New tools can help community pharmacies and outpatient settings reduce prescribing and dispensing errors
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices has new, free tools that can help community pharmacies and outpatient settings reduce prescribing and dispensing errors. Included are consumer leaflets for medication safety, scorecards to identify risk factors in the dispensing process, and a tool for helping pharmacies preparing to implement barcode product verification systems. /da (Source: Midcontinental Region News)
Source: Midcontinental Region News - November 21, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Community-Based Organizations Health Sciences Libraries Public Health Source Type: news
Ever wondered about finding a Power Point from one of the RML webinars?
Just a reminder about our webinars with regard to recordings and Power Point presentations…
Sessions are recorded, captioned, and posted on the Online Education webpage usually within one day of the session. Associated Power Point presentations are available upon request. Please direct your request through Marty Magee at mmagee@unmc.edu.
This information has also been posted in our Breezing Along with the RML and Spotlight! on NLM Resources pages on the MCR web page under Training and Educational Opportunities> Online Education. We encourage members to use our materials, to present to interested au...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - November 21, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Health Sciences Libraries Source Type: news
EDUCATION: Next Breezing Along with the RML – Wed. Dec. 18 – Data Accuracy in Journals
December 18 - 10:00 MT/ 11:00 CT – Breezing Along with the RML – Data Accuracy in Journal Abstracts: Implications for Informing Clinical Decisions
NOTE URL: https://utahntc.adobeconnect.com/mcr Equipment: connection to the Internet and a phone, Login: as a guest with your first and last name. Instructions to connect to the audio will show up once you’ve logged in. Captioning will be provided and the session will be recorded. Questions to mmagee@unmc.edu. (mm)
(Source: Midcontinental Region News)
Source: Midcontinental Region News - November 21, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Health Sciences Libraries Source Type: news
WISER for Windows 4.5 Now Available
The National Library of Medicine’s WISER for Windows 4.5 is now available. This new version of WISER fully integrates Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management (CHEMM) content and updates the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) content to 2012.
Here’s a closer look at what’s new in this release:
Full integration of CHEMM content, which includes:
New hospital provider and preparedness planner profiles, along with a customized home screen for all WISER profiles
Acute care guidelines for six known mass casualty agents/agent classes
The addition of a wealth of CHEMM reference material
CHEMM In...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - November 21, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Source Type: news
New Task for the Mission I’mPossbile Game – Emergency Prep!
Hello Agents (and potential Agents),
There is a new mission opportunity to demonstrate your abilities as a sly operative and to potentially earn 110 game points by meeting the challenges.
This mission is to enhance and test your skills plus your cat like reflexes in the area of Emergency Preparedness. Should you accept the mission, you will need to:
1) Read a selected article on emergency preparedness and successfully answer the question about the article. Correctly answer the question you will earn 10 points.
2) Composed a one page service continuity disaster plan for your library using the Pocket Response Plan (PReP) as ...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - November 21, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Source Type: news
PMC Releases New ID Converter
PMC has just released an upgrade to the ID converter, now dubbed the PMCID – PMID -Manuscript ID – DOI Converter (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/pmctopmid/). This utility allows you to start with the unique identifier for an article that is in PMC, and find additional unique identifiers that may apply to the article.
Improvements include support for DOIs, auto-detection of the ID type based on its format, and enhanced output. It also provides output in any of several different formats: HTML, XML, JSON, or CSV.
This tool uses an underlying web service, that is also publicly available for those needing program...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - November 19, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
DOCLINE: Users to update their accounts
DOCLINE Users:
This is a reminder that you routinely need to update two areas in your DOCLINE accounts: 1) Review and maintain your institution’s serial holdings data in SERHOLD and 2) Review and maintain institution record for accuracy and completeness.
The institution record is a list of those people, and their contact information, who have access to your DOCLINE account. To find your institution record, you must log in, click on the “Institutions” tab, click on “Update” and on the “People” button on the left side. Remove names of those who do not now have access or add...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - November 19, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Health Sciences Libraries Other Libraries Source Type: news
Mission I’mPossible Game Status Update
We have a new secret agent, Sarah Weitzel, who is already in second place! Congratulations Sarah! The Health Information Literacy category has three tasks worth a combined total of 110 points, and if you start playing now and complete all three, you could be in first place next week. Remember, you can also gain points for attending our Breezing Along with the RML session this week on Nov. 20. We hope to see you there and on the game board next week.
To start playing the game, all you need to do is register. Check here for all of the game details. /rv (Source: Midcontinental Region News)
Source: Midcontinental Region News - November 18, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
EDUCATION: Breezing Along with the RML – Wed. Nov. 20, 10:00 MT/11:00 CT -Library Facilities in Transition
Wednesday, November 20 – 10:00 MT/ 11:00 CT – Breezing Along with the RML - Library Facilities in Transition – a panel discussion of library directors including Jean Shipman, Deb Ward, Marie Reidelbach, Michlene Mankin, Kirk Davis, and Margaret Bandy. Find out what other librarians are doing in the era of the changing library footprint.
NOTE URL: https://utahntc.adobeconnect.com/mcr Equipment: connection to the Internet and a phone, Login: as a guest with your first and last name. Instructions to connect to the audio will show up once you’ve logged in. Captioning will be provided and ...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - November 18, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Health Sciences Libraries Source Type: news
Join our Moodle class and discussion on “The Research Lifecycle: Data Management, Institutional Research Profiles, Networking, Collaborations, Oh My!”
We’re recruiting more participants for our asynchronous class and discussion on the research lifecycle and data management. Completing the class earns you 5 MLA CE credits!
Topics for this class include open data and methods to improve reproducibility and reliability of research findings. We will also explore some tools and technologies used for data management and collaboration, focusing on eagle-I, VIVO, DMPTool, and REDCap.
The class is available beginning now and will remain open for CE credit through…whenever you can get it done (this simple means the class has a floating deadline with no real end), with t...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - November 13, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Source Type: news
NLM Activates Emergency Access Resources
Forwarded from NLM:
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has activated the Emergency Access Initiative (EAI) in support of medical efforts in the Philippines and surrounding areas following the devastating typhoon. The Emergency Access Initiative provides free access to full-text articles from over 650 biomedical serial titles and over 4,000 reference books and online databases to healthcare professionals and libraries affected by disasters.
The Emergency Access Initiative serves as a temporary collection replacement and/or supplement for libraries affected by disasters that need to continue to serve medical staff ...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - November 12, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Source Type: news
DOCLINE: Users to Submit Out of Office Requests for the Holidays and Vacations
Libraries using DOCLINE must submit an Out of Office request when shutdown for staff vacations/holidays. The action makes your library temporarily inactive while you are away. With a busy holiday season coming soon, you would be advised to check your calendars and the make the request. It’s fast and easy to submit your request.
To submit an Out of Office request, log in to your DOCLINE account, click on the “Institutions” tab at the top, then click on “Update (LIBID)” button and then find the “Out of Office” tab on the left side of the screen. Remember, once you have en...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - November 12, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Health Sciences Libraries Other Libraries Source Type: news
Upcoming dates for Breezing Along with the RML sessions….
November 20 – 10:00 MT/ 11:00 CT – Breezing Along with the RML - Library Facilities in Transition – a panel discussion of library directors including Jean Shipman, Deb Ward, Marie Reidelbach, Michlene Mankin, Kirk Davis, and Margaret Bandy. Find out what other libraries are doing in the era of the shrinking library footprint.
December 18 - 10:00 MT/ 11:00 CT – Breezing Along with the RML – Data Accuracy in Journal Abstracts: Implications for Informing Clinical Decisions
NOTE URL: https://utahntc.adobeconnect.com/mcr Equipment: connection to the Internet and a phone, Login: a...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - November 12, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Health Sciences Libraries Source Type: news
Mission I’mPossible
¿Hablas español? Вы говорите по-русски?
A good secret agent must be able to operate in multiple languages. Do you have this skill? How mange languages are spoken in your territory? Are you aware of the multiple language health resources available to you? To enhance your knowledge in this area, complete the Health Information Literacy missions and win up to 110 points!
If you haven’t started playing yet, you can still get in on the fun. All you need to do is register for the game. Check here for all of the game details. /rv (Source: Midcontinental Region News)
Source: Midcontinental Region News - November 11, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
“Worth Every Cent and More”
“Health Libraries Inc (based in Victoria) and Health Libraries Australia (a national group of the
Australian Library and Information Association) have collaborated to carry out this investigation
into the return on investment of health library and information services in Australia.
The partners commissioned award-winning firm SGS Economics and Planning to survey health
libraries across the nation and from this to assess the return on the annual investment in these
services to their organisations. The survey took place between June and September 2013, and
was supplemented by in-depth case studies.
The indicative re...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - November 8, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members General Interest Health Sciences Libraries Source Type: news
