FYI - Swine Influenza and Micromedex

From Thomson regarding Micromedex:

"In response to the recent outbreak of Swine Influenza (H1N1), Thomson Reuters has updated the MICROMEDEX drug, disease, and patient education content to reflect the most recent CDC guidelines published on 4/27/09.

The MICROMEDEX content already includes detailed information on the treatment of influenza. We continue to closely monitor the guidelines provided by the CDC specific to the swine influenza outbreak and will update this information accordingly."

New books for COPHS in the Swilley Library

Ethics and professionalism: a guide for the physician assistant
R697.P45 E84 2008

Litt's drug eruption reference manual including drug interactions
RL803 .D78 2009

Antibiotics, simplified
RM267 .G27 2009


The pharmacy informatics primer
RS122.2 .P44 2009

ImmunoFacts: vaccines and immunologic drugs
RM281 .G73 2009


Biochemistry: the molecular basis of life
QD415 .M36 2009

Meyler's side effects of psychiatric drugs
RM315 .M479 2009


The pharmacist's guide to evidence-based medicine for clinical decision making
RS92 .B765 2008

Applied therapeutics: the clinical use of drugs
RM262 .A65 2009

New from the National Library of Medicine

"The Dietary Supplements Labels Database offers information about ingredients in more than 3,000 selected brands of dietary supplements. Ingredients of dietary supplements in this database are linked to other National Library of Medicine databases such as MedlinePlus and PubMed to allow users to understand the characteristics of ingredients and view the results of research pertaining to them, including the following characteristics:

• Uses in humans
• Adverse effects
• Mechanism of action

The Database can be searched by brand names, uses noted on product labels, specific active ingredients, and manufacturers."

New Books for Check Out @ Swilley

Drug delivery systems
RS199.5 .D77 2008

Essential clinical procedures
R697.P45 C56 2007

Macromolecular drug delivery : methods and protocols
QH506 .M45 2009

Antimicrobial resistance : problem pathogens and clinical countermeasures
QR177 .A588 2008

Vaccine adjuvants and delivery systems
QR189 .V232 2007

Physician assistant : a guide to clinical practice
R697.P45 P48 2008

AIDS vaccine development : challenges and opportunities
QR189.5.A33 A34 2007

Alternative medicine? : a history
R733 .B58 2007

Pneumococcal vaccines : the impact of conjugate vaccine
QR189.5.P58 P54 2008

Case studies in pharmacy ethics
RS100.5 .V43 2008


Presentation zen simple ideas on presentation design and delivery
HF5718.22 .R39 2008

Medicinal natural products : a biosynthetic approach
RS160 .D48 2009

Evidence-based medical ethics : cases for practice-based learning
R724 .S585 2008

Modified-release drug delivery technology
RS201.C64 M63 2008

Palliative medicine : a case-based manual
R726.8 .M23 2005

McMinn's clinical atlas of human anatomy
QM25 .M23 2008

Comprehensive pharmacy review & Comprehensive pharmacy review practice exams
RS97 .P49 2010

The SAGE handbook of curriculum and instruction
LB2806.15 .S24 2008

Embracing our mortality : hard choices in an age of medical miracles
R726.8 .S3384 2008

RefWorks Training

Swilley Library provides you with access to RefWorks, an "online research management, writing and collaboration tool designed to help researchers easily gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies."

Similar to EndNotes, training for RefWorks will be held during three walk-in classes at Swilley Library in the Hendricks Classroom (downstairs).

Wednesday, March 25, 1PM to 1:45PM
OR
Thursday, March 26, 11AM to 11:45AM
OR
Tuesday, March 31, 4:15PM to 5PM

These sessions are for staff, faculty and students. For further information contact Librarian Peter Otto at 678-547-6256 or otto_pj@mercer.edu.

New Science Direct Titles Available

We now have numerous health sciences titles available through Science Direct. Just log in with your MUID. (Note that the holdings may not be "through present" on all titles.)

Here are some sample titles:

-Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
-Advanced Powder Technology
-American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy
-Atherosclerosis
-Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
-Clinical Nutrition
-Disease-a-month
-Evidence-based Healthcare
-Fertility and Sterility
-International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Processes
-International Journal of Medical Informatics
-Journal of Controlled Release
-Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
-Journal of Voice
-Kidney
-Lancet, Infectious Diseases
-Metabolism
-Patient Education and Counseling
-Pharmacological Research
-Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
-Seminars in Integrative Medicine
-Stem Cell Research
-Women's Health Medicine

BUT WAIT, there's more!

-Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
-Drug Discovery Today: Disease Mechanisms
-Drug Discovery Today: Disease Models
-European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics
-Food and Chemical Toxicology
-Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation
-Journal of Pediatrics
-Legal Medicine
-Menopause
-Seminars in Integrative Medicine
-Surgical Clinics
-Tetrahedron
-Vaccine
-Vascular Pharmacology

And even more on the website - check it out!

Online Access to AHA Circulation Journals

Swilley Library has joined with the Mercer School of Medicine to present the full Circulation journals package.

• Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
• Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics
• Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging
• Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions
• Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
• Circulation: Heart Failure

Access them through the Swilley journals home page.

"World's highest drug levels entering India stream"; rise of antibiotic bacterial resistance a concern

from the AP.

"Last year, The Associated Press reported that trace concentrations of pharmaceuticals had been found in drinking water provided to at least 46 million Americans. But the wastewater downstream from Indian plants contained 150 times the highest levels detected in the U.S."

U.S. News calls Pharmacists AND Physician Assistants a "Best Career" in 2009

Check out the career profiles of the pharmacist and physician assistant professions. These are 2 out of 30 being reviewed as "Best Careers" in 2009 (as is Librarian!). The reader comments sections are especially interesting; many varied views and opinions.

The Latest on Drug Makers Ethical Wrong Doing

"Drug Maker Said to Pay Ghostwriters for Journal Article"

Wyeth has been implicated in ghostwriting positive reviews of their own products. Again.

Thoughts? Anyone?

Free Online Anatomy Site

WinkingSkull.com from Thieme Publishers is a free online resource you can use for brushing up on your anatomy identification skills. The site lets you study anatomy, then test yourself against a timer and see your test results instantly. WinkingSkull.com has even more features available with free registration.

Changes to PubMed Summary Display

PubMed has changed the way it displays the summary of your searches. Go here for the full press release.

Science Direct - Freedom Collection (trial ends 11/30/08)

Mercer University currently has access to a trial of the Science Direct Freedom Collection of online journals for your preview. The title list consists primarily of science and health science titles, but business and economics journals are also well represented.

This trial is relatively short, so please make it a priority to preview and evaluate this database.

Thank you!

Receive notification of new research from PubMed

By signing up for "My NCBI" through NLM's PubMed you can tailor searches to your own criteria and have periodic automatic updates sent to yourself via email.

Use this link to find out how.

Scopus product trial

The Swilley Library is running a test trial of Scopus, "the largest abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources." Authors can find out who is citing them, and how many citations an article or an author has received. You can also analyze citations for a particular journal issue, volume or year.

Scopus is similar to the current product we use, Web of Science. The trial is IP-based so test it on campus.

Scopus contains, "36 million records, of which:

• 18 million records include references going back to 1996 (75% include references)
• 18 million pre-1996 records go back as far as 1823"
  

Please take it for a test drive and LET US KNOW what you think.

Did you know?

The world's first Open Access Day was October 14, 2008?


Do you want to publish your own materials and keep the copyrights? Do you want to make your research available to everyone? Learn how from the Open Access resources below.

First go to Peter Suber's site for an overview. He's the OA guru and can simplify the terms and concepts for you.

Go to the Association of Research Libraries to find out more about SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). SPARC works to create scholarly communication models and find ways for publishers and authors to work together.

Look for journals in your subject area at the Directory of Open Access Journals.

Create your own copyrighted documents at Eprints.

Everyday Miracles : Medical Imagery in Ex-Votos

The National Library of Medicine's History of Medicine division has an new online exhibition. "Everyday Miracles" displays artistic renderings of seriously ill patients and the saints that cured their illness. "Ex-votos" are paintings of primal energy and experience that illustrate the link between good health and the power of prayer.

Where are your patients getting health information?

Be ready for the coming “democratization of health care”. According to the New York Times, patients go to the internet first to find health information, not their care providers. Read these articles to familiarize yourself with their search techniques and learn about the resources they use.
Logging On for a Second (or Third) Opinion

You’re Sick. Now What? Knowledge Is Power

Pharmacy Students - need more cash?

There is an open calculus tutoring position available in the Academic Resource Center. The ARC is located in Swilley Library, Room 138. The position is for late afternoon/evening hours on Thursday or Friday with an hourly pay rate of $8-$12 per hour.

Contact Jenny Zimmerman, Director of the Academic Resource Center at 478-301-2678 or Zimmerman_jj@mercer.edu

Research Training, Career Development and Funding Opportunities for Pharm.D.s from the National Institutes of Health

Refer to this site periodically to check for new grant applications available for students, faculty and post-doc researchers.