In the following PubMed citation, it’s sometimes difficult to tell what’s what.
McPherson V, Leach L, Erlanger L.
What is the best treatment for analgesic rebound headaches?
J Fam Pract. 2005 Mar;54(3):277-8.
PMID: 15755384
Here’s a quick guide to the anatomy of a Medline citation :
Authors = McPherson V, Leach L, Erlanger L.
Article Title = What is the best treatment for analgesic rebound headaches?
Journal Title Abbreviation = J Fam Pract. (Short for Journal of Family Practice.)
Year/date of publication = 2005 Mar;
Volume(Issue) : Pages = 54(3):277-8.
Volume = 54
Issue = 3
Page Numbers = 277-8.
PubMed Identifier = PMID: 15755384
The PubMed Identifier, or PMID, is like a social security number for each and every article listed in Medline, or PubMed. No other citation has the same PMID. This makes the PMID Number a very useful tool in finding the article again. It’s also a very useful tool for finding the full-text or ordering it from another library.
Library staff should be able to sort out the specifics. Although we can often verify incomplete citations, it is helpful to give us as much citation info as possible when requesting articles. This helps us help you as efficiently as possible.
Monday, March 21, 2005
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Joint Commission Perspectives Online
TO : Affinity Management Staff & Physicians:
Our subscription to online issues of the JCAHO Perspectives is now activated and available online. The January, February and March 2005 issues are available through the Affinity Library Website.
To access the full-text of the 2005 issues of the Perspectives:
Start at the Affinity Intranet Home Page > Library Web Page > General Reference Links > Joint Commission Resources (in Right-hand column) > Joint Commission Perspectives.
For older issues, please contact the St. Elizabeth Hospital Library staff at 920-738-2324 or sehlibrary@affinityhealth.org.
Our subscription to online issues of the JCAHO Perspectives is now activated and available online. The January, February and March 2005 issues are available through the Affinity Library Website.
To access the full-text of the 2005 issues of the Perspectives:
Start at the Affinity Intranet Home Page > Library Web Page > General Reference Links > Joint Commission Resources (in Right-hand column) > Joint Commission Perspectives.
For older issues, please contact the St. Elizabeth Hospital Library staff at 920-738-2324 or sehlibrary@affinityhealth.org.
Wednesday, March 02, 2005
CME Calendars on Library Web
Announcing the CME Calendars on the Affinity Websites!
Now you don't have to guess what the CME luncheon lecture will be--You can just check the website!
There are 3 ways to find it.
Method 1 :
Affinity Intranet Home Page > Library > Research Guides > Continuing Medical Education > CME Calendar at MMC or STE
Method 2 :
Use the search box at the top of any Affinity web page (intranet or internet) page.
Type in "CME Schedule"
It should be among the first things that pops up.
I will keep it updated as long as I am informed of the updated schedules … If I don't get an update from the Med Staff office, it will be out-of-date--and for that I apologize.
These CME schedules will also be available on the Affnity Internet (public) site so that retired medical staff and affiliates will also be able to access the schedules.
Method 3 :
Start at the Affinity Public Website http://www.affinityhealth.org/page/home
Use the search box at the top of any Affinity web page (intranet or internet) page.
Type in "CME."
It should be among the first things that pops up.
Now you don't have to guess what the CME luncheon lecture will be--You can just check the website!
There are 3 ways to find it.
Method 1 :
Affinity Intranet Home Page > Library > Research Guides > Continuing Medical Education > CME Calendar at MMC or STE
Method 2 :
Use the search box at the top of any Affinity web page (intranet or internet) page.
Type in "CME Schedule"
It should be among the first things that pops up.
I will keep it updated as long as I am informed of the updated schedules … If I don't get an update from the Med Staff office, it will be out-of-date--and for that I apologize.
These CME schedules will also be available on the Affnity Internet (public) site so that retired medical staff and affiliates will also be able to access the schedules.
Method 3 :
Start at the Affinity Public Website http://www.affinityhealth.org/page/home
Use the search box at the top of any Affinity web page (intranet or internet) page.
Type in "CME."
It should be among the first things that pops up.
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
2 New Hospital Quality Links
We've added two new Wisconsin Hospital Quality links to the Affinity Library intranet website :
www.pricepoint.org
Pricing and quality information for Wisconsin Hospitals. From the Wisconsin Hospital Association.
www.checkpoint.org
Quality information for Wisconsin's hsopitals. From the Wisconsin Hospital Association.
How to find them on the Library website :
Library > General Reference Links > Pricepoint
Library > General Reference Links > Checkpoint
OR
Use the search box at the top of any Affinity intranet page, and type in Pricepoint or Checkpoint.
www.pricepoint.org
Pricing and quality information for Wisconsin Hospitals. From the Wisconsin Hospital Association.
www.checkpoint.org
Quality information for Wisconsin's hsopitals. From the Wisconsin Hospital Association.
How to find them on the Library website :
Library > General Reference Links > Pricepoint
Library > General Reference Links > Checkpoint
OR
Use the search box at the top of any Affinity intranet page, and type in Pricepoint or Checkpoint.
Forgot your MDConsult username and password?
If you can't remember your username and password for MDConsult, help is on the way! Just call the MDConsult customer support number at 1-800-401-9962.
They will refresh your memory.
They will refresh your memory.
Monday, February 14, 2005
February is Library Lovers' Month
Wisconsin Governor James Doyle has declared February "Library Lovers' Month."
Gov. Doyle encourages everyone to visit libraries and to take advantage of these unique and wonderful institutions that contribute so much to Wisconsin's well-being.
Special treats for everyone who tells us why their library is important to them personally. Visit the libraries at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh or St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton. Or email mmatuche@affinityhealth.org with your response.
Thanks for your support!
Gov. Doyle encourages everyone to visit libraries and to take advantage of these unique and wonderful institutions that contribute so much to Wisconsin's well-being.
Special treats for everyone who tells us why their library is important to them personally. Visit the libraries at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh or St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton. Or email mmatuche@affinityhealth.org with your response.
Thanks for your support!
Tuesday, February 01, 2005
Need a Username & Password to access an online journal?
Tip for Navigating the New Library Website : Need a username and password to access an online journal?
Affinity Libraries has online access to thousands of online journals. Most of these do not require usernames or passwords. None of them require a credit card.
Check the Affinity A-Z Journals listing for titles and coverage dates. A-Z Journals also provides a link to the full-text. Most of these links will be hassle-free.
There are a handful of online journals that route through EBSCOhost EJS to the publisher's site. When needed, EBSCOHost EJS allows us to list usernames and passwords just when you need to enter them at the publisher's site.
For example,
1) In the A-Z Journals search box, type in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2) Click on EBSCOhost EJS.
This leads to a record for this particular journal title. Check this record for any "access notes." This is where usernames and passwords would be listed, if needed.
3) When you "Click here to view issues at the publisher site," the username and password appears near the top of the subsequent window. Again, the username and password are there if you need it.
If what you are looking for does not appear to be available online through library collections, please let us know. We have are part of an extensive network of health science libraries, and we can probably borrow a copy of what you need. Just let us know ... Request a Journal Article [Intranet only]
Affinity Libraries has online access to thousands of online journals. Most of these do not require usernames or passwords. None of them require a credit card.
Check the Affinity A-Z Journals listing for titles and coverage dates. A-Z Journals also provides a link to the full-text. Most of these links will be hassle-free.
There are a handful of online journals that route through EBSCOhost EJS to the publisher's site. When needed, EBSCOHost EJS allows us to list usernames and passwords just when you need to enter them at the publisher's site.
For example,
1) In the A-Z Journals search box, type in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2) Click on EBSCOhost EJS.
This leads to a record for this particular journal title. Check this record for any "access notes." This is where usernames and passwords would be listed, if needed.
3) When you "Click here to view issues at the publisher site," the username and password appears near the top of the subsequent window. Again, the username and password are there if you need it.
If what you are looking for does not appear to be available online through library collections, please let us know. We have are part of an extensive network of health science libraries, and we can probably borrow a copy of what you need. Just let us know ... Request a Journal Article [Intranet only]
Tip for Navigating the New Library Web
Need a username and password to access a library program?
Most of our licensed resources "authenticate" (meaning, they know we are legitimate users with licensed access) by means other than usernames and passwords. However, there are a few sites for which Affinity has lisenced access to online content that do require usernames and passwords. These are ACP Medicine and Well-Connected.
Visitors to The Affinity Library Services website [Intranet only] will find the required usernames and passwords in the summary text that introduces the link. This summary text appears right after the title or pops up as your mouse rolls over the link title.
ACP Medicine:
High-quality, peer-reviewed, current, evidence-based medical information. Formerly WebMD-Scientific American Medicine.
username : password :
Well-Connected Patient Education Handouts:
Patient Education Reports on common diseases and wellness issues. Includes an in-depth discussion of the latest information on treatments, risk factors, causes, diagnostic tests, preventative measures.
userID : password :
[Visit the Affinity Library Services Intranet website for the actual usernames and passwords. For security reasons, I cannot post them to this site.]
The one exception is MDConsult.
Affinity users can register via the link on the Affinity Library Services web pages. During the registration process, users choose their own username and password. Thereafter, registered users can login wherever they have internet access (at work, at home, the coffeeshop, etc.), and MDConsult will know they fall under the Affinity license.
Most of our licensed resources "authenticate" (meaning, they know we are legitimate users with licensed access) by means other than usernames and passwords. However, there are a few sites for which Affinity has lisenced access to online content that do require usernames and passwords. These are ACP Medicine and Well-Connected.
Visitors to The Affinity Library Services website [Intranet only] will find the required usernames and passwords in the summary text that introduces the link. This summary text appears right after the title or pops up as your mouse rolls over the link title.
ACP Medicine:
High-quality, peer-reviewed, current, evidence-based medical information. Formerly WebMD-Scientific American Medicine.
username : password :
Well-Connected Patient Education Handouts:
Patient Education Reports on common diseases and wellness issues. Includes an in-depth discussion of the latest information on treatments, risk factors, causes, diagnostic tests, preventative measures.
userID : password :
[Visit the Affinity Library Services Intranet website for the actual usernames and passwords. For security reasons, I cannot post them to this site.]
The one exception is MDConsult.
Affinity users can register via the link on the Affinity Library Services web pages. During the registration process, users choose their own username and password. Thereafter, registered users can login wherever they have internet access (at work, at home, the coffeeshop, etc.), and MDConsult will know they fall under the Affinity license.
Monday, January 17, 2005
Tip for Navigating the New Library Web
Use the search box at the upper right of the Affinity web pages to search the entire Affinity intranet website, including the library pages. This handy tool can help locate that elusive link or document that you know is there -- somewhere on our intranet.
Important Notes about what this search does NOT do:
- This search box does not search the whole Internet, but just the Affinity Intranet site.
- It does not search within specific resources (For example, you can locate the link to Ovid-MEDLINE with the Affinity search box, but you'd have to use the OVID search box to find answers to your more specific research questions.)
Example :
1) In the Affinity Intranet search box, type Healthweb.
2) You should get a short list of results with Healthweb posted first. This entry even includes a short description to help you decide if this will be a useful link.
3) Click on the title "Healthweb" to to follow the link.
Congratulations! You've just successfully used the Affinity Intranet Search Utility!
Featured Resource : HealthWeb
http://www.healthweb.org/index.cfm
Organized access to quality-evaluated non-commercial feely-accessible health websites. A great place to find resources specific to your specialty including Professional Associations, continuing education, practice guidelines, and more ...
Developed by health science librarians and health professionals in the Midwest, HealthWeb has blossomed to cover more than 70 health subject areas including Radiology, Sports Medicine, Physical Therapy, Nursing, and much more ...
Finding it on the New Library Web [Intranet only] :
Affinity Library Home Page > Recommended Internet Sites in Health and Medicine > HealthWeb
Or use the Affinity Intranet Search Box at the top of the page.
Organized access to quality-evaluated non-commercial feely-accessible health websites. A great place to find resources specific to your specialty including Professional Associations, continuing education, practice guidelines, and more ...
Developed by health science librarians and health professionals in the Midwest, HealthWeb has blossomed to cover more than 70 health subject areas including Radiology, Sports Medicine, Physical Therapy, Nursing, and much more ...
Finding it on the New Library Web [Intranet only] :
Affinity Library Home Page > Recommended Internet Sites in Health and Medicine > HealthWeb
Or use the Affinity Intranet Search Box at the top of the page.
Monday, January 03, 2005
Old AudioDigest Tapes Available - Free to a Good Home
The MMC and STE Libraries have 1 year's worth of old Audio Digest tapes available for FREE. Although these tapes are too old to apply for CE credits (2001), they do still offer a lot of good information for Physicians, PAs, Nurses, and other health professionals.
Subject areas include the following :
Urology, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Otolaryngology, Orthopedics, Opthalmology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Gastroenterology, Family Practice, Emergency Medicine, Anesthesiology.
The MMC Library also has the following series of tapes to give away :
Practical Reviews in Radiology (2001)
Practical Reviews in Nuclear Medicine (2001)
Look for them on the book sale tables at each library this month.
Why are we giving them away?
--limited shelving space for audiovisuals
--CE credits are available only for 3 years since date of publication
--Our libraries emphasize the most up-to-date info, so we want to make room for more recent issues.
Subject areas include the following :
Urology, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Otolaryngology, Orthopedics, Opthalmology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Gastroenterology, Family Practice, Emergency Medicine, Anesthesiology.
The MMC Library also has the following series of tapes to give away :
Practical Reviews in Radiology (2001)
Practical Reviews in Nuclear Medicine (2001)
Look for them on the book sale tables at each library this month.
Why are we giving them away?
--limited shelving space for audiovisuals
--CE credits are available only for 3 years since date of publication
--Our libraries emphasize the most up-to-date info, so we want to make room for more recent issues.
New Blue Library Web
The New Blue Library Web [Affinity Intranet only] replaced the old web this morning. The old library web will be available for a time, but will cease to be updated any longer. We bid it a fond farewell!
We invite your comments and suggestions on the new Library without Walls : Contact Michele Matucheski, Affinity Librarian, at (920) 223-0340.
We invite your comments and suggestions on the new Library without Walls : Contact Michele Matucheski, Affinity Librarian, at (920) 223-0340.
Thursday, December 16, 2004
Old Library Web to be retired Dec. 31, 2004
On December 31, 2004, the old Affinity Library Services website will be replaced by the “New Blue” version. The new website has been redesigned with usability and find-ability in mind. All your favorite links are still there … now with improved organization and navigation.
Get a sneak preview of the New Library Website [Intranet access only].
About Us
Archives
Request Forms
Research Guides & Search Tips
Find Articles in Databases
Find Books and AudioVisuals
Find Journals
Find Patient Education Handouts
General Reference Links
Recommended Internet Sites in Health and Medicine
The old website will still be available for a time, but will cease to be updated after 2004.
We invite your comments and suggestions on the new Library without Walls : Contact Michele Matucheski, Affinity Librarian, at (920) 223-0340 or mmatuche@affinityhealth.org.
Get a sneak preview of the New Library Website [Intranet access only].
About Us
Archives
Request Forms
Research Guides & Search Tips
Find Articles in Databases
Find Books and AudioVisuals
Find Journals
Find Patient Education Handouts
General Reference Links
Recommended Internet Sites in Health and Medicine
The old website will still be available for a time, but will cease to be updated after 2004.
We invite your comments and suggestions on the new Library without Walls : Contact Michele Matucheski, Affinity Librarian, at (920) 223-0340 or mmatuche@affinityhealth.org.
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