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ClinicalKey Content Updates: December 11, 2018

New Clinical Overviews – CK Global Cryptosporidiosis Cystic fibrosis HIV infection in children Herpes encephalitis Iron deficiency anemia Leprosy Lung cancer (small cell) Normocytic anemia Opioid use disorder Paraphimosis Pericarditis Phimosis Journal Added BJA Education ; Years of Coverage: 2015 to present; ISSN: 2058-5349; Package/Collection: Anesthesiology;   https://www.clinicalkey.com/ dura/browse/journalIssue/ 20585349 Journal Removals Ambulatory Pediatrics ; ISSN: 1530-1567; Package/Collection: Pediatrics. Journal discontinued. Recommended alternative –  Advances in Pediatrics European Journal of Pain ; ISSN: 1090-3801; Package/Collection: Pain Medicine. Transferred to another publisher. Recommended alternative –  Journal of Pain European Journal of Pain Supplements ; ISSN: 1754-3207; Package/Collection: Pain Medicine. Transferred to another publisher. Recommended alternative –  Journal of Pain Surgical Neurology ; ISSN: 0090-3019; Package/Collect

DynaMed Plus - System Maintenance

Upcoming scheduled maintenance notice from Ebsco "From December 5th through December 25th, content updates will be unavailable for DynaMed and DynaMed Plus due to scheduled maintenance. Both DynaMed and DynaMed Plus will be available to subscribers and our Systematic Literature Surveillance and review processes will continue during this time. You can expect to see all updates that occurred during maintenance on December 26th, 2018. Should you have any questions or concerns during this process please email the editors at s.dynamedER@ebsco.com."

DynamedPlus Mobile App

DynamedPlus is our newly upgraded point of care reference tool. It is available to staff at UHNM via Athens login. You can also access DynamedPlus on the go via the DynamedPlus app. Using the DynamedPlus mobile app 1. Check your device has the requirements needed for the app on the Ebsco DynamedPlus help page . 2. Follow the download and install instructions on our help page – this is the recommended method for Athens users. 3. For more help using the DynamedPlus app see the FAQs on the DynamedPlus help page .

Create an alert in DynamedPlus

DynamedPlus is a point-of-care reference tool. It is available to staff at UHNM via Athens login. You can use DynamedPlus to keep up-to-date with the latest evidence affecting a range of medical topics published in DynamedPlus. You can sign-up for email updates: For a specific topic For all DynamedPlus updates For all DynamedPlus updates that affect practice only For updates to a category For updates to a category that are practice changing only Creating an Alert – step-by-step 1. Find the topic you are interested in. If you want to keep up-to-date with the latest updates to this topic then click the “Follow” option. Screen-shot of a topic page 2. Enter your email into the text box, select how often you want to receive updates and click submit. You will receive an email asking you to confirm you want to receive the updates – it’s that easy. Pop-up Follow screen 3. You can also stay up-to-date with all the latest updates that occur

Medical Calculators in DynamedPlus

DynamedPlus is a point-of-care reference tool. It is available for UHNM staff via their NHS Athens username. DynamedPlus includes a range of medical calculators and decision tools. Calculators may appear in related search results and attached to topic pages. However you can also browse through the available range either via checking the A-Z list or via category. To browse the calculators select the option at the top of the screen (no. 5 below) Screen-shot of the DynamedPlus home page You can then browse through the available calculators by the A-Z list or via a category. Screen-shot of the Calculators list You can find more help about using calculators on the ebsco DynamedPlus help page .

Browse DynamedPlus by Specialty

DynamedPlus is our newly upgraded point of care tool. It is available to staff at UHNM via Athens login. This post is going to show you the specialty pages. Browse by Specialty As well as searching you can use the “Browse by Specialty” option to browse through the topics. Select the option “Browse by Specialty” from the “Spotlight” section. Screen-shot of the Dynamed home page 1. Browse Specialty List Select the specialty that you are interested in from the list. List of specialties in DynamedPlus 2. Select Topic You can view the list of available topics within the specialty. Screen-shot of specialty topics 3. View Topic You can now view the topic page. Screen-shot of topic page On the topic page you can: Search within the topic Go straight to the menu option you need Check for the latest topic updates Why not check out what topics are available in your specialty?

Search DynamedPlus for answers to clinical questions

DynamedPlus is our newly upgraded point of care tool. It is available to staff at UHNM via Athens login. DynamedPlus has a range of features. You can view a short introductory video here: In this blog post we’ll be looking at completing a simple search. The DynamedPlus home page provides you with simple search facilities. Screen-shot of the DynamedPlus home page Searching DynamedPlus 1. Enter your text. You can start to search by entering text into the search box. DynamedPlus will prompt you with suggestions; you can either select one of the suggestions or continue with your own text. In this example I have started to enter my text “breast cancer”. DynamedPlus Search Box I’m going to look for “breast cancer in post-menopausal women”. Click the “Search” button to run the search. 2. View Results DynamedPlus presents the search results to you, highlighting your search terms. Results List To view a section, click the title. 3.

Access DynamedPlus – login with your Athens username

Dynamed Plus is our newly upgraded point of care tool. It is available to staff at UHNM via Athens login. To login to Dynamed Plus: 1. Go to the Health Library home page and click the Healthcare Resources link from the Quick Links options. Health Library home page 2. On the Healthcare Resources page either page down until you reach the DynamedPlus link or click Health Library Resources to jump to that section of the page. Healthcare Information Resources web page 3. Select the DynamedPlus option Screen-shot of the Dynamed Plus option 4. This link will take you straight to the Athens login page. Enter your UHNM Athens username / password and click Sign In. Athens Login page 5. You will now be logged in to DynamedPlus. You should be able to see links to our library services. Note that you do not have to use the “Sign in / create account” option as your Athens account has logged you in. You can now start your search Scree

ClinicalKey Content Updates: November 12, 2018

New Clinical Overviews – CK Global Anorexia nervosa Bladder and urethral injury Galactorrhea Tinea infections Journal Added Cancer Treatment and Research Communications ; Years of Coverage: 2016 to present; ISSN: 2468-2942; Package/Collection:  Hematology-Oncology- Palliative;  https://www.clinicalkey.com/ dura/browse/journalIssue/ 24682942 Books Added – CK Global Arrhythmias in Adult Congenital Heart Disease  (Balaji, Seshadri) 1st ed; ISBN: 9780323485685; Package/Collection: Cardiovascular Disease Extended; New to CK;  https://www.clinicalkey.com/ dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2. 0-C20160013608 Complications in Neurosurgery  (Nanda, Anil) 1st ed; ISBN: 9780323509619; Package/Collection: Neurosurgery; New to CK;  https://www.clinicalkey.com/ dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2. 0-C20140039652 Endocrine and Reproductive Physiology  (White, Bruce) 5th ed; ISBN: 9780323595735; Package/Collection: Flex Only; New edition (replaces 9780323087049;  https://www.clinicalkey.com/ dura/

Upgrade to DynamedPlus to find answers to clinical questions

We have upgraded our version of Dynamed to Dynamed Plus. This is available to UHNM staff via their NHS athens login. Dynamed Plus is an evidence-based clinical reference tool that will help you to quickly find the answers to clinical questions. Screen-shot of the DynamedPlus Interface Dynamed Plus allows you to: Search via a simple interface Browse topics by specialty Access information on the go via the Mobile App Create alerts on topics and check for updates Refer to a clinical calculator Link to Health Library Services Dynamed Plus is available to UHNM staff via their NHS athens login . You'll find a link on our Healthcare Resources page . For more help see our help page .

NICE Guidance App will be retired

NICE will be retiring their mobile app by the end of this year (2018). There will no longer be any updates to the app after December 2018. If you currently use the app you are advised to delete it and use the online website instead. The website is optimised for use via mobile devices. You can find more information from NICE .

Finding Keele eJournals – get full-text articles

Make sure you know how to find full-text articles from the Keele ejournal collection. Complete our short etutorial Finding Keele eJournals to learn how to check for full-text articles; watch the video and follow the step-by-step instructions. screen-shot of the Finding Keele eJournals etutorial Using Library resources, such as the ejournals collection, will help you to find the right information: Quality – we select good quality resources so that you can be confident of the information Subject – you’ll find subject-specific resources, chosen to support your course Full-Text – not everything is freely available on the Internet, check our resources for full-text Right Link – we buy journals from a range of publishers, databases and platforms, check our resources to make sure you get the right link to get the full-text

Find a Keele eJournal: via the Keele A-Z List

If you want to check whether you have access to the full-text of an article you can do so by checking on the Keele Journal A-Z list. Our short video will show you how:

Check Your Skills : Get Your Action Plan

How would you complete a literature search? How do you find information for your assignments? Are you sure you’re doing the right things? Well you can Check Your Skills by completing our short online tutorial. Select your avatar to help you complete the etutorial Complete the multiple choice quiz to identify if you’re following the right steps Get feedback on your choices Add the suggested to remedy to your action plan Print or save your action plan Image of Check Your Skills etutorial

ClinicalKey Content Updates: October 11, 2018

New Clinical Overviews – CK Global Alcohol withdrawal Femoral and inguinal hernia Fibroids (uterine myomas) Gastroschisis Hemorrhoids Hiatal hernia Hypomagnesemia Iodine deficiency Large-bowel obstruction Multiple myeloma Multiple sclerosis Nonfunctioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors Varicose veins Journals Removed International Journal of Spine Surgery  (formerly SAS Journal); ISSN: 2211-4599; Package/Collection: Orthopedics Extended. Transferred to Society. Recommended alternative –  The Spine Journal Osteopathic Family Physician ; ISSN: 1877-573X); Package/Collection: Family Medicine. Transferred to Society. Recommended alternative –  International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine Books Added – CK Global Atlas of Endovascular Venous Surgery  (Almeida, Jose) 2nd ed; ISBN: 9780323511391; Package/Collection: Surgery Extended; New edition (replaces 9781437717907);  https://www.clinicalkey.com/ dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2. 0-C20160011749 Cardiac Intensive C