By now many of you know that, beginning in July, we will no longer offer access to the A.D.A.M. Quick Sheets Patient Education / Consumer Health Information.
We are happy to inform you that, even though the A.D.A.M. Quick Sheets will be discontinued, you’ll be able to get the same content in the Patient Education section of MD Consult.
In addition to offering identical A.D.A.M. content, you can also personalize patient handouts if you create an account in MD Consult. (Check the library website for instructions.)
Please contact Michele at Mercy Medical Center (223-0342) or Margo at
St. Elizabeth Hospital (738-2324) if you would like more information about setting up an MD Consult account or for help locating ADAM Patient Education information in MD Consult.
Announcements and featured resources for library users of Affinity Health System Intranet.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
New Links for CAMH Manual and Joint Commission Resources
In order to make it easier to find the Joint Commission Resources, we’ve added a few additional links to the Affinity Libraries Home Page.
1) Look for a new link for The Joint Commission CAMH Manual on the Library Web Home Page in the center column. Since this requires a username and password, we wanted the description to be visible.
2) We also added a link to Joint Commission Resources in the Most Popular Column on the right-hand side. This page also contains a link for the CAMH Manual above.
To Get to the Affinity Library Webpage,
Affinity Intranet > Library
On the Library home page, scroll down the page to see the new links for the Joint Commission.

1) Look for a new link for The Joint Commission CAMH Manual on the Library Web Home Page in the center column. Since this requires a username and password, we wanted the description to be visible.
2) We also added a link to Joint Commission Resources in the Most Popular Column on the right-hand side. This page also contains a link for the CAMH Manual above.
To Get to the Affinity Library Webpage,
Affinity Intranet > Library
On the Library home page, scroll down the page to see the new links for the Joint Commission.

Contact Michele Matucheski at 3-0340 with questions or suggestions.
Harvard Medical School Newsletters
If you want to keep up with medical news or find simple, reliable information for yourself or your patients, take a look at our Harvard Medical School Newsletters.
We have the following titles:
Harvard Health Letter
Harvard Heart Letter
Harvard Men’s Health Watch
Harvard Mental Health Letter
Harvard Women’s Health Watch
These short newsletters come out monthly, so you can visit the library at Mercy Medical Center or the Resource Café Consumer Health Library at St. Elizabeth Hospital if you want to take a look. (You are welcome to photocopy articles from these and our other magazines and newsletters, but please do not take the originals from the libraries.) You can also access these newsletters online from the A-Z Journal List on the Library web page.
If you want to find articles on a particular topic that may have been published in the Harvard Medical School newsletters, contact Michele at Mercy Medical Center (223-0342) or Margo at St. Elizabeth Hospital (738-2324). We’ll be happy to help.
We have the following titles:
Harvard Health Letter
Harvard Heart Letter
Harvard Men’s Health Watch
Harvard Mental Health Letter
Harvard Women’s Health Watch
These short newsletters come out monthly, so you can visit the library at Mercy Medical Center or the Resource Café Consumer Health Library at St. Elizabeth Hospital if you want to take a look. (You are welcome to photocopy articles from these and our other magazines and newsletters, but please do not take the originals from the libraries.) You can also access these newsletters online from the A-Z Journal List on the Library web page.
If you want to find articles on a particular topic that may have been published in the Harvard Medical School newsletters, contact Michele at Mercy Medical Center (223-0342) or Margo at St. Elizabeth Hospital (738-2324). We’ll be happy to help.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Top Ten Reasons to Use Your Library (whether or not you are involved in direct patient care)
Number Ten: You will get valuable information to help you make decisions.
Number Nine: You will get more accurate information.
Number Eight: You will make better decisions.
Number Seven: You will save time.
Number Six: You will be more productive.
You will be able to devote more time and energy to your primary job responsibilities if you let library staff help with your information gathering needs.
Please contact Michele (223-0340) or Margo (738-2325) for additional information or for help with your project.
Stay tuned for Reason Number Five in a future edition of The Weekly.
Source: Special Libraries Association
Number Nine: You will get more accurate information.
Number Eight: You will make better decisions.
Number Seven: You will save time.
Number Six: You will be more productive.
You will be able to devote more time and energy to your primary job responsibilities if you let library staff help with your information gathering needs.
Please contact Michele (223-0340) or Margo (738-2325) for additional information or for help with your project.
Stay tuned for Reason Number Five in a future edition of The Weekly.
Source: Special Libraries Association
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Managing Email Overload

Here are some quick tips to tame your email in-box :
1) Stop “Doing email”
2) Start scheduling time to scan your email
3) Use email when appropriate
4) Deal with email by subject
5) Keep your inbox nearly empty
6) Filter your messages
7) Do not forward chain letters, spam, or virus hoaxes. Delete them.
8) Do not answer spam, ever
9) Limit listserves
10) Follow good email etiquette
11) Delete and archive
12) Stop using your email box as a to-do list
Labels:
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Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Remembering Nancy P.

Nancy Piencikowski was a longtime nurse at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh, WI, who died last month. Read more about her in the official obituary.
She started the Wound Clinic here and lovingly took care of Ostomy Patients. She was also a big part of the American Cancer Society. I'll always associate her with the spring Daffodil Sales to raise money for The American Cancer Society. She was always just as bright as those flowers.

Nancy always had a bright smile. Her whole face lit up.
Her spirit lives on in all who knew her.
She will be greatly missed.
Library as Place – Do you need some peace and quiet?
Actually, this isn’t new. Some people have always known that they could go to the Affinity Libraries if they needed a few minutes of peace and quiet.
Libraries have always had the reputation of being quiet places. But if you have visited a public library in, say, the last ten years, you’ll know that those libraries are becoming hubs of activity and you can’t always expect a quiet atmosphere when you visit.
The Affinity Libraries are places you can go if you need to get even a few moments of peace. The medical libraries at Mercy Medical Center and St. Elizabeth Hospital offer comfortable lounge areas with newspapers and magazines so that you can create a mini-escape during your busy day. If watching fish calms you, visit the library at Mercy Medical Center and see their new fish tank. (Of course, if you love people-watching and the smell of espresso, the atmosphere at the Resource Café Consumer Health Library at St. Elizabeth Hospital might be more to your liking.)
Other than a cheerful greeting and an offer of help if you look like you need it, library staff won’t intrude on your break time.
So, if you need to escape during the course of a busy workday, the Affinity Libraries might just be the perfect destinations.
Libraries have always had the reputation of being quiet places. But if you have visited a public library in, say, the last ten years, you’ll know that those libraries are becoming hubs of activity and you can’t always expect a quiet atmosphere when you visit.
The Affinity Libraries are places you can go if you need to get even a few moments of peace. The medical libraries at Mercy Medical Center and St. Elizabeth Hospital offer comfortable lounge areas with newspapers and magazines so that you can create a mini-escape during your busy day. If watching fish calms you, visit the library at Mercy Medical Center and see their new fish tank. (Of course, if you love people-watching and the smell of espresso, the atmosphere at the Resource Café Consumer Health Library at St. Elizabeth Hospital might be more to your liking.)
Other than a cheerful greeting and an offer of help if you look like you need it, library staff won’t intrude on your break time.
So, if you need to escape during the course of a busy workday, the Affinity Libraries might just be the perfect destinations.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Swine Flu Resources

Swine Flu on MedlinePlus for consumer health information
The National Library of Medicine's EnviroHealth web page on Swine Flu
This web page contains information from several US and international agencies and organizations, treatment information, genetic sequence data, information in Spanish, searches of PubMed, the NLM Catalog, and more.
This web page contains information from several US and international agencies and organizations, treatment information, genetic sequence data, information in Spanish, searches of PubMed, the NLM Catalog, and more.
Librarian Secrets to Successful Searching : Focusing Clinical Questions with P-I-C-O
The first step to doing research is to define your topic : What are you looking for?
Example : “Tell me all you know about elderly taxi drivers in Mongolia who have heart attacks while drinking decaffeinated coffee on Friday nights after the bars close and whether prescribing aspirin might help reduce the risk of further heart attacks.”
Break the topic down into individual concepts with P-I-C-O.
P – Patient Population or Problem = Heart Attacks in the Elderly
I – Intervention = Aspirin
C – Comparison = Nothing
O – Outcome = Prevention of future heart attacks
P-I-C-O helps you pick out the important concepts while leaving out some of the extraneous stuff.
The P-I-C-O model helps define and refine a search topic, whether you are searching a powerful database like Medline/PubMed or just Google.
Your Librarians, Michele Matucheski (at MMC) and Margo Lambert (at STE) are available to do the research for you. Just let us know what you’re looking for.
Example : “Tell me all you know about elderly taxi drivers in Mongolia who have heart attacks while drinking decaffeinated coffee on Friday nights after the bars close and whether prescribing aspirin might help reduce the risk of further heart attacks.”
Break the topic down into individual concepts with P-I-C-O.
P – Patient Population or Problem = Heart Attacks in the Elderly
I – Intervention = Aspirin
C – Comparison = Nothing
O – Outcome = Prevention of future heart attacks
P-I-C-O helps you pick out the important concepts while leaving out some of the extraneous stuff.
The P-I-C-O model helps define and refine a search topic, whether you are searching a powerful database like Medline/PubMed or just Google.
Your Librarians, Michele Matucheski (at MMC) and Margo Lambert (at STE) are available to do the research for you. Just let us know what you’re looking for.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Top Ten Reasons to Use Your Library (whether or not you're involved in patient care)
Number Ten: You will get valuable information to help you make decisions.
Number Nine: You will get more accurate information.
Number Eight: You will make better decisions.
Number Seven: You will save time.
Research can be time-consuming and challenging, but it is one of the more interesting (and enjoyable) tasks for a librarian. Having us handle your research can free up substantial amounts of time for you to take care of other things.
Please contact Michele (223-0340) or Margo (738-2325) for additional information or for help with your project.
Stay tuned for Reason Number Six in a future post.
Source: Special Libraries Association
Number Nine: You will get more accurate information.
Number Eight: You will make better decisions.
Number Seven: You will save time.
Research can be time-consuming and challenging, but it is one of the more interesting (and enjoyable) tasks for a librarian. Having us handle your research can free up substantial amounts of time for you to take care of other things.
Please contact Michele (223-0340) or Margo (738-2325) for additional information or for help with your project.
Stay tuned for Reason Number Six in a future post.
Source: Special Libraries Association
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Joint Commission Manual CAMH Online Access

Access to the E-diton of the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals (aka The Joint Commission Manual or CAMH) is once again available on the Affinity Intranet.
Joint Commission Manual - Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals (CAMH) - Current E-dition
Username and password required. More info below. Affinity access only.
Joint Commission Manual - Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals (CAMH) - Current E-dition
Username and password required. More info below. Affinity access only.
OR
Follow this path to get there :
Affinity Intranet > Library > General Reference Links > Joint Commission Resources > Joint Commission Manual
Note the username and password in the description.
Also available through the Electronic Bookshelf at :
Follow this path to get there :
Affinity Intranet > Library > Find Books > Electronic Bookshelf > Books by Title > Scroll down to Joint Commission Manual
Note Username & Password in the description.
Affinity Intranet > Library > General Reference Links > Joint Commission Resources > Joint Commission Manual
Note the username and password in the description.
Also available through the Electronic Bookshelf at :
Follow this path to get there :
Affinity Intranet > Library > Find Books > Electronic Bookshelf > Books by Title > Scroll down to Joint Commission Manual
Note Username & Password in the description.
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Joint Commission Manual
Monday, April 13, 2009
Practice Guidelines – Where to Find Them

Practice Guidelines have become a mainstay of patient care, and have been developed to help caregivers assimilate and apply the ever-expanding (and sometimes contradictory) body of medical knowledge. Below are a few common sources for practice guidelines.
National Guideline Clearinghouse ** Best Bet! **
Comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Brief summaries and full-text available in most cases.
AHRQ National Quality Measures Clearinghouse
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Use the search box.
MDConsult (Affinity access only)
Click the Guidelines Tab to search or browse the collection.
TRIP Database
An evidence-based practice search engine, TRIP covers guidelines.
Professional Associations issue guidelines and practice statements. Some are available on their websites. See the following examples :
American Heart Association – Guidelines & Statements
The American Psychiatric Association – Practice Guidelines
In addition, the CINAHL and Medline databases can effectively be used to identify and locate additional practice guidelines. Use the Practice Guideline Limit to pare down your results.
Affinity Librarians are also available to do the searching for you.
Just tell us what you’re looking for.
Michele (MMC Library in Oshkosh) 3-0340
Margo (STE in Appleton) 8-2325
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Harrison's Online

Did you know … Affinity employees have access to Harrison’s Online?
Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine via Books@Ovid
This major reference for clinicians offers strategies for understanding, diagnosing and managing disease.
This major reference for clinicians offers strategies for understanding, diagnosing and managing disease.
Harrison’s Manual of Medicine via Books@Ovid
This eBook offers a thorough synopsis of pathogenesis and clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment for each medical condition.
Keep these links handy by
This eBook offers a thorough synopsis of pathogenesis and clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment for each medical condition.
Keep these links handy by
* adding them to your IE favorites or
* adding shortcuts to your desktop.
Access via any Affinity computer.
Browse the other 160+ titles at Books@Ovid (Affinity access only).
See what else is available to you via our Electronic Bookshelf.
Browse the other 160+ titles at Books@Ovid (Affinity access only).
See what else is available to you via our Electronic Bookshelf.
Labels:
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Harrisons Online
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
How to Check Out Library Materials
The Affinity Libraries offer a wealth of materials for those who care for patients and for those who wish to be well-informed about health and wellness.
In the interest of good stewardship, we need to keep track of who uses library materials so that our collections can continue to be available to Affinity staff members and customers.
Our Simple Procedures for Checking Out Library Materials:
Locate the check-out card(s) on the inside or outside back covers.
Clearly write your full name and department on the card(s)
(No initials, please.)
Drop the card(s) in the black boxes on or near each library’s service desk.
We will verify your contact information in our computer system and check the materials out to you.
Your contact information will be kept confidential. Once we have checked out the material in our computer system, we’ll cross your name off the card(s).
Professional Library materials should be returned in two weeks. Consumer Health materials should be returned in four weeks.
If you do not return your materials on time, we will send you an overdue notice. PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE NOT TRYING TO HARASS YOU. WE ARE SIMPLY TRYING TO GET OUR MATERIALS BACK SO THAT OTHERS CAN USE THEM.
Items marked “Reference” and medical, nursing, and allied health journals are to be used within the library. You are welcome to photocopy information that you need, but these materials may not be checked out because, in most cases, they cannot be replaced.
Again, we want to make sure that library materials are available for anyone who might need health or medical information.
We appreciate your cooperation.
Please contact Margo (738-2324) or Michele (223-0342) if you need additional information.
In the interest of good stewardship, we need to keep track of who uses library materials so that our collections can continue to be available to Affinity staff members and customers.
Our Simple Procedures for Checking Out Library Materials:
Locate the check-out card(s) on the inside or outside back covers.
Clearly write your full name and department on the card(s)
(No initials, please.)
Drop the card(s) in the black boxes on or near each library’s service desk.
We will verify your contact information in our computer system and check the materials out to you.
Your contact information will be kept confidential. Once we have checked out the material in our computer system, we’ll cross your name off the card(s).
Professional Library materials should be returned in two weeks. Consumer Health materials should be returned in four weeks.
If you do not return your materials on time, we will send you an overdue notice. PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE NOT TRYING TO HARASS YOU. WE ARE SIMPLY TRYING TO GET OUR MATERIALS BACK SO THAT OTHERS CAN USE THEM.
Items marked “Reference” and medical, nursing, and allied health journals are to be used within the library. You are welcome to photocopy information that you need, but these materials may not be checked out because, in most cases, they cannot be replaced.
Again, we want to make sure that library materials are available for anyone who might need health or medical information.
We appreciate your cooperation.
Please contact Margo (738-2324) or Michele (223-0342) if you need additional information.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Household Products Database

Many of us have just finished updating our Hazardous Materials Inventories for our work areas.
But have you ever wondered about all the chemicals we keep at home, under the kitchen sink, in the laundry room, and in our garages?
The Household Products Database provides information on the potential health effects, safe use and handling of common products in and around our homes. Information is taken from manufacturers' product labels and Material Safety Data Sheets. Research consumer products based on chemical ingredients.
Examples :
AntiFreeze
Air Fresheners
Cleaning Supplies
Lawn Care Products, and much more …
The Household Products Database is a free resource from the National Library of Medicine (our tax dollars at work!)
But have you ever wondered about all the chemicals we keep at home, under the kitchen sink, in the laundry room, and in our garages?
The Household Products Database provides information on the potential health effects, safe use and handling of common products in and around our homes. Information is taken from manufacturers' product labels and Material Safety Data Sheets. Research consumer products based on chemical ingredients.
Examples :
AntiFreeze
Air Fresheners
Cleaning Supplies
Lawn Care Products, and much more …
The Household Products Database is a free resource from the National Library of Medicine (our tax dollars at work!)
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Top Ten Reasons to Use Your Library (whether or not you are involved in direct patient care)
Number Ten: You will get valuable information to help you make decisions
Number Nine: You will get more accurate information.
Number Eight: You will make better decisions.
Since librarians are trained to evaluate information sources for reliability you can be assured that the information you’d get from us is information you can trust. Using credible information will help you to make better decisions, whether these decisions relate to direct patient care or to other aspects of your work.
Please contact Michele (223-0340) or Margo (738-2325) for additional information or for help with your project.
Stay tuned for Reason Number Seven in a future edition of this Blog.
Source: Special Libraries Association
Number Nine: You will get more accurate information.
Number Eight: You will make better decisions.
Since librarians are trained to evaluate information sources for reliability you can be assured that the information you’d get from us is information you can trust. Using credible information will help you to make better decisions, whether these decisions relate to direct patient care or to other aspects of your work.
Please contact Michele (223-0340) or Margo (738-2325) for additional information or for help with your project.
Stay tuned for Reason Number Seven in a future edition of this Blog.
Source: Special Libraries Association
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
We recently renewed our online access to NMCD.
It is an excellent tool for medication reconciliation.
NMCD is considered the scientific “gold standard” for evidence-based clinical practice info on herbals and other dietary supplements like Gingko or St. Johns Wort.
Search Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
* Search - enter any natural product name, disease or condition, or drug name...gives you objective product information, Effectiveness Ratings, or potential interactions with drugs, etc.
* Natural Product Effectiveness Checker - tells you the level of effectiveness for natural products used for various medical conditions.
* Natural Product / Drug Interaction Checker - tells you potential interactions between any natural product and any drug. Automatically checks for interactions with EACH INGREDIENT of each product.
* Disease / Medical Conditions Search - shows you medical conditions, and allows you to see which natural products might be effective.
* Advanced Search - helps you find specific information or keywords anywhere in the Database.
How to get there :
Affinity Intranet > Library > Scroll down to Natural Medicines
Affinity Intranet > Library > Find Drug Info > Scroll down to Natural Medicines
Please feel free to contact Library Services with questions.
MMC Library : 3-0340 STE Library 8-2325
It is an excellent tool for medication reconciliation.
NMCD is considered the scientific “gold standard” for evidence-based clinical practice info on herbals and other dietary supplements like Gingko or St. Johns Wort.
Search Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
* Search - enter any natural product name, disease or condition, or drug name...gives you objective product information, Effectiveness Ratings, or potential interactions with drugs, etc.
* Natural Product Effectiveness Checker - tells you the level of effectiveness for natural products used for various medical conditions.
* Natural Product / Drug Interaction Checker - tells you potential interactions between any natural product and any drug. Automatically checks for interactions with EACH INGREDIENT of each product.
* Disease / Medical Conditions Search - shows you medical conditions, and allows you to see which natural products might be effective.
* Advanced Search - helps you find specific information or keywords anywhere in the Database.
How to get there :
Affinity Intranet > Library > Scroll down to Natural Medicines
Affinity Intranet > Library > Find Drug Info > Scroll down to Natural Medicines
Please feel free to contact Library Services with questions.
MMC Library : 3-0340 STE Library 8-2325
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Top Ten Reasons to Use Your Library (whether or not you are involved in direct patient care)
Number Ten: You will get valuable information to help you make decisions
Number Nine: You will get more accurate information.
Information found for free on the World Wide Web does not always come from credible sources. Your Affinity Librarians provide access to a number of electronic resources from the Library page on the Affinity Intranet that have been vetted and provide reliable information that you can use in caring for patients or for other work-related projects.
Please contact Michele (223-0340) or Margo (738-2325) for additional information or for help with your project.
Stay tuned for Reason Number Eight in a future post.
Source: Special Libraries Association
Number Nine: You will get more accurate information.
Information found for free on the World Wide Web does not always come from credible sources. Your Affinity Librarians provide access to a number of electronic resources from the Library page on the Affinity Intranet that have been vetted and provide reliable information that you can use in caring for patients or for other work-related projects.
Please contact Michele (223-0340) or Margo (738-2325) for additional information or for help with your project.
Stay tuned for Reason Number Eight in a future post.
Source: Special Libraries Association
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Evaluating Medical News Reports in the Popular Media
It seems as though every time you turn around medical news is reported in the popular media. With the hype surrounding some of these reports, it can be tempting to take the information at face value. However, for your safety and the safety of your loved ones and your patients, it is important to look critically at medical news.
If you ask the following questions about the studies reported on in the media, you’ll be better able to distinguish between potentially useful and potentially useless information. (For a more in-depth explanation of the points listed below, check out The Healthy Skeptic: Cutting through the Hype about Your Health by Robert J. Davis, PhD. available at both the St. Elizabeth Hospital and Mercy Medical Center libraries.)
What kind of study is being reported on?
There are numerous types of studies that serve different research aims. In terms of applying study findings to your situation, randomized clinical trials and cohort studies can be considered most credible, while test-tube research and animal studies are not as credible.
How big is the effect of the study?
As a general rule of thumb, the larger the effect, the more you can believe in the results.
Could the findings be a fluke?
If the study outcome can be chalked up to chance, the results might not be as reliable.
Who was studied?
This is an important question to ask if you want to discover whether a study’s findings might apply to you.
Is there a good explanation for the results?
If study findings don’t make sense biologically, you should exercise caution in interpreting the results.
Who paid for the research?
Much research is funded by organizations with vested interest in the outcome. While findings of such studies aren’t always suspicious, you’d be more able to trust findings of studies funded by entities that don’t stand to profit from the results.
Was the study peer reviewed?
Having outside experts in the field scrutinize the results can add an extra layer of credibility to a study.
How does this study square with other studies?
Research does not often stand on its own. How does this study fit with others that came before it? Are the findings consistent?
Your Affinity librarians can help. If you see or read a medical news report and would like to know if the information is reliable, we can do the research and look for answers to the questions above.
Please contact Michele at Mercy Medical Center (223-0342) or Margo at
St. Elizabeth Hospital (738-2324) if you, a loved one, or one of your patients needs help finding information or using the library resources that will help them to become wise health consumers.
If you ask the following questions about the studies reported on in the media, you’ll be better able to distinguish between potentially useful and potentially useless information. (For a more in-depth explanation of the points listed below, check out The Healthy Skeptic: Cutting through the Hype about Your Health by Robert J. Davis, PhD. available at both the St. Elizabeth Hospital and Mercy Medical Center libraries.)
What kind of study is being reported on?
There are numerous types of studies that serve different research aims. In terms of applying study findings to your situation, randomized clinical trials and cohort studies can be considered most credible, while test-tube research and animal studies are not as credible.
How big is the effect of the study?
As a general rule of thumb, the larger the effect, the more you can believe in the results.
Could the findings be a fluke?
If the study outcome can be chalked up to chance, the results might not be as reliable.
Who was studied?
This is an important question to ask if you want to discover whether a study’s findings might apply to you.
Is there a good explanation for the results?
If study findings don’t make sense biologically, you should exercise caution in interpreting the results.
Who paid for the research?
Much research is funded by organizations with vested interest in the outcome. While findings of such studies aren’t always suspicious, you’d be more able to trust findings of studies funded by entities that don’t stand to profit from the results.
Was the study peer reviewed?
Having outside experts in the field scrutinize the results can add an extra layer of credibility to a study.
How does this study square with other studies?
Research does not often stand on its own. How does this study fit with others that came before it? Are the findings consistent?
Your Affinity librarians can help. If you see or read a medical news report and would like to know if the information is reliable, we can do the research and look for answers to the questions above.
Please contact Michele at Mercy Medical Center (223-0342) or Margo at
St. Elizabeth Hospital (738-2324) if you, a loved one, or one of your patients needs help finding information or using the library resources that will help them to become wise health consumers.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
MDConsult and ADAM Patient Education Handouts

With ADAM Quicksheets going away in July, clinicians will be delighted (and relieved) to know that MDConsult contains the same high-quality ADAM patient-education handouts. You’ll recognize the same style of illustrations and content.
When you sign up for an MDConsult Personalized Account, you’ll be able to customize the Patient Education Handouts. Clicking on the following link for generic access to MDConsult (no need to sign in for generic access). Sign in or Create an account to customize handouts.
New to MDConsult? If generic access is via IP, why should I register?
When you sign up for an MDConsult Personalized Account, you’ll be able to customize the Patient Education Handouts. Clicking on the following link for generic access to MDConsult (no need to sign in for generic access). Sign in or Create an account to customize handouts.
New to MDConsult? If generic access is via IP, why should I register?
We recommend that you register for a Personal Login if:
* You want to access MDConsult outside Affinity (remote access at home, at the coffee shop, on vacation, etc. …)
* You want to personalize the Patient Handouts
* You want to use the PDA Resources
* You want to access MDConsult outside Affinity (remote access at home, at the coffee shop, on vacation, etc. …)
* You want to personalize the Patient Handouts
* You want to use the PDA Resources
A step-by-step, detailed guide with screen shots on How to Register for MDConsult is available online.
Request an MDConsult User’s Guide from Library Services at :
Michele Matucheski at MMC Library (3-0340)
Margo Lambert at STE Library (8-2324)
Library Staff is also willing to give you a personalized tour of MDConsult.
Just give us a call. We’re here to help!
Margo Lambert at STE Library (8-2324)
Library Staff is also willing to give you a personalized tour of MDConsult.
Just give us a call. We’re here to help!
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