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The Health Sciences Library has licensed institutional access to Gideon Online. Gideon Online is a a user-friendly, medical diagnostic web application. GIDEON significantly improves your diagnostic accuracy and broadens your knowledge base by providing access to the vast field of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology with weekly updates.

This summer sees us under construction to merge our three service desks into one to better serve you. The Reference Desk is the first to go and Reference staff and services will now be available from the Main Desk on the first floor. Next step will see the multimedia collection come down to the main floor and the Learning Resources Center staff and services come down to the Main Desk. We hope to keep the noise and bustle to a minimum and look forward to better serving your information and study needs.

Posted June 12, 2009

The National Library of Medicine’s History of Medicine Division is proud to announce that a new Turning the Pages Project has been released on the Web: http://archive.nlm.nih.gov/proj/ttp/books.htm. The project features Hieronymus Brunschwig’s Liber de Arte Distillandi, printed in Strasbourg in 1512. The book is a practical manual on chemical, alchemical, and distillation devices and techniques used to manufacture drug therapies, and it features a number of hand-colored woodcuts featuring scenes of laboratories, distillation devices, and doctor patient scenes. It includes instructions on how to distill aqua vitae, potable gold, artificial and natural balsams and how to use distillates to treat illnesses in surgical cases. This is a great site for those interested in digital technology and rare books.

Posted June 12, 2009

The Health Sciences Library has purchased a new simulator—an elbow for practicing soft tissue joint injection used for the treatment of injuries and arthritis. This model of the upper and lower right arm is positioned accordingly for the treatment of both Golfer's Elbow (medial epicondylitis) and Tennis Elbow (lateral epicondylitis). It comes in a carrying case that contains: 1 Elbow for Joint Injection, 1 Feedback Console, 4 AA batteries, and 1 25 Gauge (0.5 x 25mm) needle with electrical return lead. Don’t forget that we deliver and will come pick up when you’re done: 402-280-5131 for more information.

Posted May 15, 2009

1. Managing Persistent Pain in Adolescents: A Handbook for Therapists
2. Clinical Manual for the Oncology Advanced Practice Nurse 2nd Edition
3. The Oxford Textbook of Clinical Research Ethics
4. Cultural Proficiency in Addressing Health Disparities
5. Art Therapy and Social Action
6. Kozier and Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts, Process, and Practice 8th Edition

Posted May 15, 2009

You can take it with you! STAT!Ref mobile, that is. STAT!Ref has been optimized for delivery on mobile devices! Now, you can get smart healthcare answers stat right from your smartphone.

Just log in as you normally do and most mobile devices will be automatically redirected to the mobile URL and you can begin searching premier healthcare info right away.

If you have an Apple iPhone, you may need to log in using this mobile URL: http://online.statref.com/mobile/. However, the full site version also works with this device.

Posted May 8, 2009

The library has put a hand sanitizer unit near the entrance on the first floor.

Here are some information resources that are frequently updated with Swine Flu outbreak and mitigation developments:

CDC web page on Swine Flu. This site is kept updated with recent facts and status on Swine Flu. There is a link on the page to the facts and figures about the current investigation. http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/

CDC Guidance for Clinicians and Public Health Professionals: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/guidance/

The CDC Twitter feed that contains updates on the Swine Flu:  http://twitter.com/cdcemergency

Roundup of Info from DynaMed: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed/swineflu/

You can also add the following RSS feed on Swine Flu to your feed reader to get regular updates:
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/rss/?s_cid=tw_epr_54

Information updates from World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html

World Health Organization Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response (EPR): http://www.who.int/csr/don/en/

Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services Pandemic Flu

Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services H1N1 Flu Newsroom

From NYC Health Dept - Chart: steps required to confirm suspected cases of swine flu

The view from overseas - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control http://ecdc.europa.eu/

Updated May 8, 2009

1. National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza: Implementation Plan. WC515 N277 2006
2. Public Health Emergency Response: A Guide for Leaders and Responders. WA295 P9756 2007
3. Crisis Emergency and Risk Communication: Pandemic Influenza. WA295 R462c 2007
4. Plagues and poxes [electronic resource]: the impact of human history on epidemic disease.
5. Preparing for an influenza pandemic [electronic resource]: personal protective equipment for healthcare workers.
6. John R. La Montagne memorial symposium on pandemic influenza research [electronic resource]: meeting proceedings.
7. Pandemic influenza preparedness,response, and recovery guide for critical infrastructure and key resources [electronic resource].
8. New and evolving infections of the 21st Century [electronic resource].
9. The threat of pandemic influenza [electronic resource]: are we ready?: workshop summary.

Posted May 1, 2009

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) announced the release of the first version of a free online toolkit aimed at standardizing measurements of research subjects’ physical characteristics and environmental exposures. The tools will give researchers more power to compare data from multiple studies, accelerating efforts to understand the complex genetic and environmental factors that cause cancer, heart disease, depression and other common diseases. The toolkit is available at https://www.phenxtoolkit.org/ and  is the first product of the Consensus Measures for Phenotypes and eXposures (PhenX) initiative. The complete TNIH News Release is online at: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/apr2009/nhgri-20.htm

Posted April 24, 2009

Spring is here and with it comes the end of the semester and spring cleaning. From now until May 15th, toss unopened non-perishable food items into a bag and bring them to the Health Sciences Library for our Spring Food for Fine$ food drive. Not only will you be donating to the Omaha Food Bank, but we will erase a dollar that is owed as late fees for every food item donated.

Posted April 9, 2009

“Finding Work-Life Balance: Strategies for You and Your Institution Webcast” is scheduled to air from 1:00-3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25th in the Thune Seminar Room at the Health Sciences Library with a wrap up session discussion from 3-4 p.m. Session manual and additional information is on the Medical Library Association web site. Please feel free to bring your lunch or purchase lunch from the library’s café on the second floor. Soft drinks and cookies will be provided. If you have questions please contact Jeanne M. Burke at 280-5143 or jburke@creighton.edu.

Posted March 13, 2009

Exam Master has added an exciting new feature to assist you in creating your online practice exams. You can now search by the subject and category groups assigned to the questions rather than just being able to search for information that may be found within a question within Exam Master. For example, if you want to search for questions dealing with "infectious diseases", you need not include specific disease names within the search. The system will automatically look for questions falling within subjects or categories classified as "infectious diseases". To use this feature, please go to New Exam and click on Outline Search. Enter in the subjects or categories you would like to search and the system will give you the ability to create exams from the results.

Posted March 13, 2009

The CLIC library catalog will be unavailable from 10:00 PM to 10:15 PM on Friday, February 27, 2008 for maintenance. This outage affects all library catalog users, on and off campus.

Posted February 27, 2009

The February 2009 issue of the BICInformer is now available online. Get updates on new resources, such as RefAware and Patient Education Resources, library hours, and training sessions. The BICInformer is the newsletter from and about the Health Sciences Library and back issues are available here.

Posted February 27, 2009

1. When Parents Say No: Religious and Cultural Influences on Pediatric Healthcare Treatment
2. Ethnicity, Race, and Health in Multicultural Societies: Foundations for Better Epidemiology, Public Health, and Healthcare
3. Examining the Health Disparities Research Plan of the National Institutes of Health: Unfinished Business
4. Culture and Health: A Critical Perspective Towards Global Health 2nd Edition
5. Vander's Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function 11th Edition
6. Encyclopedia of Anthropology
7. Curriculum for Culturally Responsive Health Care: The Step-by-Step Guide for Cultural Competence Training
8. Scientific Integrity: Text and Cases in Responsible Conduct of Research 3rd Edition

Posted February 27, 2009

1. The Mouse in Biomedical Research, edited by James G. Fox, 2nd ed. In no other species of animal has such a wealth of experimental data been utilized for scientific pursuits. Now in its Second Edition, this Four Volume Set is dedicated to the understanding of the mouse and its role in scientific research. This valuable compendium serves as a standard reference source of information for students embarking on scientific careers, specialists in laboratory animal science, technicians in both animal care and research, and the broad scientific community.

2. Lippincott's Nursing Procedures 2009. For practitioners and students, this guide describes about 400 nursing procedures, with many new for this edition, such as sexual assault examination, basic sterile technique, immunization guidelines, use of bariatric beds, hearing aid care, arterial and venous sheath removal, chest tube removal, and amnioinfusion. Procedures cover every clinical area, including maternal-neonatal, pediatric, and psychiatric care, with information on documentation, equipment, and complications.

3. Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2009 delivers the most current insights into signs, symptoms, epidemiology, etiology, and treatment for over 1,000 diseases and disorders. Turn to any topic, and you'll find on-the-spot, evidence-based answers that reflect the most recent developments in diagnosis and treatment. This concise, authoritative reference gets you up to speed--fast--on the latest medical advances, prevention strategies, cost-effective treatments, and more.

Posted February 20, 2009

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the United States today. Friday, February 6th is National Wear Red Day. This is a national awareness campaign for women about heart disease. It is sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, WomenHeart: the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, and the American Heart Association.

Posted February 4, 2009

The HSL/LRC has just purchased the print version of Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society, edited by Graham Colditz and published by Sage Publishers. This three volume set is located in the Reference collection and has the call number of Ref/QZ13/E562/2007. There are 750 entries written by experts from a wide range of fields. It is global in scope and represents an excellent overview of the burden of cancer in different countries, cancer causes, and strategies for prevention. All of this is in the context of societal forces that respond to or ignore the burden of cancer.

Posted February 4, 2009

1. White Out: The Continuing Significance of Racism
2. Patient Assessment in Pharmacy Practice Second Edition
3. Research Methods in Health Promotion
4. Social Justice: The Moral Foundations of Public Health and Health Policy
5. Surgical Atlas of the Musculoskeletal System
6. Prevention is Primary: Strategies for Community Well-Being
7. Collaborating for Student Success: A Guide for School-Based Occupational Therapy
8. Introduction to Multicultural Counseling for Helping Professionals 2nd Edition

Posted February 4, 2009