Source: Integrated Library Service
For fulltext link here
In a nutshell: The NHS in England has centrally purchased online access to BMJ Journals for all NHS users located in England. This includes access to BMJ and 22 specialist journals such as Gut, Heart and Thorax. In addition you benefit from unrestricted online access to all the BMJ Journals back to volume 1 issue 1 via your NHS Athens username and password. To find out how to get an NHS Athens account, please see Library Helpsheet No. 1: Creating and using your NHS Athens account.
Further dissemination: If you think any of your colleagues would benefit from receiving these alerts, please direct them to the LEAF bulletins web page
Friday 30 October 2009
New England Journal of Medicine: *New content!*
Source: Integrated Library Service
In a nutshell: The library's subscription to the New England Journal of Medicine now includes full text articles from 1993 to present, and a new feature, Videos in Clinical Medicine.
Videos in Clinical Medicine are educational videos to teach procedures requiring skilled techniques and specialized physical examination. This first series of teaching videos is intended to help students, trainees, and younger physicians to learn procedural techniques from experienced colleagues.
The videos are available both in a downloadable file and in a version compatible with handheld digital devices. Each video is from five to eight minutes long and is accompanied online by a printable summary to supplement the video.
How do I access Videos in Clinical Medicine?
Go to http://www.nejm.org/ and scroll down the page to the link to 'More Procedure Videos'.
Alternatively, go directly to http://content.nejm.org/misc/videos.dtl.
The videos are displayed as most recent additions first.
Further dissemination: If you think any of your colleagues would benefit from receiving these alerts, please direct them to the LEAF bulletins web page.
In a nutshell: The library's subscription to the New England Journal of Medicine now includes full text articles from 1993 to present, and a new feature, Videos in Clinical Medicine.
Videos in Clinical Medicine are educational videos to teach procedures requiring skilled techniques and specialized physical examination. This first series of teaching videos is intended to help students, trainees, and younger physicians to learn procedural techniques from experienced colleagues.
The videos are available both in a downloadable file and in a version compatible with handheld digital devices. Each video is from five to eight minutes long and is accompanied online by a printable summary to supplement the video.
How do I access Videos in Clinical Medicine?
Go to http://www.nejm.org/ and scroll down the page to the link to 'More Procedure Videos'.
Alternatively, go directly to http://content.nejm.org/misc/videos.dtl.
The videos are displayed as most recent additions first.
Further dissemination: If you think any of your colleagues would benefit from receiving these alerts, please direct them to the LEAF bulletins web page.
BMJ Best Practice trial starts 1st November 2009
Source: Integrated Library Service
In a nutshell: WUTH has a trial of BMJ Best Practice for a 1 month period starting from 1st November 2009. We would appreciate any feedback you can offer about the resource; please read on to find out how you can give feedback.
For more information about the trial please contact Eileen Hume, Head of Trust Integrated Library Service (Eileen.hume@nhs.net).
How do I access BMJ Best Practice?
You will need your NHS Athens username and password to log in to BMJ Best Practice. To find out how to get an NHS Athens account, please see Library Helpsheet No. 1: Creating and Using an NHS Athens account.
If you have an NHS Athens username and password, visit BMJ Best Practice at http://bestpractice.bmj.com/ and select the link to ‘Log in via Athens’.
What is BMJ Best Practice?
BMJ Best Practice is an evidence based resource featuring the latest research evidence, guidelines and expert opinion – presented in a step-by-step approach, covering prevention, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis on different conditions.
For each condition Best Practice produces a summary and definition, aetiology, epidemiology, through key diagnostic steps and tests into treatment approaches with drugs, guidelines and evidence, finishing with recommendations and outlook for patient follow-up.
Which topics does it cover?
Allergy and immunology
Cardiothoracic surgery
Cardiovascular disorders
Critical care medicine
Dermatology
Ear, nose and throat
Emergency medicine
Endocrinology and metabolic disorders
Gastroenterology and hepatology
General surgery
Geriatric medicine
Haematology
Health maintenance
Infectious diseases
Nephrology
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Nutrition
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Orthopaedics
Paediatrics and adolescent medicine
Psychiatry
Respiratory disorders
Rheumatology
Urology
Vascular surgery
Where can I give feedback about BMJ Best Practice?
Please submit a Library Suggestion Form to give any feedback about BMJ Best Practice.
Further resources
If you would like to find out more about the range of health information resources and library services available to enhance your clinical and business decision-making please visit the Integrated Library Service webpages at www.whnt.nhs.uk/library.
Further dissemination: If you think any of your colleagues would benefit from receiving these alerts, please direct them to the LEAF bulletins web page.
In a nutshell: WUTH has a trial of BMJ Best Practice for a 1 month period starting from 1st November 2009. We would appreciate any feedback you can offer about the resource; please read on to find out how you can give feedback.
For more information about the trial please contact Eileen Hume, Head of Trust Integrated Library Service (Eileen.hume@nhs.net).
How do I access BMJ Best Practice?
You will need your NHS Athens username and password to log in to BMJ Best Practice. To find out how to get an NHS Athens account, please see Library Helpsheet No. 1: Creating and Using an NHS Athens account.
If you have an NHS Athens username and password, visit BMJ Best Practice at http://bestpractice.bmj.com/ and select the link to ‘Log in via Athens’.
What is BMJ Best Practice?
BMJ Best Practice is an evidence based resource featuring the latest research evidence, guidelines and expert opinion – presented in a step-by-step approach, covering prevention, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis on different conditions.
For each condition Best Practice produces a summary and definition, aetiology, epidemiology, through key diagnostic steps and tests into treatment approaches with drugs, guidelines and evidence, finishing with recommendations and outlook for patient follow-up.
Which topics does it cover?
Allergy and immunology
Cardiothoracic surgery
Cardiovascular disorders
Critical care medicine
Dermatology
Ear, nose and throat
Emergency medicine
Endocrinology and metabolic disorders
Gastroenterology and hepatology
General surgery
Geriatric medicine
Haematology
Health maintenance
Infectious diseases
Nephrology
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Nutrition
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Orthopaedics
Paediatrics and adolescent medicine
Psychiatry
Respiratory disorders
Rheumatology
Urology
Vascular surgery
Where can I give feedback about BMJ Best Practice?
Please submit a Library Suggestion Form to give any feedback about BMJ Best Practice.
Further resources
If you would like to find out more about the range of health information resources and library services available to enhance your clinical and business decision-making please visit the Integrated Library Service webpages at www.whnt.nhs.uk/library.
Further dissemination: If you think any of your colleagues would benefit from receiving these alerts, please direct them to the LEAF bulletins web page.
Monday 19 October 2009
Research Governance & ICH-GCP Training for Researchers
Source: WUTH Research and Development
Link to the advertising poster
In a nutshell: WUTH employed researchers should attend GCP training every 18 months, with a maximum of two years between training as a limit. WUTH Research Governance & ICH-GCP training is accredited by the Royal College of Physicians. The objective is to provide a clear understanding of why we have regulation of research; what that regulation (Research Governance) means in practice and, for the special case of clinical trials for licensing new drugs or devices, how to comply with the specific Regulatory Requirements (ICH-GCP).
The next session is:
Venue: Education Centre, Arrowe Park Hospital
Date: Monday 18 January 2010
Time: 13.00-16.30
To book your place, please ring the R&D/CTU Office on Ext 2958 or email Carol.Eames@whnt.nhs.uk
Some important notes:
GCP: Good Clinical Practice - 'Design, conduct, performance, monitoring,
auditing, recording, analysis and reporting of clinical trials and to
ensure the rights, integrity and confidentiality of trial subjects are
protected'
ICH: International Conference on Harmonisation (of technical requirements
for registration
of pharmaceutical products for human use)
Further dissemination: If you think any of your colleagues would benefit from receiving these alerts, please direct them to the LEAF bulletins web page.
Link to the advertising poster
In a nutshell: WUTH employed researchers should attend GCP training every 18 months, with a maximum of two years between training as a limit. WUTH Research Governance & ICH-GCP training is accredited by the Royal College of Physicians. The objective is to provide a clear understanding of why we have regulation of research; what that regulation (Research Governance) means in practice and, for the special case of clinical trials for licensing new drugs or devices, how to comply with the specific Regulatory Requirements (ICH-GCP).
The next session is:
Venue: Education Centre, Arrowe Park Hospital
Date: Monday 18 January 2010
Time: 13.00-16.30
To book your place, please ring the R&D/CTU Office on Ext 2958 or email Carol.Eames@whnt.nhs.uk
Some important notes:
GCP: Good Clinical Practice - 'Design, conduct, performance, monitoring,
auditing, recording, analysis and reporting of clinical trials and to
ensure the rights, integrity and confidentiality of trial subjects are
protected'
ICH: International Conference on Harmonisation (of technical requirements
for registration
of pharmaceutical products for human use)
Further dissemination: If you think any of your colleagues would benefit from receiving these alerts, please direct them to the LEAF bulletins web page.
Friday 2 October 2009
New e-books now available
Source: Integrated Library Service
In a nutshell: The following e-books are now available (your NHS Athens username and password is required):
*How to Grow Leaders: The Seven Key Principles of Effective Leadership Development by John Adair (2005)
*International Handbook of Public Procurement by Khi V. Thai (2009)
*Develop Your Leadership Skills: The Sunday Times Creating Success Series by John
Adair (2007)
*The Handbook for Advanced Primary Care Nurses by Rebecca Neno & Debby Price (2008)
*Real World Project Management: Beyond Conventional Wisdom, Best Practices and Project Methodologies by Richard Perrin (2008)
*Bids, Tenders and Proposals: Winning Business Through Best Practice by Harold Lewis (2009)
*Asthma Care in the Community by Jill Waldron & Deirdre Denn (2007)
*Healthcare in the UK: Understanding continuity and change by Ian Greener (2008)
*Value-Driven Project Management by Harold Kerzner & Frank P. Saladis (2009)
*What Executives Need to Know About Project Management by Harold Kerzner & Frank P. Saladis (2009)
Some important notes: To find out more about registering for an NHS Athens account, please visit our NHS Athens web pages.
Further dissemination: If you think any of your colleagues would benefit from receiving these alerts, please direct them to the LEAF bulletins web page.
Free online access to all SAGE Journals until Oct 31st 2009
Source: Integrated Library Service
Link here to register for this free trial - follow the link to 'Current Free Trials'.
In a nutshell: Register for this free trial of SAGE journals and you will have access to more than 260,000 articles from more than 500 SAGE journals with content available from 1999 to October 2009.
These are some of the journals you will access for the whole of October:
*Advances in Dental Research
*The American Journal of Sports Medicine
*Angiology
*Autism
*British Journal of Visual Impairment
*Chronic Respiratory Disease
*Clinical Nursing Research
*Clinical Pediatrics
*Clinical Rehabilitation
*Dementia
*Journal of Aging and Health
*Journal of Child Health Care
*Journal of Family Nursing
*Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
*Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
*Journal of Management
*Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
*Lupus
*Medical Decision Making
*Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
*Nursing Ethics
*Nutrition in Clinical Practice
*Palliative Medicine
*Qualitative Health Research
*Surgical Innovation
*Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease
*Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
*Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology
*Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease
*Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders
*Therapeutic Advances in Urology
*Trauma
*Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
And many, many more…
Further dissemination: If you think any of your colleagues would benefit from receiving these alerts, please direct them to the LEAF bulletins web page.
Link here to register for this free trial - follow the link to 'Current Free Trials'.
In a nutshell: Register for this free trial of SAGE journals and you will have access to more than 260,000 articles from more than 500 SAGE journals with content available from 1999 to October 2009.
These are some of the journals you will access for the whole of October:
*Advances in Dental Research
*The American Journal of Sports Medicine
*Angiology
*Autism
*British Journal of Visual Impairment
*Chronic Respiratory Disease
*Clinical Nursing Research
*Clinical Pediatrics
*Clinical Rehabilitation
*Dementia
*Journal of Aging and Health
*Journal of Child Health Care
*Journal of Family Nursing
*Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
*Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
*Journal of Management
*Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
*Lupus
*Medical Decision Making
*Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
*Nursing Ethics
*Nutrition in Clinical Practice
*Palliative Medicine
*Qualitative Health Research
*Surgical Innovation
*Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease
*Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
*Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology
*Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease
*Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders
*Therapeutic Advances in Urology
*Trauma
*Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
And many, many more…
Further dissemination: If you think any of your colleagues would benefit from receiving these alerts, please direct them to the LEAF bulletins web page.
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