MAR is delighted to report that the “Value of Library and Information Services in Patient Care Study” has now been published in the Journal of the Medical Library Association.

Marshall JG, Sollenberger J,  Easterby-Gannett S, Morgan LK, Klem ML, Cavanaugh SK, Oliver KB, Thompson CA, Romanosky N, Hunter S. The value of library and information services in patient care: Results of a multi-site study. Journal of the Medical Library Association 2013 Jan; 101(1):39-46.

MAR will be making the full study results available on our website early next week:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/about/valueresults.html.  Please join us in wishing hearty congratulations to all the authors who worked so diligently on this study.

Presenters:

• Neil Rambo, Director, Health Sciences Libraries & Knowledge Informatics, NYU School of Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center, NY
• Laraine Tursi, Director, Medical Library, Coney Island Hospital, NY
• Karen Parry, Manager of Information Services, East Brunswick Public Library, NJ
• Bridget Quinn-Carey, Chief Operating Officer, Queens Library, NY
• Rebecca Hamilton, State Librarian/Assistant Secretary, State Library of Louisiana

Location:         Free, Online

Date:                March 28, 2013

Details:             http://nnlm.gov/mar/training/lunch_schedule.html

Presenter:       Vickie Souve, Monroe County Department of Public Health, Office of Public Health

Preparedness, Rochester, NY

Location:         Free, Online

Date:                February 28, 2013

Details:             http://nnlm.gov/mar/training/lunch_schedule.html

NLM, as well as MAR, will be closed on Monday, January 21 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

NLM will be posting two Librarian positions (9 and 11) for the Health and Information Products Unit in the Reference and Web Services Section.  We expect the position to post Wednesday 1/16 or Thursday 1/17.   The application period will be open for 5 days.

We’re looking for talented people to help provide access to consumer health information by supporting work on MedlinePlus, MedlinePlus en español, MedlinePlus Mobile and MedlinePlus Connect.  We invite and encourage eligible candidates to apply for these wonderful opportunities to work with our team and help support one of NLM’s premier products. If you have a passion for disseminating reliable consumer health information, and you enjoy being part of a team, please consider applying.  If you want to learn more about this position, please contact me or Stephanie Dennis.

The very short posting time of five days reflects the government’s effort to hire talented people quickly and we are sending this announcement to give you time to prepare your resume and USAJobs account.  You can create your account now in USAJobs and upload your resume, before the posting appears.

The announcement will be available in USAJobs and from “Jobs at NLM” on the home page, http://www.nlm.nih.gov.

Please note that additional selections may be made through this vacancy announcement:

• Preservation & Collection Management Section (PCM) hopes to hire a Librarian with experience in library digitization or digital preservation programs. Questions about the PCM position should go to Walter Cybulski.
• The Rare Books and Early Manuscripts Section (RBEM) are also looking to hire a Librarian with experience in cataloging rare books.  Questions about the RBEM position should go to Michael North.
• In addition, the MEDLARS Management Section (MMS) is recruiting for their Terminology QA and User Support Unit. This Unit provides support for the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) which integrates and distributes key terminology, classification and coding standards, and associated resources to promote creation of more effective and interoperable biomedical information systems and services, including electronic health records. Questions about the MMS position should go to Dianne Babski.

Interested candidates should apply to this same job announcement for consideration.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

NLM Announces PubReader, a User-Friendly Web Presentation for Reading Articles in PubMed Central (PMC)

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/pubreader.html

 

NLM Mourns Loss of Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/sen_daniel_inouye.html

 

National Library of Medicine Partner in Two IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grants

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/IMLS_21st_Century_Grants.html

 

Value Set Authority Center Posts Version Updates to 19 CMS Measures

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/DEC_1_2Update.html

 

NLM DIRECTOR’S PODCASTS

 

Creating a Family Health History

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/podcast/transcript123112.html

 

Hospital Readiness for Hurricane Sandy

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/podcast/transcript010713.html

 

More Transparent Clinical Trials: A Possible Boost

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/podcast/transcript011413.html

 

Positive Attitudes Help Seniors Recover From Disabilities

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/podcast/transcript121712.html

 

Sen. Daniel Inouye 1924-2012

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/podcast/transcript122412.html

 

NLM IN THE NEWS

 

5 Ways To Find Health Info Online

http://www.prevention.com/health/healthy-living/internet-research-tips-health-topics-and-problems

 

10 Mobile Health Apps From Uncle Sam

http://www.informationweek..com/healthcare/mobile-wireless/10-mobile-health-apps-from-uncle-sam/

 

Ancient Pills Found in Shipwreck Offer Rare Insight Into Early Medicine

http://www.goodhealth.com/health_a_to_z/health_news/health_news/2013/01/08/ancient_pills_found_in_shipwreck_offer_rare_insight_into_early_medicine

 

Battle cries of freedom: Exhibit shows the horrible human toll that was central to the Civil War

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/12/battle-cries-of-freedom/

 

Call to Action to Preserve Science Discourse on the Open Web

http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2012/12/call-to-action-to-preserve-science-discourse-on-the-open-web/

 

Can common household cleaning supplies make you sick?

http://www.northjersey.com/news/184887321_Can_common_household_cleaning_supplies_make_you_sick_.html

 

Complete Health Reporting: Four Tips for Judging a Treatment’s Novelty

http://www.reportingonhealth.org/2013/01/10/complete-health-reporting-four-tips-judging-treatment%E2%80%99s-novelty

 

Computers ‘Taught’ To ID Regulating Gene Sequences

http://laboratorian.advanceweb.com/News/News-Watch/Computers-Taught-To-ID-Regulating-Gene-Sequences.aspx

 

How The U.S. Stopped Malaria, One Cartoon At A Time

http://app1.kuhf.org/articles/npr1355955318-How-The-U.S.-Stopped-Malaria,-One-Cartoon-At-A-Time.html

 

Librettist to Discuss Creating Opera From Literature

http://www.hendrix.edu/news/news.aspx?id=63720

 

Medical Dictionary: Lynch syndrome

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20121218/HEALTH/312180004/Medical-Dictionary?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1

 

More Americans have at least 2 chronic health issues: CDC

http://www.wave3.com/story/19158560/more-americans-have-at-least-2-chronic-health-issues-cdc

 

New computers installed at senior center

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/north/2012/12/23/new-computers-installed-senior-center/2W96gI6YVMyz9s5JnIb4yM/story.html

 

New Image Search Engine from the National Library of Medicine

http://web.resourceshelf.com/go/resourceblog/69605

 

New Tools from the National Library of Medicine: PubReader and Open-i

http://www.galter.northwestern.edu/news/index.cfm/2012/12/14/New-Tools-from-the-National-Library-of-Medicine-PubReader-and-Openi

 

Oz-Approved Medical Websites

http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/oz-approved-medical-websites

 

Prepara bien los alimentos durante las fiestas

http://feeds.univision.com/feeds/article/2012-12-20/prepara-bien-los-alimentos-durante

 

Ravalli County [Montana] Museum explores Renaissance science through Harry Potter

http://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/article_0b471ed0-4a4a-11e2-8d90-0019bb2963f4.html

 

Scientists, Including Team at J. Craig Venter Institute, Sequence and Publish More than 10,000 Influenza Genomes as Part of NIAID’s Influenza Virus Genome

http://www.cbs19.tv/story/20552889/scientists-including-team-at-j-craig-venter-institute-sequence-and-publish-more-than-10000-influenza-genomes-as-part-of-niaids-influenza-virus-genome

 

Slices of Life, circa 1872

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/33767/title/Slices-of-Life–circa-1872/

 

Tap web, social media for health news

http://www.republican-eagle.com/event/article/id/85824/group/Lifestyle/

 

The smartphone is in: Mobile devices make health information more accessible

http://www.newsreview.com/chico/smartphone-is-in/content?oid=8671267

 

NEW IN NLM IN FOCUS

 

Emergency Backup Communications: The Old Meets the New

http://infocus.nlm.nih.gov/2013/01/emergency-backup-communication.html

 

Health and Medicine Blogs Collection: A 21^st Century Twist

http://infocus.nlm.nih.gov/2013/01/what-wondrous-things-my-four.html

 

NEW OR UPDATED MEDLINEPLUS TOPICS AND FEATURES

 

Barotrauma

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/barotrauma.html

 

Brachial Plexus Injuries

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/brachialplexusinjuries.html

HHS on Thursday released four final rules updating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations. The four rules are:

1.      Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules mandated by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.

2.      Changes to the HIPAA Enforcement Rule to incorporate the increased and tiered civil money penalty structure provided by the HITECH Act.

3.      Final rule on Breach Notification for Unsecured Protected Health Information under the HITECH Act, which replaces the breach notification rule’s 'harm' threshold with "a more objective standard."

4.      Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule as required by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) to prohibit most health plans from using or disclosing genetic information for underwriting purposes.
http://tinyurl.com/avaxs9r

The National Academy of Sciences has announced the 2013 recipients of 18 major NAS awards that recognize outstanding scientific achievements in a wide range of fields spanning the physical, biological, and social sciences. The recipients will be honored in a ceremony on Sunday, April 28, during the Academy’s 150th annual meeting:  http://tinyurl.com/chwql6y

Below is a compilation of the information I received from the Medlib-l community. 

Since there is definitely confusion concerning whether Dynamed can be used offline,  I want to clarify this issue. After several phone calls and emails with EBSCO, I received the definite answer from their technical support department that Dynamed cannot be used without internet access.

Apps that can be used offline (without Internet access)

ACC Pocket guidelines
Calculate by QxMD
Diagnosauraus DDx
Embryo (NLM)
Epocrates Essentials
ePocrates Rx
ePSS- Preventive Medicine app from AHRQ screening (NLM)
Johns Hopkins Guide
Lab Values Pro
LactMed, (NLM) Toxicology Data Network (TOXNET(r)), information on drugs/chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed
Lexicomp
MedCalc
Mediquation
Medscape
Merck Medicus – Must be a licensed health care professional.Set up a personal account. Includes PDR, Merck Manuals, patient handouts
Micromedex
Natural Standard
NCCN Guidelines
Pepid
Pharmacists Letter
Pocket Lab Values
Red Cross First Aid
Sanford Guide
Shots – Immunization Schedules
Thieme E-Book Library –subscribers can download any of the e-books to iPads for use offline
Unbound Medicine — book collection

Suggested sources for additional information:
http://www.imedicalapps.com/
GHDonline (Global Health Delivery) – http://www.ghdonline.org/

Julia Whelan, MS AHIP
Reference and Education Services Librarian
Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
10 Shattuck Street
Boston, MA 02115
julia_whelan AT hms.harvard.edu

Visit http://www.medpagetoday.com/IltifatHusain/36833 for the full story.