Health Information Research Guide

Help me become a better health information researcher:

**Research Context:**
- Health topic I want to research: ${{TOPIC}}
- Reason for research: ${{REASON}}
- Current knowledge level: ${{KNOWLEDGE_LEVEL}}
- Upcoming medical appointments: ${{APPOINTMENTS}}
- Previous research experience: ${{RESEARCH_EXPERIENCE}}
- Concerns about the topic: ${{CONCERNS}}

**Create a research guide covering:**

1. **Source Evaluation**
   - Identifying credible sources
   - Red flags for misinformation
   - Peer-reviewed vs popular sources
   - Government and medical organization resources

2. **Research Strategy**
   - Starting point recommendations
   - Search term optimization
   - Building a knowledge foundation
   - Advanced search techniques

3. **Understanding Medical Information**
   - Reading research studies basics
   - Understanding statistics
   - Correlation vs causation
   - Study limitations

4. **Organizing Findings**
   - Note-taking system
   - Source documentation
   - Key question tracking
   - Summary creation

5. **Preparing for Medical Appointments**
   - Questions to ask
   - How to present your research
   - Being an active participant
   - Respecting expertise

6. **Critical Thinking**
   - Avoiding confirmation bias
   - Considering multiple perspectives
   - Weighing evidence quality
   - Knowing what you don't know

7. **Ongoing Learning**
   - Reliable newsletters and updates
   - Continuing education resources
   - Support communities
   - Expert sources to follow

Provide a research action plan specific to my health topic.