Knowledge Resources

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BestHealth

BestHealth is a community resource providing hands-on health knowledge and advice for making healthy choices. With a registered nurse on staff and an extensive resource library, BestHealth is the place to find answers to your health care questions.

Community Training Center

The Community Training Center is focused on helping others increase the rate of survival by providing ongoing education.

Life Support Education

The Department of Life Support Education offers basic and advanced resuscitation courses for hospital and school of medicine employees, as well as interested individuals in the community.

Coy C. Carpenter Library

The Coy C. Carpenter Library of Wake Forest School of Medicine offers a variety of health research resources to the public. The Library’s Patient Education page contains links to trusted health organizations, medical articles and patient information sites.

Clinical Trials

A clinical trial is a research study in which volunteers help medical researchers find new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases. WFBMC conducts hundreds of these studies, allowing us to develop the latest medical knowledge.

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Health Encyclopedia

Our Health Encyclopedia is an online source of comprehensive health articles with illustrations, videos and diagrams. Additional features include Discharge Instructions, Self-Care Instructions, and Questions for Your Doctor. The Health Encyclopedia also includes a section on nutrition and an index of poisons with poisoning symptoms and treatment options.

Health Calculators

Handy Health Calculators can help plan your diet, figure out how much you're spending on cigarettes, or calculate your BMI.

Health Care Acronyms

Our listing of health care acronyms provides simple explanations of acronyms commonly used by health care providers, helping you become an educated patient and participate more fully in your own care.

Health Care Reform 2010 Acronyms

A list of acronyms added due to Health Care Reform 2010.

Be Well With Brenner

Be Well With Brenner provides guidance on a number of health topics facing parents today. Experts from Brenner Children’s Hospital share their knowledge on subjects ranging from toilet training to ear infections to flu vaccines. Weekly Tips and Featured Recipes help parents make the right choices to keep their children safe and healthy.

Webcasts

The online broadcasting center is designed to help familiarize you with our facility and to inform you about leading edge surgeries and procedures being performed at Wake Forest Baptist.