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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Featured Library Book: Palliative Care

CE for PT/OT on Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic Brain InjuryHope Through Research 2.0 contact hours for $18.00 from Wild Iris

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
Discuss the characteristics of traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Explain the treatment of a person with TBI.
Identify immediate post-injury complications of TBI.
Summarize the disabilities that can result from TBI.
Review methods for prevention of TBI.
Discuss the most promising areas of research for the treatment of TBI

Free CE on Palliative Care and Pain Managment

Last Chance for Comfort: An Update on Pain Management at the End of Life

Earn 2.4 contact hours from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, in conjunction with an educational grant from Vista Care.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the prevalence and significance of pain at the end of life;
Identify techniques to assess pain in patients, including those unable to provide verbal reports;
List differential features of nociceptive and neuropathic pain states;
Describe effective non-pharmacological means to relieve pain;
Recognize the therapeutic benefits and potential adverse effects associated with opioid and non-opioid pharmacotherapy for acute and chronic pain states at end of life.

Patient Safety Tools from PA Patient Safety Authority

Pennsylvania's Patient Safety Authority was established under Act 13* of 2002, the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error ("Mcare") Act, as an independent state agency, and is charged with taking steps to reduce and eliminate medical errors.

Check out some of their Patient Safety Tools:

Hazardous Spills: The Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs
Safety in the MR Environment
Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

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.

A kind of Cliff Notes on recent medical literature, users can read through brief summaries of articles, and in some cases read free full text versions.

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, and also does market research.

Specialities include:

Physician Assistants

Pharmacist

Nurse Practitioner

Practice Management

Featured Library Book: Palliative Care

Our newest addition to the book collection is A Practical Guide to Palliative Care by Jerry L. Old and Daniel L. Swagerty(2007). For a review, check out this article in JAMA.

Designed for easy use at the bedside, this book contains:
--Multiple bullet points
--Evidence-based approach to end of life care
--Tested practical information that is used in the field
--Easy-to-read tables covering such topics as pain medications, how to treat non-pain symptoms, determining who qualifies for hospice care and more
--Includes an "In a Nutshell" review in each chapter

If you wish to check this book out, you'll find it in the WB section of the book shelves, WB 310 P895 2007.

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PubMed 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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H1N1 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.

APIC is offering free education brochures on various infection prevention topics such as:

10 tips for preventing the spread of infection
Prevent Needlesticks
Lyme Disease
Antibiotic Safety
Speak Up: Five Things You Can Do To Prevent Infection
How to Dine Out Safely
Traveling Overseas - Tips on How to Avoid Infection

Celebrate Infection Prevention Week 2009

International Infection Prevention Week is October 18-24, 2009From the 19th –24th, challenge your Infection Control knowledge by finding all of the Infection Control problems in the “Mock” patient room located on the 3rd Floor in the Labor and Delivery overflow!

The room is open to all employees to enter. The employees with all of the correct answers will be entered to win a WaWa gift card. Good luck!

Free CE on Case-Based Assessments in Therapeutic Management of Multiple Sclerosis

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.


Case Manager Continuing Education
The Commission for Case Manager Certification designates this educational activity for 1.5 contact hour(s) for certified case managers.

Pharmacist Continuing Education
This curriculum has been approved for 1.5 contact hour(s) by PRIME®. PRIME® is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. The universal program number for this activity is 0255-0000-09-022-H01. This learning activity is Application-based.

Free CE on Pain Management thru 6-01-11

Prime, Inc. is offering free CME thru 6-01-11 for 1.o credit for nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physicians, pharmacists and case managers:

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

MRI Safety: The list

MRIsafety.com has The List: information for over 2,300 implants, devices, materials, and other products. The objects in The List are divided into general categories to facilitate access and review of pertinent information. Search the list now.

Or you can browse the Safety Info, which has entries from Aneurysm Clips, to Halo Vests, to MRI Contrast, Monitoring Patients, and Transdermal Patches.

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.

ADVANCE Newsmagazines

Merion Publishing, right in King of Prussia, is the publisher of an empire of newsmagazines for many of the allied health professions. A full listing is available at AdvanceWeb, with subscriptions free for qualified professionals. Selected content is also available free to anyone on the web.

Advance includes news, trends, career advice, articles, education, events and forums.

Here are just a few:

ADVANCE for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine
ADVANCE for Speech Language Pathologists & Audiologists
ADVANCE for Physical Therapists & PT Assistants
ADVANCE for Occupational Therapy Practitioners
ADVANCE for Medical Laboratory Professionals
ADVANCE for Health Information Professionals

Clinical Trial Results & Acronyms

Finding information about results of a clinical trial in the news can be a challenge, but this site, started by Dr. C. Michael Gibson, compiles results in easy to view slide shows, as well as tracking where the results are published.

Clinical Trial Results is an organization of clinical trial researchers whose goal is to objectively and rapidly disseminate clinical trial results to physicians & other health care professionals so that they in turn can educate their colleagues and patients with the ultimate goal of accelerating the delivery of newer treatments.

The site also includes a handy guide to the often cryptic Clinical Trial Acronyms.

MedWorm: News for Physical Therapists

Check out the latest news in the PT world, via MedWorm's Physical Therapy section.

MedWorm is run by Frankie Dolan, a UK based IT developer, and collects updates from over 6000 authoritative data sources (growing each day) via RSS feeds. From the data collected, MedWorm provides new outgoing RSS feeds on various medical categories that you can subscribe to, via the free MedWorm online service, or another RSS reader of your choice, such as Bloglines, Newsgator,or Google Reader. Or just bookmark the page.

Advance for OT Online: Patient Handouts

Advance for OT Online has links to patient handouts on topics such as:

Improving Balance Through Exercise
Hot and Cold Therapies
Balance Exercises for Fall Prevention
Balance Exercises with Therapy Ball
Balance Exercises with Therapy Bands

Also check out their Annual Continuing Education Directory:

NEW! CE Directory

Free MRI Safety Videos from IMRSER

IMRSER offers free MRI safety Videos on their website, in addition to Safety Guidelines, and Safety Papers. IMRSER looks at the pertinent peer-reviewed literature and and relies on each board member’s extensive clinical, research, or other appropriate experience. Notably, documents developed by the IMRSER incorporate MR safety guidelines and recommendations created by the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), the American College of Radiology (ACR), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), the Medical Devices Agency (MDA), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and other similar organizations.

UpToDate 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

Drug Information at Montgomery: LEXI-ONLINE

From any hospital pc, you can access the Pharmacy's subscription to LEXI-ONLINE, which includes thorough drug information, and patient education leaflets in over 20 languages.

http://online.lexi.com/crlsql/servlet/crlonline

If you have any questions about remote access please contact
David Mihalic PharmD RPh
Montgomery Hospital Pharmacy
1301 Powell Street
Norristown, PA 19401
610-270-2693

LinguiSystems: Free CE for Speech

LinguiSystems, Inc. was founded by speech-language pathologists, and in addition to selling products of interest, they provide free ASHA approved online CE.

Sample topics include:

Attention Disorders
0.2 CEUs / 2 CEEs
Changing Behavior to Change the Child's Voice
0.2 CEUs / 2 CEEs
Counseling Theories and Skills for SLPs
0.2 CEUs / 2 CEEs
Evidence-Based Practice
0.2 CEUs / 2 CEEs
Intervention Strategies for ELL with Language Learning Disabilities
0.2 CEUs / 2 CEEs

Medline: PubMed.gov for articles

Use PubMed.gov to access Medline, the premier source of medical journal literature.

Some articles will be free full text, others won't.

PubMed has a page of online tutorials.

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