Medical Library News

Cochrane Collection Plus from EBSCO replaces Evidence-Based databases from OVID and includes following databases:

NHS Economic Evaluation
Health Technology Assessments
Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Cochrane Methodology Register
Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects

Important reminder about using continuing education video programs from Health e Galaxy (formerly, the Network for Continuing Medical Education, NCME):

Each new DVD, comes now with a customized evaluation form with a mandatory posttest for that particular program. In order to receive CME credit, learners must receive a passing grade of 70% or higher on the posttest. The questions are included at the end of the video presentation. When checking out a DVD from the Health Park Medical Library, request posttest and evaluation form or watch and complete your session online.

Pass-free access to the Library databases - Physicians on staff at LMHS and Mid-level providers, ARNPs, PA, CNMs, may now access Medical Library online resources from their home computers without passwords. The users need to access Medical Library WEB site on IntraLee using Citrix Access Gateway software, which they may obtain from Jan Villwok at: 343-7841 (jan.villwok@leememorial.org) or from Michele Hildebrand at 343-7928 (michele.hildebrand@leememorial.org) in Information Services at no charge.

Single sign-on access to the Library electronic resources from home computers with ATHENS password is now available. Athens access is designed for nursing and support staff.  We recommend that our medical staff continue accessing the Medical Library online resources via their current method.  To request ATHENS login, fill out the Remote Access Request Form.

CE Headquarters - a point-of-care continuing education program of earning CEUs while searching Medical Library's online resources is available to LMHS physicians, P.A.s. and Nurse Practitioners. The registration link, user's guide and all the details are published on the continuing education page of the Medical Library WEB site on IntraLee. You need to access IntraLee via Net Access or Citrix to utilize this program.

STATdx, the imaging point-of-care, diagnostic clinical decision support system, is now available to staff of LMHS. The link to the database of 4,000 separate diagnoses, over 10,000 individual patient case examples of these diagnoses, and over 100,000 radiological images and color graphic illustrations is placed on "database" page. If you would like having access to it, please send your name and your e-mail address to medlibrary@leememorial.org.

Available for subscription

In order to receive a current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine via e-mail, please e-mail your name, employee number, phone number and your e-mail address (LMHS Outlook address preferred) to: medlibrary@leememorial.org.

Those who receive the NEJM table of content at LMHS Outlook e-mail address will be able to open every article in an issue. Those not on Outlook e-mail, will be able to open only "free full-text" articles as determined by the publisher.

In addition, the current issues (table of content with links to full-text articles) of following journals may be e-mailed to your mail box every time a new issue is published.

MEDICAL FULL-TEXT COLLECTION:

Anesthesia & Analgesia

Circulation

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Current Opinion in Neurology

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Journal of Perinatology

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Neurosurgery

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Pediatric Emergency Care

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Retina

Southern Medical Journal

Stroke

NURSING FULL-TEXT COLLECTION

Journal of Urology and JOGNN: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing are no longer available for online subscription.

If you use your LMHS Outlook e-mail address, you won't need passwords. When using a different address, you will need to enter your OVID user ID and a password to open the full-text. Please contact the librarian to obtain them.

To sign up for electronic subscription to any of the above journals or for table-on-content e-delivery service of others, send your name, employee number, phone number and your e-mail address to: medlibrary@leememorial.org.

Natural Standard offers now CEs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dietitians and other health care providers.

Please indicate if you want to receive a monthly newsletter from Natural Standard to your mailbox.

There is NO CHARGE to LMHS staff and employees for the above service.

• NCME now offers 1 program a month as a TV program online. The link is published on the library WEB site under "Continuing Education", in "Physician's Education" section. Everyone must register online, and then will be notified about new programs via e-mail by NCME. The participants need to answer the questions online, and the certificate will be available for print out instantly. Starting with NCME #901, each program will have a program-specific test and evaluation form published online.  In order to receive CME credit, learners must receive a passing grade of 70% or higher on the post-test.  The test questions are included at the end of the video presentation.  Answers should be recorded on the form. NCME still offers credits for previously released programs (not older than 3 years). Credits are free to physicians on staff at LMHS, but are also available to doctors, who are not on staff (retired physicians, for example). They will have to send a check for $8.25 with each post-test to receive a certificate. If you are on staff at LMHS, please call the library to obtain LMHS identification number.

updated February 21, 2013

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