What is the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal and How is it Relevant to Public Health?
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What is the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal and how is it relevant to public health? Maureen Dobbins Professor and Scientific Director, National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools, McMaster University Health Evidence Webinar Series January 21 1:00-2:30pm EDT
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What is the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal and how is it relevant to public health?
Maureen DobbinsProfessor and Scientific Director, National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools, McMaster University
Health Evidence Webinar Series
January 21 1:00-2:30pm EDT
Poll Question #1
How often do your older clients (aged 50+) use
the internet to get health information?
A. Everyday
B. Once per week or more
C. Once per month or more
D. Less than once per month
Who is the Portal for?
Why?
McMaster
Optimal Aging Portal
Best Evidence/
Evidence Summaries
Web Resource Ratings
Blog PostsSearch & Browse
Email Alerts
Components
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Contributors - Platforms
Contributors - Researchers
Brian HaynesParminder RainaMaureen DobbinsJohn LavisAnthony Levinson
Key ContentEvidence Summaries, Web Resource Ratings,
Blog Posts and Email Alerts
Evidence Summaries
What are they?
Key messages from scientific research
Written in plain language
Why are they useful?
Translated from our jargon
Ready to be acted on
Web Resource Ratings
What are they?
Evaluations of health resources on the internet
Why are they useful?
Help you know which web-based resources are
based on scientific research
Web Resource Rater: Overview
Three stages of Web Resource Rating:
1. Assessing inclusion of websites
2. Assessing inclusion of web resources from
included websites
3. Assessing quality of included web resources
Web Resource Rater: Inclusion Criteria
Websites must be:
A. Not directly funded by a
company trying to sell you a
product or service
B. Relevant to optimal aging
C. Intended for citizens, or include
content intended for citizens
D. Free access
Web resources must be:
A. Not directly funded by a
company trying to sell you a
product or service
B. Relevant to optimal aging
C. Intended for citizens
D. Less than 5 years of age
Web Resource Rater: Quality Criteria
Included web resources are rated for quality by two
independent raters assessing: • Evidence-based: Is this information reliable, based on scientific research?
• Transparency: Is it clear who developed the resource and how?
• Usability: Is the information easy to understand and easy to use?
A ‘five-star’ overall rating is generated, weighted to favour
web resources that use research evidence
Web Resource Rater
Browse related topics
Direct link to the article
Summary message
Star rating (/5)
View rating criteria
Blog Posts
What are they?
Commentaries on what the research means
Why are they useful?
Translated from our jargon
Presented in article format
Blog Posts
Blog Posts
Content for professionals
What is it?
Best evidence databases for:
Clinicians
Public health professionals
Policymaker
Why is it useful?
Easy access to the latest aging research, rated for quality
Base your health care advice on solid evidence
Email alerts
What are they?
Lists of new content recently added to Portal
Sign up for weekly or monthly emails
Why are they useful?
Links in email take you directly to content
Keeps you up to date with new research
@Mac_AgingNews Twitter feed
What is it?
Outreach through the media about aging issues
Daily tweets about NEWS ‘hitting the headlines’ and related
EVIDENCE from the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
Why is it useful?
News outlets cover lots of stories, emphasis usually on drama not substance.
Access to trustworthy evidence behind issues or advice in the news
Reliable answers to questions from your clients or patients
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@Mac_AgingNews Twitter feed
Finding ContentBrowse and Search
Browse topics
What is the browse function?
Look for Evidence Summaries, Web Resource
Ratings and Blog Posts by topic
Why is it useful?
We’ve categorized the content for you
Explore an area of interest
Browse topics
Search topics
What is the search function?
Enter search terms and search across citizen content
Also see results for professionals
Why is it useful?
Find more specific content
View relevant results for all types of content
Vitamins
Professional Search: Public Health
Search tips
Start your search using broad, general terms
“diabetes”, “exercise”, “depression”
If too many results, refine your search terms
“exercise and falls”, “diabetes and heart disease”
Check for results across databases
Poll Question #2
Did you find today’s webinar useful?
Yes
Somewhat
No
Poll Question #3
Do you plan on using the Portal in the future?
Yes
Maybe
No
Poll Question #4
Would you recommend the Portal to your family
and/or friends?
Yes
Maybe
No
Contact Information
Dr. Maureen Dobbins
905-525-9140 ext. 20455
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www.mcmasteroptimalaging.org
