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Database Reloads and Updating

November 28, 2012 - 2:06pm by Lynn Sette

Annually at this time of year, database producers including the National Library of Medicine update their databases with new subject headings.What does this mean for you?It means the database will not be updated until the reload is complete, also if you receive an alerting update for newly added citations, it will stop temporarily.This maintenance usually takes only 1-2 weeks.  Call us if you have any questions 203-737-4065.

GIDEON

November 12, 2012 - 2:58pm by Lynn Sette

A global infectious disease database designed to assist in diagnosing infectious diseases and staying current on the latest trends in epidemiology and treatment. Used for diagnosis and reference in the field of tropical and infectious diseases, epidemiology, microbiology and antimicrobial chemotherapy. GIDEON has 3 modules: Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, and Occupational Toxicology.

Award winning film "Twero: The Road to Health" Showing on Nov. 5th

October 27, 2012 - 6:32pm by Mark Gentry

Don't miss the chance to view this film by 2012 Yale School of Medicine graduate Michael Otremba, MD.  This documentary follows a Ugandan journalist who investigates how patients often must seek care outside of an underfunded and overburdened public system. Desperate for help, patients are turning to an unregulated private health sector, where services are accessible, but at a significant cost. When patients cannot pay their medical bills, doctors are resorting to imprisoning them.  Dr. Otremba, currently a Postdoctoral Associate at the Yale School of Medicine,  received the "Innovative Learning through Electronic Theses & Dissertations" from the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in August.  Most recently, he won best documentary feature at this years' NYLA International FIlm Festival.  You can read more about his work in the latest issue of Yale Medicine The film will be shown on Monday, November 5 at 6:10pm in Room 129 at the Yale Law School.  A Q&A session with the director follows. This showing is sponsored by the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights.

POPLINE

October 26, 2012 - 1:42pm by Lynn Sette

Need information on population, family planning or reproductive health and development? Popline is a comprehensive international resource on these topics plus research in contraceptive methods, family planning services, research in human fertility, maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS in developing countries, program operations and evaluation, demography, and other related health, law, and policy issues.  POPLINE helps program managers, policy makers, and service providers in low-resource countries and in development-supportive agencies and organizations gain access to the population literature.  POPLINE includes journal articles and other scientific, technical, and programmatic publications as well as unpublished documents and project reports (gray literature). The majority of items are published from 1970 to the present, however, there are selected citations dating back to 1827. What's New The Journal of Development Effectiveness publishes papers reporting evidence of impact of development interventions.  The September 2012 special issue highlights why systematic reviews should be an important component of evidence-informed development policy and practice. POPLINE includes these articles from the September 2012 issue: Why do we care about evidence synthesis? An introduction to the special issue on systematic reviews. How to do a good systematic review of effects in international development: a tool kit. Systematic reviews: from 'bare bones' reviews to policy relevance. Narrative approaches to systematic review and synthesis of evidence for international development policy and practice.  

Exhibit: Medicine at Work

October 9, 2012 - 2:45pm by Melissa Grafe

Medicine at Work: A Selection of Instruments and Materials from the Medical Historical Library September 22nd, 2012-January 13th,2013 Medicine at Work, on view beginning September 22nd in the Rotunda of the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library and foyer of Sterling Hall, exhibits instruments, prints, catalogs, fee bills, and books describing and depicting a variety of medical work. Surgical operations and tools, trepanation, electrotherapy, anesthesia, bandaging, and dissection and toxicology are a sample of some of the medical work that happened in the past, and continue today. This exhibit will use selections for the collections of the Medical Historical library to provide context for the tools and materials used in medicine and surgery.  Among its significant collections, the Medical Historical library has approximately 600 medical and scientific instruments and over 7000 prints, posters, and drawings.  

Exhibit: Nurses

October 2, 2012 - 1:53pm by Susan Wheeler

On view in the Hallway September 22 through January 14, 2013. Nurses Selected from the Historical Medical Poster Collection and the Collection of Prints and Drawings Dan Smith, U.S.A. 20th century Complete Your Education Then Come With Me  c. 1917-1918 Purchased through the John F. Fulton Fund 2010 John Mills U.S.A. active 20th century Help! c.1917-1918 Purchased through the Kent Ellis Fund 2008 F. Samuels Brummer U.S.A. 20th century Take a Red Cross Home Nursing Course c. 1943-1945 Purchased through the John F. Fulton Fund 2010 Doctors are Scarce 1943 for the Office of War Information Purchased through the Kent Ellis Fund 2010

The Cochrane Library: New Search Interface

September 24, 2012 - 1:01pm by Lynn Sette

Users will see major changes to the layout of search pages of the Cochrane Library and can now use a new range of search features including: Updated display of search resultsAbility to view search terms and results on the same pageAbility to insert lines and add one search to anotherImproved MeSH look-up featureHover-over Tool Tips giving a brief explanation of the functionsAuto-suggest features within both basic and MeSH search functionsAll previously saved searches will be transferred onto the new search platform, with no action required.For help with the new interface, try the Cochrane Library Tour.

The New Haven Green: Heart of a City

September 13, 2012 - 1:10pm by Lynn Sette

Beaumont Medical Club LectureSeptember 14, 2012 5:00 p.m.Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical LibraryThe New Haven Green: Heart of a Cityby Ms. Karyl EvansProducer and DirectorKaryl Evans is a documentary film maker whose work has been recognized with five Emmy awards.  Ms. Evans’ recent films have dealt with Connecticut history and include films about African-Americans in Connecticut, the Amistad revolt, and the Grove Street Cemetery.  She was the producer and director of the recent film celebrating the 200th anniversary of Yale School of Medicine.  Her presentation to the Beaumont club will be a discussion and a screening of her most recent film, a history of the New Haven Green.Ms. Evans is an Associate Fellow of Jonathan Edwards College and a member of the Beaumont Medical Club.                  Tea will be served at 4:30 in the Beaumont Room

Embase Available from the Medical Library

September 12, 2012 - 12:26pm by Lynn Sette

Embase delivers comprehensive and authoritative information from more than 7,600 peer-reviewed journals.  Core strengths of Embase include in-depth information on drug development or use, toxicology and adverse drug reactions, the development and use of medical devices, evidence based medicine, pharmacoeconomics plus the international biomedical literature from 1947 to the present. Embase can help you to: Efficiently and comprehensively locate information required to support Evidence Based Medicine and deliver systematic reviews of the literature. Discover biomolecular disease mechanisms Advance new drug discovery and development Determine the status and progress of clinical research Comply with legislation and regulations for drug safety and pharmacovigilance Study precise drug information, including, adverse events, comparisons and therapy
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