STEMI Independent Study for 1.5 CME hours

Claire Karis at Montgomery's CPR Training Center is offering STEMI: ST Elevation MI Independent Study.

Review the learning objectives.
Read the text.
Take the online test and evaluation.
Print the CE certificate.

To reigster call Claire Karis at x2313 or ckaris[at]mont-hosp.com

Featured Library Book: Difficult Conversations in Medicine

Difficult Conversations in Medicine, edited by Elisabeth Macdonald, is a collection of essays about effective communication between health care professionals, patients, and families. Topics range from legal and ethical issues, to planning for such conversations, apologies, strong emotions and cross-cultural issues. Dr. Macdonald is a Consultant Clinical Oncologist from London, and writes in the context of the NHS and , and mostly from the point of view of physicians but will also be useful to other healthcare professionals. Finally, there is an appendix of transcriptions of illustrative conversations in order to see how others have approached them. A review of this book is available in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. You can find this book on the shelves at the library at W 62 D569 2004.

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Searching for Article with PubMed

The gold standard database of medical journal abstracts is PubMed/Medline, a service of the US National Library of Medicine, which indexes 5300+ biomedical journals.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Is there a fee for using PubMed?

You can get to PubMed from any computer at any location free of charge, because it is a public database.

Is there a username and password?
Just go to http://pubmed.gov/. That's it, no username or password required.

Are there actual full text articles in PubMed?
Yes, there are some free full text articles available. Some are provided by the journal publishers, and others are from PubMed Central(PMC), the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature. Here is a list of the PMC Journals.

How do I find the free full text articles?

After entering your topic, a link on the right hand side of the screen will alert you to the number of free full text articles. Screen shots of PubMed.

Why can't I get to the article I want?

If there is a link to full text, but you get the dreaded "you are attempting to access restricted content" message, or a screen asking for a username and password or the link is no longer valid, and you still want the article, you will need to provide a credit card number for "pay per view" to the publisher.

Can I search just nursing journal articles?

Go to Advanced Search, and scroll down to Limit by Topics, Languages and Journal Groups, and under subsets choose "Nursing Journals."

PubMed doesn't look the same. What happened?

PubMed was redesigned with a new interface in November 2009.

Where do I find more information?

PubMed Redesign from NLM Technical Bulletin

PubMed Ten Tips from UNC-Chapel Hill

PubMed Tutorial from NLM

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MDLinx: Keeping Current in 5 minutes

MDLinx is a journal article summary service that aggregates articles and research from more than 1,200 peer-reviewed journals and leading news media on a daily basis. Physician editors sort this content into 32 medical specialty sites, 36 patient sites, and more than 743 subspecialty sections, all available online. Users can choose to view this information online or subscribe to daily newsletters. The site is sponsored by ads from the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.

A sampling of Specialities:

Cardiology

Drugs

ENT

Family Medicine

Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine

OB/Gyn

Practice Management

Radiology

Pulmonology

H1N1 Influenza update from PA Dept of Health #182

H1N1inPA.com is the latest site for up to date info for healthcare providers, about the H1N1 influenza in PA.

For the latest H1N1 Influenza alert from the PA Department of Health, check Alert #182:
Updated Protocol for Healthcare Providers for Testing, Surveillance, and Reporting for Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) in Humans.

Updated information will continue to be available on the PADOH web page at and consultation is available at 1-877-PA-HEALTH.

PubMed Medline Redesign: Where has it gone?

If you use PubMed Medline for searching for articles and article abstracts, you may have noticed that it has been redesigned. A wonderful person at the University of Washington Health Sciences Libraries has created a handout that tells you where to find the new home of many features: Where has it gone?

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Free CME on Case Based Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis thru 9/30/11

Prime, Inc and Teva Neuroscience are offering a free CE course on Case-Based Assessments in Therapeutic Management of Multiple Sclerosis thru September 30, 2011.

Objectives:
**Discuss rationale for early therapeutic intervention in multiple sclerosis and its potential impact upon outcomes
**Assess treatment options for multiple sclerosis and their relative outcomes, including clinical, safety, functional and cost outcomes
**Explore barriers to effective immune modulating therapy and rationale for effective therapeutic switching

Physician Continuing Education
PRIME Education, Inc. (PRIME®) designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Free CME on Pain Management from Prime, Inc. thru 6/01/11

Prime, Inc. is offering free CME thru 6-01-11 for:

The Pathophysiology of Pain and its Psychopharmacological Treatment

Objectives:

Differentiate the types of pain and their physiological significance

Assess the physiological basis of chronic pain, including recognition of the central concept of neuroplasticity

Compare and contrast methods through which different classes of analgesics impact chronic pain

Free CME on Chronic Disease Care thru 5/10/11

Prime, Inc. is offering free cme on a Chronic Disease care model,
New Approaches for Old Diseases Using the Chronic Care Model

Objectives:

Define the chronic care model and the evidence supporting its utility in management of chronic disease.

Assimilate medication management strategies for chronic illness, utilizing a case study of RA as a disease burden defined by the RWJ Foundation.

Incorporate the chronic care model into current risk identification, treatment and ongoing management of patients with chronic disease.

Radiology Links from Dave's Places in Radiology

Dave's Places in Radiology is a labor love from Dave Woeber, registered radiologic and CT technologist. He continually works to find the newest radiology sites in all modalities and specialties. Imaging professionals you'll find something here on almost any subject in the imaging field!

Dave's featured link this month is radRounds,
based on the time honored tradition of "Radiology Rounds" radRounds is a new tool for radiology education, professional networking, and collaboration - restricted to radiologists and medical imaging professionals.

Free CE on Cardiovascular Topics from St. Jude Medical

St. Jude Medical has a series of Cardiovascular CEU Online courses, available at no cost. You may take up to 10 CEU's per 12 month period, per license number. Topics include:

Electrical Management of Cardiac Rhythm Disorders, ECG, Cardiac Catheterization, Atrial Fibrillation, and Interventional Procedures.

Free CME on HIV from Johns Hopkins

Get free CME on current HIV topics from Johns Hopkins poc-IT Center.

Update on Prevention of Seasonal Influenza from MMWR

Check out the latest early release article in MMWR on Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2009

Medical Spanish Podcasts: Spanish for the Front Desk

Molly Martin, MD has created Medical Spanish Podcasts along with Maria Bjorklund, Spanish Teacher.

Listen to recordings of dialogues in Spanish on common medical topics, and test yourself with quizzes, or forward this to your office staff.

Check out the following dialogue between a receptionist and a patient making an appointment:
Medical Spanish for the Front Desk

Topics include:

ECG, Sputum Sample, Mantoux
Blood Test
Swine Flu in the News
Labor & Delivery: Yes and No Questions
Reproductive Health History

Free CME on Bioterrorism & Emergency Preparedness

The University of Louisville Center for Health Hazards Preparedness & School of Public Health and Information Sciences has created a series of online cme courses on bioterrorism and emergency preparedness.

Topics include:

Community In Crisis Events: This Time It's PersonalNicholas Mosca, DDS

Recognition and Initial Management of Chemical CasualtiesMichael R. Dobbs, MD

Lessons from the Neurosurgical Theater Operation Iraqi FreedomGerald A. Grant, MD

Preventing Transmission of InfectionsRuth M. Carrico, PhD, RN, CIC

Population Health Protection and Information InfrastructureWilliam A. Yasnoff, MD, PhD, NHII Advisors

Avian Influenza & The Coming PandemicMatt Zahn, MD, Louisville Metro Health

Emergency Medical Management of Radiological/Nuclear IncidentsDoran M. Christensen, DO, MPH, Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education

Neuroterrorism: Chemical Threats to Human HealthMichael Dobbs, MD

Cecil Medicine donated by Hospital Auxiliary

The Montgomery Hospital Auxiliary generously donated the new edition of Cecil Medicine to the Medical Library.

Cecil's is one of the essential texts of Internal Medicine--by well respected editors, it has been in publication over 75 years. Each chapter indicates which management recommendations are supported by Grade A clinical evidence.

Lots of useful charts, color photos, and color coded sections for easy browsing.

Find it in the Ready Reference section, by the animal crackers, classification/call number WB 100 C38888 2008.

UpToDate Online: Swine Flu information

Here are some links to UpToDate's sections on Swine Flu, which are available from any networked pc at Montgomery Hospital:

Epidemiology & Diagnosis
Treatment & Prevention
Patient Information

DynaMed has quick clinical info on Swine Flu

DynaMed is providing Swine Flu Clinical Info free of charge as a public service. Even though we no longer have a subscription, DynaMed is providing this free of charge to the public.

ePrescribing Resources

• According to a report by the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, the Stimulus Package will dramatically increase the use of ePrescribing.
• The American Medical Association ePrescribing Learning Center includes
  How ePrescribing works
  What it can do for your practice
  How to get your office ready to implement it
  How to choose an ePrescribing system, and more
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has published Medicare's Practical Guide to the E-Prescibing Incentive Program.
• Pennsylvania Medical Society has a link to a webinar of Medicare's ePrescribing Mandate.

ReachMD: XM Radio CME

If you prefer audio cme, ReachMD XM 160 provides programs you can listen to on XM satellite radio if you have a subscription, or on an iphone, or streaming on your computer. The topics are come from a variety of sponsors, from Lilly, to the AMA, The U.S. Army, and Penn Medicine.

Surgery Videos: WebSurg.com

WebSurg.com is a collection of free online videos of laparoscopic surgical procedures. It will even test your computer to see if you have the necessary plug-ins to view the videos. Registration is required.

WebSurg is a virtual surgical university, accessible from anywhere in the world through the Internet. The WebSurg concept was launched by Professor Jacques Marescaux and his team at the European Institute of TeleSurgery (EITS) in Strasbourg, France.

Another source is MedlinePlus's pre-recorded webcasts of surgical procedures. MedlinePlus is a service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

Cleveland Clinic Online CME on Airway Challenges thru 12-26-10

The Cleveland Clinic offers online free cme.

Current cme includes topics such as:


Airway Challenges in the PACU/ICU thru December 26, 2010

Free CME on Health Communication from U.S. Health Department

Do you need more patient safety cme?

Unified Health Communication 101: Addressing Health Literacy, Cultural Competency, and Limited English Proficiency is a free on-line learning experience that will help you
improve your patient communication skills, implement patient-centered communication practices that demonstrate cultural competency and appropriately address patients with limited health literacy and low English proficiency.

The course has five modules and is estimated to take a total of 5 hours to complete. You may complete the course at your own pace.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Resources

The Anxiety Disorders Association of America has information for Health Professionals.

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Panic Disorder & Agoraphobia
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Social Anxiety Disorder
• Specific Phobias

EndoText: Free Endocrinology Textbook Online

If you need information for managing patients with endocrine disease, EndoText may be the site for you. Endorsed by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the site prides itself on up to date, authoritative articles written by experts in the field. They are funded through advertising, but maintain a policy of unbiased writing.


Pituitary Disease and Neuroendocrinology
Ashley Grossman
Diabetes Mellitus and Carbohydrate Metabolism
Ira Goldfine and Robert J Rushakoff
Endocrinology of Male Reproductive
Robert McLachlan
Endocrinology of Female Reproductive
Robert Rebar
Thyroid Disease- www.thyroidmanager.org
Leslie J De Groot
Adrenal Disease and Function
George Chrousos
Diseases of Bone and Mineral Metabolism
Frederick Singer
Diffuse Hormonal Systems and Endocrine Tumor Syndromes
Aaron Vinik
Pediatric Endocrinology
Maria New
Obesity
Matthias Tschoep
Endocrine Disease and Pregnancy
Bruce R Carr
Endocrine Testing Protocols
Hossein Gharib
Endocrinology of Aging
Jerome M Hershman
Continuing Medical Education Programs
Dace Trence, MD

Ozmosis: Doctors-Only Social Network

Previously, I posted about Sermo, a social network for physicians. There is also Ozmosis, which is free to verified licensed physicians and is not anonymous. You can read an interview with founder Dr. Jason Bhan about Ozmosis.

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