Librarians & Doctors Teaming Up

 
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Region: 
Latin America & Carribean
Country: 
Guatemala
Partners: 
University of Pennsylvania Libraries;
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine;
Hospitalito Atitlan & partner hospitals;
Elsevier Foundation;
Activities: 

Librarians and physicians are teaming up in order to improve accessibility of clinical information in Guatemala and thus improving care. In a first step it wlll provide physicians in Guatemala with access to electronic medical information in databases and e-journals via smart phones; in addition they will have the possibility to contact Penn physicians in order to obtain diagnostic advice. In a next step Guatemalan physicians will in turn train community health workers in rural health posts in finding relevant digital medical resources. 

Further reading: 

HealthCanal.com 2011, Penn Librarians and Doctors Team up to Help Guatemalan Patients, 23 Mar. 2011

[added March 2011]

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