Sense about Science

Website of the week:
http://www.senseaboutscience.org.uk/index.php

From the home page:

Sense About Science is an independent charitable trust. We respond to the misrepresentation of science and scientific evidence on issues that matter to society, from scares about plastic bottles, fluoride and the MMR vaccine to controversies about genetic modification, stem cell research and radiation. We work with scientists and civic groups to promote evidence and scientific reasoning in public discussion.

Our recent and current priorities include alternative medicine, MRI, detox, radiation, health tests, the status of evidence in public health advice, an educational resource on peer review and the public language of science.

Swine Flu Latest

Get the latest update on Swine Flu from the NHS.

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2009/04April/Pages/Swineflulatest.aspx

See our earlier posts for full sets of links to other sites charting the Swine Flue pandemic.

Digger Watch

Well, here is the final digger watch from the library windows before they are boarded up! Work continues apace, and it is amazing just how interesting it is to watch concrete dry (no really, it has been great to have ring-side seats to watch the progress of the building extension, although rather noisy at times).

Regular Library users at Maidstone can still use the libraries at Kent & Sussex and at Pembury during the closure of the Maidstone site. Out-of-Hours fob holders can use their fobs at these sites too.

Please see earlier posts for full details of how to use the services over the next 6 weeks.

HealthTalkOnline

Website of the Week: HealthTalkOnline (http://www.healthtalkonline.org/)

Healthtalkonline is the award-winning website of the DIPEx charity and replaces the website formerly at dipex.org.

Healthtalkonline lets you share in other people's experiences of health and illness. You can watch or listen to videos of the interviews, read about people's experiences and find reliable information about conditions, treatment choices and support.

The information on Healthtalkonline is based on qualitative research into patient experiences, led by experts at the University of Oxford. These personal stories of health and illness will enable patients, families and healthcare professionals to benefit from the experiences of others.

Annual Evidence Update: headaches

Annual Evidence Update on Headache

www.library.nhs.uk/neurological

The Neurological Conditions Specialist Collection is launching its second Annual Evidence Update on Headache on Monday 24 August, to be ready in time for National Migraine Awareness Week (6-12 September 2009).

Evidence Update for Diabetic Retinopathy

Annual Evidence Update on Diabetic Retinopathy

www.library.nhs.uk/diabetes (Due 24th Aug 09)

Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is the most common cause of blindness in working age people in the UK. The annual evidence update on Diabetic Retinopathy provides an opportunity to present an up-to-date comprehensive collection of information that has been subject to rigorous selection criteria. The coverage of the annual evidence update has been developed on the basis of topics suggested by UK diabetic retinopathy experts. Information is organised by topic areas and links are provided within each topic to the relevant systematic reviews, primary research, guidelines and patient information. Topics include: incidence and prevalence of DR, epidemiology and progression of DR, factors influencing development of DR, screening for DR, treatment, surgery, modern therapies, blindness and visual impairment, automated computer algorithm, Do Once and Share Project, DR in Europe, and replies to frequently asked questions.

MAIDSTONE LIBRARY CLOSURE

Please remember that the library at

MAIDSTONE will be CLOSED from

Monday 10th August to Friday 18th September inclusive.

The building will be totally inaccessible to staff and library users during this period. Please read the posting from July 3rd for details of how to use services while we are closed.

Libraries all CLOSED this Friday

Please note that all three Trust Libraries will be closed until 14:00 this Friday (17th July 2009) for a tri-site staff meeting.

Usual 24/7 access to the libraries applies - please ask staff for details.

Digger Watch

The diggers have left. Work continues ahead of schedule, and for those amongst you who are still wondering..... NO. It is not a car park OR a swimming pool!

The whole centre is getting an extension. The library will benefit from a new IT suite.

We WILL have to close up over the summer, from 11th August for about 6 weeks. This will mean no physical access to the library at the Maidstone Site but all our users are welcome to use the libraries at Kent & Sussex and Pembury. Some services, such as inter-lending and document supply may be affected in the run up to the closure, but we will keep you informed.

Annual Evidence Update on Osteoporosis

(NHS Evidence - musculoskeletal)
www.library.nhs.uk/musculoskeletal

At the end of June, NHS Evidence – musculoskeletal will release their latest Annual Evidence Update on Osteoporosis. As previously they have sifted the publications in this area in the 12 months up to the end of May 2009 and have concentrated on highlighting systematic reviews, these being the most reliable and least biased evidence available to guide practice and improve knowledge in this area. We hope that, once released, you will take a look and your feedback would be very welcome.

Evidence Update: Learning Disabilities

Annual Evidence Update on Health Needs of People with Learning Disabilities

Launched 29th June 2009

(NHS Evidence - learning disabilities)
www.library.nhs.uk/learningdisabilities

People with learning disabilities have a higher level of health needs than the general population, many of which are unmet. The Learning Disability Health Needs Annual Evidence Update provides evidence summaries and bibliographies of published research for some key health issues:

· Cancer
· Challenging behaviour
· Coronary heart disease
· Epilepsy
· Respiratory illness
· Visual Impairment and People with Learning Disabilities

We know that many people with learning disabilities do not to seek out support from the healthcare system unaided, and that healthcare issues can remain undiagnosed or untreated. The publication of the findings of the independent inquiry into healthcare for people with learning disabilities (the ‘Michael Report’) identified a range of actions needed to ensure adults and children with learning disabilities receive appropriate treatment in acute and primary healthcare in England, and the Department of Health recently updated good practice guidance on Health Action Planning and Health Facilitation.

Digger Watch

Some foundation work has begun on the extension to the PGC at Maidstone; work continues apace, and we have been informed that we may need to close the service for 4 weeks over the summer.

Please keep reading: we will post further information about changes to the service as they arise.

Oesophago-gastric Cancers

Annual Evidence Update on Oesophago-gastric Cancers (NHS Evidence – cancer and NHS Evidence - gastroenterology and liver diseases)

www.library.nhs.uk/cancer and www.library.nhs.uk/gastroliver

This is the first Annual Evidence Update (AEU) on Oesophago-gastric cancers and is a collaboration between NHS Evidence – cancer and NHS Evidence – gastroenterology and liver diseases. It presents the results of a search for new guidance and systematic reviews that have appeared in the last 2 years. As this is first AEU in this topic area an overview will be presented, highlighting significant new evidence, together with other important resources.

Oncology E-Books

The Library has subscribed to a number of oncology text books online. These are available via your Athens uername and password, and are provided by Ovid.

Titles include:

Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation
Breast Imaging 3rd Edition
Cancer-related Bone Pain
Childhood Cancer in Britain
Education in Palliative Care
Head and Neck Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach 3rd Edition
Nuclear Medicine Imaging
Oncology and Basic Science 7th Edition
Perez and Brady's Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology
Principles and Practice of Palliative Care & Supportive Oncology 3rd Edition
Rosen's Breast Pathology 3rd Edition
Vertebral Tumors

Ask staff for more information.

Digger Watch

And that hole keeps getting bigger...... apparently the extention will contain a basement level. We did try to persuade the Cardy contractors to put in a swimming pool, but they didn't think they'd get away with it!

Evidence Update - Macular Degeneration

Annual Evidence Update on Age Related Macular Degeneration (NHS Evidence - eyes and vision)
www.library.nhs.uk/eyes

The Age Related Macular Degeneration Annual Evidence Update (AEU) will be available from 15 June 2009. A collection of the evidence that has emerged since the 2008 AEU will be presented under a number of topics reflecting aspects of the care pathway. The evidence will be categorised into secondary publications (systematic reviews and meta-analyses), interventional studies (randomised control trials and clinical control trials) and observational studies. The emphasis of the AEU will be on the sight threatening or visually impairing forms of age-related macular degeneration.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

The power is going to be turned off in the Post Graduate Centre

at Maidstone Hospital for one hour on
SATURDAY 13TH JUNE
some time between
1300-1600

During this time please ensure that you DO NOT USE THE LIFT

Please ensure that you SAVE ALL YOUR WORK

The precise time will not be known until the day
All doors will default to open

Ethos

Did you know you can access over 250,000 UK theses via the British Library, and download the full text or order a copy?

Visit this link, or ask Library Staff for more detials: http://ethos.bl.uk

PFI Watch

Not to be outdone by Digger Watch at Maidstone, staff at the Pembury Library are pleased to present PFI Watch.... and here are some pictures of the new build with the library.

The library is on the bottom left of the picture above.

More of the building work.

And just in case you hadn't realised, there is still a library service at Pembury, located in Woodlands House.

Summer time..... and the livin' is easy......

Just in case you have time on your hands this summer and want to brush up a few skills, you can view our latest schedule of training on our website. Contact us for more details!

Click here to view the latest course schedule.

Maidstone Digger Watch

Ist Job - remove the hill......

Building of the extension to the PGC at Maidstone is now well underway. The anticipated completion is April 2010, and will give the library additional space for IT and training. There may be some disruption to services at Maidstone during the late Summer/ early Autumn months 2009, but watch this space - We'll keep you posted!

Drugs Misuse

Annual Evidence Update on Drugs Misuse

(NHS Evidence - National Library for Public Health)
www.library.nhs.uk/publichealth

The National Library for Public Health will run its first Annual Evidence Update (AEU) on drugs misuse from 8 June 2009. The theme for this first update is drugs misuse treatment in offender populations. We have teamed up with experts from the Addictions Centre based at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London to evaluate the evidence and put it into context. The AEU runs in conjunction with the Home Office Drugs Week.

Bank Holiday Closure

We will be closed for the Bank Holiday on Monday 25th May.

Usual 24/7 access arrangements apply.

THE EXPLORER

The latest edition of the library newsletter, The Explorer, is now available on our website.

http://www.mtw.nhs.uk/library-and-information-services/the-explorer.asp

Annual Evidence Update - Epilepsy

Annual Evidence Update on Epilepsy (NHS Evidence – neurological conditions)
www.library.nhs.uk/neurological

The NHS Evidence: Neurological Conditions specialist collection is launching its second Annual Evidence Update on Epilepsy on Monday 18th May, to coincide with National Epilepsy Awareness Week.

The Project Team has carried out a systematic literature search on epilepsy to identify all high level evidence published since the date of the last Epilepsy Annual Evidence Update in 2007, including guidelines, systematic reviews, health technology assessments and economic evaluations. Leading epilepsy 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 from 18th May. This year we have also begun to identify uncertainties in research to contribute to the UK DUETs project (see www.library.nhs.uk/duets for more details).

BREAKING NEWS

If you don’t have time to catch the news when you’re rushing to work, if you would like to read the background to a headline or if you wish to relax with the feature pages then pay a visit to your nearest on site library.

A daily newspaper, The Guardian, is now available at Pembury Hospital library, Woodlands House, from Mondays to Fridays for our users. It is kept in the library computer room.

At Kent & Sussex Hospital library you can read The Independent and at Maidstone Hospital library The Times is available.

Read all about it!

Evidence Update: Cystic Fibrosis

Annual Evidence Update on Cystic Fibrosis

www.library.nhs.uk/respiratory and www.library.nhs.uk/geneticconditions

The respiratory and genetic conditions specialist collections will present the first annual evidence update for Cystic Fibrosis (CF). It will publish details of the latest evidence in CF, with a number of invited commentaries highlighting the key developments in recent years.

SWINE FLU

Get the latest, reliable information from:

WoltersKluwer Health/Ovid: http://www.ovid.com/site/pdf/swine_flu_bibliography.pdf

The Government: http://www.direct.gov.uk/

The World Health Orgnaisation: http://www.who.int/en/

The BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8020125.stm

The NHS: http://www.nhs.uk/news/2009/04April/Pages/Swineflulatest.aspx

Leicester University digest on this outbreak plus Avian Flu: https://web.nhs.net/owa/redir.aspx?C=b8c3fcb09c6c4d45882a73be660637eb&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.le.ac.uk%2flibrary%2fclinical%2finfluenza%2findex.html


And check what the daily national papers are reporting:
http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/webres/londonnatnews/index.html

Annual Evidence Update: ASTHMA

Annual Evidence Update on CAM for Asthma

(NHS Evidence – complementary and alternative medicine)

www.library.nhs.uk/cam
The 2009 Annual Evidence Update on CAM for Asthma aims to identify, organise and present the latest information on this topic. We have carried out a comprehensive search of a number of databases and used strict selection criteria for the identified studies, in order to base the annual update on the best current evidence available. This update will include a list of relevant systematic reviews published between March 2008 and March 2009 and an expert commentary.

Bank Holiday Closure

We will be closed for the May Bank Holiday on Monday 4th May.

Usual 24/7 access arangements apply.

SWINE FLU

Get the latest, reliable information from:

The Government:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/

The World Health Orgnaisation:
http://www.who.int/en/

The BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8020125.stm

The NHS:
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2009/04April/Pages/Swineflulatest.aspx

Leicester University digest on this outbreak plus Avian Flu:
http://www.le.ac.uk/library/clinical/influenza/index.html

And check what the daily national papers are reporting:
http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/webres/londonnatnews/index.html

Exam Time?

We have online access to exam revision programmes provided by both

Medical Masterclass and OnExamination.

Please ask staff for registration information to gain access to the modules you need to aid your revision.

Can we fix it?....

.....Yes we can!

We have a large number of Help Guides on our website, from Blogs and Boolean to RSS and Requesting Articles. A bit of Microsoft Office is thrown in for good measure, along with how to use core databases and do a bit of Critical Appraisal.

And if these aren't enough, we can train you and help you at times and places to suit you.

It's all good!

Childhood Obesity Updates

The National Library for Public Health, along with members of the National Obesity Observatory, have updated the Childhood Obesity: surveillance and prevention annual evidence update for 2009.


This year's update includes five systematic reviews on surveillance and 26 on a variety of preventative measures including physical activity, active transport, and diet and nutrition.


Dr Louisa Ells has written a brief paper on the evidence published in the last year.


The update can be found at http://tinyurl.com/cwe26r or by clicking the banner on the front page of our library at http://www.library.nhs.uk/PUBLICHEALTH/.

Credit Crunch....

Do we have the right email address for you? We can email you with a reminder when items are due back - then you can renew online and avoid paying those fines......

It may only be a few pence here and there,
but as Tesco says, "Every Little Helps....."

Contact us at gm.e.mtw-tr.library@nhs.net and let us know your current details.

EASTER BREAK

The Trust Library & Knowledge Services
will be closed for the
Easter break:

Friday 10th April to Monday 13th April inclusive.

Usual 24/7 access arrangements will continue to apply.
We hope you have a lovely break.

New This Week - Colorectal Cancer

This week sees the launch of:

The Annual Evidence Update on Colorectal Cancer (Cancer Specialist Library)
http://www.library.nhs.uk/cancer

The latest Annual Evidence Update on Colorectal Cancer will run from 6th to 10th April and will coincide with Bowel Cancer Awareness month. The Annual Evidence Update consists of all relevant systematic reviews and national guidelines that have emerged in the twelve months since last year's Annual Evidence Update. These are the topic areas covered this year:

* Causes, risks and prevention
* Assessment and diagnosis
* Treatment and disease management
* Service delivery and standards

EASTER BREAK

The Trust Library & Knowledge Services

will be closed for the

Easter break:

Friday 10th April to Monday 13th April inclusive.

Usual 24/7 access arrangements will continue to apply.

We hope you have a lovely break.

Quiet Friday

Fridays are often a really quiet day here in the library at the Maidstone site. So if you want a quiet place to study, some training, or the undivided attentions of your library staff.....

Find us on Fridays!

Staff Meeting

Please note that all three Trust libraries will be closed between 1pm-4pm on Monday 30th March for a staff meeting.

24/7 access as usual.

Annual Evidence Updates 9th Feb

Annual Evidence Update on Tinnitus

(ENT and Audiology Specialist Library)
http://www.library.nhs.uk/ent/

Tinnitus research continues to proliferate and in conjunction with National Tinnitus Week, this evidence update will present a concise summary of the latest emerging evidence on various sub-topics, combined with a list of current therapeutic uncertainties to highlight research gaps. Sub-topics will include:

Aetiology
Risk Factors
Diagnosis
Treatment
Clinical Tools
Patient Experiences
Outcome Assessment
Service Delivery

Annual Evidence Update on Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Supportive and Palliative Care

(Supportive and Palliative Care Specialist Library)

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

The first Annual Evidence Update on 'Gastrointestinal symptoms in supportive and palliative care' is available on 9 February 2009. The best current evidence on three key topics is collected together: (a) Nausea and vomiting, (b) Constipation and (c) Bowel obstruction.

Annual Evidence Update on Urinary Incontinence: 19-23 January 2009

Annual Evidence Update on Urinary Incontinence: 19-23 January 2009

An update of the evidence on this topic from the NLH Kidney Diseases and Women’s Health Specialist Libraries.

The Kidney Diseases and Women’s Health Specialist Libraries are launching the first Urinary Incontinence Annual Evidence Update (AEU) on Monday 19th January. Focusing on both male and female urinary incontinence this AEU brings together the latest evidence on the surgical, drug and conservative management of urge and stress incontinence and Overactive Bladder (OAB).

Expert commentaries summarising the latest knowledge on various incontinence topics such as botox, post-prostatectomy and quality of life issues will be available.

We know that it is very difficult for busy health professionals to keep up-to-date with the huge volume of literature that is published each year and so the specialist libraries do this for you so that you don't have to!

Find out more at http://www.library.nhs.uk/kidney or http://www.library.nhs.uk/womenshealth

Did you Know......?

You can access the BNF (British National Formulary) freely via the web:

To access the BNF go to www.bnf.org
To access the BNF for Children go to http://bnfc.org

You do not need an Athens username to access this resource.

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.

Library Christmas opening hours

Library Christmas Opening Hours

Kent & Sussex Hospital Library
Monday 24th December: 9am-1pm
Tuesday 25th December: CLOSED
Wednesday 26th December: CLOSED
Thursday 27th December: 10am-3pm
Friday 28th December: 10am-3pm
Monday 31st December: 10am-3pm
Tuesday 1st January: CLOSED
Wednesday 2nd January: 9am-12pm

Pembury Hospital Library
Monday 24th December: 8.30am-1pm
Tuesday 25th December-Wednesday 2nd January: CLOSED
Thursday 3rd January: 8.30am-5pm

Maidstone Hospital Library
Monday 24th December: 8.30am-1pm
Tuesday 25th December: CLOSED
Wednesday 26th December: CLOSED
Thursday 27th December: 10am-3pm
Friday 28th December: 10am-3pm
Monday 31st December: 10am-3pm
Tuesday 1st January: CLOSED
Wednesday 2nd January: 8.30am-7.30pm

National Knowledge Week: Bipolar Disorder

10-14 December is the National Knowledge Week for Bipolar Disorder.

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/mentalhealth/

Patient Safety National Knowledge Week

Monday 26th November: Patient Safety National Knowledge Week
Patient and Public Involvement Specialist Library
http://www.library.nhs.uk/ppi/

Visit one of the Trust Libraries to find more resources on these topics, or get training to find what you need.

National Knowledge Week: Lung Cancer

Monday 19th November: Lung Cancer National Knowledge Week

Cancer Specialist Library

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

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

National Knowledge Week: Oral Cancer

Monday 12th November:

Oral Cancer National Knowledge Week

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

Oral Health Specialist Library http://www.library.nhs.uk/oralhealth/

National Knowledge Week: Psoriasis

Monday 5th November: Psoriasis National Knowledge Week Skin Disorders

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

Specialist Librarywww.library.nhs.uk/skin

National Knowledge Week: Heart Failure

29th October: Heart Failure National Knowledge Week

(Cardiovascular Diseases Specialist Library)

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

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

Staff Meeting

Trust libraries will be closed until 2pm on Friday 2nd November due to a staff meeting.

National Knowledge Week: Palliative and Supportive Care for Chronic Non-Malignant Diseases

22nd October: Palliative and Supportive Care for Chronic Non-Malignant Diseases National Knowledge Week

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

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

National Knowledge Week: Breast Cancer

15th October is Breast Cancer National Knowledge Week

Please click on the link below to be taken to a range of high quality resources, including searches for systematic reviews, guidance and treatment, and expert commentaries.

(Cancer Specialist Library)http://www.library.nhs.uk/cancer/

National Knowledge Week: Ehnic Health

8th October: Ethnic Health National Knowledge Week(Ethnicity and Health Specialist Library)

Clink on this link to be taken to a range of high quality resources, including searches for systematic reviews, guidance and treatment, and expert commentaries.
http://www.library.nhs.uk/ethnicity/

National Knowledge Week:Antenatal Care National Knowledge Week

1st - 7th October is the National Knowledge Week for Antenatal Care.

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

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

National Knowledge Week: Sepsis Bundles

24th -28th September is the National Knowledge Week for Sepsis Bundles.

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

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

National Knowledge Week: Atopic Eczema

17th - 21st September is National Knowledge Week for Atopic Eczema.

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

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

PRIZE DRAW WINNERS.

We would like to thank everyone who took the trouble to enter the free prize draw during the Health Libraries Week.

The winning entries are as followed:-

KENT & SUSSEX LIBRARY
1st Prize :- Sr Mary McQuillan - ICU K&S Hospital
2nd Prize :- Dr Anupama Kumar - F2 Orthopaedics

Pembury Library
1st Prize:- Sn Sarah Morris - Brighton University Student
2nd Prize:- Sr Josie Lee Yow - Outpatients, Pembury

Maidstone Library
1st Prize:- Deborah Wilson - Student Nurse
2nd Prize:- Kayode Osanaiye - SHO Kent & Medway NHS.

The first prize was a memory stick and 2nd prize a book token. Well done to all our winners!

IT'S HEALTH LIBRARIES WEEK!

Events taking place during Health Libraries Week 16th - 20th July 2007.

Tuesday 17th

Kent & Sussex Library

IT Training available

9 am - 5 pm

01892 623384

Wednesday 18th

Postgraduate Centre

Maidstone Hospital

Health Fair & buffet

11.30am - 2pm

12.30 - 1.30

Map of Medicine Demonstration

(Places still available)

01622 224647

Thursday 19th

Pembury Hospital

IT Training available

9 am - 5 pm

01892 633119

Good News and Kent and Sussex Library!

Computers are back!

We are delighted to let you know that we finally have our library computers back, and that we are once again in a position to start offering 24/7 access to the library and its computers.

Many thanks to all our readers for being so patient while the problems have been resolved.

Please remember, the Trust takes misuse of PCs very seriously - help us to hang onto our computers by using them responsibly, and abiding by the policies on appropriate use at all times.

Health Libraries Week 16th - 20th July 2007

Coming soon to a library near you!

Health Libraries Week 2007 - 16th - 20th July.

See this blog for more details next week.