Table 8.

Preventive strategies.

Strategies	Stage 1: consumers	Stage 2: practitioners and librarians
Before OCHIa search: providing reliable sources	Be aware of limitations of OCHI; Reliable and relevant sources of OCHI; Follow physician-provided OCHI or search parameters	Provide reliable sources of OCHI
During the search: teaching consumers how to evaluate OCHI sources	Using OCHI sources that are of good quality	Teach people how to evaluate OCHI sources
After finding relevant OCHI: discussing the information found	Discuss OCHI with physician, telehealth, or members of social network	Discuss OCHI during a clinical encounter; Handling OCHI on alternative treatments or nonconventional therapies

^aOCHI: online consumer health information.