Saint Mary's Health Sciences Library News

New STAT!Ref Resource: DrugPoints

2008-08-19T16:16:00.000-04:00

DrugPoints® system, recently added to our STAT!Ref online textbook collection, provides direct access to the exact level of drug information you need to do your job. This evidence-based resource helps healthcare professionals prescribe, administer and monitor drugs safely and efficiently. Contains more than 1,400 concise, unbiased synopses on drugs.

New Monographs

Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis, and Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine

Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis, Inactivated Poliovirus, and Hib Vaccine

Levoleucovorin Calcium

Metformin Hydrochloride/Repaglinide

To use DrugPoints, click the link above, or use the STAT!Ref link in the right-hand column of the Library Intranet page.

More New Online Journals

2008-04-29T15:25:00.000-04:00

Two additional journals have come online from Sage Publications:

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine offers medical and surgical clinicians in adult and pediatric intensive care access to state-of-the-art, broad-based analytic reviews and updates, original articles, reports of large clinical series, techniques and procedures, topic-specific electronic resources, book reviews, and editorials on all aspects of intensive/critical/ coronary care. The journal also discusses the essential principles, protocols, clinical presentations, guidelines, indications, contraindications, complications, necessary equipment, priorities, ethical and legal issues, changes, and recommendations for ongoing care for every aspect of ICU patient care.

For over 20 years, the Journal of Holistic Nursing has been a pioneering force in integrating holistic health concepts with traditional Western medicine. The peer-reviewed journal promotes holism—a state of harmony among body, mind, emotions, and spirit —and nursing’s function within that ever-changing environment. This objective forum allows caring and innovative nurses in clinical practice, research, individual wellness practice, and academia to exchange critical information, share clinical and personal experiences, and communicate research pertaining to nursing practice, health care, wellness, healing, and human potential. Each issue contains Applied Concepts of Holistic Nursing and Continuing Education Opportunities that can lead to CE credits. The journal also occasionally offers special issues devoted to specific subjects such as: Adolescent Health, Positive Aging, and Holistic Nursing Theory.

These are among thousands of online journals available through the Health Sciences Library's A-to-Z list. Find A-to-Z on the library intranet page, in the upper right corner section titled "Find Full Text Resources." There's also a link on the library wiki, on the eResources page.

New Journals Online

2008-03-27T15:24:00.000-04:00

Two of our subscription journals have just begun offering online access:

American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care Medicine offers physicians, nurses, psychologists/psychiatrists, pastoral care professionals, hospice administrators, and related health care professionals high-quality, practical, and multidisciplinary information on the medical, administrative, and psychosocial aspects of hospice and palliative care.

Clinical Pediatrics features original articles containing innovative clinical research on diagnosis, management, and health care delivery; review articles on critical topics, with an emphasis on the basic science foundation of clinical practice; brief reports on specific clinical and diagnostic insights; resident rounds, commentaries from noted scholars,
and Ask Dr. Sue, a lively column of useful advice to share with parents.

These are among thousands of online journals available through the Health Sciences Library's A-to-Z list. Find A-to-Z on the library intranet page, in the upper right corner section titled "Find Full Text Resources." There's also a link on the library wiki, on the eResources page.

Medical Videos

2008-01-03T11:28:00.000-05:00

Some medical journals and professional associations now offer free online videos for physicians and health care professionals who wish to update their skills or keep up with news and trends. Here are a few samples. As we identify more of these resources, the Library will post them to our wiki page: Videos for the Health Professional.

Internal Medicine Report
A monthly series of medical and health-related broadcast reports for television news stations that features important medical and health issues related to internal medicine. From the American College of Physicians.

JAMA Report
Weekly video from the American Medical Association

Videos in Clinical Medicine
Procedure videos from the New England Journal of Medicine
NEJM editorial about this series of teaching videos

Saint Mary's Library Wiki

2007-12-06T11:50:00.000-05:00

The Library's intranet page offers our patrons on the Saint Mary's network a quick way to find basic information about the library and to link out to our many online resources.

But for those needing more information, we now offer the Saint Mary's Library Wiki. On this website, you will find:

More information about the Library, such as driving and parking directions

Information and links for Distance Education students

Descriptions of library collections and services

Links to free and subscription web resources

Descriptions of our online services, to determine which to use

Tip sheets and video tutorials, to learn how to use the resources

Check it out!

Natural Standard: a New Resource for Alternative & Complementary Therapies

2007-11-14T10:21:00.001-05:00

Natural Standard provides high quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies. For each therapy covered by Natural Standard, a research team systematically gathers scientific data and expert opinions. Validated rating scales are used to evaluate the quality of available evidence. Information is incorporated into comprehensive monographs which are designed to facilitate clinical decision making. All monographs undergo blinded editorial and peer review prior to inclusion in Natural Standard databases.

Modules include: Herbs & Supplements; Health & Wellness; Comparative Effectiveness; Medical Conditions; Brand Names; and Interactions. In addition, the resource includes a dictionary, a database of nutrition information, a searchable list of practitioners, a listing of educational opportunities, a blog, and an audio/podcast section.

Find the link to this resource on the right side of the Library Intranet page; or, from any Saint Mary's workstation, bookmark http://www.naturalstandard.com.

STAT!Ref Update - Thirteen New Titles

2007-09-14T13:44:00.000-04:00

AACN Essentials of critical care nursing
Bell's orofacial pains
Clinical laboratory hematology
Current diagnosis & treatment in otolaryngology head & neck surgery
EKG plain & simple
Emergency medicine examination & board review
Greenspan's basic & clinical endocrinology
Handbook of fluid, electrolyte & acid-base imbalances
Maingot's abdominal operations
Textbook of palliative nursing
Therapeutic modalities in rehabilitation
Williams Hematology
Wound management: principles & practice

These textbooks are now available in the STAT!Ref collection. Find the link to STAT!Ref on the library intranet page, or use the StatRefWeb icon on the Saint Mary's desktop to access the full collection.

New in STAT!Ref

2007-05-30T13:59:00.000-04:00

New in STAT!Ref: Handbook on Injectable Drugs
The Handbook on Injectable Drugs, 14th Edition, is the most comprehensive source of drug compatibility and stability information. This invaluable drug reference has been completely updated for 2006-07.

With this resource from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, STAT!Ref users can:

Easily locate vital data on over 350 drugs.
Cross-reference monographs with AHFS Drug Information, the premier source of drug information.
Find answers to frequently asked questions regarding the preparation, storing, and administration of injectable drugs.
Search information accumulated from over 2,200 references.

Journal Websites: More than "Online Journals"

2007-02-06T10:03:00.000-05:00

We're seeing a trend among medical journal publishers to add interactive features and online-only content to their websites. This includes blogs, webcasts, PowerPoint and Flash slideshows, podcasts or other audio features, and "e-publication" -- articles that are not included in the paper edition of the journal. Most journal sites also offer "e-alerts," by which tables of contents are delivered through e-mail or RSS.

Explore a few websites available through Health Sciences Library subscriptions:

JAMA
Audio commentary/summary of each issue; Interactive (Flash) program on knee injuries, CME

BMJ
Try the Interactive button for links to special features

New England Journal of Medicine
Audio summaries, podcasts, procedure videos, CME

The Lancet
Audio, blogs, early online publication. If prompted for a login, find our username and password at our A-to-Z site.

New Service! A-to-Z for Online Journal Access

2006-11-28T13:28:00.000-05:00

More than 8,300 electronic journals and magazines are now available at our desktops. This number includes our subscriptions, medical titles available free on the Internet, and databases provided by the Library of Michigan. Professional journals in medicine and the health sciences are included, as are many consumer health and general-interest titles.

A-to-Z is an easy-to-use service listing all of the electronic journals available at Saint Mary's. Simply type one or more words from a journal or book title in A-to-Z's search box to pull up a list. Each A-to-Z entry will offer a link to the online journal or to the database where the full text of articles from the journal can be found. The entry will also indicate the years for which full text articles are provided, as well as any login IDs or passwords that may be required.
A-to-Z also includes links to many free medical textbooks as well as our STAT!Ref medical ebook collection.

Find the link to this new service on the right side of the library webpage, under "Find Fulltext Resources."

A New Look for CINAHL

2006-10-26T15:06:00.000-04:00

CINAHL, the Nursing and Allied Health Literature database, has a new publisher and a new look. The new interface includes such user-friendly features as:

a checkbox for limiting results to research articles
a "suggest subject headings" checkbox
dropdown boxes for selecting languages, publication date ranges, or journal types
bibliographic format options including APA and MLA

Access CINAHL by using the link on the Health Sciences Library webpage, or use the login information on our "CINAHL Search Tips" flyer. This and other handouts can be picked up in the Library; or print a copy from the PDF files found under the Library Guides & Forms link on our web page.

New Resources in STAT!Ref

2006-09-19T11:28:00.000-04:00

New in our STAT!Ref online collection:

Textbooks

AAFP Conditions A-Z
Ambulatory Care Procedures for the Nurse Practitioner
Control of Communicable Diseases Manual
Delmar's Geriatric Nursing Care Plans
Family Nursing: Research, Theory and Practice
Foundations of Nursing Research
Guide to Culturally Competent Health Care
Maternal Newborn Nursing & Women's Health Care
Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases, and Drugs
Orthopaedic Examination, Evaluation & Intervention
Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine
Pharmacotherapeutics: a Primary Care Clinical Guide
Sherris Medical Microbiology
Women's Health: a Primary Care Clinical Guide

Resources

MedCalc 3000, a computerized medical reference and tool set including 400 pertinent medical formulae and calculations, clinical criteria sets and decision tree analysis tools.
An@tomy.tv Interactive Functional Anatomy, a 3-D anatomy resource

There are three ways to log in to STAT!Ref:

At a Trinity Health workstation, use the STAT!Ref link on the library's intranet page
At a Trinity Health workstation, select a STAT!Ref title from the Health Sciences Library catalog
For other locations, request a username and password from Health Sciences Library staff

Telecourse: Adverse Childhood Experiences and their Relationship to Adult Health and Wellbeing

2006-08-25T11:49:00.000-04:00

Recent studies have shown that adults who have experienced multiple adverse childhood events such as abuse and neglect are at an increased risk for the development of diseases as adults, including ischemic heart disease, cancer, chronic lung disease, skeletal fractures, and liver disease. Dr. Felitti explores the relationship of health risk behavior and disease to the breadth of exposure to childhood abuse and household dysfunction. Effective adult screening techniques are reviewed to help physicians recognize and manage the long-term medical impact of adverse childhood events. Strategies for recognizing, treating and preventing adverse events in children are also discussed.

This one-hour DVD is now available for check-out in the Health Sciences Library.

Featured Resource: ACS Surgery

2006-08-15T09:13:00.000-04:00

An official American College of Surgeons publication, ACS Surgery: Principles & Practice offers authoritative recommendations on current surgical care from over 200 master surgeons. Organized in a "body-system" format, ACS Surgery "thinks like a surgeon," guiding users quickly to trustworthy recommendations to aid in surgical decision making. Continually updated with the latest standards of technique and practice, ACS Surgery includes more than 100 decision-making algorithms and over 1,500 drawings, graphs, and photos.

Sections include:

Elements of Contemporary Practice
Basic Surgical and Perioperative Considerations
Head and Neck
Breast, Skin, and Soft Tissue
Thorax
Alimentary Tract and Abdomen
Vascular System
Trauma and Thermal Injury
Critical Care
Care in Special Situations
Normal Laboratory Values

Find ACS Surgery in our Stat!Ref online textbook collection.

Featured Resource: ACP's PIER

2006-08-04T09:46:00.000-04:00

ACP's PIER: The Physicians' Information & Education Resource with AHFS DI Essentials
PIER is a decision-support tool designed for rapid point-of-care delivery of evidence-based guidance for physicians. Modules focus on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. AHFS DI® Essentials is designed to offer health professionals easy access to knowledge that is critical at the point of care. Essentials monographs draw on the meticulously evidence-based guidelines in the full AHFS DI® database, distilling for the health professional the essential information on prescription and key over-the-counter (OTC) drugs in an easy-to-use, highly structured outline format. Sections include:

What's New
Diseases A-Z
Screening & prevention
Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Ethical & Legal Issues
Procedures
Evidence Ratings & Criteria
AHFS Essentials

Find ACP's PIER in our Stat!Ref online textbook collection.

AudioDigest: New Formats

2006-07-14T10:06:00.000-04:00

The Health Sciences Library is now receiving AudioDigest series in Audio CD format. Test/evaluation forms for CME credits are also available. Current topics for our subscriptions:

Emergency Medicine (July 7): Have medical bag, will travel: First aid kits for remote wilderness travel, and Hypothermia basics.

Family Medicine (July 14): Summer hazards: Outdoor dermatitis, and Snakebites.

General Surgery (July 7): Challenges in trauma

Internal Medicine (July 7): Managing asthma in patients with comorbidities

Orthopaedics (June): Focus on fractures

Also, check out the AudioDigest website for additional lectures, podcasts, and CME opportunities. Select from both free and fee-based options at: http://www.audiodigest.com

Library Web Page Revisions

2006-07-06T11:20:00.000-04:00

Our web page has been revised to reflect changes in the way we access the Michigan eLibrary databases.

Gale Virtual Reference Library and Health & Wellness Resource Center are now included in the GALE link.

Michigan eLibrary will require a Michigan Driver's License or state ID number to log in.

NetLibrary now requires either an individual login or a Michigan Driver's License number. Those with a Michigan Driver's License number can create their own individual logins. Please ask library staff if you need assistance with this process.

Telecourse: Peripheral Arterial Disease

2006-05-26T13:24:00.000-04:00

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a highly prevalent disorder associated with significant cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, yet is underdiagnosed and undertreated in primary care practice. In this program, Dr. Alain Drooze explains how to easily apply new ACC/AHA guidelines for management of patients with PAD, reviewing differential diagnosis, risk reduction strategies, treatment of intermittent claudication, and when to refer a patient to a vascular specialist.
This 60-minute video course is now available in DVD and VHS formats in the Health Sciences Library.

Recent "Clinics" topics

2006-04-06T14:53:00.000-04:00

Topics covered in the latest Clinics issues:

Alzheimer's Disease: Nursing Clinics (March 2006)

Asthma: Clinics in Chest Medicine (March)

Assisted Reproductive Technology Update and Vaginal Delivery: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology (March)

Dissociative Disorders: Psychiatric Clinics (March)

Emergencies in the Outpatient Setting: Medical Clinics (March & May)

Evidence-Based Surgery: Surgical Clinics (February)

Men's Health: Primary Care (March)

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Clinics in Chest Medicine (March Suppl. 1s)

Phonosurgery: Otolaryngologic Clinics (February)

Radiation Medicine Update for the Practicing Oncologist I: Hematology/Oncology Clinics (February)

The Science Behind Delivery Room Resuscitation: Clinics in Perinatology (March)

Thromboembolic Disease and Antithrombotic Agents: Clinics in Geriatric Medicine (February)

These journals are currently available for checkout or photocopying in the Health Sciences Library. Clinics series are shelved with the bound journals.

Telecourse: Fibromyalgia

2006-03-17T09:16:00.000-05:00

Fibromyalgia: Putting Your Finger on the Diagnosis (NCME #858)
Dr. Jessica Berman demonstrates a focused, hands-on approach to diagnosing fibromyalgia that includes a physical exam to identify the 18 tender points, which are sensitive and specific to this chronic syndrome in 80% of cases. Once the diagnosis is made, a combination of medications and exercise can help patients with fibromyalgia reduce their symptoms, function better, and enjoy an improved quality of life.
This 60-minute video is now available in the Health Sciences Library in both DVD and VHS formats.

Your help is needed!

2006-03-03T13:28:00.000-05:00

The Health Sciences Library is conducting a customer satisfaction survey. Clicking this link will call up a printable copy of our three-question survey. You may mail or fax the completed survey back to us, leave it at the Library desk in the Wege Center, or email your responses to Mary A. Hanson at hansonm@trinity-health.org.
Thank you!

NIH Clinical Alert: International HIV/AIDS Trial Finds Continuous Antiretroviral Therapy Superior to Episodic Therapy

2006-01-24T10:14:00.000-05:00

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced on January 18 that enrollment into a large international HIV/AIDS trial comparing continuous antiretroviral therapy with episodic drug treatment guided by levels of CD4+ cells has been stopped. Enrollment was stopped because those patients receiving episodic therapy had twice the risk of disease progression (the development of clinical AIDS or death), the major outcome of the study.

Read the full story at http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2006/niaid-18.htm.

Telecourse: Management of HIV/AIDS

2006-01-10T10:17:00.000-05:00

Advances in treatment over the past decade have changed AIDS from a terminal illness to a chronic, long-term medical condition. In this 60-minute telecourse, Dr. Thomas M. Kerkering provides primary care providers with timely, practical information about diagnosing and managing patients with HIV/AIDS. Now available in DVD and VHS formats in the Health Sciences Library.

Telecourse: Elder Abuse

2005-11-22T14:48:00.000-05:00

Elder abuse: detection, management and prevention, from the Network for Continuing Medical Education.

In this 60-minute video program, international expert Dr. Barbara Paris explains how to recognize elderly patients who are at-risk for or who are victims of mistreatment, and presents steps that can be taken to protect and monitor elderly patients who are victims of abuse or neglect. Now available in DVD and VHS formats in the Health Sciences Library.

Telecourse: Avian Influenza

2005-09-29T10:56:00.000-04:00

Avian Influenza, from the Network for Continuing Medical Education.
Global concern about the potential for pandemic avian influenza is rooted in the pathogenicity of avian influenza virus strains in humans and the lack of immunity to these highly mutable viruses in the general population. Dr. Alan Sanders provides timely, practical advice on how to improve clinical awareness and implement strategies for diagnosing, treating, and preventing avian influenza.
This 50 minute video is now available in DVD and VHS formats in the Health Sciences Library.

NLM Mobile

2005-09-19T21:24:00.000-04:00

The National Library of Medicine has collected a number of resources for handheld devices on the PubMed sidebar. The NLM Mobile link connects the user to:

PubMed for Mobiles, with text-only search options for any handheld web browser
Downloadable books from the NCBI Bookshelf using the free MobiPocket Reader
MD on Tap for Palm or Pocket PC
Wireless System for Emergency Responders (WISER) for Palm or Pocket PC

Gale Virtual Reference Library Online

2005-08-31T10:04:00.000-04:00

Michigan eLibrary's online Internet subscriptions now include several titles from the Gale Virtual Reference Library. This encyclopedia collection may be used at any Saint Mary's workstation. Michigan residents may also use the Virtual Reference Library at home using their Michigan driver's license or state ID number, through MeL.org.

Medicine & Health titles include:

Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer

Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders

Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Telecourse: Assisting patients who need lifestyle changes

2005-08-25T09:13:00.000-04:00

This 60-minute video discusses nonpharmacologic approaches to slowing disease progression and improving the quality of life of patients with chronic disease, focusing on education and counseling to help patients improve diet and nutrition, increase physical activity, and enhance problem-solving and coping skills.

The program, released on August 8, is now available in both DVD and videocassette formats in the Health Sciences Library.

Library Catalog Up & Running

2005-08-19T09:52:00.000-04:00

Our year-long project of developing an online catalog of library materials is nearing completion. The Health Sciences Library Catalog lists books, journals and audiovisuals available in Saint Mary's Health Sciences Library. In addition, the catalog includes links to selected health-related texts through the STAT!Ref and NetLibrary ebook collections. All Internet-linked workstations in Saint Mary's computer network are authorized to use these ebook collections.

This Week in the New England Journal...

2005-08-09T10:09:00.000-04:00

The Perspectives section of the August 4, 2005 New England Journal of Medicine presents discussions of the ethics, risks and benefits of organ donation by living donors as well as the controversy surrounding public solicitation of organ donation. Visit the NEJM Website for abstracts, extracts, and an audio interview of article authors from the latest Journal issue. Health Sciences Library workstations are authorized to access full-text articles and other licensed features.
Stay current with the Journal: Sign up here to receive each week's Table of Contents via email.

Telecourse: Medical Ethics and End-of-Life Decisions

2005-08-03T08:22:00.000-04:00

Dr. William Matory interviews Dr. Edmund Pellegrino,a world-renowned spokesman on ethics and the medical profession, in this 60-minute video. Dr. Pellegrino addresses end-of-life and other difficult decisions faced when caring for patients, and provides clinically and morally sound advice based on his belief in the moral nature of medicine. For a more complete description, see Program #851 in the NCME catalog. This program, in DVD and videocassette formats, is now available for checkout at the Health Sciences Library.

Telecourse: Long-haul Flights & Associated Maladies

2005-07-28T12:43:00.000-04:00

David Goldberg, M.D., presents a 60-minute video course discussing medical problems arising from flights of more than 6 hours' duration. For a more complete description of the course, along with a short videoclip, see the NCME Telecourse Catalog entry for Program 850. Long-haul Flights and Associated Maladies is now available for checkout at the Health Sciences Library, in both DVD and VHS formats.

Electronic Journal updates

2005-07-21T10:18:00.000-04:00

Saint Mary's Online Journals provides links and passwords for our online journal subscriptions. This listing has just been updated, and several new titles have been added.

NCME Telecourse: Joint Replacement

2005-07-12T08:20:00.000-04:00

Joint replacement: considerations for replacing worn-out hips and knees. (60 min.)
Arthritis is the most common cause of chronic pain and disability related to hip and knee joints. This video explains how to diagnose arthritis of the hip or knee based on patient history and physical examination and reviews the nonsurgical and surgical treatment options available to patients.
NCME telecourse #847 is now available in DVD and VHS in the Health Sciences Library.

Free MEDLINE for PDA

2005-06-24T10:28:00.000-04:00

The National Library of Medicine's MD on Tap (MDoT) application, previously called PubMed on Tap, retrieves MEDLINE citations on PDAs and SmartPhones with wireless Internet connections and the Palm OS. A Pocket PC client is in development.

Read about MDoT's name change & features: PubMed on Tap renamed to MEDLINE Database on Tap (MDoT)

Download MDoT at the NLM website: MEDLINE Database on Tap.

STAT!Ref Has a New Look

2005-06-17T14:33:00.000-04:00

STAT!Ref includes the complete text of more than 60 medical and nursing textbooks. A recent update to STAT!Ref's search screens makes it even easier to find and identify the book sections most relevant to your clinical questions.

A link to the STAT!Ref online book collection can be found on the Health Sciences Library's intranet page, available at any Saint Mary's workstation. For off-campus use, ask a librarian for a password.

NCME Telecourse: Hormone Replacement Therapy

2005-06-17T13:36:00.000-04:00

Using a case-presentation format, Dr. Gae Rodke of Columbia University discusses key issues in the decision to recommend HRT for patients.

Release date: May 16, 2005. This 60-minute video is available in both VHS and DVD formats in the Health Sciences Library.

View the complete description and a video clip: Hormone Replacement Therapy