The Rotation: A Himmelfarb Library Blog
Resources, tools & health news from GW Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library
Browzine, an app which provides access to Himmelfarb Library's e-journals collection, was recently reviewed on iMedicalapps. Browzine allows you to build a personal bookshelf using the library's e-journals titles and subscriptions. The app is free to users and Himmefarb Library's holdings and access screens (GWid/G# + last name) are customized within the app.
Check out the review and try Browzine!
Come show-off your basketball skills and help support the Healing Clinic. Wednesday, February 25 from 11am - 4pm, Healthy Living @ Himmelfarb is sponsoring a "March Madness Basketball Tournament" where students, staff or faculty can participate in a healthy competition to help raise funds for the Healing Clinic. Each shot is 25 cents and the three top scorers will receive prizes.
Come, have fun, participate and help support the Healing Clinic!
Basketball Tournament Fundraiser*
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Time: 11:00am-4:00pm
Location: Himmelfarb Library Lobby Area
Basketball Tournament: 25 cents per shot*
*All proceeds go to the Healing Clinic
Nature published a special issue on diversity in the scientific workforce (or lack thereof) and its effect on research. The articles in this issue examine the connections between diversity and the rigor of research "including how marginalization affects study design." The issue includes new articles examining the effects of a lack of diversity in patient populations and how that can bias research; the effects of economic and political inequality on global health research; issues in informed consent in mental health research in diverse cultures; the link between a team's ethnic mix and the number of citations their published articles receive.
ClinicalKey is now available via an updated interface. The new interface is designed to connect users to the information needed to answer a question more quickly while continuing to provide access to ClinicalKey’s repository of full-text books, journal articles, FirstConsult point-of-care tool, clinical guidelines, drug information, and patient education materials. ClinicalKey’s updated interface includes:
ClinicalKey’s updated interface still provides access to a wide collection of full-text materials including 1,000+ books, 600+ journals, 17,000+ medical and surgical videos, 300+ ProceduresConsult videos and articles, and more than two million images. ClinicalKey also provides a gateway to the FirstConsult point-of-care library as well as drug information, practice guidelines, and patient education materials. If you have any questions regarding ClinicalKey or online access, please contact Laura Abate at leabate@gwu.edu.
The Himmelfarb Library is conducting a student survey asking for student feedback about your experience using our services, research help, databases and resources.
Your input will be used in planning future programs and services. The short survey is anonymous and should take less than 5 minutes. At the end you will be asked to enter a drawing to win a $20 Starbucks gift card!
TAKE THE SURVEY NOW!
Take the student survey and enter the drawing for your chance to win a $20 Starbucks Gift Card
As you close in on graduation, the Himmelfarb Library would like to hear from you about things the Library could improve with regard to our resources and services.
We will be hosting focus groups for graduating students. Please join us to share your thoughts on how we can continue to improve the library experience for future groups of students.
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Lexicomp, a source of high-quality, updated drug information, has integrated new functionality to provide better access to information.
Lexicomp is available from on- and off-campus locations via the Himmelfarb Library website. Himmelfarb Library's access to Lexicomp also provides a free app to GW affiliates.
On Thursday February 13, Himmelfarb Library will close at 4pm and reopen on Friday February 14 at 8am.
Reference assistance will be available via our Ask A Librarian internet message service from 12 to 4pm on Thursday February 13.
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ClinicalKey has reported that a dosage error has been located in the ICU Manual (Lanken, 2nd ed) which is available online in ClinicalKey. The error is located on page 81. In table 8-2, Drug Therapy for Cardiogenic Shock, the recommended dosages for Isoproterenol, Epinephrine, Norepinephrine, and Nitroglycerin are incorrect.
The correct drug recommendation should read:
|
Drug |
Usual Adult Dose Range |
|
Predominant Action |
|
Isoproterenol |
1-10 mcg/min |
|
Chronotropy > inotropy |
|
Epinephrine |
1-20 mcg/min >20 mcg/min |
|
Inotrope, Vasodilator Vasoconstrictor |
|
Norepinephrine |
1-2 mcg/min >2 mcg/min |
|
Inotrope Vasoconstrictor |
|
Nitroglycerin |
10-50 mcg/min 50-200 mcg/min |
|
Venodilator Vasodilator |
The ICU Manual has been temporarily removed from ClinicalKey and a corrected version will become available on February 5, 2014. If you have downloaded or printed a copy of this chapter prior to January 31st, please deleted or destroy all copies. If you have any questions, please call ClinicalKey's Customer Service team at 1 (888) 615-4500 or email them at usinfo@elsevier.com.
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