MedCalc 3000 Decision Support Tools

MedCalc 3000 is a collection of over 520 calculators, clinical criteria sets and decision trees that are indispensable to anyone practicing, teaching or studying evidence-based medicine. This resource is integrated in to STAT!Ref and included with every subscription. With every search you perform, STAT!Ref automatically presents links to relevant tools within MedCalc 3000.

The complete contents of  MedCalc 3000 include :

• Clinical Criteria Sets
• Decision Trees
• Medical Equations
• Unit and Dose Converters
• Calculations and Equations by Specialty

Updated throughout the year.

A sampling of MedCalc 3000 calculation tools :

* A-a gradient
* Apgar Score
* Basic Unit Conversions
* Creatinine Clearance
* Diabetes Screening TreeCalc
* Electrocardiography
* Low Density Lipoprotein
* Lung Volume Multi-Calc
* Rheumatoid Arthritis Criteria
* Sodium Correction in Hyperglycemia

Check the Specialty Pages to see how MedClac3000 can make your work-life easier.

How to access MedCalc 3000 :

     Use this direct link from any Affinity computer

     OR Affinity Intranet > Library >  MedCalc 3000

     OR Search StatRef.    Affinity Intranet > Library >  StatRef
               MedCalc will be under Tools on the Left side of your screen.

Questions or Comments?  Contact Your Librarians :
         Michele Matucheski (MMC) 3-0340
         or Margo Lambert (STE) 8-2325.

Dietary Guidelines for Americans : Featured Website

Dietary Guidelines for Americans
http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/dietaryguidelines.htm

The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion creates the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which are the “cornerstone” of the Federal nutrition policy and nutrition education activities. The CNPP was created within the U.S. Department of Agriculture on December 1, 1994, and reports to the Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services. CNPP’s mission is to improve the health of Americans by developing and promoting dietary guidance that links scientific research to the nutrition needs of consumers.

AudioDigest CME Credit Info

The AudioDigest programs are more popular than ever, especially now that people can download the MP3s wherever they have internet access.


There are some slight changes in how to apply for CME Credit through AudioDigest.

The big difference is that AudioDigest is asking physicians/providers to sign up for their own AudioDigest account to facilitate tracking CME credits.

      • Use the LIBRARY username and password to access the MP3s and testing info on the Affinity subscription (free to you).
      • Use your PERSONAL AudioDigest Account Number to apply for and track CME Credits. Kathy at AudioDigest can help you create an AudioDigest account at 818-844-3261 (phone).

For more info on AudioDigest, please see the following tutorials with screenshots :

*  Download and listen to MP3s on your own computer or player [Affinity Access only]

• For AudioDigest Family Practice, use this Road Map. [Affinity Access only]
(The subscription goes through STE Library, so there's a different username and password to access this series.)

* Getting CME Credit for AudioDigest Programs  [Affinity Access only]

Still have questions?  Contact your Librarians :
     Michele Matucheski (MMC) 3-0340
     or Margo Lambert (STE) 8-2325.

New Content added to MMC Library Kindles (by Request)

Management / Leadership :
Hundred Percenters by Mark Murphy

Literature in Medicine :
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
Notes on Nursing : What it is, and What it Isn’t by Florence Nightingale
Sound of a Wild Snail Eating : A Memoir by Elisabeth Tova Bailey
The World I Live In by Helen Keller

Classics :
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Aurthur Conan Doyle
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Call of the Wild by Jack London
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Persausion by Jane Austen
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

Complete list of our Kindle Content (so far).

To reserve time with a Kindle, contact the MMC Library (3-0340) or via Outlook. 
Your Librarian, Michele Matucheski  will give you a complete orientation to get you started.

Test-Drive a Kindle eBook Reader

Test-Drive a Kindle eBook Reader

In the MMC Cafeteria

Today – Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011

11:30 am – 1 pm

If you’ve ever thought about getting your own eBook reader,

here’s your chance to try one out.

The MMC Library has 2 Kindles available for staff to checkout,

with the support of the Mercy Health Foundation.

* Put in your reservation.

* Suggest titles to purchase.

Current titles loaded to the MMC Library Kindles listed here.

October is National Medical Librarians' Month

Medical Librarians: Your Ultimate Search Engine

Perhaps you haven't visited the Affinity Health Science Libraries or met your Affinity Librarians. Maybe there is a way we can help you and you don't realize it yet.

Stop by the libraries at Mercy Medical Center or at St. Elizabeth Hospital and meet your librarians. Let's figure out how we can make your work (and life) easier.

For information or directions to either library, call Michele Matucheski (MMC) 3-0340 or Margo Lambert (STE) 8-2325.

We look forward to seeing you!

Introducing : FirstConsult via MDConsult

You may have noticed a new tab in MDConsult (See above).

FirstConsult is here to stay (for the next 2 years at least!).
Thanks to all of you who participated in the trial this summer.

FirstConsult offers even more evidence-based, point-of-care info from MDConsult, in addition to medical eBooks, journal articles and guidelines we've had.

With FirstConsult, you’ll get :
• Evidence-based clinical information on Evaluation, Diagnosis, Clinical Management, Prognosis and Prevention
• Continually updated knowledge base of medical topics
• Differential Diagnosis Tool
• Step-by-Step procedures with video and animation
• It can be deeply integrated into the electronic health record
• With a personal MDC account, access both MDConsult and FirstConsult via iPad or other internet-enabled mobile device.    There’s also an app for iPhones.

Take the 2-minute tour.
FirstConsult will make your work life easier, with quick answers that can be integrated into your workflow.

Target Audience :  All Health Care Providers (Physicians, PAs, Nurses.  Pharmacists, Coders and other Allied Health Professionals will also benefit by getting a fuller picture of a particular health condition and it’s recommended treatments.) 

Questions, Comments, or Concerns?
Please contact your Librarians :
     Michele Matucheski (MMC) 3-0340
     Margo Lambert (STE) 8-2325

Polish Up Your Resume for that Big Promotion : 3 Books to Help You Get There

The complete idiot's guide to the perfect resume.
Author: Ireland, Susan.
Call Number: HF S383 I747 2010
Location: MMC Library







Resumes for dummies.

Author: Kennedy, Joyce Lain.
Call Number: HF5383 .K424 2011
Location: MMC Library




Expert resumes for health care careers.
Author: Enelow, Wendy S.
Call Number: W 21 E56 2004
Location: MMC Library and STE Library

If you are interested in any of these books, contact Affinity Library Services to Borrow a Book.
Or call us : MMC Library 3-0342 STE Library 8-2324
                 We'll send them to any Affinity Location.

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.

Get Ready : StatRef is Releasing a New User Interface on Aug 1

StatRef provides Affinity with online access to over 20 medical and nursing eBooks.
                  How to get there :    Affinity Intranet > Library > StatRef

On August 1, 2011, the new version of STAT!Ref Online will be released. The new site has been optimized for navigating all the healthcare e-resources STAT!Ref has to offer. In the meantime, current subscribers will have the ability to preview the new UI from a link offered on the current STAT!Ref homepage.

The new UI is still the same STAT!Ref – but you will find that it not only has a more state-of-the-art modern look, but is more intuitive and navigable and allows you to find and utilize your eBooks quickly. The new UI will offer more customization such as “last viewed” and more robust customization features. Users can now view virtual “book covers” on a bookshelf, and save books as “favorites”, etc.

Review NEW STAT!Ref Features

Download  NEW STAT!Ref Quick Guide


Here's what people are saying about the NEW STAT!Ref


“When you search by discipline it picks the most relevant resources to use."
“The 'last searched' section is very visible; users will easily be able to go back.”

“I like how the book is broken out in sections where I can quickly jump from pictures to references.”

Questions, Concerns, or Comments?
Please contact your Librarians :
          Michele Matucheski (MMC) 3-0340
          Margo Lambert (STE) 8-2325

Review of Library Services

With summer here some of us have shifted gears, going from our usual workloads to something different for the summer months. Summer is a great time to catch up on reading articles or to work on projects that we do not have time to tackle during the “busier” fall and winter.


So if you are in need of articles and or literature searches to review during these next few months let your Affinity Library Staff help you find those articles or run those literature searches.

• Use our online Literature Search form
• Or ask us to retrieve the articles you need. In most cases, we can email you PDFs of articles, [following the Fair Use provission of US Copyright].
• Don’t forget our collection of Lean, and Studer Group Management and Leadership books.
• Make an appointment to learn how to efficiently search Medline, PubMed, or Cinahl. We offer training on these specific databases as well as a personalized library orientation geared to your interests and information needs.

Questions or Comments? Please contact your Librarians :
                Michele Matucheski (MMC) 3-0340
                Margo Lambert (STE) 8-2325

Have a great summer and we hope that you find some time to relax and enjoy yourself.

NLM's Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed) Now Contains Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Products

The National Library of Medicine Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed)  has added complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) products.    

CAM products generally consist of dietary supplements derived from botanicals (herbals), "nutraceuticals" (natural and synthetic nonherbals, such as coenzyme Q10), and related products.

LactMed  http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT

The LactMed CAM product records bring together research on these products relevant to breastfeeding. Special emphasis is placed on potential side effects in mothers and infants and on other problems associated with the products. The CAM product records feature a new field for the products' scientific genus and species names.

LactMed currently contains 19 of an expected 100 CAM products (cabbage, comfrey, lecithin, milk thistle, blessed thistle, stinging nettle, St. John's wort, garlic, fenugreek, blue cohosh, black cohosh, raspberry leaf, ginger, coenzyme Q10, borage, caraway, coriander, fennel, anise). These records focus on supplements that are frequently used by nursing mothers, including those claiming to stimulate lactation. Future products will include the most common supplements sold in the United States. A complete list of CAM records in the database can be found by using the search term "complementary therapies" in the main LactMed search box.

LactMed, part of the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Toxicology Data Network (TOXNET(r)), is a database of drugs and other chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. It includes information on the levels of such substances in breast milk and infant blood, and the possible adverse effects in the nursing infant.

Emergency Preparedness : Surviving a Zombie Apocolypse

The CDC has a new web page under Emergency Preparedness and Response, providing info on surviving a Zombie attack :   Social Media : Preparedness 101 : Zombie Apocolypse. 

The CDC uses this horror movie disaster as an example of how to prepare for a real emergency (like fire, flood, or tornado).    Enjoy!

Visual Culture of Medicine : Historical Health Posters Exhibit at Yale

Many of the wonderful posters in Yale University's Cushing/Whitney Medical Library's collection were donated by Mr. William H. Helfand, an avid collector. This spring the library hosted an exhibit of the Helfand posters entitled "Fin de Siecle: Visual Culture of Medicine".

View the posters exhibited, plus many more from the collection.

FirstConsult Free Trial through MDConsult

You may have noticed a new tab in MDConsult (See above).

FirstConsult is currently being offered as a free trial through mid-August.

This tool offers even more evidence-based, point-of-care info from MDConsult.

With FirstConsult, you’ll get :
• Evidence-based clinical information
• Continually updated knowledge base of medical topics
• Differential Diagnosis Tool
• Step-by-Step procedures with video and animation
• It can be deeply integrated into the electronic health record

To help us evaluate FirstConsult, please fill out the Free Trial Evaluation Form.
Your feedback matters!

We've Got Kindles!

The Kindle Project was funded by a grant through The Mercy Health Foundation to purchase 2 “latest generation” Kindle eBook readers with wi-fi, along with 30 start-up eBook titles.

     • eBooks focus on Management & Leadership
     *  Literature and Medicine / Nursing (aka Narrative Medicine)
     • with a few free classics thrown in.

During this initial pilot, Kindles may only be checked out by MMC Staff.

Checkout includes :
1) the Kindle device
2) the USB/power cord
3) a protective leather cover
4) a carrying case
5) the quick-start guide
6) and a book light.

You'll be able to search the internet, but will not be able to download titles wirelessly for the MMC Library Kindles. That said, new title suggestions are encouraged, and may be submitted to the MMC Librarian in advance.  

Let me know if you want to check out one of the Kindles!
             • If they are all checked out, we’ll put you on the waiting list and let you know when one becomes available.

If you already have a Kindle of your own and want to borrow one of our titles, we can make that happen. This allows you to read one of our titles on your own device for a limited time.

Your Librarian,
Michele Matucheski
MMC Library
3-0340

Kindle eBooks currently loaded to the MMC Library Kindles
Title Author (updated November 14, 2011)

Literature in Medicine Titles

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
Notes on Nursing : What it is, and What it Isn’t by Florence Nightingale

Sound of a Wild Snail Eating : A Memoir by Elisabeth Tova Bailey

The World I Live In by Helen Keller

Management & Leadership Titles

5 Essential People Skills by Dale Carnegie

7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

Art of Oncology by The American Society of Clinical Oncology

Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie

Crucial Confrontations by Kerry Patterson

Crucial Conversations : Tools for Talking when the Stakes are High  by Karry Patterson

Crucial Conversations Summarized for Busy People by Peter Cellier

Dealing with People You Can't Stand by Dr. Rick Brinkman

Everyone Communicates, Few Connect by John

Good to Great : Why Some Companies Make the Leap …  by Michael Collins

Hardwiring Excellence by Quint Studor

Highlighted in Yellow by H. Jackson Brown Jr.
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Hundred Percenters by Mark Murphy

Influencer : The Power to Change Anything by Karry Patterson

Kindle User's Guide, 3rd ed. by Amazon.com

Leadership Mastery by Dale Carnegie

Make Yourself Unforgettable by Dale Carnegie

Mentor Leader by Tony Dungy

Oz Principle by Roger Connors
Remarkable Leadership by Kevin Eikenberrry
Results that Last by  Quint Studer
Servant Leader by James A. Autry

Classics
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Aurthur Conan DoyleAmerican Fairy Tales by Frank Baum

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maude Montgomery

Call of the Wild by Jack London

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Legends of King Arthur and His Knights

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Notebooks of Leonardo DaVinci
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Persausion by Jane Austen
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum

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