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Artificial Intelligence Technology FuturisticGW Faculty Dr. Gaby Moawad recently published an article in Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology on the use of artificial intelligence and augmented reality in gynecology.  In this article Dr. Moawad and co-authors Paul Tyan and Michelle Louie review clinical applications of artificial intelligence and surgical applications of augmented reality.

Artificial intelligence and augmented reality in gynecology describes several current applications in gynecology including a robotic platform that minimizes human tremor; projection of radiological images to the operating field to improve surgeons' appreciation of pathologic and helathy organs; and the use of injected tracer dye combined with near-infrared imaging to map blood flow.

 

 

Image citation: Artificial Intelligence Technology Futuristic. Retrieved 9/19/2019 from https://www.maxpixel.net/Artificial-Intelligence-Technology-Futuristic-3262753

Artificial Intelligence Technology Futuristic

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20170808-clinical-genomicsAre you interested in how genomics can be used in clinical care?  A recent review in The Lancet discusses future directions for clinical application and discusses how specific technologies can be applied including: family health history, clinically important genomic variation, SNP array genotyping, and genome sequencing.  The article also discusses clinically relevant issues such as the disclosure of information to patients, the process of sharing genomic test results with patients, and patient-oriented resources and genomic medicine studies.

For more discussion, check out additional articles in Dr. Chuck Macri's Genetics Journal Club  as well as additional full-text articles is available in Himmelfarb Library's full-text collection:

To get background information on genomics, consult a title from Himmelfarb's book collection which includes:

  • Pyeritz, R., Korf, B., & Grody, W. (2019). Emery and Rimoin’s principles and practice of medical genetics and genomics. Foundations (Seventh edition.). London, U.K: Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier.
  • Moody, S. (2015). Principles of developmental genetics (2nd edition.). London: Elsevier Academic Press.  Himmelfarb Stacks: QH453.P756 2015

    • Congratulations to Sally Moody, PhD, chair of the Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology at #GWSMHS, whose book Principles of Developmental Genetics, 2nd Ed., was selected for Doody Enterprises, Inc. Core Titles in the Health Sciences.   The list of the most distinguished titles is used by librarians worldwide to develop and update their collections with the titles deemed most essential in over 120 specialties across clinical medicine, nursing, allied health, and basic sciences.

 

Image citation: Del Aguila, E. (No date). Image of young child with double helix [Online image].  Retrieve from https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-accelerates-use-genomics-clinical-care on September 3, 2019.

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Beginning on June 10, PubMed's full-text links to Himmelfarb Library's collection have changed:

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  1. Find It @ Himmelfarb links have been upgraded to default to PDF article delivery, if available.
  2. Find It @ Himmelfarb links connect users to full-text articles and to Documents2Go (interlibrary loan and document delivery).
  3. Full-Text @ Himmelfarb links will no longer be available.

Find It @ Himmelfarb links display on each item in PubMed and can be used to access full-text articles. Courtesy of a new integration provided by Himmelfarb’s Browzine implementation, Find It @ Himmelfarb links first check for an available PDF; if a PDF is available, it will be delivered to the user immediately. If a PDF isn’t immediately available, Find It @ Himmelfarb links provides options for full-text access, or the option to request the article via the Documents2Go system in cases where the article isn’t available from Himmelfarb.

Full-Text @ Himmelfarb links have been retired for several reasons. Most importantly, the National Library of Medicine is discontinuing this service later this year. In addition, this linking system is incompatible with Himmelfarb’s new library systems, launched in conjunction with the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC) last summer, so the collection data which provides these links is increasingly dated.

If you have questions about these changes, please contact Laura Abate (leabate@gwu.edu).

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pubmedlinksChanges are coming soon to the PubMed full-text links to Himmelfarb's collection.  Beginning on June 10:

  1. Find It @ Himmelfarb links have been upgraded to default to PDF article delivery, if available.  
  2. Find It @ Himmelfarb links will connect users to full-text articles and to Documents2Go (interlibrary loan and document delivery).
  3. Full-Text @ Himmelfarb links will no longer be available.

 

Find It @ Himmelfarb links display on each item in PubMed and can be used to access full-text articles. Courtesy of a new integration provided by Himmelfarb's Browzine implementation, Find It @ Himmelfarb links will first check for an available PDF; if a PDF is available, it will be delivered to the user immediately. If a PDF isn't immediately available, Find It @ Himmelfarb links will provide options for full-text access, or have the ability to request the article via the Documents2Go system in cases where the article isn't available from Himmelfarb.  

 

Full-Text @ Himmelfarb links are being retired for several reasons. Most importantly, the National Library of Medicine is discontinuing this service later this year. In addition, this linking system is incompatible with Himmelfarb's new library systems, launched in conjunction with the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC) last summer, so the collection data which provides these links is increasingly dated.

 

You can test the changes to the Find It @ Himmelfarb links now via PubMed. If you'd like to test how linking will display and function beginning on June 10, clear your browser's history and cookies, then access PubMed via this link.

 

If you have questions about these changes, please contact Laura Abate (leabate@gwu.edu).

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mededportalMEDedPORTAL is now available via PubMed!  MedEdPORTAL is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that promotes educational scholarship and dissemination of teaching and assessment.  MEDedPORTAL publishes teaching and learning modules which have been implemented and evaluated with medical and dental trainees or practitioners.
Whereas previously, users need to search MEDedPORTAL to identify modules,  MEDedPORTAL  resources are fully indexed in MEDLINE (PubMed's primary data source) beginning with the 2018/Volume 14, and prior years will be added to PubMed Central which will also provide findability via PubMed.

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1200px-US-NLM-PubMed-Logo.svgThe Full-Text @ Himmelfarb links in PubMed will not function correctly from 8 PM on Friday, February 8 through about 8 PM on Saturday, February 9 due to system maintenance.  During this outage, please use the Find It @ Himmelfarb links to connect to full-text articles.  If you have any questions, please ask us!

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CranialnervesHow do you learn?

Do you know the twelve cranial nerves (of Christmas)?

A recent article in Anatomical Sciences Education explores how mnemonics and rhymes can be an important learning strategy.  Read the article to learn more about how mnemonics and rhyme relate to learning processes and neuroanatomy.  And, watch the video to learn the twelve cranial nerves of Christmas:

 

Image citation: Lynch, P.J. (2011). Brain human normal inferior view with labels.  Retrieved from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brain_human_normal_inferior_view_with_labels_en-2.svg

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AccessMed_headerWhat is a clinician-educator? How has medicine shaped the evolution of the clinician-educator?

Emeritus faculty Larrie Greenberg describes this change in medical education from his unique perspective as an active participant in this history. In a recent article in Academic Medicine, Dr. Greenberg describes three processes which were instrumental in this process: faculty development, educational scholarship, and communities of learning.

Greenberg, L. (2018). The Evolution of the Clinician–Educator in the United States and Canada: Personal Reflections Over the Last 45 Years. Academic Medicine, 93(12), 1764-1766.

To find more articles by Dr. Greenberg and other GW faculty who engage health sciences education research, check out this bibliography which includes publications by GW faculty in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Milken Institute School of Public Health, and the School of Nursing.

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PPSAn article recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine explores the inherent tension between public health and precision medicine as public health has worked to improve the health of populations and precision medicine seeks to improve the health of individuals via their unique genome.    In “Precision” Public Health — Between Novelty and Hype, Merlin Chowkwanyun, Ronald Bayer, and Sandro Galea explore what precision medicine might mean for public health and ask:

  • What does a shift toward precision medicine mean for public health?

  • Will precision public health provide an opportunity reenvision and empower public health or is it an abandonment of public health’s core aim of enhancing health at a population level?

  • How will public health integrate individual genome specific data and interventions with its broader mission?


To learn more about these issues and other genetics topics, participate in the SMHS’s online Genetics Journal Club.

 

 

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https://youtu.be/uQjOTTAlgjE

Can gene therapy eliminate the need for blood transfusions for patients with transfusion-dependent β thalassemia?

This article reports the results of two phase 1-2 studies studied on the use of a gene therapy.  In these studies, patients with transfusion-depenent β-thalassemia received gene therapy to assess if this therapy would substitute for the standard therapy, red-cell blood transfusions.  The researchers were assessing both the safety and the efficacy of this gene therapy.  You can read the results of this study in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Thompson, A. A., Walters, M. C., Kwiatkowski, J., Rasko, J. E., Ribeil, J. A., Hongeng, S., ... & Moshous, D. (2018). Gene therapy in patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia. New England Journal of Medicine, 378(16), 1479-1493.

To learn more about this area of gene therapy, explore additional readings from Himmelfarb Library's full-text collection:

  • Boulad F, Mansilla-Soto J, Cabriolu A, Rivière I, Sadelain M. Gene Therapy and
    Genome Editing    . Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2018 Apr;32(2):329-342. doi:
    10.1016/j.hoc.2017.11.007. Epub 2018 Jan 9. Review. PubMed PMID: 29458735.
  • Ferrari G, Cavazzana M, Mavilio F. Gene Therapy Approaches to
    Hemoglobinopathies    . Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2017 Oct;31(5):835-852. doi:
    10.1016/j.hoc.2017.06.010. Review. PubMed PMID: 28895851.
  • Glaser A, McColl B, Vadolas J. The therapeutic potential of genome editing for
    β-thalassemia    . F1000Res. 2015 Dec 11;4. pii: F1000 Faculty Rev-1431. doi:
    10.12688/f1000research.7087.1. eCollection 2015. Review. PubMed PMID: 26918126;
    PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4753996.

Explore more of Himmelfarb Library's genetics collection by checking out:

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