October is Health Literacy Month. The intention is to highlight the need for organizations and healthcare providers to offer understandable health information to their patients or clients. This year’s theme is “Why Health Literacy Matters: Sharing Our Stories in Words, Pictures, and Sound.” “Health literacy is the ability to understand health information and to use that information to make good decisions about your health and medical care.”
The National Library of Medicine has launched a beta version of PillBox, its new “aid in the identification of unknown solid dosage pharmaceuticals.” It contains over 5,000 records with over 750 illustrations.
The dental library will be offering five classes throughout the month of October to celebrate National Medical Libraries Month. All classes will be held in the dental library conference room from noon to 1:00pm. Reserve your space by emailing dentlib@lsuhsc.edu
Thursday, 10/1/09, Accessing Journal Articles Online
Monday, 10/5/09, Introduction to PubMed
Wednesday, 10/7/09, Introduction to RefWorks
Tuesday, 10/13/09, Health Literacy: More than the Ability to Read
Tuesday, 10/27/09, Introduction to Consumer Health Information
The LSUHSC Libraries have access to almost 200 databases so how do you decide which one to start searching in? The Reference Librarians have created 6 E-Resources at a Glance sheets for each of the school of LSUHSC.
Electronic Resources at a Glance: Allied Health
Electronic Resources at a Glance: Dentistry
Electronic Resources at a Glance: Graduate Studies
Electronic Resources at a Glance: Medicine
Electronic Resources at a Glance: Nursing
Electronic Resources at a Glance: Public Health
Let us know what you think.
Today’s the last day to vote for the US Dept. of Health and Human Services 2009 Flu Prevention PSA contest. Who could resist the swine flu rap, by Dr. Clarke?
Spoonful of Medicine also points out a swine flu rap done by cute little pigs. It’s in Chinese but there are subtitles.
Speaking of being prepared, seasonal flu shots will be available September 23, 24 and 25 (next Weds. – Fri.) from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the School of Nursing, 1900 Gravier Street, 5th floor IV lab. Free for students and $10 for Faculty & Staff payable by cash or check.
~EDIT~ Shots were cancelled due to a shortage of vaccine. edited 9/21/09 @ 8:44 a.m.
LSUHSC has also created a H1N1 info portal, with updated swine flu information. Our campus is also applying to become a point of distribution for the H1N1 vaccine when it becomes available. The H1N1 flu vaccine will be distributed in accordance with the CDC?óÔé¼Ôäós priority group vaccination recommendations.
LSUHSC Occupational Therapy faculty and students will be providing a Fall Prevention Workshop on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 from 1-4 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 2700 Canal St. Other participants include the LSUHSC Departments of Physical Therapy, Medicine, Community Nursing, as well as the Louisiana Fall Prevention Coalition and the Office of Public Health Injury Research and Prevention Program. For more information, see the official LSUHSC press release.
The month of September not only ushers in the official end of summer, it is also designated National Preparedness Month (NPM).
NPM encourages Americans and their communities to prepare and plan for emergencies that affect the general public. Ranging from common power outages to horrific national disasters, the American Public Health Association stresses the importance of being prepared.
September 15th is designated Get Ready Day so take the time on this date to come up with a plan for yourself and your family.
Influenza: Evidence Based Resources is a FREE database offered by EBSCO Publishing (from whom the Libraries purchase a number of databases). It is comprised of selected resources from a number of its health related databases. And includes information for clinicians, nurses and patients.
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has released its Influenza Surveillance Report through the end of August. It finds that:
Further the report states that “there are 737 lab confirmed cases of 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) in Louisiana. Based on an extrapolation from CDC data, the real case count in Louisiana is closer to 39,000.”
Don’t forget to follow the CDC guidelines for staying healthy.
Paul Ehrlich developed what is now recognized as the first chemotherapy agent 100 years ago. On August 31, 1909 his 606th compound of arsenobenzene was developed. He was searching for a way to treat syphillis.
Four years later, a memorandum of understanding is signed for a new public-private teaching hospital.
With reports the past weeks of daycare center closings, sidelined football players, and sniffling sorority girls, clearly Louisiana is not immune from H1N1 outbreaks. As of August 17, 2009, Louisiana reports 449 confirmed cases and 1 related death (also in New Orleans) from the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus, aka the Swine Flu.
For local & state information on influenza, visit www.FluLa.com, from the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. There you will find weekly statistics and public health updates, as well as flu information for patients in English, Spanish and Vietnamese. Clinicians can also access an Online Training Course on local flu preparedness, testing protocols, regional OPH offices, and info from the Louisiana Office of Public Health Lab like the Lab 96 form and instructions for swine flu testing.
For national swine flu information, the CDC is always your best bet: http://cdc.gov/h1n1flu/
Once a year, New Orleans Magazine publishes a list of the Top Doctors in the greater New Orleans area; this list is compiled from a database created by Best Doctors in America. This year there were 564 listings from 66 specialties; the list is created by asking area physicians who they would want to treat an ill family member. Two LSUHSC physicians were featured Kim Edward LeBlanc and Cleveland Moore. Congratulations to everyone on the list!
Allergy & Immunology
Luis R. Espinoza
Cleveland Marvin Moore
Ricardo Sorenson
Cardiovascular Disease
David Lucas Glancy
Critical Care Medicine
Christopher C. Baker
Carol M. Mason
Steve Nelson
Warren Richard Summer
Dermatology
Brian David Lee
Lee T. Nesbitt, Jr.
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Alfonso Vargas
Family Medicine
Kim Edward LeBlanc
Herbert L. Muncie, Jr.
Infectious Disease
Rebecca Adair Clark
Michael Edward Hagensee
David H. Martin
Charles V. Sanders
Internal Medicine
John R. Amoss
David M. Borne
Angela M. McLean
Medical Oncology & Hematology
Lowell Anthony
Neurology
John D. England
Anne L. Foundas
Amparo (Amy) Gutierrez
Piotr Wladyslaw Olejniczak
Austin John Sumner
Nuclear Medicine
Richard J. Campeau, Jr.
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Martha Johnston Brewer
Ralph R. Chesson, Jr.
Felton L. Winfield, Jr.
Orthopaedic Surgery
Andrew G. King
Otolaryngology
Rohan Walvekar
Pain Medicine
Alan David Kaye
Stephen Kishner
Pathology
Randall Douglas Craver
Gary E. Lipscomb
William Proctor Newman III
Pediatric Allergy & Immunology
Cleveland Marvin Moore
Ricardo Sorenson
Pediatric Anesthesiology
Stanley Martin Hall
John Frederick Heaton
Pediatric Cardiology
Robert Joseph Ascuitto
Nancy Tamara Ross-Ascuitto
Aluizio Roberto Stopa
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Raynorda F. Brown
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Renee V. Gardner
Tammuella E. Singleton
Maria C. Velez
Lolie Chua Yu
Pediatric Nephrology
V. Matti Vehaskari
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Andrew G. King
Pediatric Pathology
Randall Douglas Craver
Pediatric Rheumatology
Abraham Gedalia
Pediatric Specialist/Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Charles C. Coleman
Debra DePrato
Martin J. Drell
Humberton Quintana
Pediatric Specialist/Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Brian Barkemeyer
Staci Olister
Duna Penn
Dana Rivera
Pediatric Specialist/Neurology, General
Stephen Russell Deputy
Ann Henderson Tilton
Maria Weimer
Pediatric Specialist/Neurology, Neuromuscular Disease
Ann Henderson Tilton
Pediatric Surgery
Charles Baker Hill, Jr
Pediatric Urology
Joseph Ortenberg
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Stephen Kirshner
Psychiatry
James G. Barbee
Jose Calderon-Abbo
Charles C. Coleman
Erich J. Conrad
Debra Deprato
Howard Joseph Osofsky
Mark Harold Townsend
Pulmonary Medicine
Juzar Ali
Carol M. Mason
Steve Nelson
Judd Ernest Shellito
Warren Richard Summer
David Allen Welsh
Rheumatology
Luis R. Espinoza
Sleep Medicine
Piotr Wladyslaw Olejniczak
Surgery
Christopher C. Baker
J. Philip Boudreaux
John Patrick Hunt III
Surgical Oncology
Eugene A. Woltering
Urology
Sean Collins
Harold Anthony Fuselier, Jr
Jack Christian Winters
Vascular Surgery
Larry Harold Hollier
It’s not just my imagination. There really are more first year medical students this year. Welcome to campus!
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