Tuesday, December 30, 2014

TOCs from Clinical Key Journals

You can now receive Table of Contents alerts from Clinical Key Journals.

Simply go to www.clinicalkey.com and then log in with your OpenAthens account.

Click on Journals and search for the journal you wish to receive alerts from. Then click on New Issue Alerts: Subscribe to receive table of contents alerts:


Please let the library know if you have any questions about this or any other resource.

Friday, December 19, 2014

Cardiology- Display for December

Each month the Trust Libraries create a display and resource bulletin on a clinical topic.  For December, it is Cardiology.  The display is on show at both sites and the resource bulletin can be accessed here

All the other Library resource bulletins can be accessed on our website

Check out all the Cardiology e-books available on Clinical Key.  Athens account required.

Thursday, December 18, 2014

MTW Trust Libraries: Christmas Opening Hours

Christmas Opening Hours
MTW Trust Library Service 

Tunbridge Wells Hospital Library

Wednesday 24th December: 8.30-5
Thursday  25th December: CLOSED
  Friday 26th December: CLOSED
   Monday 29th December: 9-5
   Tuesday 30th December: 9-5
   Wednesday 31st December: 9-5
 Thursday 1st January 2015: CLOSED
    Friday 2nd January: 9-5

Maidstone Hospital Library

Wednesday 24th December: 9-1
Thursday 25th December-Thursday 1st January 2015: CLOSED
Friday 2nd January: 9-5

Maidstone Hospital Library will be closed from 1pm on
Wednesday 24th December 2014
and will re-open at 9am on Friday 2nd January 2015




24/7 access is available as usual at both sites

Merry Christmas!


Tuesday, December 09, 2014

FREE Film Club: ELF 10th December (TOMORROW)

THE DRESS CIRCLE AT MAIDSTONE FILM SOCIETY PRESENTS

*ELF*

Wednesday 10th December

Refreshments and MAGIC from 6pm

Film starts 6.30pm

Venue: The Postgraduate Centre (within the Academic Centre)
Maidstone Hospital

Open to MTW Staff, Kids & GPs with FREE Admission
 
For more details contact Emma Aldrich on 01622 224874 or
01892 635871

Monday, December 08, 2014

Limited access to TWH library PCs: THIS FRIDAY

There will be limited access to the PCs at TWH library from lunchtime onwards on FRIDAY 12TH DECEMBER.

This is due to an exam taking place. All other services and resources will be available as usual.

Thank you
TWH Library team

Resource of the Week: Google Books

Each week the Trust library service will be promoting a different product available for all members of staff. 

This week it is "Google Books" where you can search and preview millions of books from libraries and publishers worldwide. Visit - http://books.google.com

http://books.google.com

Monday, December 01, 2014

Resource of the Week- QIPP Collection

Each week the Trust Library service will be promoting a different product available for all members of staff. This week it is Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) Collection.  The collection is intended to be a resource for everyone in the NHS, public health and social care for making decisions about patient care or the use of resources.  Go to http://www.evidence.nhs.uk/qipp to search the QIPP collection.

Win a Kindle - Library Survey



The Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Library & Knowledge Services are conducting a survey to help us to establish current levels of use and satisfaction with our services, and to provide you with the opportunity to tell us what you think.

Please take a moment to complete the survey. We are offering a prize of a Kindle for an entry to be drawn at random after the survey closes. Don't forget to fill in your details if you wish to be entered into the draw!

The survey should not take more than 5 minutes to complete. It can also be completed online at:






Many thanks for your time.

The Library & Knowledge Services Team.

Friday, November 28, 2014

Libraries closed for team meeting- Monday 1st December

The Trust libraries will be closed during the morning of Monday 1st December.

24/7 access is available as usual.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Thank you
MTW Trust Libraries

Christmas Film- Auditorium, Academic Centre, Maidstone Hospital

Dear all,

Just a little reminder that we will be showing a Christmas film on Wednesday 10th December, usual time of 6pm onwards. As well as some mince pies, we will have the addition of a little magic to entertain us in the dining room before we go in to watch the film, with huge thanks to Steve Lobley for offering to come along to do this for us:

Steve Lobley (www.stevelobley.co.uk) is an all-round award winning entertainer. An Associate Member of The Inner Magic Circle with Silver Star – this is the highest degree possible via exam.
As a very busy entertainer working primarily in the South East, but not exclusively, in fact his magic has taken him as far as New York, Cape Town and even the QE2. Steve has wide experience across all age groups. Steve was one of the hundred Magicians booked to perform at the world famous London Palladium to celebrate its 100th year. As a Trade Show performer Steve has worked for some of the biggest named global companies such as IBM, BT, Microsoft, Barclays and The AA to name a few.”

The film is down to a vote….. Here were my initial suggestions, feel free to vote for one of these or send me your own suggestions. If the chosen film is appropriate for younger audiences, I would be very happy for you to bring children along and make this a festive event. Please do share with colleagues!

Elf
Miracle on 34th Street
Scrooge (Albert Finney version, of course!)
Muppet Christmas Carol
Love Actually
Arthur Christmas
The Santa Clause
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
The Polar Express
White Christmas
Home Alone
The Holiday

Let me know what you would like to see – hope to see lots of you on 10th December. I will notify you all of the film at the end of next week….
Emma Aldrich emma.aldrich@nhs.net 

Monday, November 24, 2014

Resource of the week - Google Scholar

Each week the Trust Library service will be promoting a different product available for all members of staff.

This week it is Google Scholar which you can search at http://scholar.google.co.uk/

Google Scholar provides a basic way to broadly search for scholarly literature. You can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles. If the full-text is freely available, it will appear next to your search results.

If you need to do a more advanced search, don't forget about the NHS databases, including Medline and Embase, available at http://www.evidence.nhs.uk (Athens account required). Any full-text journals which the NHS has paid for will appear in these databases.



Wednesday, November 19, 2014

UpToDate: Not just for doctors

Did you know that UpToDate increases medical knowledge for medical students, nurses and even patients? We encourage you to adopt UpToDate as a valuable resource for medical students, residents, fellows, nurses, and all members of your care team.  Use UpToDate as an effective way to encourage informed decision-making and improved outcomes. 


UpToDate is a valuable resource in all stages of medical education and training:
  • 95% of residents report UpToDate was the most effective resource for learning.1
  • 20 minutes a day reading UpToDate was associated with an increase in IM-ITE scores comparable to an entire year of residency.2
  • Use of clinical decision support resources like UpToDate was associated with improved scores on Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification Examinations (IM-MOCE).3
  • 99% of trainee subscribers say they would recommend UpToDate to a colleague.4
UpToDate is equally valuable in the education of nurses and the patients for whom they care.
The nursing team at Swedish Medical Group, a large ambulatory care group in Seattle, WA, standardized on UpToDate as a way to educate nurses and patients to achieve quality-based outcomes.  Nurse Educator, Shirley Vacante, RN, BSN, offers these tips on how nurses use UpToDate to support best practices in a clinic:
  • Research topics to answer patient questions properly
  • Share Patient Information to enable better patient participation in care plans
  • Verify and confirm medication and dosage information
  • Use UpToDate guidelines for creating care plans 
Access UpToDate onsite from the Trust Intranet home page or by going to www.uptodate.com and logging in with your OpenAthens account

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Resource of the Week: NHS Choices

Resource of the Week: NHS Choices

Each week the Trust library service will be promoting a different product available for all members of staff.

This week it is NHS Choices. This is a patient information website. It gives information about local NHS services and Health news as well as advice on topics such as how to lose weight.

Please visit www.nhs.uk

www.nhs.uk

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Annals of Pharmacotherapy: Online access to current year

Calling all Pharmacy staff!

You can access the print of Annals of Pharmacotherapy at TWH library for 1997 onwards but now e-access is also available for the current plus previous year.

Go to http://aop.sagepub.com/content/by/year  and enter your NHS Athens account to access the current and previous years.


Monday, November 10, 2014

NETVIBES

Each week the Trust library service will be promoting a different product available for all members of staff.

This week is it "NETVIBES", it is a resource that is organised by topic/specialty and can be personalised for you/your team to include: news, website links, pubmed search results, e-journals and more.  

Visit the site now: www.netvibes.com/mtwlibrary

To find out how we can make this work for you please contact emma.aldrich@nhs.net

Thursday, November 06, 2014

Orthopaedics- Display for November

Each month the Trust Libraries create a display and resource bulletin on a clinical topic.  For November, it is Orthopaedics.  The display is on show at both sites and the resource bulletin can be accessed here

All the other Library resource bulletins can be accessed on our website

Check out all the Orthopaedics e-books available on Clinical Key.  Athens account required.



TWH library PCs: Not available TOMORROW

All 16 of the Tunbridge Wells Hospital library PCs will be in use all day on FRIDAY 7TH NOVEMBER. This is due to an exam being held in the library.

The library will be open as usual and all other services will be available.

We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

Thank you,
Tunbridge Wells Hospital library team

Resource of the Week: DUETS

Each week the Trust library services will be promoting a different product available for all members of staff.

This week it is UK Duets available at http://www.library.nhs.uk/duets

UK Duets database contains information on the uncertainties about the effects of treatment and shows where more research is needed.


                                             

Monday, October 27, 2014

Resource of the Week: A-Z Topics

Each week the Trust library services will be promoting a different product available for all members of staff.

This week it is A-Z list of topics available on NICE Evidence.

Go to http://www.evidence.nhs.uk/topics  to view this these topics.

Let us know what you think of this evidence-based resource.

Thursday, October 23, 2014

TWH library PCs: 7th November

Advanced Warning:

All 16 of the Tunbridge Wells Hospital library PCs will be in use all day on FRIDAY 7TH NOVEMBER. This is due to an exam being held in the library.

The library will be open as usual and all other services will be available.

We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

Thank you,
Tunbridge Wells Hospital library team

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Resource of the Week: Clinical Knowledge Summaries



Each week the Trust library services will be promoting a different product available for all members of staff.

This week it is Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS)  http://cks.nice.org.uk 
Please let us know what you think of this and other library resources.
Thank you


CKS provides healthcare professionals with a readily accessible summary of the current evidence base and practical guidance on best practice in respect of over 300 common primary care presentations.



http://cks.nice.org.uk


Friday, October 17, 2014

UpToDate Graphic Search enhances your ability to diagnose and treat

Quickly and easily search an extensive library of high-quality graphics from UpToDate including more than 25,000 pictures, tables, illustrations, diagrams, graphs, algorithms and videos, without using a separate search engine.
 

After searching a clinical term, select “Graphics” from the menu in the left navigation. For even faster access, select “Graphics” from the dropdown menu in the Search box. With either approach, the resulting graphics appear in thumbnail format. Clicking a thumbnail opens a larger version of the graphic.

Accessing topics with references to graphics
Each graphic references and links to related UpToDate topics under “Appears in Topics.” And from within an UpToDate topic, you can see all corresponding graphics.

Watch a brief video demonstration to learn more about conducting a Graphics Search, sharing information with patients or colleagues, and exporting graphics to a presentation at www.uptodate.com/home/help-demo
 
 

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

New BNFs to collect

Calling TWH based Junior Doctors!

If you do not already have a copy of the new BNF, please collect a FREE copy from the Tunbridge Wells Hospital library, Education & Training Centre.

Don't forget about the BNF app! Please see our previous posts about the app or ask in your local Trust library.

Thank you




New e-book: Advanced nutrition in dietetics & gastroenterology

As requested by the MTW Dietetics department, e-access to the new book: Advanced nutrition in dietetics & gastroenterology by M Lomer, is now available.

Click here and enter your NHS Athens account to access the e-book.

Go to https://openathens.nice.org.uk to self-register for an Athens account if you do not already have one.

Other e-books are available on our catalogue: www.southeastlibrarysearch.nhs.uk  or via Clinical Key: www.clinicalkey.com 




Tuesday, October 14, 2014

FREE modules on BMJ Learning

A list of the FREE BMJ Learning modules is available here: http://learning.bmj.com/learning/info/free.html

You need to register for a FREE account to access the modules.  The FREE modules count towards CPD.  The modules take between half an hour to one hour to complete.

Let the library know if you need any help accessing this resource.

MTW Trust library team

http://learning.bmj.com

Monday, October 13, 2014

Resource of the week - BMJ Learning

Each week the Trust library services will be promoting a different product available for all members of staff.
This week it is BMJ Learning, which is an online modular learning website.
BMJ Learning offers high-quality CME/CPD and postgraduate training for doctors and other healthcare professionals. It features hundreds of accredited, peer-reviewed learning modules in text, video, and audio formats.
Log on to the website at:-www.learning.bmj.com

Wednesday, October 08, 2014

Primary Care- Display for October

Each month the Trust Libraries create a display and resource bulletin on a clinical topic.  For October, it is Primary Care.  The display is on shown at both sites and the resource bulletin can be accessed here

All the other Library resource bulletins can be accessed on our website

Check out all the Primary Care e-books available on Clinical Key.  Athens account required.

Latest cover of Textbook of Family Medicine                                                                    Latest cover of Fracture Management for Primary Care

Tuesday, October 07, 2014

Resource of the Week: PEDro database

Each week the Trust library services will be promoting a different product available for all members of staff.
This week it is PEDro which is the Physiotherapy Evidence Database, a free web-based database of evidence relevant to physiotherapy. Search today at www.pedro.org.au


www.pedro.org.au

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Reminder about PJ Online

The Trust Library Service subscribes to PJ Online, one of the leading journals for Pharmacists and Pharmacy workers.

To access, go to http://www.pharmaceutical-journal.com/ . No log in is required on-site but a username and password is required for off-site access. Please ask library staff for the log in details for off-site access.

The site has been re-launched and you can also register on the website to receive newsletters.

www.pharmaceutical-journal.com



Monday, September 22, 2014

Resource of the Week: Trip Database

Each week the Trust Library Service will be promoting a different product available for all staff.

This week it is the Trip database which is a free online search engine to help you find and use high-quality clinical research evidence. Go to www.tripdatabase.com to search. Visit your local Trust library for more information on this useful resource.

Friday, September 19, 2014

Up-To-Date: Continuous Publishing

Tip: Have confidence in your decisions with UpToDate's continuous publishing
Continuous Publishing
 
Did you know that UpToDate® publishes every business day  to keep you abreast of changes in medical research and practice? UpToDate authors and editors continually monitor over 450 medical journals, specialty guidelines, clinical databases and clinical trials for important new medical findings.  
  • In July 2014, 953 updates were published and 37 new topics were added.
  • In the first half of 2014, 6,419 updates were published and;
  • 109 new topics were added.
  • 192 updates from the second quarter of 2014 are featured in “What’s New”— a small number of the most important updates chosen by our editors.  Find What’s New on the top right menu bar or enter What’s New in the search box.
UpToDate also encourages clinicians to provide topic feedback.
  • UpToDate received 1,537 feedback items for its editors, causing changes to over 500 topics in the first half of 2014. 
Transparency in updates:
Directly below the author’s name is the date on which the literature was last reviewed and the date on which this specific topic was last updated. You can see which literature was referenced for each topic by viewing the references listed at the bottom of the page for that topic. 

Clinical Key:New Platform launch 23rd September!

The new Clinical Key platform will be going live on Tuesday 23rd September.

The new enhancements include:
A cleaner, mobile-friendly design for discovering clinical content on the go
·         1,400+ new Topic Pages that offer quick access to point-of-care content, including risk factors, treatments and more
·         new browse feature with a searchable, filterable list of sources that highlight new books and journals
·         A new search history feature enabling you to view and retry recent queries
Click here to preview the new experience today!
Please contact the library for more information.

Kind regards
Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust library team 


Monday, September 15, 2014

Resource of the week - Free Exam Websites

Each week the Trust Library service will be promoting a different product available for all members of staff.

This week it is "free exam websites". We have a number of free exam websites including Onexamination. To find out more about these resources please contact the library.

Tuesday, September 09, 2014

Clinical Key: New platform and features coming!

There will be some exciting enhancements to ClinicalKey this autumn, making it even easier for you to find and apply relevant knowledge.
These include:
·         A cleaner, mobile-friendly design for discovering clinical content on the go
·         1,400+ new Topic Pages that offer quick access to point-of-care content, including risk factors, treatments and more
·         new browse feature with a searchable, filterable list of sources that highlight new books and journals
·         A new search history feature enabling you to view and retry recent queries


Click here to preview the new experience today!

Please contact the library for more information.

Kind regards
Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust library team




Monday, September 08, 2014

Resource of the Week: Cochrane Library

Each week the Trust Library Service will be promoting a different product available for all members of staff.


This week it is the Cochrane Library which is available at http://www.thecochranelibrary.com  .The Cochrane Library is a unique source of reliable and up-to-date information on the effects of interventions in health care. It contains different types of information including systematic reviews and clinical trials. The Cochrane Library can also be searched via NICE Evidence www.evidence.nhs.uk

Let us know what you think of this resource or if you would like any training in using this or other library resources.
Thank you
Trust Library Team

http://www.thecochranelibrary.com 

Thursday, September 04, 2014

Free Evidence-based practice videos from OVID

Why not check out these Evidence-based practice videos available from Ovid's YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLqnuoMZZJDfA0VTgrginNHvlb5rpM3Vx

They are free to view and cover topics such as systematic reviews and improving patient outcomes.

Thank you

MTW Library team

Tuesday, September 02, 2014

Oncology- Display for September

Each month the Trust Libraries create a display and resource bulletin on a clinical topic.  For September, it is Oncology.  The display is on shown at both sites and the resource bulletin can be accessed here

All the other Library resource bulletins can be accessed on our website

See what Oncology e-books are available on Clinical Key by clicking here (Athens account required)

We hope you find our displays and bulletins useful.

Thank you

Abeloff's Clinical Oncology Cover Image                Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer: Breast Cancer Cover Image                     Oncologic Imaging Cover Image

A few of the Clinical Key e-books available on Oncology.  Go to www.clinicalkey.com and log in with your Athens account to access

Monday, September 01, 2014

Southeast Library Search

Resource of the week - Southeastlibrarysearch 

Each week the Trust Library Service will be promoting a different product available for all members of staff.

This week it is the library catalogue which is available at www.southeastlibrarysearch.nhs.uk  This resource enables you to manage your library account online. 

To log in you will need a user name and pin number. Please contact the library for this information

Thursday, August 28, 2014

New books


HOT OFF THE PRESS

We have a wide selection of new books for you to borrow at both libraries 




Suggestions for new titles are always welcome

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

UpToDate- Graded recommendations

Tip: Make confident treatment decisions with Graded Recommendations from UpToDate
UpToDate has adopted the GRADE approach to classify both the strength of recommendation and the quality of the underlying information. Currently UpToDate includes more than 9,500 graded recommendations, and the process is ongoing. To view a topic’s graded recommendations, simply click on the “Summary and Recommendations” button at the top of the outline.Graded Recommendations

Grades have two components: a number (1 or 2) reflects the strength of the recommendation and a letter (A, B or C) reflects the quality of the evidence supporting that recommendation.

Learn more about evidence-based medicine, as well as more in-depth instruction about the GRADE system, with the UpToDate interactive tutorial on grading





Thursday, August 21, 2014

MTW Trust Libraries closed for the August Bank holiday

The Trust Libraries will be closed on Monday 25th August for the Bank Holiday. 24/7 access to the Libraries is available as usual.

Thank you

Monday, August 18, 2014

Resource of the Week: NICE databases

Each week the Trust Library Service will be promoting a different product available for all members of staff.
This week it is the NICE Healthcare Databases which are available to search at www.evidence.nhs.uk Databases including Medline, BNI, Embase plus others can be searched and links to the full-text of articles are included when available.

You need an NHS Athens account to search the databases, apply for one at www.evidence.nhs.uk
Literature search training is available in the Trust libraries or in your workplace, please email
mtw-tr.library@nhs.net for more information or pop into either library to book.

Don't forget, we can also perform mediated literature searches for you too!
Thank you
Trust Library Team

Monday, August 11, 2014

Resource of the week - BNF

Each week the Trust Library Service will be promoting a different product available for all members of staff.

This week it is the "BNF" which is a joint publication of the British Medical Association and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. The BNF aims to provide prescribers, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals with sound up-to-date information about the use of medicines.

It is also available to download for free for users of Android and iPhone smartphones via the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. You will need an Athens account to log-in. To register for Athens go to www.evidence.nhs.uk.

Please ask library staff for help if needed.

Wednesday, August 06, 2014

NEW: ENT bulletin

The ENT library resource bulletin has been updated and a display on ENT is on show in both libraries.

Click here for the ENT bulletin.  All the bulletins can be accessed at: http://www.mtw.nhs.uk/library-and-information-services/library-bulletins.asp

We are in the process of updating all our library bulletins so that they include all the Clinical Key content.  Please let us know if you have any feedback on our departmental bulletins.

Thank you


Monday, August 04, 2014

Resource of the Week: Clinical Key

Each week the Trust Library service will be promoting a different product available to all members of staff.
This week it is Clinical Key, a resource that contains over 550 e-journals and 1100 e-books (all the Elsevier clinical content). It also contains guidelines, instructional videos, over 30,000 images and a Powerpoint presentation builder.

 Clinical Key is increasing in popularity with over 2,500 accesses so far this year so why not give it a try at www.clinicalkey.com  (Athens account required)

The links to the Clinical Key e-journals and e-books have also been added to our catalogue: www.southeastlibrarysearch.nhs.uk 

Please let the Library Service know what you think of this resource


Thursday, July 31, 2014

BNF APP

British National Formulary (BNF) mobile app
NOW AVAILABLE



Download the FREE app to Android smartphones via the Google Play Store at:

For iPhone users, the app is available to download via the Apple App Store at:

The app can also be downloaded to the iPod Touch.

You need an NHS Athens account to access the BNF content.  
Go to www.evidence.nhs.uk self-register for an NHS Athens account or you can self-register from your mobile phone at http://m.evidence.nhs.uk/athens-registration

Important!
Before you can access the app you need to accept the terms & conditions, to do this
·        go to
·        log in using your OpenAthens username & password
·        click on ‘I accept these terms’



If you have any feedback on this app, please let the Trust Library Service know or email us on mtw-tr.library@nhs.net


                                      

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