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

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.

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 ·         A 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 

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.

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 ·         A 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

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 

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

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

                                     

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

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