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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
The following is a guide to creating your chapters and microchapters. A chapter is a collections of smaller chapters called microchapters. For instance, the disease pericarditis is a chapter composed of multiple microchapters such as pericarditis overview, pericarditis pathophysiology, pericarditis treatment etc. Microchapters allow users to access the content they are looking for more efficiently, allows ease in navigating the website, and maintains completeness and consistency of Wikidoc pages. The templates listed below contain standardized language that will assist you in creating and editing your microchapters. Before getting started, it is important to get acclimated, and to learn some of the basics about formatting. Here is a checklist of things to do before creating your page: | The following is a guide to creating your chapters and microchapters. A chapter is a collections of smaller chapters called microchapters. For instance, the disease pericarditis is a chapter composed of multiple microchapters such as pericarditis overview, pericarditis pathophysiology, pericarditis treatment etc. Microchapters allow users to access the content they are looking for more efficiently, allows ease in navigating the website, and maintains completeness and consistency of Wikidoc pages. The templates listed below contain standardized language that will assist you in creating and editing your microchapters. Before getting started, it is important to get acclimated, and to learn some of the basics about formatting. Here is a checklist of things to do before creating your page: | ||
# Make sure you have a login username and password. For help with logging in, click [[Help:Login|here]] | # Make sure you have a login username and password. For help with logging in, click [[Help:Login|here]]. | ||
# View and practice navigating some pages with microchapters. Click [[Pericarditis|here]] to see the page on pericarditis. To view a more extensively microchaptered page, click [[Chronic Stable Angina|here]] to see the page on chronic stable angina. | # View and practice navigating some pages with microchapters. To see a list of our best pages, type into the search box "Category:Best pages". Click [[Pericarditis|here]] to see the page on pericarditis. To view a more extensively microchaptered page, click [[Chronic Stable Angina|here]] to see the page on chronic stable angina. | ||
# View a short video about creating pages. Look at the Getting Started video by clicking [[Getting Started Video|here]]. | # View a short video about creating pages. Look at the Getting Started video by clicking [[Getting Started Video|here]]. | ||
# Get acquainted with some basic formatting by clicking [[Help:How to Edit a Page|here]]. | # Get acquainted with some basic formatting by clicking [[Help:How to Edit a Page|here]]. | ||
# Keep a few tabs of Wikidoc open on your browser while working, so you can reference this page and the other help pages such as the [[ | # Keep a few tabs of Wikidoc open on your browser while working, so you can reference this page and the other help pages such as the [[Cheat Sheet]] on the Wikidoc homepage frequently. | ||
==[[How to Create a Microchaptered Page]]== | ==[[How to Create a Microchaptered Page]]== | ||
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==Appropriate Sources for Creating Your Page== | ==Appropriate Sources for Creating Your Page== | ||
Copyleft sources are sources of information that can be freely copied and used. You cannot use copyrighted information in this way. | Copyleft sources are sources of information that can be freely copied and used. You cannot use copyrighted information in this way. The pages listed below represent commonly used copyleft sources. | ||
*[http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ National Library of Medicine] | *[http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ National Library of Medicine] | ||
*[http://www.diseasesdatabase.com/index.asp Diseases Database] | *[http://www.diseasesdatabase.com/index.asp Diseases Database] | ||
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*[http://chis.wikidot.com/ Consumer Health Information (Toronto Public Library)] | *[http://chis.wikidot.com/ Consumer Health Information (Toronto Public Library)] | ||
*[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Demystifying_Depression Demystifying Depression] | *[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Demystifying_Depression Demystifying Depression] | ||
*http://hlwiki.slais.ubc.ca/index.php/Top_Fifty_%2850%29_Medical_Wikis_You_Might_%28Want_to%29_Know#Diabetes_Wiki | |||
== | ==Templates for Each Microchapter Page== | ||
* Below are each of the important sections that you will need to make your microchaptered page. | * Below are each of the important sections that you will need to make your microchaptered page. | ||
* Click on each heading/ page name to go to the template page. | * Click on each heading / page name to go to the template page. | ||
* At the beginning of each page is an introduction to guide you before starting the page. This is not part of the template. | * At the beginning of each page is an introduction to guide you before starting the page. This is not part of the template. | ||
* After that is the template for the page with the actual headings (and correct capitalizations) that you can use for your page. A brief description of what each section should entail is given under each heading. | * After that is the template for the page with the actual headings (and correct capitalizations) that you can use for your page. A brief description of what each section should entail is given under each heading. | ||
**The way these headings are written, especially capitalization, are not suggestions. They are the precise way each and every heading should be presented. Consistency is the key. | |||
* Insert the disease you are describing, wherever it says (disease name). If you are describing a condition or symptom, also insert it in place of where it says (disease name) and change the other headings accordingly. | * Insert the disease you are describing, wherever it says (disease name). If you are describing a condition or symptom, also insert it in place of where it says (disease name) and change the other headings accordingly. | ||
* You may not always need to use all the headings in the page to describe a given disease. | * You may not always need to use all the headings in the page to describe a given disease. | ||
===[[Patient information page template]]=== | ===[[Patient information page template]]=== | ||
===[[Synonyms and keywords template]]=== | ===[[Synonyms and keywords template]]=== | ||
===[[Overview template]]=== | ===[[Overview template]]=== | ||
===[[Historical perspective template]]=== | ===[[Historical perspective template]]=== | ||
===[[Classification template]]=== | ===[[Classification template]]=== | ||
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===[[Pathophysiology template]]=== | ===[[Pathophysiology template]]=== | ||
===[[Causes template]]=== | ===[[Crowdiagnosis project template|Causes template]]=== | ||
===[[ | ===[[Differentiating (disease name) from other diseases page]]=== | ||
===[[Epidemiology and demographics template]]=== | ===[[Epidemiology and demographics template]]=== | ||
===[[Risk factor template]]=== | ===[[Risk factor template]]=== | ||
===[[Screening template]]=== | ===[[Screening template]]=== | ||
===[[Natural history template]]=== | ===[[Natural history, complications and prognosis template]]=== | ||
===[[History and symptoms template]]=== | ===[[History and symptoms template]]=== | ||
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===[[Chest x ray template]]=== | ===[[Chest x ray template]]=== | ||
===[[CT template]]=== | ===[[CT template]]=== | ||
===[[Echocardiography or ultrasound template]]=== | ===[[Echocardiography or ultrasound template]]=== | ||
===[[Other imaging findings template]]=== | ===[[Other imaging findings template]]=== | ||
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===[[Surgery template]]=== | ===[[Surgery template]]=== | ||
===[[Prevention template]]=== | |||
===[[Cost Effectiveness of Therapy]]=== | |||
===[[Case Studies]]=== | |||
===[[Guide to creating board review questions|How to Create a Board Review Question]]=== | |||
{{WH}} | {{WH}} | ||
{{WS}} | {{WS}} | ||
Latest revision as of 15:57, 13 June 2017
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Charmaine Patel, M.D. [2]
Introduction
The following is a guide to creating your chapters and microchapters. A chapter is a collections of smaller chapters called microchapters. For instance, the disease pericarditis is a chapter composed of multiple microchapters such as pericarditis overview, pericarditis pathophysiology, pericarditis treatment etc. Microchapters allow users to access the content they are looking for more efficiently, allows ease in navigating the website, and maintains completeness and consistency of Wikidoc pages. The templates listed below contain standardized language that will assist you in creating and editing your microchapters. Before getting started, it is important to get acclimated, and to learn some of the basics about formatting. Here is a checklist of things to do before creating your page:
- Make sure you have a login username and password. For help with logging in, click here.
- View and practice navigating some pages with microchapters. To see a list of our best pages, type into the search box "Category:Best pages". Click here to see the page on pericarditis. To view a more extensively microchaptered page, click here to see the page on chronic stable angina.
- View a short video about creating pages. Look at the Getting Started video by clicking here.
- Get acquainted with some basic formatting by clicking here.
- Keep a few tabs of Wikidoc open on your browser while working, so you can reference this page and the other help pages such as the Cheat Sheet on the Wikidoc homepage frequently.
How to Create a Microchaptered Page
What to Put at the Top of Every Page
Appropriate Sources for Creating Your Page
Copyleft sources are sources of information that can be freely copied and used. You cannot use copyrighted information in this way. The pages listed below represent commonly used copyleft sources.
- National Library of Medicine
- Diseases Database
- Centers for Disease Control
- Clinfowiki: The Clinical Research Informatics Wiki
- The Clinical Informatics Wiki
- Consumer Health Information (Toronto Public Library)
- Demystifying Depression
- http://hlwiki.slais.ubc.ca/index.php/Top_Fifty_%2850%29_Medical_Wikis_You_Might_%28Want_to%29_Know#Diabetes_Wiki
Templates for Each Microchapter Page
- Below are each of the important sections that you will need to make your microchaptered page.
- Click on each heading / page name to go to the template page.
- At the beginning of each page is an introduction to guide you before starting the page. This is not part of the template.
- After that is the template for the page with the actual headings (and correct capitalizations) that you can use for your page. A brief description of what each section should entail is given under each heading.
- The way these headings are written, especially capitalization, are not suggestions. They are the precise way each and every heading should be presented. Consistency is the key.
- Insert the disease you are describing, wherever it says (disease name). If you are describing a condition or symptom, also insert it in place of where it says (disease name) and change the other headings accordingly.
- You may not always need to use all the headings in the page to describe a given disease.