ACP Medicine is Back!

From the American College of Physicians, ACP Medicine was developed to help busy physicians keep up with changing guidelines in primary care. 


Current.
Continually updated by a team of the foremost primary care physicians. Over 30% new content annually.

Authoritative.
The only comprehensive internal medicine text sponsored by the American College of Physicians.

Evidence-based.
A leader in the adoption of evidence-based standards.

Peer-reviewed.
Ensuring the highest quality recommendations.

Fast.
Consistent organization, writing style, and search logic lead you to answers quickly, with a wealth of tables and charts for quick reference.

Comprehensive.
The 11 subspecialties of Internal Medicine, plus key topics in Women’s Health, Preventive medicine, Psychiatry and more.

Best New Evidence – Updated daily.
Harvested from more than 120 journals and pre-assessed for scientific merit and rated for relevance to clinical practice.

Formerly known as WebMD and Scientific American Medicine Online.

Find it on the Affinity Library Services Website or through the Electronic Bookshelf.

Feel free to bookmark ACP Medicine for easy access and future reference.
Please note that you need to be using an Affinity computer, or remote access to get into ACP Medicine.  This is a paid subscription.

See our other eBooks in Primary Health Care and Internal Medicine.

Contact your Librarians with questions or comments.
          Michele Matucheski (MMC) 3-0340
          Margo Lambert (STE) 8-2325

Old AudioDigest CDs Free to a Good Home

The MMC and STE Libraries will be giving away 1 year's worth of old AudioDigest CDs. While these programs are too old to apply for CE credits, they still offer a lot of good information for Physicians, PAs, Nurses and other health professionals. Look for them on the book sale tables at each library beginning January 24th.

These CDs will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. They are very popular items and we expect them to go quickly.

Subject areas include:
Urology
Psychiatry
Pediatrics
Otolaryngology
Orthopedics
Ophthalmology
Obstetrics &  Gynecology
Internal Medicine
General Surgery
Gastroenterology
Family Practice
Emergency Medicine
Anesthesiology.

Please note: Not every title is available at both libraries.

Why are we giving them away?

- We have limited shelf space and want to have room for the most recent information
- CE credits are available for only 3 years since the date of publication

Newer editions are available on AudioCD and MP3 files that can be downloaded to your computer or MP3 player. Contact Michele Matucheski (mmatuche@affinityhealth.org) for more details on accessing recent AudioDigest MP3 files.

SEH Library (8-2324)
MMC Library (3-0340)

Clinical Pharmacology / Micromedex

Effective 1/1/11 the official Affinity online drug information reference was changed from Micromedex to Clinical Pharmacology. Similar to Micromedex, Clinical Pharmacology can be used to answer a multitude of medication and patient care related questions, which include:



*   IV drug compatibility
*   Drug interactions
*   Appropriate medication dosing, indication for use, and monitoring
*   Medication adverse events and concerns
*   Drug identification
*   Drug overdose treatment

Access:
This new tool can be accessed by clicking on the Clinical Pharmacology link located under the applications icon on the Affinity Intranet Home page.


Affinity home page--> Applications--> Clinical Pharmacology




In addition, a link can be found under the pharmacy and library department web pages allowing access to this application.

Affinity Home Page > Pharmacy > Clinical Pharmacology
                                  > Library > Clinical Pharmacology

Training/Questions:


If you feel you need additional training, tutorials and live training options are available. 


For more immediate questions please contact the pharmacy department at either MMC (31148) or St.E's (82672) for assistance.




Exceptions to use:


**** Although Clinical Pharmacology contains a database that can be used to provide patient education, we will not be using the information found in Clinical Pharmacology to provide patient education. CareNotes will remain our preferred database for printing information for patient education. ****

Studer Group Books at Affinity Libraries

Want to learn more about Studer Group philosophies and why patient satisfaction works? The following Fire Starter (Studer Group) books are available for checkout at The Affinity Libraries :

• 101 Answers to Questions Leaders Ask by Quint Studer

• The Baptist Health Care Journey to Excellence : Creating a Culture that WOWs! By Al Stubblefield

• Eat That Cookie! Make Workplace Positivity Pay Off … for Individuals, Teams, and Organizations by Liz Jazwiec

*  Engaging Physicians : A Manual to Physician Partnership by Stepehn Beeson

 • Good to Great : Why Some Companies Make the Leap—and Others Don’t by James C. Collins

• Hardwiring Excellence : Purpose, Worthwhile Work Making a Difference by Quint Studer

• Hardwiring Flow : Systems and Processes for Seamless Patient Care by Thom Mayer

• The HCAHPS Handbook : Hardwire Your Hospital for Pay-for-Performance Success by Quint Studer

• I’m Sorry to Hear That … Real Life Responses to Patients’ 101 Most Common Complaints About Health Care by Susan Keane Baker

• Inspired Nurse by Rich Bluni

• Leading Change by John Kotter

• On Becoming Exceptional : SSM Health Care’s Journey to Baldridge and Beyond by Sister Mary Jean Ryan

• Practicing Excellence : A Physician’s Manual to Exceptional Healthcare by Stephen Beeson

• Results that Last : Hardwiring Behaviors that will Take Your Company to the Top by Quint Studer

• Straight A Leadership : Alignment, Action, Accountability by Quint Studer

• What’s Right in Health Care : 365 Stories of Purpose, Worthwhile Work, and Making a Difference by The Studer Group

Contact Affinity Library Services to check out any of the books listed above.
We can send them to you at any Affinity location.

MMC Library
3-0340                     
mmclibrary@affinityhealth.org

STE Library
8-2325
sehlibrary@affinityhealth.org