Annual Evidence Update - Hyperthyroidism

Annual Evidence Update on Hyperthyroidism (NHS Evidence - ENT and audiology)
www.library.nhs.uk/ent

Research on thyroid disorders continues to proliferate and this evidence update will present a concise summary of the latest guidelines, systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials on hyperthyroidism, combined with a list of current therapeutic uncertainties to prioritise future research. Multiple databases have been searched to capture all emerging evidence for the period September 2008 to August 2009.

Annual Evidence Update: Antenatal and Pregnancy Care

Annual Evidence Update on Antenatal and Pregnancy Care

(NHS Evidence - women's health)

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

This Annual Evidence Update (AEU) aims to provide clinicians with the most up-to-date knowledge on the antenatal and pregnancy care offered to women. The update brings together the results of a comprehensive literature search for new research published since July 2008. The 2009 AEU builds on the AEU from last year and adds to this any new evidence identified from the up-to-date literature search. Topics include:

* information needs
* common pregnancy problems
* provision of antenatal care
* antenatal ultrasound
* fetal heart rate monitoring.

We know that it is very difficult for busy clinicians to keep up-to-date with the huge volume of literature that is published each year and so NHS Evidence - women's health does this for you so that you don't have to!

Oxford Handbook Titles

The following titles are now available electronically:

Oxford Handbook of Urology
Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia
Oxford Handbook of Cancer Nursing
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Examination and Practical skills
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Surgery
Oxford Handbook of Occupational Health
Oxford Handbook of Primary Care and Community Nursing
Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry
Oxford Handbook of Medical Sciences

Go to www.southeastlibrarysearch.nhs.uk to link to these titles via Athens.

Maidstone Site Re-opens

The Library at the Maidstone Hospital site is now open for business again.

We are still getting straight, but main services are up and running.

Many thanks to our readers for their patience during our closure!

Maidstone Site Update

We have been assured that the work is on schedule, and that library staff will have access to the building again from next week.

We anticipate opening to our readers as advertised on Monday 21st September 2009. Please check back here for more information - if we are in a position to open earlier than this then we will advertise it here!

Annual Evidence Update: Eczema

Annual Evidence Update on Eczema

(NHS Evidence - skin disorders)
www.library.nhs.uk/skin

NHS Evidence - skin disorders is producing its third Annual Evidence Update on Atopic Eczema on 14 September 2009, with the results of a search for new national guidance and systematic reviews published since the 2008 Annual Evidence Update. There will be the collection’s usual “what’s new” analysis, discussing the new evidence and its implications for clinical practice—this year written by Professor Hywel Williams and Dr Jonathan Batchelor.

Annual Update: Alzheimer's Disease

Annual Evidence Update on Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia

14th September 2009

(NHS Evidence - later life)
www.library.nhs.uk/laterlife

The Annual Evidence Update aims to provide healthcare professionals with a clear path to the most important recent evidence surrounding the 5 types of dementia:

* Alzheimer's
* Vascular Dementia
* Dementia with Lewy Bodies
* Frontotemporal Dementia
* Mixed Dementia

Website of the week

DOIA/PedOIA

(Dermatology Images/ Paediatric Dermatology Images)

Both accessible via the Dermatology Information Service at http://www.dermis.net/dermisroot/en/home/index.htm,

these are image atlases covering dermatology and paediatric dermatology.

The images can be browsed or searched.

Annual Update on Hepatitis B/C

Annual Evidence Update on Hepatitis B/C

www.library.nhs.uk/gastroliver

The Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Specialist Collection is launching its third Annual Evidence Update on Hepatitis B and C on Monday 7 September to coincide with the British Association for the Study of the Liver Annual Meeting.

The Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Project Team has carried out a systematic literature search on Hepatitis B and C to identify all high level evidence published since the date of the last AEU in 2008, including guidelines, systematic reviews, health technology assessments and economic evaluations. Leading experts from around the UK have read and appraised these for their validity and relevance to the busy clinician. A list of the papers deemed worthy of inclusion, along with expert commentaries by our reviewers, will be freely available on the site at www.library.nhs.uk/gastroliver. This year we have also begun to identify uncertainties in research to contribute to the DUETs project (see www.library.nhs.uk/duets for more details).

We welcome feedback about the Update - please contact us with any comments on gastroliver@medsch.ucl.ac.uk.