New FCOI tutorial from NIH available

NIH has announced the availability of a Web-based tutorial related to the “Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research for which PHS Funding is Sought.”

In its release notice, NIH states, “As part of NIH’s continuing educational efforts to improve and enhance compliance with Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) requirements, we developed a Web-based tutorial which reviews the requirements of and the responsibilities for compliance with these Federal FCOI regulations. The tutorial is designed for use by Institutional officials responsible for managing NIH funded grants, cooperative agreements and/or contracts and for individuals who are responsible for the design, conduct or reporting of NIH-supported research.
We hope this tutorial proves to be a useful educational tool and strongly encourage all NIH-funded investigators to take it.”

The tutorial may be accessed on the Office of Extramural Research, Conflict of Interest Page.
LINK: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/coi/tutorial/fcoi.htm

Upcoming OMERAD workshop

Presenting a new event open to all LSUHSC-NO Faculty, Residents, Fellows and Doctoral Students

Developing Educational Scholarship from Everyday Work
Sheila W. Chauvin, M.Ed., Ph.D.
Jack R. Scott, Ed.D., M.P.H.
Office of Medical Education Research and Development, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Science Center
DATE: Thursday, August 28, 2008
TIME: 2:00 p.m. ?óÔé¼ÔÇ£ 5:00 p.m.
LOCATION: ENT Conference Room (Fifth Floor, Clinical Sciences Research Building, 533 Bolivar)
TO REGISTER: Registration is not required, but appreciated to help with planning.
Please call or email the OMERAD (568-2140, omerad@lsuhsc.edu).
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Opportunities for educational research arise from everyday teaching and education activities. For example, does one teaching method produce better learning outcomes than another? Is there relationship between teamwork training and effective teamwork practice in the patient care setting? Does replacing lectures with small group teaching alter learner performance on high stakes, standardized knowledge tests? Similarly, many of the creative and original educational programs and materials that faculty members create in their teaching have promise for peer-reviewed publication and contribution to the field. In this workshop, participants will explore various forms of educational research and scholarship and apply these to their own situation. Individuals will participate in activities to identify a potential project and use a systematic approach to design a plan/protocol for pursuing their educational research/scholarship interest. Participants will also explore publication/dissemination venues they might target for contributing the results of their work to the field. Light refreshments will be served.

Please share this flyer with colleagues.
We hope to see you on August 28th and bring a colleague!

An expanded program of faculty development sessions offered through the OMERAD and the Academy will be disseminated shortly. In the meantime, please contact the OMERAD for more information by calling 568-2140 or sending an email to omerad@lsuhsc.edu.

Become a Fan of the Libraries on FB

Are you on Facebook? Now so are the LSUHSC Libraries become a Fan of the Isché Library and the Dental Library today!

EBSCOhost Running Slow?

If EBSCOhost is running slow for you, consider switching from IE to Firefox. Firefox is a free web browser and offers an alternative to Internet Explorer. EBSCOhost has some known issues with IE that are being worked on. These issues do not exist in Firefox.

New Look for Links

The LSUHSC New Orleans Libraries have launched a new Links page using the social bookmarking website, Delicious. The new page features a tag cloud for easy access to the items tagged by LSUHSC Librarians.

One Book, One New Orleans

The Literacy Alliance of New Orleans, along with the Young Leadership Council, has sponsored a community reading program since Spring 2004. They have recently announced this year’s book, City of Refuge by Tom Piazza. The program period begins September 15th and should end mid-November.

One Book One NOLA 2008

ActiveSync on iphone & PDA

New directions on configuring a mobile device with ActiveSync are now available on the LSUHSC Intranet:

https://intranet.lsuhsc.edu/postmaster/supporters/e2k3/ActiveSyncDevice.htm

And Printing is back

PayperPrint has been restored campus-wide.

Printing Offline

PayperPrint is offline campus wide. Technicians are working to bring it back online.

Stairs Re-Opened

The internal Isché Library stairwell has reopened. Get a little exercise and take the stairs.

4 things you didn’t know about Louis Armstrong

Planning to go to Satchmo Summerfest this weekend? “Satchmo” is one of the nicknames of Louis Armstrong, who is widely recognized as a founding father of jazz. This Friday through Sunday a free festival in the French Quarter celebrates Satchmo’s legacy.

Here’s some interesting health sciences related facts about Louis Armstrong:

RefWorks class is full!

Better luck next time!

The RefWorks class next Wednesday, Aug. 6th from 3-4pm is now full. We will have another class on this awesome bibliographic management solution sometime in late September/early October.

In the meantime, there are online instruction opportunities available.

Ische Library Closed on Saturday

Remember the John P. Isché Library will be closed this Saturday, July 26th for A/C duct work related to the Library Commons Construction. The Library will reopen at 1:30 on Sunday, July 27th.

Tulane’s HS Library

Much like the John P. Isché Library which is under renovation for a Library Commons, the Tulane Health Sciences Center Rudolph Matas Library is also under construction. The main entrance to Matas Library is currently closed, but access may still be gained through room M209 on the mezzanine. This entrance is available during the regular hours for the Tulane Library.

The Newest Reads

The latest Library acquisitions (from the past six months) are displayed on the New Books Shelf on the third floor (near the Reference Stacks). These nineteen titles can be checked out!

Karp, Gerald. Cell and Molecular Biology: concepts and experiments, fifth edition (2008).

Rhoads, Jacqueline. Davis?óÔé¼Ôäós Guide to Clinical Nursing Skills (2008).

Dains, Joyce E. Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care, third edition (2007).

Montalvo, Isis. Transforming Nursing Data into Quality Care: profiles of quality improvement in U.S. healthcare facilities (2007).

Bousquet, Jean. Global Surveillance, Prevention and Control of Chronic Respiratory Diseases: comprehensive approach (2007).

Freeman, Melvyn. Monitoring and Evaluation of Mental Health Policies and Plans (2007).

Kiessling, Ann A. Human Embryonic Stem Cells, second edition (2007).

Brotzman, S. Brent. Handbook of Orthopaedic Rehabilitation, second edition (2007).

Coleman, D. Jackson. Ultrasonography of the Eye and Orbit, second edition (2006).

Nuovo, Jim. Chronic Disease Management (2007).

Pohost, Gerald M. Handbook of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging (2007).

Thibodeau, Gary A. Structure and Function of the Body, thirteenth edition (2008).

Coppard, Brenda M. Introduction to Splinting: a clinical reasoning and problem-solving approach, third edition (2008).

Gardenhire, Douglas S. Rau’s Respiratory Care Pharmacology, seventh edition (2008).

Wagner, Galen. Marriott’s Practical Electrocardiography, eleventh edition (2008).

Perry, Michael Clinton. The Chemotherapy Source Book, fourth edition (2008).

Woolf, Steven H. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice, second edition (2008).

Schlenker, Eleanor D. Williams’ Essentials of Nutrition and Diet Therapy, ninth edition (2007).

Reilly, Peter L. Head Injury: pathophysiology and management, second edition (2005).