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At Our Bodies Our Blog: CDC Reverses HPV Vaccine Requirement for Immigration

Women's Health News — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:10:37 +0100

At Our Bodies Our Blog this week, I cover the CDC’s new vaccination criteria for U.S. immigration, which removed HPV and zoster (chicken pox) from the required vaccines. I also have a bit about why the HPV vaccine requirement was problematic, links to previous related posts, and links to organizations for women of color that issued a statement applauding the change. Meanwhile, C’s post on the new mammogram recommendations has useful explanation of the change and a lively comments section. Posted in Access, Rights, & Choice, Boobs, Cancer, Ethics, Global Issues, Government, HPV, Infectious Diseases (Source: Women's Health News)

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Friday Foolery #12: A Happy Twitter Song

Laika's MedLibLog — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:24:08 +0100

There are many Twitter Comics around, many showing the downside of Twitter (with a smile). But here is a cheerful song, showing that on Twitter “one is loved, loved, loved”. Enjoy! hattip: @2525 (Francisco van Jole on Twitter) “No and I won’t stop Tweetin’ no more, no more……” Posted in Friday Foolery Tagged: Comics, Friday Foolery, Humor, Song, twitter [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog)

Notes on the #mlamobile Webcast (Questions and Comments)

davidrothman.net — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00:36 +0100

So, we had just decided that we should encourage people to tweet about the Webcast using a hashtag and we jumped online to announce it…and discovered Nikki Dettmar had beaten us to it by a few minutes. GMTA, Nikki. Anyway, it has been a lot of fun reading the tweets and I’m so grateful to those who participated for providing such useful, fun, fast feedback. Some tweets I found interesting: BerrymanD Great content today. Would recommend that, in the future, we skip the history lesson and go directly to the current content. #mlamobile Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:00:38 +0000 – tweet id 5837056058 – 552 Donna, I could not disagree more. The history provides context showing that technological change isn’t new, but is happening faster and faster. Without context, we&...

Kaleidoscope 2009 wk 47

Laika's MedLibLog — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:44:07 +0100

Kaleidoscope is a new series, with a “kaleidoscope” of facts, findings, views and news gathered over the last 1-2 weeks. Most items originate from Twitter, my Google Reader (RSS) and sometimes real articles (yeah!). I read a lot, I bookmark a lot, but only some of those things end op in a post. Since tweets have [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog)

Birthday Parties

T. Scott — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

When we got home from the champagne tasting, the message light was on. I knew it was Josie. I pressed the button, and there she was, singing "Happy Birthday" to me. (Source: T. Scott)

Direct Link to the Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations That Have Been in the News

Women's Health News — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:53:37 +0100

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Screening for Breast Cancer Release Date: November 2009 The following bullet points are copy/pasted from the page, but more explanation of the recommendations and how “strong” they each are is available in the supporting documents. Summary of Recommendations The USPSTF recommends against routine screening mammography in women aged 40 to 49 years. The decision to start regular, biennial screening mammography before the age of 50 years should be an individual one and take patient context into account, including the patient’s values regarding specific benefits and harms. The USPSTF recommends biennial screening mammography for women aged 50 to 74 years. The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the additiona...

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Link Module from Netvibes Changed : Thumbnail ON of OFF

DigiCMB — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:55:00 +0100

On some of our Public Pages, like CMB and EduCMB we placed several Link Modules to show links to content on the website of our library. The Link Module then displays a Thumbnail from that page/site. A few day ago suddenly the thumbnails for links within the www.rug.nl domain were replaced with little indecent pictures, clearly not coming from this university portal. Quick contact with Netvibes, resulted in quick action: they decided to block thumbnails for www.rug.nl at once, and investigate. My question to them : is the rug-site hijacked or the Thumbshots.org-site? The outcome is still unsure, they now noticed trouble with Thumbshots and Google Groups as well. They DID act quickly again in adjusting the Link Module: you now can turn the Thumbnail ON or OFF!. Related articles by Zemanta...

Worms in space

Browsing — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

My eye was caught yesterday by this article in the Guardian, describing the voyage into space (on the shuttle Atlantis) of some nematode worms from Bristol. Apparently some worms that were on board Columbia, when it broke up on re-entry in 2003 - the container which held them was discovered several weeks later.According to the press pack for the mission (STS-129, which is also taking parts for the International Space Station), there are two experiments (known as CERISE). One will investigate the effect of microgravity on RNA interference, and the other (the one described in the Guardian) the effect of the space environment on protein phosphorylation and signal transduction in muscle fibres. A search of the NASA site (www.nasa.gov) for the word "nematode" will find some other experiments th...

Policy and Passion

T. Scott — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

I know that it startled some of my colleagues when I said, during some of the meetings in Boston last week, that as far as I could tell Open Access just wasn't very controversial among publishers any more. When I was at the STM meeting (Source: T. Scott)

The natural landscape metaphor in information visualization

Organization Monkey — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:53:45 +0100

this article is not what i was intending to find during today’s browse of journal tables of contents, but i’ll take it! i’ve often wondered about how people respond spatially to all those network graphs that are popular these days. wordles and social network graphs have no horizon line, no sense of physical space to them. it has made me wonder how people relate to those representations of data without the usual grounding cues inherent in how people look at images. and, look! research on that very topic! awesome. The natural landscape metaphor in information visualization: The role of commonsense geomorphology Sara Irina Fabrikant, Daniel R. Montello, David M. Mark Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology DOI: 10.1002/asi.21227 Abs...

Webcast Tomorrow on Twitter: #mlamobile

davidrothman.net — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:16:34 +0100

So we’re in Chicago getting ready for the Webcast tomorrow. We just figured out that we want people to be able to submit questions or discuss the Webcast on Twitter, so use the hashtag #mlamobile to do so. Thanks! -David, Bart, Max, and Emily (Nikki set up an archive for these tweets at Twapper Keeper.) _______________ Feed-only Footer: Hey! You’re reading this in an aggregator of some kind! [sarcasm]Haven’t you heard that RSS is dead?[/sarcasm] (Source: davidrothman.net)

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Judy from OBOS in Nashville, on Liberadio(!)

Women's Health News — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:19:34 +0100

As I mention in today’s post at Our Bodies Our Blog, OBOS co-founder and Executive Director Judy Norsigian was in Nashville, and was featured today on local political talk radio show Liberadio(!). More about her trip and a link to the show archive are in the post. Thanks to the locals who hosted a house party for OBOS last night – it was a great event and – in addition to hearing Judy speak – I was so glad to meet so many interesting folks! Posted in Events & Observances, Women's Health (Source: Women's Health News)

Developing countries and the media

Browsing — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

I shall allow myself the liberty of going slightly off the usual subjects. I was reading the very interesting Developments magazine, produced for DFID, on the train the other morning. One article which caught my eye described training film makers in Kenya to make films on environmental issues in a way that would catch the attention of Kenyan villagers or school children. These are short films, involving and made by local people, different from documentaries or conservation films made by people visiting the country. The project, funded by the Darwin Initiative, involves Dr David Harper of Leicester's Department of Biology.The other thing on a related topic concerns TV coverage of developing countries, a report commissioned by the CBA-DFID Broadcast Media Scheme and the International Broad...

Stewardship

T. Scott — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

"Trust is the only (Source: T. Scott)

User Education Resources for Librarians — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:28:00 +0100

Using Social Media to Make the Case for Supporting Library Services (from the BHIC blog - Bringing Health Information to the Community):Webinar on Thursday, November 19, 2009 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. ESTREFORMA and Webjunction are partnering to present a webinar about how non-profits such as libraries can use social websites to put access to information and libraries on the agenda of community leaders, elected officials, and local and national agencies. The content of this WebJunction and REFORMA co-sponsored webinar includes a background on social websites, how to use social websites for advocacy, national and international advocacy efforts by representatives from American Library Association (ALA) and the International Federation of Libraries and Institutions (IFLA), and suggestions on how...

New England Journal of Medicine 2009 (Vol 361 No 20)

Fade Library — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:20:00 +0100

This article assesses the level of preexisting immunity in humans of the H1N1 virus and to evaluate seasonal vaccine strategies by measuring the antibody response to the pandemic virus resulting from previous influenza infection or vaccination groups. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Posted in Journals Tagged: H1N1, Swine Flu (Source: Fade Library)

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British Journal of Healthcare Assistants 2009 (Vol 3 No 11)

Fade Library — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:57:58 +0100

This article aims to improve knowledge and understanding of diabetes, not only as a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism but as a chronic disease. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Posted in Journals Tagged: Diabetes, Hyperglycaemia, Insulin (Source: Fade Library)

British Journal of Hospital Medicine 2009 (Vol 70 No 11)

Fade Library — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:31:47 +0100

Contents Page Fade Fave: Slowing the progression of chronic kidney disease Fade Skinny: Progression of chronic kidney disease can be slowed by careful management of risk factors. The article highlights the most important interventions that slow progression of chronic kidney disease, many of which will also reduce cardiovascular risk. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Posted in Journals Tagged: Blood Pressure, Health Behaviour, Kidney Diseases, Lifestyle, Patient Education, Renal Treatment, Risk Factors (Source: Fade Library)

International Journal of Health Technology Assessment in Health Care 2009 (Vol 25 No 4)

Fade Library — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:08:22 +0100

This article assesses the role of MEDLINE and EMBASE in identifying economic evaluations. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Posted in Journals Tagged: Contingent Valuation, Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Embase, Medline, Technology Assessment (Source: Fade Library)

New England Journal of Medicine 2009 (Vol 361 No 19)

Fade Library — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:05:19 +0100

This article investigates whether a novel, synthetic, peptide-based erythropoietin-receptor agonist can stimulate erythropoisis in patients with anaemia that is caused by antierythropoietin antibodies. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Posted in Journals Tagged: Anaemia, Kidney Diseases, Trials (Source: Fade Library)

Presentation at the #NVB09: “Help, the doctor is drowning”

Laika's MedLibLog — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:45:55 +0100

Last week I was invited to speak at the NVB-congress, the Dutch society for librarians and information specialists. I replaced Josje Calff in the session “the professional”, chaired by Bram Donkers of the magazine InformatieProfessional. Other sessions were: “the client”, “the technique” and “the connection”. (see program) It was a very successful meeting, with Andrew Keen [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog)

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culs-de-sac and librarianship

Organization Monkey — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:57:06 +0100

when i was 19 i had my palm read and was informed that i have a very short life line. i would die, the palm reader told me, “tragically young.” it’s no wonder, then, why i am the way i am; i have a lot to get done if i’m on my way out soon. a few years later when i was in grad school a professor wrote a letter of recommendation for me and noted that i didn’t fall prey to the many culs-de-sac in academia. i took that comment to heart and still replay it for myself when i find myself tempted to join in on the cause of the moment. i run through this little decision tree in my head: there are plenty of culs-de-sac in the profession of librarianship. for example, i asked myself if adding to the rant about an anonymous author in a popular library magazine contribut...

Sunday News Round-Up – 11/15

Women's Health News — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:45:36 +0100

Lots of good stuff at Our Bodies Our Blog as usual, including a new post from OBOS intern Meg Young on Reebok’s ridiculous new sneaker ad. The FDA is looking into caffeinated alcoholic beverages and considering whether they are safe and/or legal (via NPR). On Stupak, NPR has a good explanation of the red tape barriers to abortion that would be created by the amendment. RaceWire launched a LGBT Racial Equity Toolkit with the note “Though this website was developed especially to inform philanthropic efforts and mobilize support for LBGTQ communities of color, there’s a lot here that could benefit the wider community involved in all kinds of social justice efforts.” The “Perspectives” section can be browsed by topic – some of them touch on aging, HIV/A...

Mental health and the economic downturn

Fade Library — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:40:49 +0100

This report outlines the challenges facing the sector and sets out how policy makers, organisational leaders and health and social care professionals should respond. Publisher: NHS Confederation Size of Publication: 25p Published: 12/11/2009 Posted in Grey Literature, Health Economics, Mental Health, NHS, Outcomes Tagged: Economics, Grey Literature, Health Economics, Mental Health, NHS, Organisational Design (Source: Fade Library)

Making clinical research less of a trial: EU consultation on the functioning of the Clinical Trials Directive

Fade Library — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:31:03 +0100

Title: Making clinical research less of a trial: EU consultation on the functioning of the Clinical Trials Directive The Skinny: The European Commission has launched a public consultation seeking views on how to improve the functioning of the Clinical Trials Directive. This NHS Confederation Consultation identifies the following key questions to be answered: How could procedures for multinational trials be effectively streamlined? What changes could improve processes relating to ethics committees’ assessments? How could inconsistencies in the way the existing Directive is applied in different EU countries be overcome? Should a more risk-based approach to clinical trials be introduced, and how could a system for differentiating risk operate? How could the participation of non-commer...

Maynard v Care Quality Commission [2009]

Fade Library — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:17:40 +0100

Title: Maynard v Care Quality Commission [2009] The Skinny: Appeal by Ms. Vida Maynard under Section 21 (1) of the Care Standards Act 2000 against the decision of the Respondent dated the 15th December, 2008, to refuse an application by Ms. Maynard for registration as a provider and manager of a domiciliary care agency. Publisher: Bailii Size of Document: Webpage Case No.:UKFTT 268 (HESC) (09 November 2009) Posted in Current Awareness, Jurisprudence Tagged: Domiciliary Care, Jurisprudence, Quality (Source: Fade Library)

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Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Ltd, R (on the application of) v National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence [2009]

Fade Library — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:11:20 +0100

Title: Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Ltd, R (on the application of) v National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence [2009] The Skinny: Challenges of the decision of the defendant, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) refusing to recommend the use of abatacept (ABA) for treatment in connection with rheumatoid arthritis in the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. Publisher: Bailii Size of Document: Webpage Case No.:EWHC 2780 (Admin) (06 November 2009) Posted in Jurisprudence Tagged: Arthiritis, Cost Effectiveness, Drug Therapy, Evidence Based Practice, Jurisprudence (Source: Fade Library)

Medical Protection Society Ltd, R (on the application of) v HM Revenue & Customs [2009]

Fade Library — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:46:24 +0100

Title: Medical Protection Society Ltd, R (on the application of) v HM Revenue & Customs [2009] The Skinny: Judicial review of a decision by the Defendants (whom, together with their predecessors, H.M. Commissioners for Customs & Excise, I will call “HMRC”) to require the Claimant, the Medical Protection Society Ltd (“MPS”), to account for value added tax (“VAT”) for the period of three years prior to 14 January 2008. Publisher: Bailii Size of Document: Webpage Case No.:EWHC 2780 (Admin) (06 November 2009) Posted in Jurisprudence Tagged: Jurisprudence, Taxation, VAT (Source: Fade Library)

Nothing but the truth?

Fade Library — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:53:09 +0100

Title: Nothing but the truth? Skinny: Sets out important issues as the basis for discussion on how to ensure data about local public services is fit for purpose. It asks if citizens, along with frontline staff, managers, politicians, central government and local public service regulators, can have confidence in the data they rely on. And if not, what needs to be done about it? Publisher: Audit Commission Size of Publication: 40p Published: 05/11/2009 Posted in Clinical Governance, Ethics, Grey Literature, Public Sector, Quality Tagged: Clinical Governance, Ethics, Grey Literature, Information Systems, Public Sector, Quality, Statistical Data (Source: Fade Library)

Dental commissioning data for quarter ending September 2009

Fade Library — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:42:07 +0100

Title: Dental commissioning data for quarter ending September 2009 Skinny: Information about the number of new NHS dental contracts signed and rejected and the approximate service value of these contracts expressed in units of dental activity. Also data on dental services commissioned. From June 2008 only the dental commissioning data has been collected. Key findings this quarter: All 152 Commissioners (PCTs and Care Trusts) returned data. 86.9 million UDAs have been commissioned as at 30th September 2009. This represents an increase of 2.5 million (2.9 %) on the UDAs commissioned as at 30th June 2009. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 17p Published: 05/11/2009 Posted in Dental Health, Grey Literature, NHS, Statistical Data Tagged: Commissioning, Dental Health, Grey Literature, Statist...

Wave 1 action and learning sites 2008-09 final report

Fade Library — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:34:05 +0100

Title: Wave 1 action and learning sites 2008-09 final report Skinny: Sets out the work and progress made by the 12 user-led organisation (ULO) action and learning sites (ALS) funded as Wave 1 for the period April 2008 – March 2009. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 17p Published: 13/11/2009 Posted in Grey Literature, Voluntary Sector Tagged: Action Learning, Capability, Capacity, Grey Literature, Voluntary Sector (Source: Fade Library)

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Response to the report and recommendations of the review of the conduct function of the General Social Care Council

Fade Library — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:21:37 +0100

Title: Response to the report and recommendations of the review of the conduct function of the General Social Care Council Skinny: Government’s response to the report and recommendations of the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence’s (CHRE) review of the General Social Care Council’s (GSCC) conduct function. The review was commissioned following the discovery of a backlog of conduct cases at the GSCC. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 15p Published: 05/11/2009 Posted in Clinical Governance, Governance, Grey Literature, Local Authorities, Quality, Social Services Tagged: Clinical Governance, Governance, Grey Literature, Management, Professional Discipline, Quality (Source: Fade Library)

Report on the General Social Care Council

Fade Library — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:16:53 +0100

Title: Report on the General Social Care Council Skinny: Review of the conduct function of the General Social Care Council (GSCC), the social care regulator for England. Publisher: Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence Size of Publication: 40p Published: 05/11/2009 Posted in Clinical Governance, Governance, Grey Literature, Quality, Social Services Tagged: Clinical Governance, Governance, Grey Literature, Management, Professional Discipline, Quality (Source: Fade Library)

Neonatal services toolkit

Fade Library — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:42:06 +0100

Title: Neonatal services toolkit – updated 12 November 2009 Skinny: New guidance to help the NHS improve the care provided for premature and sick babies and their families. NHS staff from across England and members of Bliss (the baby charity) have helped to develop the toolkit, which provides evidence based guidance for all neonatal services. Neonatal care should be more family-centred ensuring that the psychological as well as physical needs of babies and families are considered. The toolkit created by and for the NHS provides guidance on how to improve services in the areas that really matter to parents including: Communication and inclusion in decision making Access to psychological and social support Improved access to and availability of specialised transfer services Safe...

Things I Have: Geographic Tongue

Women's Health News — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:29:59 +0100

The New England Journal of Medicine has posted a new “Images in Clinical Medicine” image, and this time it’s geographic tongue (and it’s freely available without a subscription to the journal). And that happens to be something I experience, so I thought I’d link to the info. Basically, some of the bumpy parts of the tongue flatten out, making patterns kind of like continents/maps (hence the “geographic” moniker). Sometimes it kind of hurts. Sometimes it kind of itches. The patches are differently shaped and located over time. MedlinePlus and eMedicine both provide more info. It’s not harmful, just odd, and can draw comments/reactions from people who see it and don’t know what it is. The NEJM piece explains that “Geographic tongu...

Medlibs Round 1.8 at Highlight Health

Laika's MedLibLog — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:30:58 +0100

For those that haven’t yet seen it: The MedLib’s Round, the monthly blog carnival that highlights some of the best writing on medical librarianship, encompassing all stages in the publication and dissemination of medical information: writing, publishing, searching, citing, managing and social networking is up at Highlight Health (link). The theme of this incredible 8th edition is: [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog)

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Mortality target monitoring (life expectancy and all-age all-cause mortality, overall and inequalities): update to include data for 2008

Fade Library — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:30:13 +0100

Title: Mortality target monitoring (life expectancy and all-age all-cause mortality, overall and inequalities): update to include data for 2008 Skinny: Key points from the latest release are: The overall life expectancy and all age all cause mortality (AAACM) trends for both males and females are broadly on course to deliver the target of 78.6 years for men and 82.5 years for women by 2010 (2009-11). In 2006-08, life expectancy at birth in England continued to increase for both males and females, and reached its highest level on record at 77.7 years for males and 81.9 years for females. Three-year average AAACM rates for England have fallen in each period since 1995-97. In 2006-08, average life expectancy at birth in the Spearhead Group was 75.8 years for males and 80.4 years for females,...

Call for evidence – review of restrictions on private patient income the NHS foundation trust private patient income cap

Fade Library — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:21:54 +0100

Title: Call for evidence – review of restrictions on private patient income the NHS foundation trust private patient income cap Skinny: Call for written evidence to inform a review of the ‘private patient income cap’ for NHS Foundation Trusts. The call for evidence invites submissions until Thursday 31 December 2009. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 9p Published: 05/11/2009 Posted in Grey Literature, Hospitals, NHS, Private Sector Tagged: Foundation Trusts, Grey Literature, Hospitals, NHS, Private Sector (Source: Fade Library)

Report from the Ministerial Summit on Dementia Research

Fade Library — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:17:14 +0100

Title: Report from the Ministerial Summit on Dementia Research Skinny: Independent report from the Ministerial Summit on Dementia Research. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 63p Published: 05/11/2009 Posted in Dementia, Grey Literature Tagged: Alzheimers Disease, Dementia, Grey Literature (Source: Fade Library)

Choice at the point of referral

Fade Library — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:51:34 +0100

Title: Choice at the point of referral The Skinny: Survey from the King’s Fund on choice of hospital at point of referral, it aims to measure whether patients were offered a choice patients’ opinions on choice and awareness which patients travel away from their local hospital for treatment the information and support used by patients to help them choose factors that influenced patients choices. Publisher: The King’s Fund Size of Publication: 16p Published: 04/11/2009 Posted in Choice, Grey Literature, Hospitals, Medical Specialties, NHS, Primary Care Tagged: Choice, Grey Literature, Hospitals, Primary Care, Referral (Source: Fade Library)

Draft and Full Recent Statutory Instruments Relating to Health

Fade Library — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:34:09 +0100

SI 2010 No. 000. Health Care And Associated Professions. Pharmacy. The Pharmacy Order 2010 SI 2009 No. 2862 (C. 126). Children And Young Persons, England. The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2009 Posted in Legislation, NHS, Statutory Instruments Tagged: Children, Health and Social Care Act 2008, Legislation, Pharmacy, Statutory Instruments (Source: Fade Library)

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Friday Foolery #11. Is Friday the 13th bad for your Health?

Laika's MedLibLog — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:56:02 +0100

Is Friday the 13th bad for your health? Apparently it is, at least according to a study published in the BMJ in 1993 [1]. This retrospective study comparing driving and shopping patterns and accidents shows that Friday 13th is unlucky for some. Despite that there were consistently and significantly fewer vehicles on the southern section of the [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog)

Reminder: OBOS House Party This Weekend

Women's Health News — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:17:07 +0100

As I mentioned in a previous post, I’m looking forward to seeing Judy Norsigian, executive director and co-founder of Our Bodies Ourselves, in Nashville this weekend. If you are interested in attending the fundraising house party and meeting Judy while she’s here, let me know. Judy is also on the board of PRIM&R, Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research, which is having their conference here in town staring today. Wish I was going to that! Let me know in the comments if you’re attending (and if there’s a Twitter hashtag I can follow!). Posted in Ethics, Events & Observances (Source: Women's Health News)

Annals of Rheumatic Diseases 2009 (Vol. 68 No. 12)

Fade Library — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:28:41 +0100

contents page Fade Fave: Development of quality indicators for monitoring of the disease course in rheumatoid arthritis Fade Skinny: Aims to develop a set of quality indicators to evaluate rheumatoid arthritis disease course monitoring of rheumatologists in daily clinical practice. Concludes this quality indicator set can be used to assess the quality of disease course monitoring of rheumatologists in daily clinical practice, and to determine for which aspects of disease course monitoring rheumatologists perform well, or where there is room for improvement. This information can be used to improve the quality of disease course monitoring. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Current Awareness Feedback Form Posted in Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals Tagged: A...

The Lancet 2009 (Volume 374 Issue 9702)

Fade Library — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:08:47 +0100

Contents Page Fade Fave: 10-year follow-up of diabetes incidence and weight loss in the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study Fade Skinny: In the 2·8 years of the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) randomised clinical trial, diabetes incidence in high-risk adults was reduced by 58% with intensive lifestyle intervention and by 31% with metformin, compared with placebo. This 10 year follow-up finds that incidences in the former placebo and metformin groups fell to equal those in the former lifestyle group, but the cumulative incidence of diabetes remained lowest in the lifestyle group. Prevention or delay of diabetes with lifestyle intervention or metformin can persist for at least 10 years. (Print Subscription Held by the Fade Library) Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Cur...

Archives of Internal Medicine 2009 (Vol. 169 No. 20)

Fade Library — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:01:55 +0100

contents page Fade Fave: Primary Care Visit Duration and Quality: Does Good Care Take Longer? Fade Skinny: Aims to describe changes in the duration of adult primary care visits and in the quality of care provided during these visits and to determine whether quality of care is associated with visit duration. Finds that providing counseling or screening required additional physician time, but ensuring that patients were taking appropriate medications seemed to be independent of visit duration. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Current Awareness Feedback Form Posted in Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals Tagged: Consultation, Current Awareness, E-Journals, Primary Care, Quality (Source: Fade Library)

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Archives of Neurology 2009 (Vol. 66 No. 11)

Fade Library — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:33 +0100

contents page Fade Fave: Association of Muscle Strength With the Risk of Alzheimer Disease and the Rate of Cognitive Decline in Community-Dwelling Older Persons Fade Skinny: Confirms a link between muscle strength, Alzheimers Disease, and cognitive decline in older persons. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Current Awareness Feedback Form Posted in Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals Tagged: Alzheimers Disease, Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals, Neurology (Source: Fade Library)

Laika’s #FollowFriday #FF Twitter List

Laika's MedLibLog — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:45:43 +0100

In my post Twitter’s #FollowFriday #FF – Over the Top. Literally I explained what Twitter’s FollowFriday or FF means, how this Twitter meme started and how FollowFriday should and shouldn’t be used. In short, FollowFriday is a way to recommend a few people to your Twitter-followers. For at least 2 reasons: to acknowledge those favorite tweeters and [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog)

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry 2009 (Volume 46 Number 6)

Fade Library — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:23:28 +0100

Contents Page Title: Managing demand for pathology tests: financial imperative or duty of care? Fade Skinny: Editorial identifying that demand management is an important component of clinical laboratory activity. (Requires NHS Athens Password) Posted in Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals Tagged: Current Awareness, Demand, Demand Management, E-Journals, Pathology (Source: Fade Library)

Lancet 2009 (Volume 374 Issue 9701)

Fade Library — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:03:43 +0100

The Lancet 2009 (Volume 374 Issue 9701) Contents Page Fade Fave: Autism Fade Skinny: Seminar from The Lancet on Autism. It characterises autism, looks at screening and treatments. (Print Subscription Held by the Fade Library) Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Autism, Current Awareness, Journals, Mass Screening (Source: Fade Library)

The new research governance landscape

Fade Library — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:03:21 +0100

Title: The new research governance landscape The Skinny: NHS Confederation briefing on the changing research governance landscape. The Department of Health’s Best Research for Best Health strategy has made significant strides in modernising the research governance landscape. A single system for applying for the permissions and approvals required for research has been established. The NIHR Coordinated System for gaining NHS Permissions should make processes much faster and simpler. The National Research Ethics Service is currently piloting a scheme for proportional review. The research passport scheme has been rolled out across the UK and helps clarify NHS and higher education institution (HEI) responsibilities as employers. Publisher: NHS Confederation Size of Publication: 8p P...

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Journal of Medical Screening 2009 (Volume 16 No 3)

Fade Library — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:00:57 +0100

Contents Page Fade Fave: What now on screening for prostate cancer? Fade Skinny: Editorial considering the contradictory evidence in favour and against mass screening for prostate cancer. Concludes that the current evidence against mass screening marginally outweighs that in favour but identifies factors that may change this. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Posted in Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals Tagged: Athens Password, Cancer, Current Awareness, E-Journals, Mass Screening, Prostate Cancer (Source: Fade Library)

Postgraduate Medical Journal 2009 (Vol. 85 No. 1009)

Fade Library — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:41:25 +0100

Postgraduate Medical Journal 2009 (Vol. 85 No. 1008) Contents page Fade Fave: Factors that influence decisions about cardiopulmonary resuscitation: the views of doctors and medical students Fade Skinny: Key factors identified were patient’s diagnosis, prognosis, age, quality of life, the opinions of doctors and other medical staff, and the wishes of patients and relevant others. The relative importance of each of these factors varied significantly and was influenced by the doctors’ own beliefs and values. Identifies the need for greater support for their decision making in relation to resuscitation to reduce variability in clinical practice and to promote appropriate patient care. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Posted in Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Jou...

More for less: Are productivity and efficiency improving in the NHS?

Fade Library — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:33:21 +0100

Title: More for less: Are productivity and efficiency improving in the NHS? Skinny: Analytical briefing from the Audit Commission considering how NHS money has been spent, whether primary care trusts have been successful in keeping more patients out of hospital, and whether hospitals have become more efficient. Findings are that the NHS is treating more patients at lower cost and trusts are starting to meet the challenges of the future. It suggests NHS trusts are increasing productivity and reducing unit costs. But overall, there is no sign yet that primary care trusts have been successful in moving care from hospitals closer to patients’ homes. Publisher: Audit Commission Size of Publication: 12p Published: 12/11/2009 Posted in Change, Financial Management, Grey Literature, Hospit...

British Journal of Healthcare Management 2009 (Volume 15 Issue 11)

Fade Library — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:20:45 +0100

Discussion of OECD findings of how well countries use their healthcare resources to produce good health outcomes (Print copy held at the Fade Library) Posted in Journals Tagged: Current Awareness, Efficiency, Journals, Outcomes, Resources Management (Source: Fade Library)

Lancet 2009 (Volume 374 Issue 9700)

Fade Library — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:03:08 +0100

The Lancet 2009 (Volume 374 Issue 9700) Contents Page Fade Fave: UK to develop a national strategy for liver disease Fade Skinny: In the UK, liver disease is the fifth largest cause of death after cardiovascular, cancer, stroke, and respiratory diseases. By 2012, the UK is expected to have the highest liver disease death rates in Europe, and without action to tackle the disease, it could overtake stroke and coronary heart disease as a leading cause of death within the next 10–20 years. Consequently this editorial announces the appointment a new Clinical Director to lead the development and implementation of a national strategy for liver disease. (Print Subscription Held by the Fade Library) Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Current Awareness, Journals, Liver Diseases, Strate...

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Ira Glass quote

Organization Monkey — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:32:04 +0100

“The more idealistic your mission, the more cunning you have to be to get it across.” — Ira Glass from his 2009 ACRL keynote address (Source: Organization Monkey)

MedLib’s Round Blog Carnival: On Finding Credible Health Information Online

Women's Health News — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:06:16 +0100

The most recent edition of the MedLib’s Round Blog Carnival has been posted at Highlight Health. The carnival focuses on medical librarianship and medical information – this edition may be of wide interest as it focuses on ways of finding reliable health information online. I have a piece from here and a couple of pieces from Our Bodies Our Blog included on smart medical web surfing and on understanding medical research. Other contributors also provide discussion of web searching, research, web 2.0 and social media, and the PubMed redesign. Check it out! Posted in Health, Libraryland, News Round-Ups (Source: Women's Health News)

At Our Bodies Our Blog: Midwives in Virginia, Chronic Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery

Women's Health News — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:55:53 +0100

At Our Bodies Our Blog, I have a post on research into the chronic pain experienced by some women for years after breast cancer surgery. I also have a bit about a currently open public comment period for a rule in Virginia that would apply to certified professional midwives in that state. Christine has a spotting of OBOS in “Gossip Girl” and a piece on Scott Roeder’s confession that he murdered abortion provider George Tiller. Posted in Abortion, Boobs, Cancer, Government, News Round-Ups (Source: Women's Health News)

Young people’s sexual health: the National Chlamydia Screening Programme

Fade Library — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:08:55 +0100

This report states that to have a significant impact on chlamydia requires overall testing levels of 26 per cent or above. Only half of Primary Care Trusts reached this level in 2008-09, six years after the Programme’s launch. Combined with the local inefficiencies and duplications, this shows that the delivery of the Programme to date has not demonstrated value for money. In 2007-08, five years after the Programme’s launch, 4.9 per cent of under-25s were being tested under the Programme, against a target of 15 per cent. In 2007, the Department made the Programme a priority for PCTs, which led to a significant increase in activity; and average testing levels rose to 15.9 per cent by the end of 2008-09, against a target of 17 per cent. Combined with testing in GUM clinics and other ...

Role of Consumer Networks in Evidence Based Health Information

Laika's MedLibLog — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:44:31 +0100

Guest author: Janet Wale member of the Cochrane Consumer Network People are still struggling with evidence or modern medicine clinicians, patients, health consumers, carers and the public alike. Part of this is because we always thought medicine was based on quality research, or evidence. It is not only that. For evidence to [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog)

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Super Monkey Collider Loses Funding

Organization Monkey — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:45:57 +0100

…and in recent “news”: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/30420 what would life be without http://www.theonion.com/? (Source: Organization Monkey)

[UPDATED] Another Question about ‘Clinical Reader’ …and the NEJM

davidrothman.net — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:12:33 +0100

[UPDATE: 11/12/2009] Got a call from Tom Richardson at the NEJM (who I saw play with the Bearded Pigs at MLA 2008!). According to Tom, NEJM has no arrangement with Clinical Reader and did not license their content to Clinical Reader. So it appears that Clinical Reader is again violating copyright. [/UPDATE] So, Clinical Reader shows video content from the NEJM, including a video on chest tube insertion (yeah, the same one I blogged about a ways back). I thought this was odd. After all, if you go to the NEJM’s home for this video, it clearly says one needs a subscription to view the content. Hmmm. So I decided to look around for any notes from either organization that would indicate Clinical Reader is using this video content with permission. Didn’t find it. Also didn’t f...

Another Question about ‘Clinical Reader’ …and the NEJM

davidrothman.net — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:12:33 +0100

So, Clinical Reader shows video content from the NEJM, including a video on chest tube insertion (yeah, the same one I blogged about a ways back). I thought this was odd. After all, if you go to the NEJM’s home for this video, it clearly says one needs a subscription to view the content. Hmmm. So I decided to look around for any notes from either organization that would indicate Clinical Reader is using this video content with permission. Didn’t find it. Also didn’t find any published terms under which NEJM offered to license it. My curiosity piqued, I decided to poke around more to see if anyone else was showing NEJMs content. Sure enough, somebody with a subscription to NEJM downloaded a decent copy and posted it on Vimeo: It has been viewed there over 1,600 times. No...

User Education Resources for Librarians — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:55:00 +0100

Use a librarian to fight cyberchondria!Saw this in the Washington Post:A glut of Google can give you a virtual feverhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/06/AR2009110603473.htmlfrom the article: "It's a paradox: The more you read in an attempt to reduce your fear, the more you try to figure things out, the more anxiety peaks. Very few people know how to navigate the Internet and evaluate information when they're anxious, and yet that's when they tend to go online." If your patrons are searching for health information, please ask them to put the keyboard down and to contact your library. During my initial cancer diagnosis and beyond, my friendly neighborhood reference librarians have kept me from focusing on how many people die with my kind of cancer, and I can concen...

Finding Skin Disease Pictures on the Web

Laika's MedLibLog — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:32:51 +0100

Guest author: Eric Rumsey (@ericrumsey on Twitter) Librarian and Web Developer at University of Iowa Creater and Keeper of Hardin MD ——————————————————————————————- When looking for skin disease pictures on the Web, the first step is to search for the specific disease terms of interest in Google Image Search. You will likely find something, but don’t assume that it [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog)

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EBSCOhost goes mobile

Organization Monkey — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:16:41 +0100

if what you’re after is a clean interface for on-the-go database searching, ebscohost mobile’s got you covered. seriously. simple. interface. i’ll paste three screen shots. that’s all it took to get to a full-text pdf of an article. screen shot #1, the search interface, arrived at via the url http://0-search.ebscohost.com.linus.lmu.edu/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=mobile&defaultdb=a9h. (note that the url we’re using contains our proxy snippet. if you’re not affiliated with loyola marymount university this link won’t work for you.) our default database to begin a search is academic search complete. if you want to begin your search in a different database, choose the hyperlink “choose databases” from this initial search page...

More on the Stupak Amendment

Women's Health News — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:58:12 +0100

The Stupak amendment to the health reform legislation passed by the House yesterday prohibits federal funds for abortion services in the public option. It also prohibits individuals who receive affordability credits from purchasing a plan that provides elective abortions. However, it allows individuals, both who receive affordability credits and who do not, to separately purchase with their own funds plans that cover elective abortions. It also clarifies that private plans may still offer elective abortions. Here’s the roll call vote. NPR tonight covered a bit about the controversy around the amendment, and RH Reality Check has a number of relevant posts. As I mentioned yesterday, Christine has a couple of relevant posts and links to more resources at Our Bodies Our Blog as well. ...

Still here

Browsing — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Just have not been blogging. Until today. Will attempt to make this the first of many posts, not just a single posted excuse. (Source: Browsing)

Animals containing human material

Browsing — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The Academy of Medical Sciences has launched a new study of this, reported on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme this morning. This caught my ear, as it includes consideration of animals that contain a gene sequence of human origin.There is material about this study on the AMS website - a press release, some responses from partner organisations, and a fact sheet. The press release includes the scope of the study: "... to: examine the scientific, social, ethical, safety and regulatory aspects of research involving non-human embryos and animals containing human material". (Source: Browsing)

Nursing Times 2009 ( Vol. 105 No. 43)

Fade Library — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:45:22 +0100

This article looks at how an initiative using interprofessional practice learning teams helped multidisciplinary working as it enables students to understand each others’ roles. Contact the library for a copy of this articles Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Interprofessional Learning, Interprofessional Practice, Interprofessional Teams, Nurse Education, Practice Based Learning (Source: Fade Library)

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Journal of the American Medical Association (Vol. 302 No. 17)

Fade Library — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:28:10 +0100

Contents Fade Fave: Surgical mask vs N95 respirator for preventing influenza amongst health care workers Fade Skinny: Data about the effectiveness of the surgical mask compared with the N95 respirator for protecting health care workers is sparse. Given the likelihood that N95 respirators will be in short supply during the pandemic and unavailable in many countries, knowing the effectiveness of the surgical mask is of public health importance. An NHS Athens Password is required to access this article online, for a paper copy contact the library Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Clinical Trials, Communicable Diseases, H1N1, Randomised Controlled Trials, Respirator, Surgical Mask (Source: Fade Library)

Weekly News Round-Up, 11/8

Women's Health News — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:44:46 +0100

Christine has a post at Our Bodies Our Blog about the passage of the health reform legislation last night. She notes As I watched Democrats congratulate themselves, it was difficult to feel celebratory. Passage of the Stupak amendment — which bars a government-run insurance plan from offering abortion *and* prohibits women who receive government insurance subsidies from purchasing private plans that include abortion coverage — sucked a lot of the energy out of the room. She has a number of posts on health care reform and especially the Stupak amendment from yesterday, with links to a number of additional resources and roll call vote results, so I won’t try to duplicate all of that info here – I’m still trying to catch up on and absorb all of the intricacies. See Our B...

Friday Foolery #10. 6 x X-Rays

Laika's MedLibLog — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:26:03 +0100

“X-rays” were in the news this week, at least there was an illuminating exposure on Twitter. Here are 6 stories, half serious and half not so serious. [1] First, voters have picked the X-ray machine as the most important scientific invention (objects in science, engineering, technology and medicine), in a poll to celebrate the centenary of [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog)

Twitter Lists of Medical and other Scientific Journals

Laika's MedLibLog — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:33:43 +0100

In the previous two posts (“Biomedical Journals on Twitter” and List(s) of Tweeting Journals: Your Votes Please!) I introduced the Google-spreadsheet of (Bio-)medical Journals, manually compiled by the concerted effort of many people on Twitter. At a certain point other non-biomedical scientific journals were added, which made the list more complete, but less useful for [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog)

Our Bodies Ourselves House Party Featuring Judy Norsigian in Nashville This Month

Women's Health News — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:10:57 +0100

Judy Norsigian, executive director and co-founder of Our Bodies Ourselves, will be in Nashville later this month. During her visit, there will be a fundraising house party for OBOS graciously hosted in the home a couple of Nashville folks at 4 pm on Sunday, November 15. Attendees are asked to RSVP by phone; if you’re interested in attending, contact me and I’ll get you the details. As the invite states: Through their programs and publications, Our Bodies Ourselves provides accurate, accessible information on health, sexuality, and reproduction. Join us to learn how the book has grown into a global health movement, and find out how you can support the organization’s exciting work. Please bring your questions, ideas, and friends. I look forward to seeing you there! Posted in ...

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Health Care Haikus

Laika's MedLibLog — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:22:49 +0100

Dr Rob Lamberts of Musings of a Distractible Mind is holding a “Health Care Haiku Contest“. The actual contest is at his Facebook page. Inspired by the beautiful haiku of Dr. Ramona Bates of Suture for a Living, who also inspired T of Notes of an Anesthesioboist to write a Haiku, I started to write my [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog)

Vlogging: ‘Library 101′ and the AL

davidrothman.net — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:05:01 +0100

I’ve never videoblogged before and I’m not sure I’ll ever do it again, but it was fun to try. Please see embedded YouTube video below. Links mentioned in the embedded video above: http://davidrothman.net/category/library-20/ http://www.libraryman.com/blog/essays-on-101/ _______________ Feed-only Footer: Have you checked out our book yet? (Source: davidrothman.net)

Medlib’s Round 1.8. Call for submissions

Laika's MedLibLog — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:36:34 +0100

Highlight HEALTH will be hosting the next edition of the MedLib’s Round Blog Carnival, edition 1.8, next week on Tuesday, November 10th. Walter Jessen of Highlight Health: The Highlight HEALTH Network promotes health literacy by presenting reliable, credible sources of health and medical information. As such, the theme for this month’s edition of MedLib’s Round is Finding credible [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog)

Kroger Also Needs to Unlock the Condoms

Women's Health News — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:34:05 +0100

In the past year or so, I’ve seen a lot of effort toward convincing pharmacy/retail chain CVS to “unlock the condoms.” The argument is that, when these stores lock up the condoms in a special case, it creates barriers to access and gets in the way of people acting responsibly. Yes, ideally we’re all comfortable asking for help with access to condoms and store staff are professional and helpful and don’t tell our mamas in our small towns about it, but we don’t live in an ideal world. Cure CVS and Amplify have examples of the campaigns directed at CVS, which Feministing and others have also written about. Well, it’s definitely not just CVS. I had occasion recently to notice that my Kroger (grocery store) pharmacy was closed, and they keep all the c...

The Annual Poke & Prod – Helping Along the Medical Students

Women's Health News — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:24:24 +0100

Yesterday I went for my pelvic exam, which I often talk a little bit about here just because a) it’s obviously theme-related, and b) I figure the more open discussion, the better. I saw my provider in the workplace’s fancy new off-campus clinic, and had the chance to use the self check-in kiosk (where I updated my info and paid my co-pay) and to get one of the restaurant-style buzzers that would let me know when they were ready for me. Some people may find that impersonal, but idea behind the buzzers is that the clinic is located in a shopping area, so with this piece of technology people can wander away from the waiting area and shop. I was more excited that it allowed me to wander off to the restroom without worrying that they would call me during that time and I wouldn̵...

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New England Journal of Medicine 2009 (Vol 361 No 18)

Fade Library — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:30:42 +0100

This article looks at a 3-year open-label, multicenter trial in which 708 patients are evaluated along with the methods, results and conclusions of the trial. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Posted in Journals Tagged: Diabetes, Insulin, Trials (Source: Fade Library)

British Journal of General Practice 2009 (Vol 59 No 568)

Fade Library — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:20:45 +0100

This article aims to investigate GPs’ experiences of significant illness and how this affects their own subsequent practice. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Posted in Currently Watching, Journals Tagged: General Practitioners, Occupational Health and Safety, Qualitative Research, Stress (Source: Fade Library)

Ageing and Society 2009 (Vol 29 No 8)

Fade Library — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:04:58 +0100

This article looks at the consequences of childlessness among those aged 85 years or more living in rural Wales. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Posted in Journals Tagged: Childlessness, Family Life, Marital Status, Social Capital (Source: Fade Library)

Laika’s MedLibLog on the Longlist of the Dutch Bloggies!

Laika's MedLibLog — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:04:13 +0100

Laika’s MedLibLog is nominated for the Dutch Bloggies-awards. The Dutch Bloggies is a yearly contest by the foundation “Dutch Bloggies” that awards weblogs from Dutch-speaking regions. Besides the overall Most Popular Weblog and Best Microblog, there are longlists for 15 categories. There are 10 blogs on each longlist. Laika’s Medliblog is nominated for best blog in [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog)

Laika’s MedLibLog on the Longlist of the DutchBloggies!

Laika's MedLibLog — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:04:13 +0100

Laika’s MedLibLog is nominated for DutchBloggies-awards. The Dutchbloggies is a yearly contest by the foundation “Dutch Bloggies” that awards weblogs from Dutch-speaking regions. Besides the overall Most Popular Weblog and Best Microblog, there are longlists for 15 categories. There are 10 blogs on each longlist. Laika’s Medliblog is nominated for best blog in category Best health [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog)

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New England Journal of Medicine 2009 (Vol 361 No 17)

Fade Library — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:50:53 +0100

This article looks at the long-term renoprotective effect of intensified blood-pressure control among children who were receiving a fixed high dose of an angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Posted in Journals Tagged: Blood Pressure, Children, Renal Diseases (Source: Fade Library)

British Journal of Hospital Medicine 2009 (Vol 70 No 10)

Fade Library — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:34:26 +0100

This article reviews the current evidence for the diagnosis and management of peripheral arterial disease. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Posted in Journals Tagged: Peripheral Arterial Disease, Vascular Diseases (Source: Fade Library)

UK Health News 11/03/2009

Fade Library — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:35:18 +0100

Smoking while pregnant linked to behavioural problems in children – The Guardian 3rd November 2009 “Developing structure and function of the foetal brain at risk, research suggests” tags: Pregnancy, Smoking Cessation, Behaviour, children, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian My brain abscess and me – The Guardian 3rd November 2009 “I had no idea I had a potentially fatal infection. Now, after my life-saving surgery, I will never take my health for granted again” tags: Neurology, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian Are doctors ever really off duty? – The Guardian 3rd November 2009 “Which potentially serious symptoms would prompt them to stop and advise a stranger on a bus?” tags: Medical Staff, Health, News, UHN, The...

International Health News 11/03/2009

Fade Library — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:34:25 +0100

Bad moods ‘boost memory and judgement’ – Daily Telegraph 3rd November 2009 “Being in a bad mood may not be all gloom and doom after Australian scientists found that negative feelings improved judgement, boosted memory and made people less gullible. “ tags: Health, News, IHN, Daily Telegraph, Psychology, Decision Making Chronic snoring ‘may be affecting your golf handicap’ – Daily Telegraph 2nd November 2009 “Chronic snoring may impair your golf swing, researchers have found after players’ handicaps improved by three strokes following treatment. “ tags: Sleep, Snoring, Physical Activity, Health, News, IHN, Daily Telegraph Health News: A nicotine patch to help heal your wounds faster and how almon...

Cheshire and Merseyside Health News 11/03/2009

Fade Library — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:33:25 +0100

Awards for Sefton’s smoking advisers – Liverpool Echo 2nd November 2009 “SEFTON’S stop smoking advisers have been recognised for their accomplishments during the past 10 years. Four members of NHS Sefton’s SUPPORT stop smoking team, based at Litherland Town Hall Health Centre, received long service certificates at a special event at the House of Commons marking a decade of stop smoking services.” tags: smoking, Smoking Cessation, Quality, NHS, Health, News, CMHN, Liverpool Echo New boss for NHS Liverpool Community Health – Liverpool Echo 2nd November 2009 “A MERSEYSIDE health service has appointed a new Finance Director. Gary Andrews has taken up the role at NHS Liverpool Community Health. He has more than 15 years experience in the fi...

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Cumbria and Lancashire Health News 11/03/2009

Fade Library — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:32:03 +0100

New dental surgeries in Copeland – Carlisle News & Star 2nd November 2009 “Two new dental surgeries in Copeland will be officially opened this week. The Oasis Dental Care surgeries in Whitehaven and Workington have been up and running since summer and Copeland MP Jamie Reed will make the openings on Friday.” tags: Access, Dental Health, NHS, Health, News, CLHN, Carlisle News & Star Get serious about swine flu – North West Evening 2nd November 2009 “PEOPLE in Cumbria are being urged to take swine flu seriously. As the number of reported cases in the North West dropped slightly this week, NHS health officials want people to continue to be on the look out for symptoms.” tags: H1N1, Influenza, Pandemic, Health, News, CLHN, North West E...

Greater Manchester Health News 11/03/2009

Fade Library — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:31:14 +0100

Swine flu kills mum just days after she has baby -Manchester Evening News 2nd Novemebr 2009 “A YOUNG mum with swine flu has died in hospital just days after giving birth to her first child. Susan Ford was 35 weeks pregnant when she was admitted to Salford Royal Hospital with severe, flu-like symptoms. Her condition deteriorated rapidly and sahe was given an emergency caesarian section early the following day.” tags: H1N1, Pandemic, Influenza, Mortality, Pregnancy, Health, News, GMHN, Manchester Evening News Additional Stories Mother dies after catching swine flu – The Independent 3rd November 2009 Woman dies of swine flu days after giving birth – Daily Telegraph 3rd November 2009 Mother dies of swine flu just days after giving birth to first child – Daily Mai...

Journal of the American Medical Association 2009 (Vol. 302 No. 16)

Fade Library — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:08:26 +0100

The objective of this research is to assess the performance of liquid-based cytology compared with conventional cytology in terms of detection of histologically confirmed cervical intraepithelial neoplasia(CIN). Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Cervical Cancer, Cervical Screening, Cytology, Diagnostics, Liquid-Based Cytology (Source: Fade Library)

Hot News: Curry, Curcumin, Cancer & Cure

Laika's MedLibLog — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:37:19 +0100

*Hot* News via Twitter and various news media a few days ago. Big headlines tell the following in respectively The Sun, Herald, Ireland, BBC News / NHS Health and Reuters: Curry is a ‘cure for cancer‘ Spices in curry may help cure cancer Curry spice ‘kills cancer cells‘ Scientists say curry compound kills cancer cells The message of these headlines [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog)

Sunday News Round-Up, Monday Style – 11/2/09

Women's Health News — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:58:27 +0100

For at least part of the past weekend, I was busy attending the Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association’s annual conference in Memphis, TN, so the round-up is a bit delayed. A few things that caught my eye over the past week: Meharry Medical College in Nashville got a big grant to fund research in women’s health, eliminating cancer disparities and HIV/AIDS. A new edition of the Carnival Against Sexual Violence has been posted. Mom’s Tinfoil Hat is talking about conscience clauses and their responsible application. The National Women’s Law Center is doing a “Women’s Day of Action for Health Care Reform” blog-a-thon on Wednesday, Nov 4, and is asking women to sign up to “to blog, tweet or post for fair, affordable and comprehensive health...

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User Education Resources for Librarians — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:49:00 +0100

The New York Times Small Business section has a two-part article of possible interest to library staff:One Hundred Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never DoPart One http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/29/one-hundred-things-restaurant-staffers-should-never-do-part-one/Passing these around the next staff meeting should get some good discussion going on what constitutes good service in your library. (Source: User Education Resources for Librarians)

Pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza: clinical management guidelines for adults and children

Fade Library — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:05:36 +0100

Title: Pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza: clinical management guidelines for adults and children Skinny: Updates provisional guidance for the clinical management of adults and children with symptoms of influenza–like illness, severe influenza and complications, provided in 2007 by the British Infection Society, British Thoracic Society and Health Protection Agency in collaboration with the Department of Health. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 25p Published: 30/10/2009 Posted in Clinical Governance, Clinical Guidelines, Grey Literature, Influenza, NHS, Pandemic Tagged: Children, Clinical Guidelines, Grey Literature, H1N1, Influenza, Pandemic (Source: Fade Library)

Impact assessment of creation of the Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator

Fade Library — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:03:52 +0100

Title: Impact assessment of creation of the Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator Skinny: Regulatory impact assessment of the of creation of the Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 14p Published: 30/10/2009 Posted in Grey Literature, NHS Tagged: Grey Literature, NHS (Source: Fade Library)

NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting times figures, 30 September 2009

Fade Library — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:01:58 +0100

Title: NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting times figures, 30 September 2009 Skinny: Latest waiting times statistics. Key details are: Inpatient waiting times The number of patients, for whom English commissioners are responsible, waiting over the 26 weeks standard at the end of September 2009 was 47. The number of patients, for whom English commissioners are responsible, waiting over 13 weeks at the end of September 2009 was 49,500, an increase of 4,300 (9.6%) from August 2009, and a rise of 6,600 (15.3%) from September 2008. Outpatient waiting times The number of patients, for whom English commissioners are responsible, waiting over the 13 weeks standard for a first outpatient appointment following GP referral at the end of September 2009 was 101. The number of patients, for whom En...

Statutory Instruments Relating to Health

Fade Library — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:00:28 +0100

SI 2009 No. 2874. National Health Service, England. The Bolton Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2009 SI 2009 No. 2873. National Health Service, England. The Primary Care Trusts (Establishment and Dissolution) Amendment Order 2009 Posted in Legislation, NHS, Primary Care, Statutory Instruments Tagged: Dissolution, Establishment, Legislation, North West, Primary Care, Statutory Instruments (Source: Fade Library)

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Max4Health hand hygiene evaluation report

Fade Library — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:04:41 +0100

Title: Max4Health hand hygiene evaluation report Skinny: Sets out the results of an evaluation of the Max4Health hand hygiene campaign undertaken at Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust over a nine week period between February and April 2009 Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 16p Published: 23/10/2009 Posted in Grey Literature, Impact Assessments, Infection Control Tagged: Good Practice, Grey Literature, Hand Hygiene, Infection Control (Source: Fade Library)

Means to an end

Fade Library — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:03:03 +0100

Title: Means to an end (summary) Skinny: Reviews the joint financing and integrated care arrangements between NHS bodies and councils with adult social care responsibilities. It builds on our previous publication, Clarifying joint financing arrangements, that explained the practical implications and legislative framework for joint financing. The focus is on on learning disability, mental health and older people – areas where service users most often need health and social care. It provides recommendations and good practice aiming to help national and local bodies better understand the options available, how to use them and to achieve better outcomes for service users. Publisher: Audit Commission Size of Publication: 68p Published: 29/10/2009 Posted in Decision Making, Disabilities, E...

Children’s trusts: A briefing paper on improving financial management

Fade Library — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:01:24 +0100

Title: Children’s trusts: A briefing paper on improving financial management Skinny: Provides practical guidance on improving financial management in children’s trusts. The document supports our national report ‘Are we there yet?’, presenting the findings of research into the progress local councils and their partners are making in developing children’s trusts. Publisher: Audit Commission Size of Publication: 24p Published: 23/10/2009 Posted in Child Protection Services, Children, Grey Literature, Interagency Relations, Local Authorities, NHS, Paediatrics, Public Sector Tagged: Child Protection, Children's Trusts, Financial Management, Grey Literature, Interagency Relations, Local Authorities, NHS (Source: Fade Library)

Estimating drug harms: a risky business?

Fade Library — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:00:37 +0100

Title: Estimating drug harms: a risky business? Skinny: In this edited transcript of the 2009 Eve Saville lecture Professor Nutt discusses drug regulation and control, drugs politics and suggests a way forward on the drugs debate. Publisher: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, King’s College London Size of Publication: 13p Published: October 2009 Posted in Crime Prevention and Control, Drugs of Abuse, Grey Literature, Legislation, Public Health Tagged: Drugs of Abuse, Grey Literature, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Politics (Source: Fade Library)

International Journal of Palliative Nursing 2009 (Vol. 15 No. 10)

Fade Library — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:54:29 +0100

Contents Fade Fave: Using play therapy in paediatric palliative care: listening to the story and caring for the body Fade Skinny: Palliative care for children must address more than pain control and symptom management. Parents and caregivers of dying children find the transition to palliative care particularly difficult and nurses who understand the parents’ perspective can better support them. Nurses can offer to support the parents by listening to and reflecting the child’s hopes and fears expressed through play, thus facilitating the development of positive family relationships and healing during the dying process. Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Children, Palliative Care, Parents, Play Therapy (Source: Fade Library)

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Journal of the American Medical Association 2009 (Vol. 302 No. 15)

Fade Library — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:38:11 +0100

This article examines the relationship between CVD and the risk of hip fracture in twins and evaluates the relative association of genetics and lifestyle factors. Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Cardiovascular Diseases, Genetics, Hip Fracture, Lifestyle, Twins (Source: Fade Library)

Journal of the American Medical Association 2009 (Vol. 302 No. 15))

Fade Library — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:38:11 +0100

UK Health News 11/02/2009

Fade Library — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:35:17 +0100

Sacking threatens drug panel future – The Guardian 2nd November 2009 “Mass resignations have been predicted from the country’s drugs advisory panel in protest at Alan Johnson’s decision to axe its chairman for criticising the Government’s policy. At least two members of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) have quit since Professor David Nutt was sacked by the Home Secretary on Friday in a row that is threatening the panel’s future.” tags: Drugs of Abuse, Evidence Based Practice, Politics, Legisltion, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian Additional Stories David Nutt’s sacking provokes mass revolt against Alan Johnson – The Observer 1st November 2009 Expert enlisted. Speaks out. Gets sacked. It’s a traditio...

International Health News 11/02/2009

Fade Library — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:34:23 +0100

Malaria vaccine for Africa likely to be distributed from 2015 – The Times 2nd October 2009 “The first vaccine against malaria is likely to be distributed in Africa from 2015 after the “milestone moment” of the continent’s largest final-stage drug trial, scientists have told The Times. “ tags: Malaria, Immunisation, Health, News, Tropical Diseases, UHN, IHN, Developing Countries, The Times Scientists hope fake nerves could offer sense of touch for amputees with prosthetic limbs – Daily Mail 2nd November 2009 “Artificial nerves that allow people with false limbs to feel the heat from a coffee cup or the touch of another person’s hand are being developed by scientists. ‘Cyber-nerves’ are created from a revolutionary material...

Cheshire and Merseyside Health News 10/30-11/02/2009

Fade Library — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:33:24 +0100

Campaigner marks 10 years since Alder Hey organ scandal – Liverpool Echo 30th October 2009 “THE founder of an Alder Hey organ scandal support group has marked its 10th anniversary. Joan Wheeler, 59, of Wallasey, who began the Pity II group, had a commemorative bench installed next to her sons grave in Landican cemetery, Arrowe Park.” tags: Health News CMHN Liverpool Echo Ethics Pathology University of Liverpool researcher and Warrington Hospital worker John Gough struck off by HPC – Liverpool Echo 30th October 2009 “A HOSPITAL worker who claimed he kept body parts in his freezer has been struck off after lying about his qualifications. John Gough, who worked at Warrington Hospital and carried out orthopedic research at the Unive...

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Cumbria and Lancashire Health News 10/30-11/02/2009

Fade Library — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:32:29 +0100

Ormskirk hospital see surge in snoring cure inquiries – Ormskirk Advertiser 31st October 2009 “A MERSEYSIDE hospital offering a £3 injection to cure snoring has seen a surge of inquiries after the procedure featured in the ECHO. Consultants at Ormskirk hospital have so far treated 400 patients with the wonder injection, which is an effective alternative to painful surgery.” tags: Snoring, Sleep, CLHN, Health, News, Ormskirk Advertiser Swine flu blog: The anti-vaccination ‘militia’ – The Whitehaven News 1st November 2009 “Protesters are resorting to direct action against the vaccine. Deputy editor Alan Cleaver reports daily on the impact of swine flu in West Cumbria, with a particular slant on how the media and the public are reactin...

Greater Manchester Health News 10/30-11/02/2009

Fade Library — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:31:22 +0100

Pensioner trapped alone in ambulance for five hours – Manchester Evening News 31st October 2009 “A SICK pensioner was abandoned inside an ambulance for more than five hours after the its driver forgot about him and went home. The 65-year-old man was trapped inside the vehicle at Sharston ambulance station in Wythenshawe until he was found at 1.15am following a major police alert. “ tags: Manchester Evening News Ambulance Services GMHN Older People Professional Discipline Negligence Additional Stories Sick pensioner left abandoned in ambulance for over five hours after driver forgot about him – Daily Mail 31st October 2009 Patient left locked in ambulance – BBC Health News 31st October 2009 Ageism in the NHS to be made illeagal – Asian Image 1st Novem...

Nursing Times 2009 (Vol. 105 No. 42)

Fade Library — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:28:40 +0100

This article outlines the goals of the teenage pregnancy strategy, it’s progress in reducing conceptions over the last 10 years and the evidence in the effectiveness of these policies. Contact the Library for a copy of this article Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Evidence, Interventions, Teenage Pregnancy (Source: Fade Library)

UK Health News 10/30-11/1/2009

Fade Library — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:01:19 +0100

Drugs: Prejudice and political weakness have rejected scientific facts- The Observer 1st November 2009 “In dismissing David Nutt, its chief drugs adviser, the government has bowed to public mood” tags: Drugs of Abuse, Evidence Based Practice, Politics, Legisltion, Health, News, UHN, The Observer Additional Stories Sacked adviser: My kids took drugs- The Observer 1st November 2009 Row as minister sacks drugs adviser – The Guardian 31st October 2009 Drugs policy: Shooting up the messenger – The Guardian 31st October 2009 Ben Quinn: Professor Nutt’s sacking shows how toxic the drugs debate has become – The Guardian 31st October 2009 Chief drug adviser David Nutt sacked over cannabis stance – The Guardian 30th October 2009 A clear danger from cannabis...

International Health News 10/30-1/11/2009

Fade Library — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:00:23 +0100

‘One-stop’ test for breast cancer to end agonising wait for result – The Times 31st October 2009 “A new “one-step” test allows breast cancer patients to be treated directly if their disease has spread, meaning that they no longer have to wait weeks for test results to come back or undergo a second operation. Surgeons say that thousands of women undergoing surgery could benefit from the rapid diagnostic test, known as the breast lymph node assay. It is already being used at hospitals in Surrey and Portsmouth, and is due to be recommended for implementation across the NHS next year. “ tags: Breast Cancer, Diagnosis, IHN, UHN, Health, News, The Times Additional Story Case study: ‘A great relief to know at once’ – The Times 31st October 2009 Fit for work?...

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The New PubMed: Trick or Treat?

Laika's MedLibLog — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:15:11 +0100

After a long days work, when looking at the screen, there it was: PubMed’s new interface, so it seemed, But one blink – and it had gone… To come back the following dawn. The change itself was long announced, we could play with the new “Advanced”. Still I postponed and procrastinated, Pointless: the new PubMed couldn’t wait any [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog)

Draft Statutory Instrument Relating to Health

Fade Library — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:05:38 +0100

Draft SI 2009 No. XXXX. National Health Service, England. Social Care, England. Public Health, England. The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2009 Posted in Legislation, Statutory Instruments Tagged: Grey Literature, Legislation, Regulated Activities, Statutory Instruments (Source: Fade Library)

The Primary Medical Services (Directed Enhanced Services – Pandemic Influenza (H1N1) Vaccination Scheme) and Statement of Financial Entitlements (Amendment) (No. 6) Directions 2009

Fade Library — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:02:18 +0100

Title: The Primary Medical Services (Directed Enhanced Services – Pandemic Influenza (H1N1) Vaccination Scheme) and Statement of Financial Entitlements (Amendment) (No. 6) Directions 2009 Skinny: These Directions come into force from 30 October and require PCTs to offer to enter into a Directed Enhanced Service with their existing primary medical care contractors who hold a list of registered patients, by 13 November, to deliver the H1N1 vaccine to patients in the priority groups identified in the CMO letter of 13 August 2009. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 29p Published: 29/10/2009 Additional Document: Covering note Posted in Immunisation, Influenza, Legislation, Pandemic Tagged: H1N1, Immunisation, Influenza, Legislation, Pandemic, Regulations (Source: Fade Library)

Developing specialties in medicine: protocol for handling applications for new CCT specialties, new sub-specialties and for decommissioning specialties which are no longer needed

Fade Library — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:38:50 +0100

Title: Developing specialties in medicine Skinny: Lists the protocol for handling applications for new CCT specialties, and for decommissioning specialties which are no longer needed. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 20p Published: 28/10/2009 Posted in Grey Literature, Medical Education, Medical Specialties, Medical Staff, NHS Tagged: Education, Grey Literature, Medical Staff, Training (Source: Fade Library)

Birth to Five (2009 edition)

Fade Library — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:02:59 +0100

Title: Birth to Five 2009 Skinny: Birth to Five gives parents information on: becoming a parent taking care of yourself and your child finding practical help and support Birth to Five aims to: introduce parents to the Healthy Child Programme for the first years of life, explaining issues like immunisation as part of the universal service provided for all children provide a guide to the early years of life, ensuring mother, her partner and baby have support throughout this time explain, in an encouraging and engaging manner, the different aspects of the first five years of life, ensuring optimal health and wellbeing of all involved reinforce and act as an addition to the advice from midwives and health visitors, ensuring they have support in their profession. Publisher: DH Size of Publi...

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The Pregnancy Book 2009

Fade Library — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:56:02 +0100

Title: The Pregnancy Book 2009 Skinny: Updated to reflect new policies, changing social trends and advice and guidance. The Pregnancy Book is a complete guide to: a healthy pregnancy labour and childbirth the first weeks with a new baby The Pregnancy Book aims to: support the mother, her partner and baby throughout the whole process explain the different aspects of pregnancy, ensuring optimal health and wellbeing of all involved help midwives and health visitors explain the pregnancy process and act as an addition to their advice, ensuring they have support in their work. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 196p Published: 29/10/2009 Posted in Grey Literature, Health Promotion, Obstetrics Tagged: Grey Literature, Health Education, Health Promotion, Patient Information, Pregnancy ...

H1N1 swine flu vaccination programme: Information materials and vaccine schedule information

Fade Library — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:47:09 +0100

Title: Information materials and vaccine schedule information Skinny: Dear Colleague letter about the information materials for the H1N1 swine flu vaccination programme that are now published on the Department of Health website. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 2p Published: 28/10/2009 Posted in Influenza, Pandemic Tagged: Grey Literature, H1N1, Immunisation, Influenza, Pandemic (Source: Fade Library)

Women’s Health Week at Vanderbilt – Day 3, Tennessee Women’s Health

Women's Health News — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:46:17 +0100

Yesterday I was able to attend another presentation as part of Vanderbilt’s Women’s Health Week, featuring Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice and Dr. Gloria Richard-David of Meharry Medical College and Dr. Katherine Harmann of Vanderbilt who conducted a panel discussion on the state of women’s health in Tennessee. They centered the discussion around their collaborative work on the 2009 Tennessee Women’s Health Report Card, which I’ve posted about previously. Briefly, the report characterizes the health status of women in the state on measures such as cause of death, STIs, and reproductive health, comparing 2002 and 2007 data and grading our status for improvement/worsening and comparison to Healthy People 2010 goals. When asked about what might have surprised them when ...

User Education Resources for Librarians — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:58:00 +0100

New report on Twitter and Status Updating from the Pew Internet & American Life Project: http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/17-Twitter-and-Status-Updating-Fall-2009.aspxFrom the site: "Some 19% of internet users now say they use Twitter or another service to share updates about themselves, or to see updates about others." I thought this information might be of use to all of our library service planning. (Source: User Education Resources for Librarians)

UK Health News 10/29/2009

Fade Library — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:51:36 +0100

Alcohol worse than ecstasy – drugs chief – The Guardian 29th October 2009 “Alcohol and tobacco are more harmful than many illegal drugs, including LSD, ecstasy and cannabis, according to a paper from a drugs expert. Professor David Nutt, chairman of the government’s advisory committee on the misuse of drugs, criticised politicians for “distorting” and “devaluing” the research evidence in the debate over illicit drugs.” tags: Smoking, Alcohol, Health, News, Drugs of Abuse, UHN, The Guardian Additional Stories Alcohol more dangerous than LSD, says drug adviser – The Independent 29th October 2009 LSD less dangerous than alcohol, says government’s drug adviser – The Times 29th October 2009 Alcohol is worse for you than Ec...

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International Health News 10/29/2009

Fade Library — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:50:06 +0100

‘Death tourism’ leads Swiss to consider ban on assisted suicide – The Guardian 28th October 2009 “The Swiss government is considering restricting or even banning organised assisted suicide in an attempt to reduce so-called “death tourism”. Swiss authorities want to ensure euthanasia is a last resort for the terminally ill, amid fears their current laws on assisted suicide could be open to abuse. A study last year suggested more and more people seeking help to die in Switzerland did not have a terminal illness.” tags: Suicide, Ethics, Euthanasia, Health, News, IHN, The Guardian Donor lungs could be ‘refurbished’ with IL-10 gene therapy – The Times 29th October 2009 “Donated lungs that have to be discarded becau...

Cheshire and Merseyside Health News 10/29/2009

Fade Library — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:49:34 +0100

Strike threat looms over Liverpool Women’s Hospital – Liverpool Daily Post 29th October 2009 “STRIKE action could hit Liverpool Women’s Hospital, plunging wards into chaos. Support staff including porters, cleaners, canteen workers and telephone operators have asked their union, Unison, to prepare for a ballot on industrial action if their next pay packet does not contain back pay owed by their employers Sodexo.” tags: Industrial Relations, Hospitals, Health, News, CMHN, Liverpool Daily Post £3 cure for Merseyside’s snoring problem – Liverpool Daily Post 29th October 2009 “DOCTORS at a Merseyside hospital are pioneering a £3 injection that could cure the region’s snoring problem. Consultants at Southport & Ormskirk hospital are the only team in B...

Cumbria and Lancashire Health News 10/29/2009

Fade Library — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:48:02 +0100

Don’t miss your breast screening, says NHS – The Whitehaven News 28th October 2009 “WOMEN are being urged to attend their breast screening appointment as every year around 9,000 across Cumbria fail to turn up. Health professionals say those 21 per cent could be putting their health at risk. “ tags: Breast Cancer, Mass Screening, Womens Health, Health, News, CMHN, The Whitehaven News Children quizzed on health – Carlisle News and Star 28th October 2009 “YOUNG people are being asked to shape how healthcare for families is delivered across Cumbria. Children’s and young people’s health services are currently being changed across Cumbria to make things easier for both children and families who need to access treatment.” tags: NHS, Young People, Stakehol...

Greater Manchester Health News 10/29/2009

Fade Library — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:35:51 +0100

Suspended children’s chief hits back at council boss – Manchester Evening News 29th October 2009 “A CHILDREN’S services boss who was suspended in the aftermath of the murder of a toddler has launched a counter attack against a town hall chief. Jill Baker was in charge of the department at Salford when two-year-old Demi Leigh Mahon was beaten to death by her babysitter. “ tags: Social Services, Local Authorities, Health, News, GMHN, Manchester Evening News Wigan priest dies of swine flu – Manchester Evening News 29th October 2009 “A PRIEST has died after catching swine flu. Father Edward O’Toole, of St Edward’s RC Church and St Cuthbert’s RC Church in Wigan, contracted the disease after visiting the popular Catholic ...

Another 15 Minutes…Health News from the Fade Library 28th October 2009 Podcast

Fade Library — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:34:56 +0100

Standard Podcasts [ 24:44m] Posted in Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade, Mass Media, Podcasts (Source: Fade Library)

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At Our Bodies Our Blog: ePatients, Cancer Screening, Health Care

Women's Health News — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:24:57 +0100

At Our Bodies Our Blog, I have recent posts on ePatients and participatory medicine, and on revisiting breast cancer screening guidelines. C also has something on U.S. healthcare myths and facts and health reform. Posted in Access, Rights, & Choice, Boobs, Cancer, Government, News Round-Ups (Source: Women's Health News)

Health service Journal 2009 (29th October)

Fade Library — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:00:50 +0100

Fade Fade: DH to challenge Europe on overseas treatment Fade Skinny: The Department of Health is preparing itself for a challenge through the European Court of Justice on the rights of UK citizens to be treated abroad at the NHS’s expense. (Print subscription held at Fade Library Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Current Awareness, Europe, Journals, Treatment (Source: Fade Library)

Journal of Health Economics 2009 (Vol. 28 No. 5)

Fade Library — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:00:39 +0100

content page Fade Fave: Coughs and sneezes spread diseases: An empirical study of absenteeism and infectious illness Fade Skinny: This paper incorporates some theoretical ideas from the study of the epidemiology of infectious illness into a model of worker absence. The paper then seeks to quantify such infection effects by examining a personnel dataset which allows us to track daily absence decisions of a group of industrial workers employed in the same factory. We find significant effects of our measure of sickness in the (rest of the) workforce on the absence probabilities of individual workers, and offer a suggestion on how this might be used by managers to gauge the extent of illness transmission within the workplace. (FADE holds a print copy) Posted in Current Awareness, Journal...

The Google Wave directory of helpful waves!

DigiCMB — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:51:00 +0100

Discussion 0.0 Wave Guide: Waves Greatest Hits Welcome to Google \/\/ave Other useful or interesting links: Librarians Wave Directory eResearch Community Wave Research Collaborations in Wave HTML Gadget - Add HTML to your Wave #hcsmeu Gathering together all Europeans* interested in healthcare: patients, healthcare professionals, pharma, national/private health institutions, content providers, legal interests http://is.gd/4mlIh (4/8/09) EMTACL10 : Emerging technologies in Academic Libraries ( Public Wave ) — the international conference for cutting-edge technological developments in libraries within higher-education. This item is automatically generated from the DIGICMB Blog of Guus van de den Brekel (Source...

Health Journalism and the Patient Safety Movement

Barnett-Briggs Unfiltered — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:19:00 +0100

UCSF's own Robert Wachter has published another well-written, thought-provoking commentary, this time on the contribution that the media makes in the patient safety effort. Titled "The media: an essential, if sometimes artibrary, promoter of patient safety", it appears in AHRQ's Morbidity & Mortality Rounds on the Web and includes an interview with Charles Ornstein, Pulitzer prize-winning health care journalist.Especially interesting to me was Ornstein's explanation of how health care reporters get their leads and how good journalists provide balance and perspective (how bad is this compared to other hospitals?) as well as just getting the facts straight on what are often very complex topics. (Source: Barnett-Briggs Unfiltered)

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Clinical professionals brief on swine flu vaccination

Fade Library — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:12:11 +0100

Title: Clinical professionals brief on swine flu vaccination Skinny: Information for clinicians about swine flu vaccination from Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS Medical Director. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 17p Published: 28/10/2009 Posted in Influenza, Pandemic Tagged: Grey Literature, H1N1, Immunisation, Pandemic (Source: Fade Library)

Health and social care workers and pandemic influenza: information for staff who are pregnant or in other at-risk groups

Fade Library — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:07:04 +0100

Title: Health and social care workers and pandemic influenza: information for staff who are pregnant or in other at-risk groups Skinny: Guidance giving advice on protecting healthcare employees who are pregnant or in one of the other at risk groups identified for (H1N1) 2009 flu (swine flu). Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 12p Published: 28/10/2009 Posted in Influenza, Pandemic Tagged: Grey Literature, H1N1, Infection Control, Influenza, Pandemic, Pregnancy (Source: Fade Library)

core journals bibliography

Organization Monkey — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:39:09 +0100

“Neither formulas nor use statistics alone, nor intuition, experience, or pseudo-scholarship alone will suffice in building good collections.” – Paul Metz* These are the touchstone articles that are informing our methodology for developing a core journal list at our library: Corby, Katherine. 2003. Constructing core journal lists: mixing science and alchemy. portal: Libraries and the Academy 3(2):207-217. ["The core list must not be a total list of serials in a library collection or research discipline, but only the central, most heavily used part" (p. 208). Summary: outlines possible methodologies for list making: citation analysis, Impact Factor, faculty surveys, cost per use] Joswick, Kathleen E., and Jeanne Koekkoek Stierman. 1997. The core list mirage: a comparis...

Delivering Same-Sex Accommodation (DSSA): principles

Fade Library — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:13:26 +0100

Title: Delivering Same-Sex Accommodation (DSSA): principles Skinny: Seventeen principles have been developed to ensure each organisation delivers the highest standards of privacy and dignity within all areas of a hospital, other trusts and providers. They should be usied in conjunction with other guidance. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 2p Published: 28/10/2009 Posted in Grey Literature, Hospitals, NHS, NHS Estates, Quality, Standards Tagged: Dignity, Ethics, Grey Literature, Hospitals, NHS Estates, Organisational Design, Privacy, Quality (Source: Fade Library)

National Self Care Awareness Week, 9 – 15 November 2009 – Communications pack

Fade Library — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:02:27 +0100

Title: Self Care Week Communications Pack information Skinny: Provides information, promotional material, and key messages to help your organisation support Self Care week. Self Care week aims to raise awareness of the information and resources available to help the public and especially those with a long term condition take control of their own health and wellbeing. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 6p Published: 27/10/2009 Posted in Communication, Grey Literature, Health Promotion, NHS, Self Care Tagged: Communication, Grey Literature, Health Education, Health Promotion, NHS, Public Relations, Self Care (Source: Fade Library)

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Charging for residential care: the property disregard and partners under 60

Fade Library — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:01:39 +0100

Title: Charging for residential care: the property disregard and partners under 60 Skinny: Letter seeking views on the proposal to amend the 1992 regulations to reflect the longstanding policy and practice of disregarding property where a partner aged under 60 continues to reside in the family home. A draft of the proposed amending regulations can be downloaded. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 2p Published: 27/10/2009 Posted in Financial Management, Grey Literature, Housing, Older People, Primary Care, Residential Care Tagged: Financial Management, Grey Literature, Regulations, Residential Care (Source: Fade Library)

Stock Management System training manuals

Fade Library — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:00:29 +0100

Title: SMS user guide for antiviral collection point Skinny: Training manuals to provide guidance to users of the Stock Management System for antivirals. The Stock Management System (SMS) provides the DH and the NHS Users with an effective tool to manage the distribution of antivirals to PCTs and collection points in the event of a pandemic. It will provide stock level information, reports and the ability to record issuance from GP prescribed antiviral information, along with the management of full issuance from the collection point via the NPFS system. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 53p Published: 27/10/2009 Additional Manuals: SMS user guide for Primary Care Trust users SMS user guide for Strategic Health Authority (SHA) SMS user guide for NICC users Posted in Grey Li...

UK Health News 10/28/2009

Fade Library — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:34:29 +0100

Patients with cancer to be assessed for depression – The Guardian 28th October 2009 “GPs must assess people with chronic diseases to see whether they are suffering from depression, under new guidelines” tags: Chronic Diseases, Depression, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Anti Depressants, Drug Therapy, Counselling, Health, News, UHN, Evidence Based Practice, Financial Management, Cost-Effectiveness, Diagnosis, The Guardian Additional Stories Millions with chronic illnesses ’should be checked for signs of depression’ – Daily Telegraph 28th October 2009 ‘Talk therapy’ for the depressed – BBC Health News 28th October 2009 Melissa Viney asks if the new benefit testing penalise genuinely ill people – The Guardian 28th October 2...

International Health News 10/28/2009

Fade Library — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:33:55 +0100

Link between migraine and stroke – The Independent 28th October 2009 “Young women who suffer from migraines with visual disturbances and who smoke and take the contraceptive pill are at a higher risk of stroke, research suggests. Migraine doubles the chances of a stroke if accompanied by aura (temporary visual or sensory disturbances) according to the research, published online in the British Medical Journal.” tags: Stroke, Migraine, Womens Health, Health, News, IHN, The Independent Additional Stories Severe migraine sufferers ‘twice as likely to have a stroke’ – Daily Telegraph 28th October 2009 ‘Aura’ migraines a stroke risk – BBC Health News 28th October 2009 US up to 55 million swine flu vaccine doses short – The Ind...

Cheshire and Merseyside Health News 10/28/2009

Fade Library — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:32:53 +0100

Fast-track service for sexual health in city – Liverpool Daily Post 28th October 2009 “A FAST-TRACK pilot scheme allowing people to access sexual health services in 15 minutes has been launched in Liverpool. The Central Abacus clinic, in Dale Street, will run the scheme for six weeks on Tuesdays, between 4pm and 6pm.” tags: Sexual Health, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Health, News, Health Services, CMHN, Liverpool Daily Post Liverpool heart and chest hospital appoints new chairman – Liverpool Echo 27th October 2009 “A LIVERPOOL hospital has appointed a new chairman. Neil Large has taken the helm at Liverpool heart and chest hospital, in Broadgreen. Mr Large has been a non executive director of the hospital since October 2007 and acting chairm...

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Cumbria and Lancashire Health News 10/28/2009

Fade Library — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:31:12 +0100

Women put health at risk – North West Evening Mail 27th October 2009 “AROUND 9,000 women put their health at risk – by not attending breast screening appointments. Health officials say 78.9 per cent of 42,700 Cumbrian women aged between 50 and 70 attended an appointment in 2007/08.” tags: Mass Screening, Breast Cancer, Womens Health, Health, News, CLHN, North West Evening Mail Nine thousand Cumbrian women ignore breast cancer screening invite – Carlisle News & Star 27th October 2009 “Nine thousand Cumbrian women are putting themselves at risk of breast cancer by ignoring screening invites. Latest figures show that every year more than 20 per cent of women in the county invited for routine breast screening appointments do not attend.”...

Greater Manchester Health News 10/28/2009

Fade Library — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:30:58 +0100

Inquiry launched into flaws in A&E figures at Royal Bolton Hospital – the Bolton News 27th October 2009 “ROYAL Bolton Hospital has launched an inquiry into the way one of its key targets is recorded after bosses found flaws in the figures. Hospitals are expected to admit, discharge or transfer 98 per cent of Accident and Emergency patients within four hours of entry. “ tags: Accident and Emergency Departments, Statistical Data, Ethics, Quality, Health, News, GMHN, The Bolton News Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. Posted in Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade, Mass Media (Source: Fade Library)

Another 15 Minutes…Health News from the Fade Library 28th October 2009 Podcast

Fade Library — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:29:35 +0100

Standard Podcasts [ 16:52m] Posted in Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade, Mass Media, Podcasts (Source: Fade Library)

De Ivoren Toren van Thomése

Laika's MedLibLog — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:06:13 +0100

By way of exception I write a Dutch blog post to respond to an article in a Dutch Newspaper ridiculing speakers, writers, chatting and twittering people in a long-winded (3 pages) pompous, “literary” way, saying that they are terrorizing dictators. Although the writer, Thomése, might be right in some respects (all people want to express [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog)