Soccer Tournament Fundraiser

This Saturday (July 3rd) the Murphy Memorial Match will be held at the Lyons Playground at Louisiana and Tchoupitoulas from 3-7 p.m. to raise money for Nicole Murphy’s family. Nicole Murphy was a third year medical student who was killed by a suspected drunk driver while in South Africa at the World Cup. Her brother suffered a head injury in the same accident and money is being raised for an ICU plane to bring him home. Daniel Murphy, Nicole’s father, is a graduate of the School of Medicine in Shreveport. The Times-Picayune has the full story.

LOUIS Libraries & Funding

A new video was posted this morning in support of LOUIS. Check it out!

Android Med apps

A new list of the Best Android apps for Doctors, Nurses and Health Care Professionals indicates that flashcards, games and glossaries are popular in the android app field. Don’t forget, you can use Skyscape to access Dynamed & Natural Standard with a serial number from the library.

Mobile Resources from the library.

new app: NEJM This Week

Free for a limited time! This new iphone app pushes recent content from the New England Journal of Medicine including:
ÔÇó Articles published online in the last seven days, including the current issue and Online First
ÔÇó Classic Images in Clinical Medicine
ÔÇó Weekly audio summaries
ÔÇó A selection of four full-text audio reads of Clinical Practice articles
ÔÇó A selection of four procedure videos from the Videos in Clinical Medicine series

Access NEJM This Week on iTunes.

Resources for Residents

Welcome new Residents! Here is a list of resources we hope you will find useful.

Library home
http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library/
Off campus access
http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library/ss&d/remote.html
LIbrary Resources – where to start
http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library/resources/default.htm
Core materials for medicine – ebooks & print resources
http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library/resources/guides/coretext.html
Mobile/smartphone resources
http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library/resources/guides/pda/index.html
Evidence-based practice resources (point of care databases)
http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library/resources/guides/EBM.html
Help/contact us
http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library/services/help.html

Once again, welcome!
Kathy Kerdolff – School of Medicine Liaison (504-568-6102)

Bringing Nicole & her Brother Home

The Murphy family is raising money for an ICU medical jet to bring Nicole Murphy’s injured brother, as well as her body back to Louisiana.

Meeting on Oil Spill Health Effects 6/22&23

I just received the following news release. The meetings are this week!
Oil Spill Health Effects to Be Explored at IOM Workshop, June 22-23
Scientists and government agencies are struggling to predict the potential health consequences of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico for those living and working near the region. At the request of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Institute of Medicine will host a public meeting to discuss the possible human health effects — both short- and long-term — resulting from the spill. Experts from the scientific community and academia, as well as additional stakeholders, will review lessons learned from similar disasters, identify groups most at risk for health problems as a result of the spill, and discuss how to prevent and monitor potential health consequences.
Details:
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CDT on June 22, and 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CDT on June 23, in the Queen Anne Ballroom of the Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., New Orleans. Those who cannot attend may watch a video webcast of the event that will be available at www.national-academies.org. An agenda and registration information are available at www.iom.edu/oilspillhealth.

Practicing MDs & Smartphones

A marketing survey by SDI Health, has been making the news rounds. According to the “Mobile & Social Media Study: PhysiciansÔÇÖ Views of Emerging Technology Survey,” 30% of physicians have used a smartphone to access medical applications. Of the physicians who own a smart phone, 95% have downloaded a medical application. The most popular applications were: Epocrates, Medscape, and Skyscape. The study was conducted in October 2009; I wonder how much those numbers have jumped in the last 8 months. For more information on mobile resources, check out the Libraries’ guide.

Condolences for Nicole Murphy’s Family

The Times-Picayune has reported that 3rd year medical student Nicole Murphy has been killed in a hit and run accident while at the World Cup in South Africa. The entire LSUHSC community offers our condolences to her family, as well as a speedy recovery to the other family members who were injured in the accident.

Cool Off With Hot New Books

An exciting collection of Library acquisitions are being displayed on the New Books Shelf on the third floor (near the LibraryÔÇÖs inner elevator). These titles CAN be checked out!

Anema, Marion G. Competency-Based Nursing Education (2010).

Barton, Phoebe Lindsey. Understanding the U.S. Health Services System (2010).

Bruera, Eduardo. Cancer Pain: assessment and management (2010).

Copstead, Lee-Ellen C. Pathophysiology (2010).

Cox, James Daniel. Radiation Oncology: rationale, technique, results (2010).

Dworkin, Mark S. Outbreak Investigations Around the World: case studies in infectious disease field epidemiology (2010).

Eliopoulos, Charlotte. Invitation to Holistic Health: a guide to living a balanced life (2010).

Fontaine, Karen Lee. Complementary & Alternative Therapies for Nursing Practice (2011).

Foster, Illysa R. Professional Ethics in Midwifery Practice (2011).

Hacker, Neville F. Hacker and Moore’s Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2010).

Hall, James Wilbur. Objective Assessment of Hearing (2010).

Law, Mary C. Interventions, Effects, and Outcomes in Occupational Therapy: adults and older adults (2010).

Mayer, Dan. Essential Evidence-Based Medicine (2010).

Mushlin, Stuart B. Decision Making in Medicine: an algorithmic approach (2010).

Norkin, Leonard C. Virology : molecular biology and pathogenesis (2010).

Orient, Jane M. Sapira’s Art & Science of Bedside Diagnosis (2010).

O’Sullivan, Susan B. Improving Functional Outcomes in Physical Rehabilitation (2010).

Payne, Lorene. The Nursing Student’s Guide to Clinical Success (2011).

Ryan, Kenneth James. SherrisÔÇÖ Medical Microbiology (2010).

Thompson, Jon C. Netter’s Concise Orthopaedic Anatomy (2010).

Trumble, Thomas E. Principles of Hand Surgery and Therapy (2010).

Wolfson, Allan B. Harwood-Nuss’ Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine (2010).

Local Surgeons & the Oil Spill

WWL-TV featured a story on a couple of local surgeons, including LSUHSC’s own Kamran Khoobehi offering some ideas on how to stop the oil leak, using surgical techniques. Love the out of the box thinking!

MedlinePlus Redesign coming this Summer!

Features to look forward to:
ÔÇóEmphasizes search and makes navigation more intuitive
ÔÇóWeb 2.0 technologies that help users share content
ÔÇóDistinctive color schemes for English and Spanish pages

Iconography of Contagion

Drink Only Approved Water

The History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine has a new online exhibit, the Iconography of Contagion, an exhibition of twentieth century health posters. The exhibition offers some posters from NLM’s collection as well as an historical perspective on their necessity.

Catalog Downtime

INNOPAC, the Libraries’ Online Catalog, will be down this afternoon for up to 2 hours for a scheduled systems upgrade. Thanks for you patience.

*The upgrade is complete. — update @ 4 p.m.

Hurricane Season Begins

Chancellor Hollier issued our annual Emergency Preparedness Plan email reminder this morning to coincide with the start of the 2010 Hurricane Season. Please be sure to familiarize yourself with the university’s Weather Related Emergency Procedures (Chancellor’s Memo 51).

Let’s all keep our fingers crossed that it won’t need to be implemented this year.