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06/12/13: New Job Postings on MLANET
Newest postings: Program Specialist, PubMed Central, Maryland. The MLANET job page is updated weekly on Wednesdays. Jobs appear chronologically, with the most recent postings at the top of the page, and then alphabetically by state. (Source: Medical Library Association News)
Source: Medical Library Association News - June 15, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Corneal Surgery(Zuberbuhler et al.)
Essential TechniquesThis book is an informative and comprehensive guide to the essential techniques currently employed in corneal surgery. It focuses in particular on two principal areas: the treatment of corneal disorders by means of different forms of corneal transplantation and the use of the Excimer laser to treat refractive disorders. In order to facilitate learning and later deployment of the techniques a ... (Source: Springer Medicine titles)
Source: Springer Medicine titles - June 15, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Ophthalmology Source Type: news

Privacy and Security on the Web: How to Protect Yourself (TechTime Session)
Presenter: Missy Harvey, Technology & Communication Coordinator, NN/LM MAR Location: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/techtime/ Date: June 20, 2013 Time: 11 am – Noon No registration required. Description: Learn tips to protect yourself, your family, and your library users in our highly connected world. Topics will include: What you need to know about your personal information [...] (Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog)
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - June 14, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: mjharvey Tags: Education Technology Technology and Libraries Source Type: news

Award Recipient Project Reports (Lunch with the RML Session)
Presenter: Missy Harvey, Technology & Communication Coordinator, NN/LM MAR Location: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/lunch2/ Date: June 27, 2013 Time: Noon – 1 pm No registration required. Awardee: Lydia Witman, Clinical Librarian, Pennsylvania Hospital Project: Mobilizing Knowledge Resources: iPad Use by Hospital Clinicians Awardee: Annamore Matambanadzo, AIDS Coalition of Southwestern Pennsylvania (ACSWP) Project: Targeted HIV/AIDS Outreach [...] (Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog)
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - June 14, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: mjharvey Tags: Education Funding Source Type: news

BD2K: Data Catalog RFI Published
The NIH BD2K initiative is considering the development of a biomedical Data Catalog to make biomedical research data findable and citable, as PubMed does for scientific publications. Such a Data Catalog would make it easier for researchers to find, share, and cite data, as well as the publications and grants that they are associated with. [...] (Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog)
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - June 14, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: mjharvey Tags: Education News from NLM/NIH Outreach Public Health Technology Technology and Libraries Source Type: news

Supreme Court Rules in Key Gene Patent Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Myriad Genetics in an important gene patenting case. Summarizing the decision, the Wall Street Journal wrote, “The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday that human genes isolated from the body can’t be patented, a victory for doctors and patients who argued that such patents interfere with scientific research [...] (Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog)
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - June 14, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: mjharvey Tags: News from NLM/NIH Public Health Source Type: news

Accessing Free Biomedical Literature in Disasters
WHAT: Disaster Information Specialists Meeting WHEN: Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 1:30 PM ET **Please note this meeting is a change from June 13th** SPEAKERS: Claire Allen, Knowledge Manager for Evidence Aid and Maria Collins, Public Services Division, National Library of Medicine Evidence Aid, established following the tsunami in the Indian Ocean in December 2004, [...] (Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog)
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - June 14, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: mjharvey Tags: Disaster / Emergency Preparedness Education Source Type: news

NIMH Seeks Proposals for an Outreach Partner in Pennsylvania
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) seeks proposals from nonprofit organizations to conduct mental health education and outreach in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the following 22 states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Washington, West [...] (Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog)
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - June 14, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: mjharvey Tags: Outreach Public Health Source Type: news

MCH Library Releases Guides to Resources about Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
The MCH Library presents a new knowledge path about intimate partner violence (IPV). The knowledge path directs readers to a selection of current, high-quality resources about preventing, identifying, and responding to IPV within the home and the community. Health professionals, program administrators, policymakers, researchers, employers, and advocates can use the knowledge path to learn more about [...] (Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog)
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - June 14, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: mjharvey Tags: Consumer Health Education Source Type: news

2013-2014 NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program
The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) is pleased to announce the 2013-2014 year of the leadership program jointly sponsored by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and AAHSL. The NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program is focused on preparing emerging leaders for the position of library director in academic health sciences libraries. “NLM continues to [...] (Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog)
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - June 14, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: mjharvey Tags: Education Funding News from NLM/NIH Outreach Source Type: news

PCORI Research Methods Webinar Now Online
The June 4th PCORI research standards webinar (with audio) from AcademyHealth is available online: http://www.academyhealth.org/Training/ResourceDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=11023. “Using the PCORI Methodology Standards to Generate Robust, Relevant, and Timely Evidence for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research.” (90 min.) (Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog)
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - June 14, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: mjharvey Tags: Education Outreach Public Health Source Type: news

Social Media in the Emergency Management Field: 2012 Survey Results
This report provides a description of the [...] (Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog)
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - June 14, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: mjharvey Tags: Disaster / Emergency Preparedness Source Type: news

Total Hip Arthroplasty
Tribological Considerations and Clinical ConsequencesIn recent years the ‘Tribology Day’ has become a recognized highlight of the EFORT Congress, and at the 2012 Congress in Berlin an entire day was once again devoted to tribology in total hip arthroplasty. EFORT decided that, given the wide interest in tribology, publication of the presentations would be warmly welcomed by fellow professionals who were unable to attend. The resulting book ... (Source: Springer Medicine titles)
Source: Springer Medicine titles - June 14, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Surgical Orthopedics Source Type: news

No Long-Term Adherence for Biologics in RA? (CME/CE)
MADRID (MedPage Today) -- Despite the many biologics now available and the hope of more individualized therapy, half of U.S. patients with rheumatoid arthritis stopped these meds within 2 years, a large database analysis found. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - June 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic First in US to Test Stem Cells in Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease Patients
Mayo Clinic has announced the first U.S. stem cell clinical trial for pediatric congenital heart disease. (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - June 14, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news

Researchers Find Low Level of Patient Involvement in Medical Decision-Making in Peru
Mayo Clinic and Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University researchers have partnered on a study showing that Peruvian physicians rarely sought to involve their patients in shared decision-making regarding medical care. (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - June 14, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news

2013AA UMLS Release Available on UTS
You may now browse the 2013AA Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) Release on the UMLS Terminology Services (UTS) from the Applications menu, Metathesaurus Browser. (Source: UMLS News)
Source: UMLS News - June 14, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

SNOMED CT: CORE Problem List Subset, May 2013
The updated SNOMED CT CORE Problem List Subset is available for download. (Source: UMLS News)
Source: UMLS News - June 14, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

SNOMED CT®: Spanish Release, April 2013
The Spanish edition of the SNOMED CT: International Release, January 2013, is available for download. The download contains files in both Release Format 1 (RF1) and the new Release Format 2 (RF2) versions. (Source: UMLS News)
Source: UMLS News - June 14, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Laurie Garrett’s Coronavirus
For those who attended the final MLA session with Laurie Garrett this year, you may be interested in the World Health Organization update on the cornavirus she talked about that emerged in the Middle East. The virus has been officially been named Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and is distantly related to the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) virus. The virus causes death in about 60% of patients. /ch (Source: Midcontinental Region News)
Source: Midcontinental Region News - June 14, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Health Sciences Libraries Public Health Source Type: news

Blackboard Learn Workshop: Migrate with Respondus
Education Services is offering workshops to get faculty started with the new Blackboard Learn. This session, Migrate with Respondus, is designed to help you manage your assessments and surveys using Respondus Test Bank software. Respondus allows faculty to create test banks by importing from text documents, existing tests in Blackboard (or other learning management systems), and publisher test banks. Once created your exam can be published to text files for printing, or exported to Blackboard. NOTE: If you are a current Respondus user, be sure to download and install the current version from the Respondus support page. ...
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - June 14, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: lgm002 Tags: All News Teaching Faculty Source Type: news

Health Information Translations
Health Information Translation (https://www.healthinfotranslations.org/) is a collaborative effort providing education resources in multiple languages for health care professionals and others to use in their communities. Resources are easy to read and culturally appropriate. The website is a collaboration of health education specialists from the four health systems in Central Ohio: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Mount Carmel Health System OhioHealth Nationwide Children’s Hospital Resources are searchable by keyword, health topic, language and multimedia resources. English and translated version...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - June 14, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Source Type: news

NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program, 2013-2014
Forwarded by Tania Bardyn, Director University of Washington Health Sciences Library and NN/LM PNR: The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) is pleased to announce the 2013-2014 year of the leadership program jointly sponsored by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and AAHSL. The NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program is focused on preparing emerging leaders for the position of library director in academic health sciences libraries. “NLM continues to be pleased with the success of this collaboration with AAHSL,” said NLM director Donald A.B. Lindberg, M.D. “Since 2002, this leadership program ha...
Source: Dragonfly - June 14, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Catherine Burroughs Tags: News from NLM News From NN/LM PNR Source Type: news

fMRI
Basics and Clinical ApplicationsSince functional MRI (fMRI) and the basic method of BOLD imaging were introduced in 1993 by Seiji Ogawa, fMRI has evolved into an invaluable clinical tool for routine brain imaging, and there have been substantial improvements in both the imaging technique itself and the associated statistical analysis. This book provides a state of the art overview of fMRI and its use in clinical practice. ... (Source: Springer Medicine titles)
Source: Springer Medicine titles - June 13, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Neuroradiology Source Type: news

You Are Invited/Welcome: Exploring New Horizons – Sharing the NLM Exhibition Program
Thursday, June 20th at 1:00pm Central The NN/LM Greater Midwest Region has extended an invitation to other NN/LM regions to attend their monthly free webcast (GMR Lake Effects) this month: “Exploring New Horizons: Sharing the NLM Exhibition Program” Presenter: Jill Newmark, NLM Exhibition Registrar/Traveling Exhibition Service Manager Explore this amazing resource and discover the benefits of bringing a traveling exhibition to YOUR library. The NLM Traveling Exhibition program reveals how the past informs the present and can shape the future. This is a session you won’t want to miss. Registration is...
Source: Dragonfly - June 13, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Gail Kouame Tags: News from NLM News From NN/LM PNR Training & Education Source Type: news

CEA Foundation Supports Raising the Floor with Grant for Accessibility Electronic Products Database
CEA Foundation Supports Raising the Floor's Accessibility Database - Program will match consumer electronics to accessibility needs. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - June 13, 2013 Category: Disability Tags: Press Releases Source Type: news

Elsevier Program to Help Postdocs Stay Current in Their Field is Open for Applications Again
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced that its Postdoc Free Access Program will be repeated, an initiative designed to help early career researchers who are in between research positions stay up-to-date in their field. For scholars who have recently received their PhD and currently do not have a research position, the program will offer postdocs a Free Access Passport, with complimentary access to journals and books on ScienceDirect for up to six months. During a pilot in December 2012, access to ScienceDirect was granted to 64 individuals...
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - June 13, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: lgm002 Tags: All News Researchers Source Type: news

Genetic Variations May Help Identify Best Candidates for Preventive Breast Cancer Drugs
Newly discovered genetic variations may help predict breast cancer risk in women who receive preventive breast cancer therapy with the selective estrogen receptor modulator drugs tamoxifen and raloxifene, a Mayo Clinic-led study has found. (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - June 13, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news

Genetics Home Reference: antiphospholipid syndrome
(Source: NLM General Announcements)
Source: NLM General Announcements - June 13, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Medical Groups Push Back at Gun-Law Change
An administration proposal to speed the flow of mental-health records into the national gun background-check database has run into opposition from medical groups and state authorities who contend it's unnecessary. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - June 12, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news

Trigeminal Nerve Injuries
(Source: Springer Medicine titles)
Source: Springer Medicine titles - June 12, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Source Type: news

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Raises Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death, Mayo Clinic Finds
People who have obstructive sleep apnea - when a person stops breathing for periods during sleep - have a greater risk of sudden cardiac death, according to a study published online today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - June 12, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic: Five Ways Patients and Care Providers Can Improve Health Care
Mayo Clinic suggests five simple steps doctors and patients take to improve health care quality. (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - June 12, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news

Defining the EHR
This is part one in a short series about Electronic Health Records (EHRs), meaningful use, and the connection between EHRs and librarians. Electronic Health Records, or EHRs, as defined by HealthIT.gov are “digital (computerized) versions of patients’ paper charts” that combine past and present patient information into a single record. They contain a patient’s demographic and health information history including diagnoses, prescribed medications, as well as lab data and results. EHRs have the potential to streamline the amount of health information concerning a single patient, and therefore provide improved managem...
Source: Network News - June 12, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Naomi Gonzales Tags: EHR General (all entries) Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic: Big Toe Isn't Biggest Culprit in Gout Flare-Ups; Other Joints Tied to Higher Risk
The painful rheumatic condition gout is often associated with the big toe, but it turns out that patients at highest risk of further flare-ups are those whose gout first involved other joints, such as a knee or elbow, Mayo Clinic has found. (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - June 12, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news

15 Small Steps You Can Take Today to Improve Anxiety Symptoms
“Anxiety is a normal, predictable part of life,” said Tom Corboy, MFT, the founder and executive director of the OCD Center of Los Angeles, and co-author of the upcoming book The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD. However, “people with an anxiety disorder are essentially phobic about the feeling state of anxiety.” And they’ll go to great lengths to avoid it. Some people experience generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), excessive anxiety about real-life concerns, such as money, relationships, health and academics, he said. Others struggle with society anxiety, and worry about being evaluated or embarrassing themselves, h...
Source: Psych Central - June 12, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: Anxiety Disorders Healthy Living Motivation and Inspiration Self-Help Stress Anxiety Disorders Anxiety Symptoms Balanced Response Clinical Psychologist Corboy Diaphragmatic Breathing Excessive Anxiety Flight Response Fulfilling Source Type: news

Strategy 2013-2018
The UK vision strategy has been refreshed five years after its launch, following a sector wide consultation. Strategy UK Vision Strategy - publications (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - June 12, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: The King's Fund Information & Library Service Tags: Consultations Quality of care and clinical outcomes Source Type: news

A voice and a choice: a showcase of four years of new ideas and practice
This report explores the need for new ways of supporting young people’s mental health, as well as what commissioners are looking for in an ideal support service. It outlines examples of current best practice, the challenges encountered, and acquired learning from supporting young people’s mental health and wellbeing. Report Mental Health Foundation - publications (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - June 12, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: The King's Fund Information & Library Service Tags: Commissioning Mental Health Source Type: news

Clinical commissioning hub
This resource brings together information to support the commissioning of secondary care services across medical specialties. It also reinforces the promotion of patient experience and education and training in commissioning decisions. The information on the hub includes: an overview of the new health service structures in England; details of how and why secondary care doctors should get involved in the new commissioning bodies; information and links to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) quality standards; and evidence-based clinical guidance produced by the National Clinical Guideline Centre...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - June 12, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: The King's Fund Information & Library Service Tags: Changing configuration of health services Commissioning Source Type: news