Osteoarthritis Annual Evidence Update

http://www.library.nhs.uk/musculoskeletal

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common condition limiting function and mobility. It usually develops in people who are over 50 years but younger people can also be affected. OA mostly occurs in the knees, hips and hands but any joint can be affected.

Following last year’s extensive Annual Evidence Update, the Musculoskeletal Specialist Library in conjunction with the Trauma & Orthopaedics Specialist Library have searched and sifted through the guidance and evidence published during the last year and have produced an Annual Evidence Update which will be of particular interest to all health professionals. Included in this year’s update are guidelines issued by NICE, RCP and Clinical Knowledge Summaries and systematic reviews covering various treatment options including pharmacological therapies, physical therapies, complementary and alternative therapies and surgery.

The Annual Evidence Update is being released to coincide with World Arthritis Day on 12 October 2008.

Breast Cancer Annual Evidence Update

http://www.library.nhs.uk/cancer

The Cancer Specialist Library will launch its 2008 Breast Cancer Annual Evidence Update on 13 October. The size of the literature in breast cancer is large so the scope of the Annual Evidence Update has been divided into sections, which will consider:

* Causes, risks and prevention
* Screening
* Assessment and diagnosis
* Service delivery and standards
* Treatment and disease management - Biological therapy
* Treatment and disease management - Chemotherapy
* Treatment and disease management - Hormone therapy
* Treatment and disease management - Radiotherapy
* Treatment and disease management - Surgery
* Other therapies
* Psychosocial, quality of life and decision making
* Follow-up and miscellaneous topics

The resources included in the update are mostly systematic reviews and some guidance published in the preceding year (2007-2008). Where possible we will provide links to the full text and where these are not available to the abstract. The Cancer Specialist Library conducts on-going literature searches and the resources presented in the Annual Evidence Update are the most recently published material that has been indexed in the international databases we search.

The Commissioner Volume 3 Issue 10 October 2008

The Commissioner Volume 3 Issue 10 October 2008 is now available.
The Commissioner is a monthly bulletin produced by the North West Primary Care Librarians Group to keep you up to date with developments in commissioning.

NHS Medical Search

NHS health care workers who have a connection to the National Network for the NHS (N3) are now able to access a range of trusted clinical information sources in one place, using NHS Medical Search.
The service provides access to trusted clinical information resources when and where they are most required. With practical functionality built around day to day needs, NHS Medical Search offers a range of information resources to staff who may not regularly have used existing NHS library services.
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NHS Information Centre website has a new look

The NHS Information Centre is England's central, authoritative source of health and social care information. Acting as a hub for high quality, national, comparative data for secondary uses, they deliver information for local decision makers to improve the quality and efficiency of frontline care.
Visit the website at http://www.ic.nhs.uk/.

Annual Evidence Update on Depression: 6-10 October 2008

An update of the evidence on this topic from the NLH Mental Health Specialist Library.The Mental Health Specialist Library has searched the four major databases (Cinahl, Embase, Medline and PsycInfo) for the latest evidence on depression published between January 2007 and the end of August 2008. This search retrieved over 2,000 hits (information overload for all but the most hardcore evidence lovers!).We have sifted the evidence and just retained the high quality research (guidelines, systematic reviews), which we've organised into categories and presented so that you can quickly and easily see what's new, reliable and relevant to you.The Update also features an audio podcast of interviews with leading experts in the field and will cover the following topics:
Incidence and Prevalence
Diagnosis
Treatment
Populations
Find out more at http://www.library.nhs.uk/mentalhealth
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Source: National Library for Health

Annual Evidence Update on Heart Failure: 6-10 October 2008

An update of the evidence on this topic from the NLH Cardiovascular Diseases Specialist Library.The Cardiovascular Diseases Specialist Library (CVDSL) will publish the 2008 Annual Evidence Update on Heart Failure on 6th October. The CVDSL team have brought together a panel of experts (Professor David Thompson, Professor Jonathan Mant, Professor John Cleland and Dr Michael Davies) chaired by Professor Tom Quinn and co-ordinated by April Coombe, to review high quality evidence published since last year's successful update.Find out more at http://www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovascular
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Source: National Library for Health

Annual Evidence Update on Antenatal and Pregnancy Care: 29 September - 3 October 2008

An update of the evidence on this topic from the NLH Women's Health Specialist Library. Focusing on antenatal and pregnancy care, this Annual Evidence Update from the Women’s Health Specialist Library aims to provide clinicians with the most up-to-date knowledge on the antenatal and pregnancy care offered to pregnant women. The update brings together the results of a comprehensive literature search for new research published since July 2007 - building on last year’s update and adding any new evidence identified from the up-to-date literature search.
We know that it is very difficult for busy clinicians to keep up-to-date with the huge volume of literature that is published each year and so the Women's Health Specialist Library does this for you so that you don't have to!
Find out more at http://www.library.nhs.uk/womenshealth

Annual Evidence Update on CAM for Low Back Pain: 29 September - 3 October 2008

An update of the evidence on this topic from the NLH Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) Specialist Library. The Annual Evidence Update on CAM for low back pain aims to present a comprehensive collection of up-to-date information that has been subject to rigorous selection criteria. We have carried out searches in a number of databases, covering the period from June 2007 to July 2008. A list of the relevant guidelines, systematic reviews, meta-analyses and randomised controlled trials, along with commentary from experts, will be available on the Library’s website from 29th September.
Find out more at http://www.library.nhs.uk/cam

Annual Evidence Update on Hyperthyroidism: 29 September - 3 October 2008

An update of the evidence on this topic from the NLH ENT and Audiology Specialist Library. Research on thyroid disorders continues to proliferate and this evidence update will present a concise summary of the latest systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials on hyperthyroidism, combined with expert opinion on recent developments and a list of current therapeutic uncertainties.
Find out more at http://www.library.nhs.uk/ent
Source: National Library for Health