“Using a traditional mental-health measuring stick to figure out where we stand two years post-Katrina is like using a 12-inch ruler to measure the Causeway. It’s not really up to the task.”
Sunday’s Times-Picayune article on the current state of mental health in New Orleans says we’re on uncharted ground, but mental health professionals around the state (including our own Dr. Howard Osofsky) want you to know it’s ok to ask for a map. Check out this list of local & national free resources for more.
American Red Cross’ Access to Care program
Provides long-term financial recovery assistance to victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma.
Toll free number: (866) 794-HOPE.
Louisiana Spirit Hurricane Recovery’s crisis line at (800) 273-TALK.
Free of charge to anyone in Louisiana, as well as community organizations, government employees, rescuers, disaster service workers, business owners, religious groups and other special populations. Services include individual counseling for all ages, group counseling for first responders and specialized counseling and stress management services.
LA Spirit Help Line: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
LSU Health Sciences Center 24-hour Health Line at (504) 568-8772
Free to the general public.
24 Hour help line: (504) 568-8772
LSU Health Sciences Center Campus Assistance Program
Free service for LSUHSC employees, faculty, staff, residents, and students to assist in resolving personal or work related problems.
24 Hour help line: (504) 568-8888
NOLA Dashboard
Local medical resources & services in the New Orleans area from the Louisiana Public Health Institute. Includes schedules & lists of open hospitals & clinics, mobile clinic schedule, mental health services and support groups, dental services and relief & recovery services.
http://www.noladashboard.org/
National Suicide Prevention 24-hour crisis counseling hotline
Provides immediate assistance to anyone seeking mental health services. Call for yourself, or someone you care about. Your call is free and confidential.
24 Hour toll-free number: (800) 273-8255
The Kaiser Family Foundation has dedicated resources in the aftermath of the disaster to track the rebuilding efforts of the New Orleans area with a special focus on the health care needs of residents.
As part of this effort, the Foundation has created a Health Care in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina resource page, offering a wealth of resources related to an ongoing effort to monitor and study the health coverage and needs of the victims.
Here you’ll find surveys, survivor experiences, statistics and health coverage reports. Visitors can even listen to interviews, including one from from Cathi Fontenot, M.D., medical director, Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans, discussing the current health care situation in New Orleans two years later.
This just in from nola.com & the Times Picayune:
“Ending months of speculation, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Tuesday that it has picked downtown New Orleans as its preferred location for a new medical center.”
Read more from nola.com
MEDgle is a new search engine designed with patients in mind.
Describing itself as a “personalized medical search by doctors for everyone (for informational purposes only)”, MEDgle is a search for general medical conditions. Users can type in their symptoms or click on the body part image to see the associated symptoms. You can also personalize your search by adding ethnicity, pregnancy status, drinking/smoking frequency, and more.
MEDgle excludes psychiatric, neonatal, obstetrics, orthopedics and other medical subspecialty information, & search results are described as “part of general medical knowledge learned in medical school and residency.” Even so, it is an interesting resource for patient health information.
EMBASE.com provides you with content that keeps you up to date with the latest scientific developments in Biomedical and Pharmacological Information. Several new features have just been added!
- EMTREE Search Tool now enhanced with multiple term searching and other new functionality to support more precise retrieval
- EMTREE ?óÔé¼?£Spell-Check?óÔé¼Ôäó now executed from Session Results page
- New Record Formats
- Bookmarking feature
Want to know more?
Visit http://www.info.embase.com/embase_com/news/functionalities/
for a detailed overview of all new features.
Today is the first day of Fall semester 2007 for LSUHSC’s Schools of Allied Health & Graduate Studies. Welcome back!
Check out our post on tips for new students to get an edge on the semester.
Having issues connecting to wireless on your laptop today? That’s because LSUHSC Wireless settings have changed a little bit.
CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE DIRECTIONS
These directions are only for computers running Windows XP.
For information on configuring Windows Vista, contact your School’s computer support.
And remember, if you continue to have problems accessing our wireless network in the library, please let us know! We can’t fix what we don’t know is broken.
Welcome to LSUHSC!
Check out these tips:
GET YOUR LSUHSC ID & LIBRARY BARCODE
As you stop by the Registrars office (Library — 4th floor) for your official university ID, make sure to drop by our Circulation desk for a library bar code. You’ll need it to check out books & get off-campus access to our many online resources.
SET UP YOUR PAYPAW ACCOUNT
Once you have your ID & library barcode, drop by the LSUHSC bookstore on the 2nd floor of the Resource Center Building (433 Bolivar St) to set up your PayPaw account. You can use it in the cafeteria (for food) & the library (to print). You can also add money to it online.
QUESTIONS ABOUT LOGINS, PASSWORDS, EMAIL ACCOUNTS?
See our handout on campus logins.
Contact the LSUHSC help desk at 568-HELP for any questions you might have concerning access to WebCT, Blackboard, email, or other computer related services. You can also
contact your school’s computer support directly.
Attention Ovid users! Ovid databases will be unavailable Saturday, August 11 at 9pm to Sunday August 12 at 2am, Eastern Daylight Time.
Our Ovid databases may be affected and inaccessible for all or part of the downtime.
Two minutes is all it takes to learn how to access resources off campus.
Watch the video.
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Of course we don’t have a problem with plagiarism here at LSUHSC, but it never hurts to be aware of the different software available to detect would-be cheaters. Josh Fischman of The Wired Campus, the Chronicle of Higher Education’s technology blog, reports on a handy chart PDF comparing several anti-plagiarism tools.
It’s never too early to start thinking about USMLE, Boards & class exams. Did you know that LSUHSC provides free access to testing tools for medicine, emergency medicine & dentistry?
EXAM MASTER OnLine is a computer based system designed to provide the most realistic and effective exam preparation possible. ExamMaster provides test and study modes, detailed explanations with every question, detailed scoring feedback, and an easy-to-use interface.
You must create a personal login (separate from your LSUHSC email login) to use this resource. A handy tutorial is available here.
So you want print edition test prep?
The library does not collect exam preparation materials because of their unfortunate tendency to disappear, or re-appear with all the answers marked in them. Check the LSUHSC bookstore to order print materials – or sign up for ExamMaster – it’s free to you & accessible online from any location!
AccessSurgery is an online resource with books, videos, board review & professional expert opinion on surgery.
NEW FOR FALL 2007 — QUICK TESTS
AccessSurgery’s Quick Test lets you test your surgical knowledge and anonymously compare your results to those of your peers. Sign up for the free AccessSurgery e-newsletter (library barcode & PIN req’d for off campus access) and twice a month Quick Test will appear in your email inbox.
You can also access Quick Test from the top menu of AccessSurgery.
Quick Test is developed by Gerard M. Doherty, MD, AccessSurgery’s Editor-in-Chief, from the site’s online resources. Your results will be ranked against those of your peers.
The City of New Orleans & NOPD have redesigned their Crime Maps database. A great new site!
Need information on property around town? There’s also an address search.
Not exactly library related, but today – August 3rd – in the LSUHSC bookstore on the second floor of the Resource Center Building you can shop tax free.
The bookstore is open 9-4pm.
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