Try DynaMed, a New Resource for Clinical Information

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Donald Fitzpatrick

dynamedDynaMed is a clinical reference tool that provides evidence-based, clinically-organized reviews for over 3,200 topics.  Designed for use at the point of care, DynaMed quickly outlines general information, causes and risk factors, complications and associated conditions, history and physical, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, prevention and screening, information for the patient, quality improvement measures, and national guidelines.  Evidence supporting recommendations is well-referenced and graded.

A recent article in BMJ evaluated five point-of-care resources (including UpToDate) to see how quickly the resources updated new evidence.  DynaMed was judged the best by far at updating critical topic reviews based on new evidence.

According to another study of disease reference tools by KLAS, survey respondents indicated that DynaMed excelled in the credibility of the information it provided and in the relevance of its information.

Links to DynaMed can be found on the Biomedical Libraries Web under Resources and in the Dartmouth Library Catalog.

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How-To Videos on Document Delivery

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Donald Fitzpatrick

Document DeliveryThe Biomedical Libraries now offer quick online videos for learning about DartDoc and our other document delivery services.  These videos are available in several formats and can be played on most computers and mobile devices:
How-To Videos on Document Delivery

Learn how to:

  •  Sign up for DartDoc
  •  Change your DartDoc password
  •  Order articles using the “Get It” Button
  •  Register to use PubMed’s Loansome Doc service
  •  Order articles with PubMed’s Loansome Doc service
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New Books in the Biomedical Libraries – May 2012

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Donald Fitzpatrick

The Knowledgeable Patient
The Knowledgeable Patient: Communication and Participation in Health
Matthews-Fuller Library
R727.4 .K56 2011

In the challenging world of current medical care, the informed patient has become an active and informed part of the medical process.  This well written and informative book examines this new role and will be of interest to anyone interested in the way patients interact and work with medical professionals.

Home Accessibility
Home Accessibility: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier
Matthews-Fuller Library: Consumer Health
HV3020 .S39 2012

This book is an extraordinary resource for retrofitting a home for an individual with special physical needs. The author goes room by room with tips and information on how to modify a home to accommodate for unexpected obstacles. The 300 useful tips will save time and effort in evolving your home to the needs of a physically challenged loved one.

Mindless Eating

Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think
Matthews-Fuller Library:  Consumer Health
RC552.C65 W36 2010

This “facts on the ground” examination of eating will give you useful information in how to take control of your dietary habits. The author’s insights are varied and cover items like when to eat in social situations, how to reduce caloric intake overall, and how to avoid very common-yet-difficult dieting errors. Social triggers that encourage overeating are also explored in this remarkable book.

Rat Island
Rat Island: Predators in Paradise and the World’s Greatest Wildlife Rescue
Dana Library
QL83.2 .S76 2011

From tropical islands like Hawaii to the icy islands of the Bering Sea, invasive species are devastating isolated ecosystems. We are losing forever rare and irreplaceable species due to the incursion of rats, goats, and pigs into ecosystems where they are aggressively damaging. This book looks at efforts to eliminate these estranged species in order to preserve native species. Efforts at population control and elimination are looked at in detail as a solution to this painful dilemma.

Deceptive Beauties
Deceptive Beauties: The World of Wild Orchids
Dana Library
QK495.O64 Z48 2011

This wonderfully realized book displays the extravagant and ravishing beauty of orchids. The brilliant photography is matched to superlative text describing orchids in glamorous detail with attention to the qualities that make them unique in the plant world. With shrinking native habitats, this book is a wonderful exploration of orchids in all of their environments throughout the world.

Missing Links
Missing Links: In Search of Human Origins
Dana Library
GN282 .R42 2011

Evolution has emerged from the scientific exploration of fossils as the theory that best explains human historical development in the natural world. This marvelous book is an engrossing and highly detailed exploration of human origins and the fierce debate on fossilized remains. The search for “missing links” or the fragments and fossils that will link human beings to more primitive non-human ancestors is examined in detail.

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Endnote’s Find Full Text Feature

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Donald Fitzpatrick

For those of you using EndNote version X or newer, there’s a preference setting that will increase your capture rate of full text articles when you click on the “Find Full Text” icon:

In Endnote preferences, select “Find Full Text”.  Put this URL into the “openURL path” box (it may be empty or you may have to first delete what’s there):  http://RY2UE4EK7D.search.serialssolutions.com/
This link gives EndNote direct access to Dartmouth full-text subscriptions.

Please note that you have to be on campus or at DHMC or use the VPN in order for this to work.

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“Investing in Women and Girls” Exhibit at the Matthews-Fuller Library

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Donald Fitzpatrick

Woman and childThe Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, Dartmouth Biomedical Libraries, and the DHMC Arts Program, are honored to bring the “Investing in Women and Girls” Exhibit, a part of the Dartmouth Healthcare Community’s eighth annual Great Issues in Medicine and Global Health Symposium held in November 2011, to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center from April through June 2012.

The overall goal of the Exhibit and complementary programs is to engage our general, academic and professional communities in discussions concerning the economic, social, physical health, safety and well-being of women and girls everywhere. Women and girls continue to be disadvantaged by the lack of access to health care, education, financial services, property, and power. In the Exhibit you will find information about the status of women and girls in New Hampshire and across the globe. You will also discover lectures, photographs, videos and artifacts demonstrating many local, national and global initiatives that invest in women and girls.

Sections of the Exhibit appear inside and outside Matthews-Fuller Library and in Chilcott Lounge outside Auditorium G in the Rubin Building at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. The audio and video presentations by four Symposium speakers, listed below, are available outside Matthews-Fuller Library:

  • Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA: Making  A Difference
  • Sarah Degnan Kambou, PhD, MPH: Pushing at the Margins: Women, Vulnerability and Resilience in Marginalized Communities
  • Marilyn Sommers, PhD, RN, FAAN: When Women and Girls are Healthy, a Nation is Healthy: Making a Global Difference
  • Ana Langer, MD: Women and Health: Addressing Current Needs and Setting the Future Agenda
The speakers’ remarks address:
  • interconnected factors that heighten girls’ and women’s vulnerability to disease in marginalized communities throughout the world;
  • the interface among practice and research, service, and health policy with respect to global women’s and girls’ health;
  • local, regional and global investments in women’s and girls’ health, safety, education, economic status, recreation and/or sport; and,
  • strategies for helping girls fulfill their dreams for social, educational, economic, recreational and athletic opportunities.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has said:

What we are learning around the world is that if women are healthy and educated, their families will flourish. If women are free from violence, their families will flourish. If women have a chance to work and earn as full and equal partners in society, their families will flourish. And when families flourish, communities and nations do as well.

We hope you will find the time to explore the resources we have gathered to illustrate the status of women and girls in our communities and around the globe, and to take action to make your own investments in this world-wide challenge.

Mary Turco, EdD
Symposium Co-Director

John Butterly, MD
Symposium Co-Director

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Books On Medical Professionalism

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Donald Fitzpatrick

At the March 30, 2012 Medicine Grand Rounds, the William N. Chambers Visiting Professorship, at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, featured a presentation titled, “On Medical Professionalism,” by James L. Bernat, M.D. Dr. Bernat is the Dartmouth Medical School Louis and Ruth Frank Professor of Neuroscience and Professor of Neurology and Medicine. Dr. Bernat referenced several books which are available in the Dartmouth Biomedical Libraries:

For the Patient’s Good: The Restoration of Beneficence in Health Care
Dana Library 
R725.5 P45 1988

 

The Social Transformation of American Medicine
Matthews-Fuller Library 
RA395.A3 S77 1982

 

The Haverford Lectures: The Spiritual Factor in Medicine…and Responsibility and Illness
Storage Library
R725.55 C53 1993


White Coat, Black Hat: Adventures on the Dark Side of Medicine
Not available at Dartmouth.  Please request via DartDoc. (For more information contact the Matthews-Fuller Library Circulation Desk at 650-7658.)

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New Instructional Video Resource: lynda.com

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Donald Fitzpatrick

New Instructional Video ResourceDartmouth College Computing Services is now providing unlimited access to lynda.com for all Dartmouth College faculty, staff, and students.
[Access here:  http://www.lynda.com/portal/dartmouth]

lynda.com is an online subscription library that teaches the latest software tools and skills through high-quality instructional videos taught by recognized industry experts.

To learn more, we suggest that you watch this introductory video about the service:
Introduction to lynda.com

and watch the course How to use lynda.com:
How to use lynda.com

Benefits to using lynda.com include:

  • Unlimited access to courses on a wide variety of technology and disciplines
  • Up-to-date content to keep skills current and to learn new skills
  • New courses added every week
  • Access to instructors’ exercise files to follow along as you learn
  • Closed captioning and searchable, time coded transcripts
  • Beginner to advanced level courses
  • The option to watch complete courses or individual videos as you need them

To access: go to lynda.dartmouth.edu and sign in with your Dartmouth user name and password. The service is available to you anytime, anywhere, and you can even use the lynda.com iPhone and iPad apps to access the service.

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New Books in the Biomedical Libraries – March 2012

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Donald Fitzpatrick

Improving Medical OutcomesImproving Medical Outcomes : The Psychology of Doctor-Patient Visits
Matthews-Fuller Library
R727.3 .L34 2011

The doctor-patient visit can be a psychologically overwhelming experience for the patient.  The unfamiliar setting, the comprehensive examination, and the medical terminology can confuse and disorient the patient at a time when they need to be an important part of the interview process.  This insightful book explores this situation and gives important insight into doctor-patient interactions.

 

 

 

Rethinking AgingRethinking Aging: Growing Old and Living Well in an Overtreated Society
Matthews-Fuller Library: Consumer Health 
RA564.8 .H335 2011

As the Baby Boom generation enters their retirement years, how we utilize medicine and its application in our day-to-day lives becomes increasingly important. This book investigates the aging process and provides the reader with insight into when medications are overprescribed and when treatments of questionable necessity are recommended. The commercialization of medicine and its marketing to the elderly is presented with an eye towards thoughtful use of the healthcare system.

 

 

 

Together We Will WinTogether We Will Win: What Happens When We Don’t Talk About Testicular Cancer; A Young Man’s Story
Matthews-Fuller Library: Consumer Health
RC281.M45 M34 2010

Written by a mother about her son’s battle with testicular cancer, this book is an extraordinary story of one young man’s challenge with this little-discussed condition. The book is enlightening and highly personal, drawn from private journals. It gives instructions for self-examination to detect the condition early. This book is a cautionary monograph about a young man who lost his life too soon after a heroic battle with a little-known malady.

 

 

 

BatsBats: From Evolution to Conservation
Dana Library
QL737.C5 A4 2011

Magnificent nocturnal aviators, bats’ navigating abilities with natural sonar have always amazed humanity.  Although feared by some humans, bats are beneficial to the environment through eating insects and maintaining balance in the natural world. This extraordinary book looks at bats and the challenges they face in their environment today. Conservation of bat species is examined in this touchstone book filled with excellent high quality images.

 

 

 

Controversial BodiesControversial Bodies: Thoughts on the Public Display of Plastinated Corpses
Dana Library
QM556.5.P53 C66 2011

This engaging monograph looks at the practice of transforming human bodies into a plastic material for display purposes.  In a series of superlative essays, writers and medical experts examine the reasons these vivid displays dazzle, educate, and horrify us.   This book will inform you about this provocative practice and the often strong and deeply held beliefs people have about it.

 

 

 

Driving Mr. AlbertDriving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein’s Brain
Dana Library
RB17.H365 P38 2000

Certainly one of the most curious of travel narratives, this work is the remarkable story of a man on the road with Albert Einstein’s brain. After his death, Einstein’s brain was collected and preserved for scientific study in an effort to determine the nature of human genius through the study of the brain. The author tells the tale of two men traveling with this organ from New Jersey to California in the 1950s in some of the strangest of circumstances.  This engrossing book will fascinate and beguile the reader.

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Understanding the “Evidence” in Evidence-Based Medicine and Evidence-Based Practice: Library Grand Rounds, May 8, 2012

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Donald Fitzpatrick

When:  Tuesday May 8, 2012 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Where:  DHMC Auditorium E

The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has a strong commitment to evidence-based care. But what is the “evidence” in evidence-based medicine? How do we find it? Which evidence is best? How is accessing evidence at the bedside different from creating evidence-based clinical procedures?

Presenter
Laura K. Cousineau, MLS
Director of the Dartmouth Biomedical Libraries
Formerly Associate Professor in the College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Co-director of the EBM Residency Education program of Pediatrics, Associate Professor of Nursing, and Library Asst. Director for Program Development and Resource Integration at the Medical University of South Carolina

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Articulate and differentiate clinical questions
  • Understand levels of evidence
  • Understand study designs in the context of evidence
  • Become familiar with information resources providing evidence
  • Know how to locate critical appraisal tools

We encourage you to bring along your laptops and iPads for this interactive discussion!

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Biomedical Libraries Participate in DHMC Patient Safety Awareness Fair

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Donald Fitzpatrick
Cheryl Wheelock and Cindy Stewart

Cheryl Wheelock and Cindy Stewart at the DHMC Patient Safety Fair

The Biomedical Libraries participated once again in the annual DHMC Patient Safety Awareness Fair held on March 6th, in Auditoria A-D.   This year’s event was sponsored by the DHMC Value Performance, Measurement and Patient Safety (VPMPS) Department and the theme was “Look Before You Leap… Be Aware for Safe Care.”  Representatives from a variety of DHMC departments shared their efforts whichfocused on Quality and Patient/Employee Safety needs at Dartmouth-Hitchcock.

This year, Cindy Stewart, an Associate Director for the Biomedical Libraries and Cheryl Wheelock, Access Services Supervisor for Matthews-Fuller, along with Research and Education Librarians Robin Paradis Montibello and Heather Blunt represented the Biomedical Libraries byshowcasing our resources and services in support of DHMC’s commitment to patient safety.  They had the opportunity to speak with  individuals, offering up ways that the Libraries can assist their efforts, through information resources, document delivery and literature searching services, and education programs. We look forward to pursuing collaborations with the various individuals with whom we spoke, as well continuing to support the patient safety efforts of Dartmouth-Hitchcock.

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