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MDCalc is donating to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation for each download during the month of October!  Download this free medical calculator and encourage classmates and fellow medical professionals to do the same! For each referral, you’ll be entered in a raffle for some fantastic prizes, like an electronic stethoscope and MDCalc swag!

MDCalc includes calculators for more than 40+ specialties (cardiology, critical care, emergency, etc.).  MDCalc also provides:

  • Detailed background information on all calculators including derivation and validation primary references.
  • Links to relevant PubMed articles plus commentary from specialist experts and the creators of the calculators themselves (e.g. Dr. Phil Wells’ comments on the Wells’ Criteria).
  • Expert content helps you use the calculator better: who to apply it to, pearls & pitfalls, what to do next with the results, etc

As a GW affiliate, don’t forget to take advantage of other useful point-of-care apps on our App Shelf!

 

 

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Come to the Circulation Desk to check one out.  Use it on your own in Himmelfarb or try out our charging station next to the New Books bookshelf on the first floor.  You can lock up your device to charge while you’re off in class, taking a nap, or waiting in line at Starbucks. It’s yours for four hours at a time.

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Check out digital blood pressure cuffs, otoscopes, an ECG...even a portable ultrasound machine!

Try out these new devices!  Hook them up to your iPad, iPhone, or Android and explore their features.

Each item can be checked out individually; ask for them at the Circulation Desk.  Items will be available to check out for one week.

Have any questions?  Contact Synneva Elthon at synneva@gwu.edu

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Himmelfarb Library now offers DynaMed Plus to our patrons!  DynaMed is a trusted database with a corresponding app that provides key point-of-care information.  DynaMed Plus is the revamped edition, and is sleeker and more functional than its predecessor.  The content is reviewed and analyzed on a daily basis by DynaMed’s team of physicians to ensure accurate, effective, point-of-care information.  Integration of Micromedex Clinical Knowledge Suite for quick drug references while within the app is another key feature.  This prevents app-juggling during point-of-care.  Improvements include more precise search results, concise and detailed overviews, care recommendations, and additional curated images.  Also, the corresponding app provides a responsive design that adjusts to the screen size of your device.


You can find DynaMed Plus on our App Shelf, along with instructions on how to download the mobile app.


Image courtesy of EBSCO.com

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dmplusDynaMed Plus is now available!  DynaMed Plus is a new interface for DynaMed which provides users with a sleeker look and improved functionality.  DynaMed Plus includes:

  • Overviews and Recommendations provide concise, accurate overviews for the most common conditions as well as evidence-based recommendations for action.
  • Micromedex® Clinical Knowledge Suite drug content includes medication management and lab recommendations, including IV screening, medication advisory screening and summary drug information.
  • Graphics and Images comprise more than 2,500 medical graphics and images with over 1000 images from the American College of Physicians.
  • Improved search results are due to a redesign from the ground up, focused on time-to-answer for the busy clinician.
  • Mobile-Optimized Access provides interface customized to the screen size of your phone or mobile device.

Alongside, DynaMed Plus’s improved interface, users can still rely on DynaMed’s core features including:

  • Daily Updates - New evidence is added to DynaMed Plus multiple times each day, ensuring you always have the most current information.
  • Expert Reviewers - subject-specific experts who review topics using the DynaMed Plus proprietary 7 Step EBM Process and the 9-Step Quality Process for creating content.
  • Specialty Content - a wide array of specialty topics in areas such as infectious disease and immunology, cardiology, oncology and emergency medicine.
  • DynaMed Plus App - Users can install DynaMed Plus content to their phone or handheld device to have guaranteed access to DynaMed’s evidence-based content even in areas without phone or wifi service.

If you have any questions regarding DynaMed Plus, please contact Laura Abate (leabate@gwu.edu).

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dmplusOn July 1, DynaMed interface will be updated with a sleeker look and improved functionality.  The new interface is called DynaMed Plus and includes:

  • Overviews and Recommendations provide concise, accurate overviews for the most common conditions as well as evidence-based recommendations for action.
  • Micromedex® Clinical Knowledge Suite drug content includes medication management and lab recommendations, including IV screening, medication advisory screening and summary drug information.
  • Graphics and Images comprise more than 2,500 medical graphics and images with over 1000 images from the American College of Physicians.
  • Improved search results are due to a redesign from the ground up, focused on time-to-answer for the busy clinician.
  • Mobile-Optimized Access provides interface customized to the screen size of your phone or mobile device.

Alongside, DynaMed Plus’s improved interface, users can still rely on DynaMed’s core features including:

  • Daily Updates - New evidence is added to DynaMed Plus multiple times each day, ensuring you always have the most current information.
  • Expert Reviewers - subject-specific experts who review topics using the DynaMed Plus proprietary 7 Step EBM Process and the 9-Step Quality Process for creating content.
  • Specialty Content - a wide array of specialty topics in areas such as infectious disease and immunology, cardiology, oncology and emergency medicine.
  • DynaMed Plus App - Users can install DynaMed Plus content to their phone or handheld device to have guaranteed access to DynaMed’s evidence-based content even in areas without phone or wifi service.

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Health care providers are inundated with information on a daily basis and cannot be expected to remember every morsel of information for every disease or treatment option.
That’s why they turn to point-of-care tools like DynaMed and Epocrates Essentials to help them answer their clinical questions. Find out what information they search for most.
Here’s a list of the top 10 searches in DynaMed:
  • Hypertension
  • COPD
  • Pneumonia
  • UTI
  • Diabetes
  • Gout
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Asthma
  • Pancreatitis
  • Stroke
DynaMed is available via web access and also as an app that installs the latest evidence-based information to your phone, tablet, or other mobile device.  To get DynaMed onto your device, check out Himmelfarb Library's App Shelf.  If you have questions, please contact Laura Abate (leabate@gwu.edu).

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Lexicomp appIt's time to renew (or install) your Lexicomp app!   Lexicomp is a comprehensive clinical drug information app  including Lexi-Drugs, a drug interaction tool, and an extensive library of clinical calculators.  Lexicomp is available both via web access and as an app that you can install on your phone, iPad or other handheld device.  The Lexicomp app is free and Himmelfarb Library's subscription allows you to install Lexicomp's high-quality drug information to your phone, iPad or other handheld device.
If you're new to Lexicomp, please follow these instructions:
  1. Access Lexicomp and click on the link on the right-hand menu for ‘Mobile App Access.’
  2. Make a note of the authorization code provided.
  3. Access  http://www.lexi.com/account/code and create an account.
  4. In the Subscriptions section, locate Add a Subscription by Code and enter the authorization code.
  5. Download the free Lexicomp app, then login to the app using your  Lexicomp login/password.
And, if you're already a Lexicomp user and just need to renew, please follow these instructions:
  1. Access Lexicomp and click on the link on the right-hand menu for ‘Mobile App Access.’
  2. Make a note of the authorization code provided.
  3. Access  http://www.lexi.com/account/code and login with your Lexicomp login/password.
  4. In the Subscriptions section, locate Add a Subscription by Code and enter the authorization code.
  5. On your phone/iPad/handheld, open the Lexicomp app and select ‘Update’.

You can find additional clinical apps on Himmelfarb Library's App Shelf. Please contact Laura Abate (leabate@gwu.edu) with questions.

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If you have the Lexi-Comp app on your phone or mobile device, it's time to update the app!  Lexi-Comp provides access to comprehensive clinical drug information in including  Lexi-Drugs and Lexi-Interact.  Each year, after Himmelfarb Library renews the Lexi-Comp subscription, individual users need to update their app to continue to get the latest in drug information.  If you already have the Lexicomp app on your phone or handheld, you can follow these simple steps:


  1. Access Lexi-Comp and select the right-hand menu for Mobile App Access.
  2. Select the iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad platform and that you are an existing customer; copy the authorization code displayed in red.
  3. Login to your Lexicomp account.  
  4. Under Add a Subscription by Code, paste or type the Lexicomp authorization code. 
  5. On your iPad, open the Lexicomp app then select Update;  Lexicomp will automatically load updated content. 
If you would like to install the Lexi-Comp app on your phone or handheld, please follow these steps:
  1. Access Lexi-Comp and select the right-hand menu for Mobile App Access.
  2. Select the iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad platform and that you are a new customer; copy the authorization code displayed in red. You can copy directly from your iPad by holding your finger on the code and selecting copy from the pop-up menu.
  3. Create a personal Lexi-Comp account then login to your Lexi-Comp account.  
  4. Under Add a Subscription by Code, paste or type the Lexi-Comp authorization code.  To paste, hold your finger in the desired location and choose Paste from the pop-up menu.
  5. On your iPad, open Lexi-Comp and login with your Lexi-Comp login/password; Lexi-Comp content will automatically load to your iPad.  
Additional apps are available on Himmelfarb Library's App Shelf.  Please contact Laura Abate (leabate@gwu.edu) if you have any questions.
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