CHIS on demand Module 8: Ethical and Legal Issues
This class is designed for anyone interested in providing consumer health information to their community, with a focus on libraries and information centers. The goal of this class is to allows learners to earn up to 5 continuing education credit hours towards the Level 1 Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) from the Medical Library Association. Competencies 7-8 have been added in April 2024.
Separate modules cover each Level 1 CHIS competency:
- Know the Community
- Know the Health Consumer
- Knowledge of Subject Matter and Resources
- Evaluation of Health Information
- Communication, Reference, and Instruction
- Technology and Health (added April 2024)
- Ethics and Legal Issues (added April 2024)
Modules can be completed in any order.
Each Module takes about 1 hour to complete and includes a reading and a knowledge check.
This class is provided entirely online and self-paced through the Moodle learning management system.
Resource URL: https://nnlm.gov/chis-on-demand (Opens June 1, 2022)
Learning Objectives
Through books and knowledge checks, learners will
- Learn about the Consumer Health Information Specialization
- Identify resources to identify characteristics of their community
- Identify issues, barriers and the library's role in providing medical information to health consumers
- Identify MedlinePlus, PubMed, Clinical Trials and other NLM resources as sources for health information
- List simple criteria to evaluate online health information
- List 3 communication techniques and 2 ways to protect patron privacy during a health reference interview.
Agenda
Module 8: Ethics and Legal Issues
By reading a book and taking a quiz, you will be able to:
- Know where to locate various library association code of ethics and additional professional guidance tools.
- Recognize the importance of ethical principles in guiding our work as health information professionals.
- Differentiate between providing quality health information versus providing health care advice
Activities
- Reading: Ethical and Legal Issues
- Quiz
MLA CE Credits: 1