnston, director of Southern Regional AHEC's Information Access Center (IAC) describes valuable Internet sources of information on the H1N1 virus, or "swine flu." Click on the links below the vaccination advice to navigate to the websites, which include sites for physicians and some sites for patients.