Medical Library http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk School of Clinical Medicine Thu, 23 May 2013 09:43:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Exam Prep and Sunday Openings http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk/blog/exam-prep-and-sunday-openings/ http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk/blog/exam-prep-and-sunday-openings/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 08:17:15 +0000 ilk21 http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk/?p=1674 2 study

It’s that time of year again – exam preparation is engulfing the Clinical Students.

We wish all our students the very best of luck with the forthcoming exams, and hope that opening the library on Sundays for the next 5 weeks will help.

May 2013
Sunday 19th
Sunday 26th

June 2013
Sunday 2nd
Sunday 9th 
Sunday 16th

The Medical Library will be open 2.00pm – 6.00pm

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‘Anti-fat’ bias among doctors and Probiotics in antibiotic-associated diarrhoea - just 2 of the topics covered in this months expert commentary on important new evidence, as supplied by those nice people at NICE.

All available online. Other topics this month are: 

Premature death after self-harm
A cohort study reports that rates of death from both natural and external causes are higher in people who self-harm than would be expected in the general population.
 
Probiotics in antibiotic-associated diarrhoea
A systematic review suggests that probiotics can reduce antibiotic-associated diarrhoea.
 

‘Anti-fat’ bias among doctors
Results of a web-based survey, designed to assess attitudes towards weight, reveal implicit and explicit ‘anti-fat’ bias among doctors.

Domestic violence presenting in primary care
A survey examines knowledge, attitudes and clinical skills related to domestic violence in selected UK general practices.
 
Small benefits of Z drugs over placebo for insomnia
A meta-analysis has found that Z drugs reduce the time taken to fall asleep by 22 minutes compared with placebo. However, this result may not be clinically significant and any benefit of Z drugs must be balanced against their well-documented risks.
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT): cardiovascular outcomes after recent menopause
Data from long-term follow-up of an open-label randomised controlled trial suggest that HRT reduces cardiovascular endpoints in women if started early after menopause. However, limitations of the analysis make interpretation of the results difficult.
 
Case studies from the Quality, Improvement, Productivity, and Prevention (QIPP) collection
We highlight 2 new examples from the QIPP collection, demonstrating how NHS organisations have implemented new local practices that have both cut costs and improved quality.

Evidence Updates
NICE has recently published Evidence Updates on:

  • Self-harm: longer term management
  • Autism diagnosis in children and young people

 

 

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Following the generous donation to the University from Hildegard Modlmayr-Heimath and Hans-Jörg Modlmayr , the Medical Library is proud to have two sculptures by George Kennethson on display. 

‘Life’ and ‘Mother and Child’ make the library a more beautiful place to study in.

 

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The Library will be open from 9:00am till 6:00pm on Bank Holiday Monday 27th May 2013

 

]]> http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk/blog/bank-holiday-monday-7/feed/ 0 Help library research and (maybe) win £25 Amazon voucher http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk/blog/help-library-research-and-maybe-win-25-amazon-voucher/ http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk/blog/help-library-research-and-maybe-win-25-amazon-voucher/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:47:23 +0000 ilk21 http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk/?p=1641 Calling all students, postgraduates and university staff – want to win a £25 Amazon voucher?

To be in with a chance to win an Amazon voucher, just take this quick survey about study and research habits in the University of Cambridge

research-croninNot only will you be entered into a draw to win a voucher to spend on books, music or something else fun, you will be helping with Masters research and possibly having an impact on future library and research developments

Survey closes 31st May 2013

Researcher contact details:

Georgina Cronin
Senior Library Assistant
Scott Polar Research Institute
Email: gmp36@cam.ac.uk
This research is being carried out as part of Ms Cronin’s ILM studies at Northumbria University and in conjunction with the Scott Polar Research Institute

]]> http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk/blog/help-library-research-and-maybe-win-25-amazon-voucher/feed/ 1 MCQs and OSCEs available from Patient.co.uk http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk/blog/mcqs-and-osces-available-from-patient-co-uk/ http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk/blog/mcqs-and-osces-available-from-patient-co-uk/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:26:47 +0000 ilk21 http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk/?p=1611 Test your knowledge of a wide range of medical conditions at Patient.co.uk. The education articles are written for health professionals and include MCQs and OSCEs which clinical students might find useful.

http://www.patient.co.uk/education

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]]> http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk/blog/mcqs-and-osces-available-from-patient-co-uk/feed/ 0 Calling all Mendeley users http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk/blog/calling-all-mendeley-users/ http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk/blog/calling-all-mendeley-users/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:55:29 +0000 ilk21 http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk/?p=1608 Mendeley has been bought by Elsevier (read all about it from Meneley’s perspective here and from Elsevier’s perspective here)  If you have one of the free accounts the first thing you might notice is an increase in your storgage from 1GB to 2GB – great news, but there may be other changes to come in the future.

 

A set of FAQs have been put together by Mendeley to help address any issues you might have.

You might also find this interesting:
“A Matter of Perspective — Elsevier Acquires Mendeley . . . or, Mendeley Sells Itself to Elsevier” from Scholarly Kitchen.

 

  

]]> http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk/blog/calling-all-mendeley-users/feed/ 0 Click to save the nation’s digital memory http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk/blog/click-to-save-the-nations-digital-memory/ http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk/blog/click-to-save-the-nations-digital-memory/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:42:57 +0000 ilk21 http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk/?p=1602 Regulations coming into force on April 6 will enable six major libraries to collect, preserve and provide long term access to the increasing proportion of the nation’s cultural and intellectual output that appears in digital form – including blogs, e-books and the entire UK web domain.

And the Medical Library is one of the libraries where you’ll be able to access this digital archive!

Read more about it here

 

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www.cks.nhs.uk

Accessible only in the UK, CKS service will upgrade the existing CKS service and will be openly accessible to users in the UK. The evidence base that supports these topics will be continuously reviewed and significant changes will lead to accelerated topic updates. Up to ten new topics will be introduced each year and all topics will be reviewed on a four year rolling cycle.

Some of the new topics already planned for release in 2013 are anxiety, postnatal care, and pain and bleeding in early pregnancy. 

The contents of CKS are also found when you use NHS Evidence Search

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