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INTRODUCING 


 

Overview
Health ONE is a strategic joint project between the National University of Singapore Medical Informatics Programme and the National Computer Board Healthcare Cluster to provide an integrated health information resource on Singapore ONE.

It is the world’s first multilingual health information resource that uses the latest Internet technology to disseminate reliable, up-to-date health information from local, regional and international health resources to the public as well as health professionals in English, Chinese and Malay.

Health ONE Missions
O  Support government effort to produce a knowledge-intensive society through the delivery of health information resources on Singapore ONE;
O Promote healthy life-style and disease prevention through the dissemination of health information to the public;
O Counsel patients and their families by facilitating contact with patient support groups in Singapore and abroad;
O Provide a health resource to support the continuing medical education of health professionals through distance learning;
O Encourage professional interaction among health professionals;
O Position Singapore as a content-rich, health information hub of the region.

CONTENTS FOR THE PUBLIC 

Health Care Matters 
Hospital Services and Professional Registers

Hospital Services gives a clickable map of Singapore showing the location of hospitals with websites. A simple mouse click on a selected hospital will provide information which includes services available, list of medical staff and visiting hours.

Professional Registers links users to a service provided by the Ministry of Health that accepts queries to databases on all doctors, nurses, dentists and pharmacists listed on their respective registers in Singapore

Health Matters 
This service contains information and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on common health ailments and diseases, listed alphabetically for easy reference.

Video Clips 
Currently, video clips are available on Asthma and Diabetes mellitus. They are intended to educate the public on the prevention and management of these two common ailments in Singapore.

Drug Databases 
Ever wondered what a drug prescribed by your doctor does for you? Health ONE can connect you to various drug databases that provide information on prescription drugs as well as those available over the counter.

Others 
This includes a glossary containing medical, statistical and clinical research terminology to help the public to better understand terms used by health professionals so as to help them understand ailments or conditions better.
 

CONTENTS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 

Continuing Medical Education 
Virtual Patient, Cybermedical School and Internal Medical Centre

Virtual Patient 
Modelled on a real case, the first of two virtual patients is intended to teach medical students on the management of a patient through clinical problem solving. A second virtual patient, under development, is based on the “intelligent pet” tamagotchi concept. Modelled on an insulin-dependent diabetic patient, it aims to educate users on illness management and the importance of medication compliance.

Cybermedical School 
Designed as a educational supplement for medical students, it contains study guides, clinical guidelines and case notes to help students better understand the different medical disciplines as well as to put their knowledge into practice.

Internal Medicine Centre 
Internal Medicine Centre aims to resolve the problem of overwhelming medical information on the net by providing an efficient, fast but yet comprehensive interface to locate sites about internal medicine on the Internet

Health Databases 
CancerNet, MediStat, MedLine, Venom and Toxin Centre

These popular health databases provide easy access to the archives and latest development in the medical world.

Medical Image Bank 
Visible Human Project, HistoNet Brain Atlas, Cyberlmage

Users have access to image banks containing rich repositories of high quality images for reference.

On-line Libraries 
Singapore Medical Journal, SMA News, British Medical Journal, CDC, JAMA, MEDNEWS, Health Stats, NEJM, Reuters Medical News, The Lancet 

A large collection of on-line libraries for easy search and reference, as well as recent articles on latest developments in the medical world.