AccessMedicine Mobile works on iPad, and other Samll Screens

The AccessMedicine™ from McGraw-Hill mobile view features an essential portion of the site's content optimized for the unique size and speed constraints of mobile browsers. To that end, the following content is available in the mobile view:

• Harrison's Online
• CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2011
• Picture Galleries from Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 6e
• Clinician's Pocket Reference: The Scut Monkey, 11e
• CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2009
• Diagnostic Tests from Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 5e
• Quick Answers
• Diagnosaurus
• Drug monographs

To access the mobile version of the site, you must log in using a personal profile name and password created at http://www.accessmedicine.com/.  If you have not created such a profile, please visit the site on a nonmobile (regular) browser, select the "My AccessMedicine" tab, and follow the directions for creation of a personal profile. Once complete, you may return to the mobile view and use that username and password to access the site.

You’ll also find a link for AccessMedicine on the Library Intranet website.

From the Mercy Archives : Dr. William Clark's Medical Bag

This well-used doctor's medical bag belonged to Dr. William "Bill" Clark,  a respected surgeon at Mercy Medical Center from 1932-1974. 

Portrait of  Dr. Bill Clark, Oshkosh, WI

Some of the contents of Dr. Clark's medical bag included the following :

Medines in glass ampules.

Blood Pressure Cuff

Stethoscopes

Flashlight, scope, cotton swabs

Various scissors, tweezers, and other tools.

Read more about the typical contents of a doctor's medical bag at The Doctor Bag Project.  
Or stop in at the MMC Library to see Dr. Bill Clark's Antique Medical Bag on display.

From the Archives : Lab Antiques

The MMC Lab was cleaning out some closets recently and donated the following items to the MMC Library Archives :

Sterile Saline Vessel was used to prepare reagents for laboratory testing and microbiology media for bacterial and fungal cultures.

Haemacytometer was used to perform red-blood cell (RBC) counts and white blood cell (WBC) counts. Read more about this item at the BCMA Medical Museum.

Both items will be on display at the MMC Library for a limited time. 
Stop in and see the real artifacts!

Special thanks to Julie Rooyakkers for donating both items to us.

Simple Truths : New Books at MMC Library

 

The MMC Library just got a new batch of books by Simple Truths.

Those familiar with the series, will recognize the inspirational content and beautiful images. These are short books that are easy to get through in an evening.

• 100/0 Principle
• The Best Way Out is Always Through
• Butterfly Effect
• Charging the Human Battery
• Customer Love
• Every Monday Matters
• First Thing Every Morning
• Goals : The 10 Rules for Achieving Success
• Good to the Core
• Leading with Passion
• Learning to Dance in the Rain
• Life Lessons
• Living a 5-Star Life
• Pink Bat
• Power of Discipline
• Power of Kindness
• Pulling Together
• Sandbox Wisdom
• The Simple Truths of Life

For a complete list of the Simple Truths books at the MMC Library, check our online catalog for “Simple Truths.”

If you would like to check out any of these books, contact us at :
MMC Library
Phone 3-0342 or Email : mmclibrary@affinityhealth.org.
            We can send them to any Affinity site.

Motivation Resources : Followup to MMC Breakfast Club

In follow-up to Barb Savagian and Deb Cross's MMC Breakfast Club presentation on Energizing People ...

We have a brand new copy of Daniel Pink's book Drive at the MMC Library.
This is the book is recommended by MMC President, Bill Calhoun.



In addition, we have the following titles on motivation :

What it Takes to be Number One by Vince Lombardi, including the original audio from his famous speech
Simple Truths Bk25 2006

          I believe this is the speech Deb Cross played for us today.

Charging the Human Battery : 50 Ways to Motivate Yourself by Mac Anderson

Simple Truths Bk33 2008

Quint Studer's Book Hardwiring Excellence also has an inspiring chapter (2) on "The Healthcare Flywheel : Connecting Back to Purpose, Worthwhile Work, and Making a Difference ; How to stay Self-Motivated."         HD 70 S426 2004

Don't forget we also have 2 Kindle eBook Readers loaded with many of the eBooks referenced in previous (and future) MMC Breakfast Club Sessions. For a listing of current titles, see this list.

                           Both Kindles are presently IN and available for checkout.

Let me know if you are interested in any of these titles. I'll send them out to you wherever you are within Affinity.