Check Out the Top Health Searches of 2015!

Check out the top health searches of 2015 from Web MD and Medscape here:  http://www.cbsnews.com/media/top-health-news-searches-of-2015/

When searching for medical information, the LSUHSC libraries encourage the general public to use patient oriented websites such as MedlinePlus, instead of search engines such as Google.  Many of these preferred sources can be found through the National Institute of Health and the National Library of Medicine.  Here are some resources we recommend:

MedlinePlus:  https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/

NIHSeniorHealth:  http://nihseniorhealth.gov/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:  http://www.cdc.gov/

National Institute of Mental Health:  https://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml

Healthcare providers may also be interested in Dynamed‘s patient information and public education resources:  http://www.dynamed.com/home/

Faculty Publications Spotlight for January

A new selection of articles has been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Ische Library. These eight articles, as well as all of the articles in our Faculty Publications database, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16. They can be viewed in the Reference area, on the wall between the main entrance and the Library elevator, on the third floor of the Resource Center Building.
Here is a list of the newest articles to be featured, with the LSUHSC-NO researchers in bold print:

1. Badeaux J, Bonanno L, Au H. Effectiveness of ondansetron as an adjunct to lidocaine intravenous regional anesthesia on tourniquet pain and postoperative pain in patients undergoing elective hand surgery: A systematic review protocol. JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2015;13(1):27-38.
2. Cardinale JP, Patel MM, Nettles KM, Caballero A, Lopez FA. CLINICAL CASE OF THE MONTH: A 31-year-old man who presents with speech abnormalities. J La State Med Soc. 2015;167(1):35-41.
3. Chauvin SW. Applying educational theory to simulation-based training and assessment in surgery. Surg Clin North Am. 2015;95(4):695-715.
4. Gould HJ,3rd, Paul D. Critical appraisal of extended-release hydrocodone for chronic pain: Patient considerations. Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2015;111635-1640.
5. Luna-Tapia A, Peters BM, Eberle KE, Kerns ME, Foster TP, Marrero L, Noverr MC, Fidel PL,Jr, Palmer GE. ERG2 and ERG24 are required for normal vacuolar physiology as well as candida albicans pathogenicity in a murine model of disseminated but not vaginal candidiasis. Eukaryot Cell. 2015;14(10):1006-16.
6. Manjiani D, Said S, Kaye AD. Transient glaucoma after an epidural steroid injection: A case report. Ochsner J. 2015;15(1):79-82.
7. Powers MK, Brown ET, Hogan RM, Martin AD, Ortenberg J, Roth CC. Trends in toilet training and voiding habits among children with down syndrome. J Urol. 2015;194(3):783-787.
8. Thompson BM, Haidet P, Borges NJ, Carchedi LR, Roman BJ, Townsend MH, Butler AP, Swanson DB, Anderson MP, Levine RE. Team cohesiveness, team size and team performance in team-based learning teams. Med Educ. 2015;49(4):379-385.

Publications cited in the Faculty Publications database are harvested weekly from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. The database is maintained by Reference Librarian Kathy Kerdolff and is available to the general public here or via the Library’s webpage. For a PDF of a bibliography of this month’s additions, click here. If you have an article you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact Kathy Kerdolff.
Please come to the Library and view these recent publications by our research community.

Welcome 2016

Both the Isché and Dental Libraries have reopened from Winter Break!

Happy 2016 everyone

Libraries are Closed for Winter Break

Both the Dental and Isché Libraries are both closed for winter break. The Libraries will reopen at 8am on Monday, January 4th and resume normal hours.

Online resources will, of course, be available 24/7 during this time.

Mosby’s Nursing Consult upgrade January 1, 2016

Mosby’s Nursing Consult is getting a face-lift AND a new name, ClinicalKey for Nursing!  Elsevier is upgrading its popular online nursing resource effective January 1, 2016.  Our staff is currently working with Elsevier on this transition, and we hope to have it all running smoothly for the start of the Spring semester.  We are almost up-and-running, but there are still some issues, primarily with the off-campus access.  We will share the news on the blog when everything is fixed.

The new platform includes most of the same content with some exceptions, particularly where outdated information is concerned.  You will find the same, great books and journals, including books such as “Goldman-Cecil Medicine,” “Harriet Lane Handbook,” and “Sheehy’s Emergency Nursing,” and journals like “Nurse Leader,” “Journal for Nurse Practitioners,” and “Nursing Clinics of North America.”  The journal coverage goes back to 2007 where available, and we do have some of the older coverage on the ScienceDirect platform.  As with Mosby’s Nursing Consult, the books are updated with newer editions as the they are released.  Be sure to check our INNOPAC library catalog for the most accurate record of what we have.

ClinicalKey for Nursing is also a Point-of-Care tool that is designed to help nurses find information quickly.  It includes over 1,500 drug monographs, 300 procedural videos, and 175 disease topic pages.

Please contact a reference librarian if you need assistance with ClinicalKey for Nursing.

Winter Break Hours

The Libraries are now on Winter Break hours.

Web of Science cancellation effective January 1, 2016

Please note: the Libraries restored access to Web of Science July 2017.

Due to the rising costs of online health sciences resources, the Library is cancelling Web of Science – Web of Knowledge effective January 1, 2016.  This includes Science and Social Sciences Citation Indexes, Journal Citation Reports, and EndNote Basic.

The Library will continue to subscribe to Scopus.  Scopus indexes peer-reviewed literature from scientific journals, books, and conference proceedings, and also provides the ability to track citations and analyze research.

Please contact your Librarian Liaison if you would like assistance with Scopus.

Update: Access Issue

UPDATE: Links to resources and databases are now working correctly, but until the main problem is solved we might still experience difficulties. If so, please use the solution outlined below in the interim.

We’re having issues with all full-text links from our Catalog and from the Link Resolver. Resources cannot be accessed. Patrons who are on-campus can access by stripping out the part of the URL which allows off-campus access. Remove the initial number and dash and .innopac.lsuhsc.edu, so:
http://0-jama.jamanetwork.com.innopac.lsuhsc.edu/issues.aspx becomes http://jama.jamanetwork.com/issues.aspx
Again, this only works on-campus.

We’re investigating if this is related to the campus wide internet crash this morning and hope to have it resolved quickly. Thanks for your patience.

Don’t trip! Distracted walking report released

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) released a study on distracted walking that concluded that it is a serious issue and that most Americans believe that other people are to blame.  The AAOS is concerned about the dangers of “Digital Deadwalking” with more pedestrians falling down stairs, tripping over curbs, bumping into other walkers, or stepping into oncoming traffic and causing greater numbers of injuries than ever.  Emergency department visits for such injuries more than doubled from 2004-2010. (1)   Americans, it would seem, are overly confident in their ability to multitask.  When asked why they walk distracted, most responded that they “just don’t think about it”, feel “they can walk and do other things”, or “are busy and want to use their time productively.”

78% of the Americans surveyed believe the issue is serious.  However 74% of the respondents believe that other people are usually or always the ones to engage in the activity.  Only 29% admitted to doing it themselves.  The study concludes that the “it’s not me, it’s you” attitude covers a wide range of distracted walking behaviors:

90% of people see others walking and talking on the phone but only 37% admit they do it themselves.

85% of people see others walking and using a smartphone but only 28% admit they do it themselves.

Earlier this year, AAOS launched their “Digital Deadwalkers” public service announcement to encourage pedestrians to be more aware and “engage!” while walking.  You can take a look at the “Digital Deadwakers” other AAOS PSAs here.

More information about the report and the AAOS’s campaign to reduce injuries due to inattentive walkers can be found here.

(1) Nasar JL, Troyer D. Pedestrian injuries due to mobile phone use in public places. Accid Anal Prev. 2013 Aug;57:91-5.

ILLiad Upgrade

*Edit* the upgrade was complete before 10am!

ILLiad will be down for maintenance from approximately 8 am to 12 noon on Tuesday, December 8th. All functions will be offline during this time.

This post will be updated when the system comes back online.

Faculty Publications for December

A new selection of articles has been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Ische Library. These eight articles, as well as all of the articles in our Faculty Publications database, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16. They can be viewed in the Reference area, on the wall between the main entrance and the Library elevator, on the third floor of the Resource Center Building.
Here is a list of the newest articles to be featured, with the LSUHSC-NO researchers in bold print:

1. Aguilar EA, Barry SD, Cefalu CA, Abdo A, Hudson WP, Campbell JS, Reske TM, Bonafede M, Wilson K, Stolshek BS, Paoli CJ, Tran N, Cheng LI. Osteoporosis diagnosis and management in long-term care facility. Am J Med Sci. 2015;350(5):357-363.
2. Ammon BS, Bellanger DE, Geiselman PJ, Primeaux SD, Yu Y, Greenway FL. Short-term pilot study of the effect of sleeve gastrectomy on food preference. Obes Surg. 2015;25(6):1094-1097.
3. Barcelona de Mendoza V, Harville E, Savage J, Giarratano G. Association of complementary and alternative therapies with mental health outcomes in pregnant women living in a postdisaster recovery environment. J Holist Nurs. 2015;[epub ahead of print].
4. Ellenberg SS, Culbertson R, Gillen DL, Goodman S, Schrandt S, Zirkle M. Data monitoring committees for pragmatic clinical trials. Clin Trials. 2015;12(5):530-536.
5. Hanna EB, Lathia VN, Ali M, Deschamps EH. New or presumably new left bundle branch block in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome: Clinical, echocardiographic, and electrocardiographic features from a single-center registry. J Electrocardiol. 2015;48(4):505-11.
6. Larzelere MM, James E, Arcuri M. Treating depression: What works besides meds? J Fam Pract. 2015;64(8):454-459.
7. Longfield E, Stark MW, Jeyakumar A. Soft palate mass. Ear Nose Throat J. 2015;94(10-11):438-440.
8. Samuelson DR, Welsh DA, Shellito JE. Regulation of lung immunity and host defense by the intestinal microbiota. Front Microbiol. 2015;61085.

Publications cited in the Faculty Publications database are harvested weekly from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. The database is maintained by Reference Librarian Kathy Kerdolff and is available to the general public here or via the Library’s webpage. For a PDF of a bibliography of this month’s additions, click here. If you have an article you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact Kathy Kerdolff.
Please come to the Library and view these recent publications by our research community.

Ische Library Exam Hours Start 11/29/15

Isché Library exam hours start today and will run through Thursday, December 17th.

The hours are as follows:

• Sunday   12 noon to 12 midnight
• Monday – Thursday   8 am to 12 midnight
• Friday   8 am to 8 pm
• Saturday   9:30 am to 6 pm

Thanksgiving Hours

The Libraries will both close early on Wednesday, November 25th; the Dental Library will close at 5 pm and the Isché Library will close at 6 pm. Both Libraries will remain closed from Thursday, November 26th through Saturday, November 28th.

The Dental Library will be open its regular hours on Sunday, November 29th from 11:30 am to 8 pm.

The Isché Library will be open for exam hours on Sunday, November 29th from 12 noon to 12 midnight. Exam hours will continue through Thursday, December 17th.

For the complete schedule for both Libraries, consult our webpage.

TEDMED Viewing Schedule: November 19-20

Because this week’s TEDMED schedule is based on West Coast time (the conference is taking place in Palm Springs), the LSUHSC-NO viewings will combine live viewing and playback to maximize the number of sessions available to our community. Below are the times at which the various sessions will be shown, at both the Isché Library (Library Conference Room) and the Dental Campus (Wirth Room). For information about the sessions and the speakers, check out the stage program.

Hope to see you tomorrow!

THURSDAY

9:00-10:30 a.m.: Human Explorations

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Mind Matters

1:00-2:30 p.m.: Catalyzing Great Science

FRIDAY

9:00-10:30 a.m.: Food Fix

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Techno-Utopia

12:00-1:00 p.m.: Back to Basics (first half)

1:00-2:30 p.m.: Who Cares for Health Care

2:30-3:30 p.m.: Back to Basics (second half)

New phone lines in the Ische Library

The Isché Library rolled out new VoiP telephones this morning. The difference should be seamless for library patrons but some staff members do have new telephone numbers. Carolyn Bridgewater can be found at 504-568-6104; Rita Premo‘s new number is 504-568-7717; and Valerie Hernandez now has 504-568-6107 as her number. All other staff telephone numbers are available.