MTW Trust Formulary now online

The New MTW Formulary website

Thanks to the hard work of the Pharmacy team lead by Jane Caisley and Kim Fenner all staff now have access to a new on line Trust Formulary. In the past the formulary was published every two years in book form which was not only very labour intensive but the book was out of date almost as soon as it was produced.

The formulary website, which is fully searchable, contains not just a list of approved medicines but also the Trust Antibiotics Policy, an extensive range of guidance on medicines use and answers to some of the most frequently asked questions put to the Trust Medicines Information Centre. It can be updated in minutes for example to reflect the latest decision of the Drugs and Therapeutics Committee, product shortages or new medicines safety data.

Although the website is primarily intended for Trust staff use it is accessible on the World Wide Web so that the information can be viewed for example by staff on-call from home, local GPs and healthcare staff from other organisations. It may even be browsed via a suitable web enabled mobile phone.

The web formulary presents important information on safe and cost effective medicine use in an attractive an easy to use form. It can be found at www.mtw.nhs.uk/formulary/. Why not bookmark it on your PC now!

Annual Evidence Update - GLAUCOMA

The 2008 Annual Evidence Update on Glaucoma presents evidence since the last national knowledge week in October 2007. Sections cover:
* Epidemiology
* Screening
* Medical Management
* Optic disc imaging
* Assessment of Visual Field Progression
* Patient eductaion
* Low vision and living with Glaucoma

Available at http://www.library.nhs.uk/eyes/Page.aspx?pagename=AEUGLA2008

And, hosted by the Later Life Specialist Library, a brief article on driving and glaucoma by Parul Desai : http://www.library.nhs.uk/LaterLife/ViewResource.aspx?resID=299770&tabID=288&catID=10494

Diabetes Annual Evidence Update LAUNCHED TODAY

The Diabetes Annual Evidence Update identifies new evidence on diabetes published between August 2007 and September 2008.

http://www.library.nhs.uk/diabetes/

For ease of reference the new evidence has been classified under the following topic headings:

• treatments
• complications
• patients
• prevention
• delivery of care
• pregnancy
• pre-diabetes including metabolic syndrome
• screening
• epidemiology
• economics.

This evidence update should be helpful in preventing you from drowning in the vast amount of new information that is being published every year in the field of diabetes.

Libraries Closed

The Trust Libraries will be closed on Friday 11th November 2008 until 2pm. Usual out of hours access will still apply.

Annual Evidence Update -Psoriasis

Psoriasis (Skin Disorders Specialist Library)
http://www.library.nhs.uk/skin

The NLH Skin Disorders Specialist Library is producing its second Annual Evidence Update on Psoriasis on 3rd November 2008, with the results of a search for new national guidance and systematic reviews published since the 2007 Annual Evidence Update.

The Library’s usual “what’s new” analysis, discussing the new evidence and its implications for clinical practice, will be written by Professor Chris Griffiths of Manchester University

MD Consult

~ NEW RESOURCE ~

MTW Trust Employees can now access the MD Consult website via their Athens username. Go to Athens, or apply for a username via the links on the right hand side of this blog.

TO ACCESS THESE TITLES: Sadly you cannot use the links in this blog: Log into Athens (link on the right), choose Resources, then click the Local Resources tab to get into MD Consult.

MD Consult gives FULL TEXT access to the following list of books and journals:

JOURNALS:

Adolescent Medicine Full text available from February 2002 - October 2003
American Family Physician Full text available from January 1999 - present

American Heart Journal Full text available from January 1995 - present
The American Journal of Cardiology Full text available from January 2001 - present
American Journal of Emergency Medicine Full text available from January 1995 - present

American Journal of Gastroenterology Full text available from January 1995 - December 1997
American Journal of Kidney Diseases Full text available from January 1999 - present
The American Journal of Medicine Full text available from January 2001 - present
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Full text available from January 1995 - present
American Journal of Ophthalmology Full text available from January 2004 - present
American Journal of Sports Medicine Full text available from January 1995 - November 1999
American Journal of Surgery Full text available from January 2001 - present

Anesthesiology Full text available from July 1996 - present
Annals of Emergency Medicine Full text available from January 1995 - present
Annals of Family Medicine Full text available from May/June 2003 - present
Canadian Medical Association Journal Full text available from January 2001 - present
Chest Full text available from January 1996 - present
Clinical Cornerstone Full text available from 2001 (Vol 4) - present
Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine Full text available from March 2001 - present

Critical Care Medicine Full text available from January 1995 - present
Disease-A-Month Full text available from January 2001 - present
Evidence-based Cardiovascular Medicine Full text available from April 1997 - June 2006
Evidence-based Health Policy & Management Full text available from March 1997 - December 1998
Evidence-based Healthcare and Public Health Full text available from October 2004 - December 2005
Evidence-based Healthcare: A Scientific Approach to Health Policy Full text available from Mar '99 - Aug '04
Evidence-based Oncology Full text available from March 2000 - December 2002
Family Practice Management Full text available from January 1999 - present
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Full text available from January 1995 - present
General Hospital Psychiatry Full text available from January/February 2004 - present
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Full text available from January 1995 - present
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia Full text available from February 2001 - present
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism Full text available from January 1995 - present
Journal of Men's Health Full text available from March 2008 - present
The Journal of Men's Health & Gender Full text available from May 2004 - December 2007
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Full text available from January 1995 - present
Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Full text available from February 2002 - present
Journal of Pediatrics Full text available from January 1995 - present
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Full text January 2000 - present
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Full text available from January 1995 - present
Journal of the American College of Surgeons Full text available from January 2001 - present

Journal of the American Dietetic Association Full text available from January 2004 - present
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Full text available from January 1995 - December 2000
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography Full text available from January 1996 - present
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology Full text available from January 1995 - December 2004
The Lancet Infectious Diseases Full text available from August 2001 - present
The Lancet Neurology Full text available from May 2002 - present
The Lancet Oncology Full text available from January 2001 - present
Neurology Full text available from January 1996 - present
Operative Techniques in General Surgery Full text available from March 2004 - present
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Full text available from April 2001 - present
Pediatric Neurology Full text available from January 2001 - present

Urology Full text available from January 2004 - present

BOOKS:

Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
Adkinson: Middleton's Allergy, 6th ed. - 2003 - Mosby, Inc.

Alternative Medicine
Rakel: Integrative Medicine, 2nd ed. - 2007 - Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier

Anesthesiology & Pain Management
Miller: Miller's Anesthesia, 6th ed. - 2005 - Churchill Livingstone, An Imprint of Elsevier

Cardiology
Goldberger: Clinical Electrocardiography, 7th ed. - 2006 - Mosby, An Imprint of Elsevier
Libby: Braunwald's Heart Disease, 8th ed. - 2007 - Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier
New Edition -Park: Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioners, 5th ed. - 2008 - Mosby, An Imprint of Elsevier

Dermatology
Habif: Clinical Dermatology, 4th ed. - 2004 - Mosby, Inc.

Emergency Medicine
Auerbach: Wilderness Medicine, 5th ed. - 2007 - Mosby, An Imprint of Elsevier
Ford: Clinical Toxicology, 1st ed. - 2001 - W. B. Saunders Company
Marx: Rosen's Emergency Medicine, 6th ed. - 2006 - Mosby, Inc.
Roberts: Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine, 4th ed. - 2004 - Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier

Endocrinology & Metabolism
New Edition -Kronenberg: Williams Textbook of Endocrinology, 11th ed. - 2008 - Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier

Family Medicine

New Edition -Ferri: Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2009, 1st ed. - 2009 - Mosby, An Imprint of Elsevier
Noble: Textbook of Primary Care Medicine, 3rd ed. - 2001 - Mosby, Inc.
Rakel: Textbook of Family Medicine, 7th ed. - 2007 - Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier

Gastroenterology
Feldman: Sleisenger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, 8th ed. - 2006 - Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier

Geriatric Medicine
Duthie: Practice of Geriatrics, 4th ed. - 2007 - Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier

Hematology
Hoffman: Hematology, 4th ed. - 2005 - Churchill Livingstone, An Imprint of Elsevier

Infectious Disease
Cohen & Powderly: Infectious Diseases, 2nd ed. - 2004 - Mosby, An Imprint of Elsevier
Gershon: Krugman's Infectious Diseases of Children, 11th ed. - 2004 - Mosby, Inc.
New Edition -Long: Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 3rd ed. - 2008 - Churchill Livingstone, An Imprint of Elsevier
Mandell, Bennett, & Dolin: Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 6th ed. - 2005 - Churchill Livingstone, An Imprint of Elsevier

Internal Medicine
Ferri: Practical Guide to the Care of the Medical Patient, 7th ed. - 2007 - Mosby, An Imprint of Elsevier
Goldman: Cecil Medicine, 23rd ed. - 2007 - Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier
Piccini & Nilsson: The Osler Medical Handbook, 2nd ed. - 2006 - Johns Hopkins University
New Edition -Rakel & Bope: Conn's Current Therapy 2008, 60th ed. - 2008 - Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier

Nephrology
New Edition -Brenner: Brenner and Rector's The Kidney, 8th ed. - 2007 - Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier

Neurology
Goetz: Textbook of Clinical Neurology, 3rd ed. - 2007 - Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier

Obstetrics & Gynecology
New Edition -Gabbe: Obstetrics, 5th ed. - 2007 - Churchill Livingstone, An Imprint of Elsevier
Katz: Comprehensive Gynecology, 5th ed. - 2007 - Mosby, An Imprint of Elsevier

Oncology
New Edition -Abeloff: Abeloff's Clinical Oncology, 4th ed. - 2008 - Churchill Livingstone, An Imprint of Elsevier

Ophthalmology
Yanoff: Ophthalmology, 2nd ed. - 2004 - Mosby, Inc.

Orthopedic Surgery
Browner: Skeletal Trauma, 3rd ed. - 2003 - Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier
New Edition -Canale & Beaty: Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics, 11th ed. - 2007 - Mosby, An Imprint of Elsevier
DeLee: DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2nd ed. - 2003 - Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier
Green: Skeletal Trauma in Children, 3rd ed. - 2003 - Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier

Otolaryngology
Cummings: Otolaryngology, 4th ed. - 2005 - Mosby, Inc.

Pathology
Kumar: Robbins and Cotran, 7th ed. - 2005 - Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier
McPherson & Pincus: Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods, 21st ed. - 2006 - W. B. Saunders Company

Pediatrics
New Edition -Johns Hopkins: The Harriet Lane Handbook, 18th ed. - 2008 - Mosby, An Imprint of Elsevier
New Edition -Kliegman: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 18th ed. - 2007 - Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
New Edition -Frontera: Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2nd ed. - 2008 - Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier

Psychiatry
Jacobson: Psychiatric Secrets, 2nd ed. - 2001 - Hanley and Belfus
Moore & Jefferson: Handbook of Medical Psychiatry, 2nd ed. - 2004 - Mosby, Inc.

Pulmonary Medicine
Mason: Murray & Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine, 4th ed. - 2005 - Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier

Radiology
New Edition -Adam: Grainger & Allison's Diagnostic Radiology, 5th ed. - 2008 - Churchill Livingstone, An Imprint of Elsevier
Mettler: Essentials of Radiology, 2nd ed. - 2005 - Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier

Rheumatology
Harris: Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology, 7th ed. - 2005 - Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier

Surgery, General
Khatri: Operative Surgery Manual, 1st ed. - 2003 - Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier
New Edition -Townsend: Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, 18th ed. - 2007 - Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier

Urology
New Edition -Wein: Campbell-Walsh Urology, 9th ed. - 2007 - Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier

Pembury Out-of-Hours Access

An impressive 250 visits were made to the Pembury Hospital Library by out-of-hours users in the first three weeks that the service was available.

Visit any of the Trust Libraries to find out how to sign up for access overnight and at weekends. Computers, photocopying and book loans are all available 24/7.

Using knowledge to reduce risk workshop

Using knowledge to reduce risk
Organisational development

to keep the patient at the heart of all that we do

A half day workshop, Wednesday 8 October 2008, Maidstone Lecture Theatre, Postgraduate Medical Centre

Programme

9.30 Tea / Coffee

10.00 Rachel Cooke
Knowledge Management Fellow
NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement

13.00 Lunch

13.30 Close

Objectives: Participants will have the opportunity to:
Understand why & how knowledge management should be integrated into the way we work as a Trust
Identify our Trust’s knowledge management strengths and weaknesses
Begin to develop a Trust KM action plan

Who should attend:
Staff involved in all aspects of managing and using knowledge, and learning and sharing with others
Staff wishing to explore techniques to reduce risk and benefit patients
Staff with a range of experiences and responsibilities within a directorate who would like to think about working more effectively with colleagues
Clinical staff working with patients

If you would like to attend the workshop please contact Emma Aldrich by email at emma.aldrich@nhs.net or at The Library, PGMC, Maidstone on ext. 24647

Out of hours access at K&S and Pembury Hospital Libraries

The out of hours arrangements at Kent & Sussex Hospital library and Pembury Hospital library are CHANGING to make it easier for all staff to use library facilities.

All users will need to complete a new 24 hour access agreement form. You will then receive a fob to access the library and computer room when it is unstaffed. The cost of a fob is £10, £5 refundable upon return of fob.

The Go-live date for the new system at the Kent & Sussex Hospital library is TUESDAY 5th AUGUST. The Pembury Hospital library date is to be confirmed.

PLEASE VISIT THE LIBRARY, FILL IN A FORM AND COLLECT YOUR FOB BEFORE YOUR NEXT OUT OF HOURS VISIT.

Thank you

NHS 60th Anniversary

Come and see the Trust Libraries displays celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the NHS.

Annual Business Plan

The first draft MTW Library and Knowledge Services Business Plan is now available from any member of the library team or alternatively can be downloaded from the Trust website www.mtw.nhs.uk/library-and-information-services/annual-business-plan.asp

The plan covers the whole of the West Kent Healthcare community which is served by the Trust's library service, including primary care, links with HE, and the patients.

If you have any comments please email David Copsey, Library and Information Services Manager on david.copsey@nhs.net

National Knowledge Week: Acne

3rd-7th March is the National Knowledge Week for Acne.

Click on this link to access a range of high quality resources including searches for systematic reviews, guidance and treatment, and expert commentaries.

http://www.library.nhs.uk/skin/


Please also see the library display for more information on this topic.

Congratulations!

Karen Dodd and Stella Coulson have successfully completed the NVQ Level 3 in Library and Information Studies.

They have both worked hard on this NVQ and thoroughly deserve the qualification.

Well done!

Trust Libraries Staff Meeting

The three Trust Libraries will be closed until 2pm for a staff meeting on Friday, 7th March 2008. Usual 24/7 access will be available. We apologise for any inconvenience this closure may cause.

National Knowledge Week: COPD

4th-8th February is the National Knowledge Week for COPD.

Click on this link for a range of high quality resources, including searches for systematic reviews, guidance and treatment, and expert commentaries.

http://www.library.nhs.uk/respiratory

Early closing at K & S Hospital library 25/1/08

The Kent & Sussex Hospital library will be closing at 12.20pm tomorrow (Friday 25th January). Please note that 24/7 access is available as usual. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

EARLY CLOSING AT MAIDSTONE LIBRARY

Due to sickness the library at Maidstone will be closing at 5pm today, 14/01/08. Please note that 24/7 access is available as usual. We apologise for any inconvenience this early closure may cause.