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New Clinical Overviews – CK Global Anthrax Ascariasis Brain abscess Functioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors Rocky Mountain spotted fever Tendinopathy Updated Clinical Overviews – Selected Topics Acute respiratory distress syndrome in adults Colorectal cancer Crohn disease Tobacco use disorder and smoking cessation Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy Journals Removed – CK Global Journal of the Association for Vascular Access ; ISSN: 1552-8855; Package/Collection: Surgery Extended. Title transferred back to the society. Recommended alternative – Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques. SD: International Medical Journal on Down Syndrome ; ISSN: 2171-9748; Package/Collection: Flex Only. Title discontinued. Recommended alternative – Pediatric Clinics of North America. Books Added – CK Global Addiction Medicine: Science and Practice  (Johnson, Bankole) 2nd ed; ISBN: 9780323754408; Package/Collection: Psychiatry; New to CK;  https://www.clini

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Here at the Health Library for North Staffordshire we offer you a number of online learning opportunities: eTutorials Online Guides & Support Health Library YouTube channel Information Skills for Health blog You can use these services to learn more about the Health Library’s resources and develop your information skills. Online learning is sometimes also referred to as elearning, technology-enhanced learning, technology-enabled learning or learning online. We would like to know more about what online learning opportunities you need from the Health Library and how we can best deliver them. Please  complete our    survey  to let us know how we can improve our service. Even if you don’t use our services we would like to learn more about why that is.

New Clinical Overviews – CK Global Beta-blocker toxicity Hepatitis E Mastitis Orbital fracture Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis Updated Clinical Overviews – Selected Topics Angle-closure glaucoma Conjunctivitis Dyslipidemia in adults Esophageal cancer Fibromyalgia Journals Removed – CK Global Dermatologica Sinica ; ISSN: 1027-8117; Package/Collection: Dermatology. Title transferred. Recommended alternative – Clinics in Dermatology. Journal of Cancer Research and Practice ; ISSN: 2311-3006; Package/Collection: Hematology-Oncology- Palliative. Title transferred. Recommended alternative – Seminars in Cancer Biology. Books Added – CK Global Art and Science of Facelift Surgery, The  (Niamtu, Joe) 1st ed; ISBN: 9780323613460; Package/Collection: Plastic Surgery; New to CK;  https://www.clinicalkey.com/ dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2. 0-C20170027684 Atlas of Reconstructive Breast Surgery  (Pu, Lee) 1st ed; ISBN: 9780323511148; Package/Collection: Plastic Surgery; Ne

There have been various problems recently around logging in to BMJ Best Practice; s o far this seems to be working OK: Go to the NHS resources page on the Health Library website here  https://www.keele.ac.uk/ healthlibrary/find/ healthinformationresources/ Page down to the link for BMJ Best Practice and click it If you are prompted for an Institution enter "NHS in England". This should find an entry which you can then click. You should then be prompted for your NHS OpenAthens username / password - enter this If you have not logged on before you will be prompted to create a BMJ individual account - you must do this (this is used to allow you to save content and use the app) Then you should be in and you can start searching Instructions for setting up the app are here   https://infoskillsforhealth. blogspot.com/2019/10/bmj-best- practice-app-support-for.html   (but you need to do the previous steps before you can get to the app) If you still have problems please re

We have now been informed that if you are prompted for an Institution when logging in to BMJ Best Practice with your NHS OpenAthens username, you should enter and select "NHS in England". Screen-shot of the BMJ Best Practice Institution page

I thought I would share with you some of the links and apps that I've added to my tablet that cover many of our NHS-based resources. Some are freely available, others will required your NHS OpenAthens login details. You will often need an Internet connection to access the content. Links on the Home Screen This is a list of resources that might be useful to you. These are all provided via your browser. Go to the link to view the resources. By selecting your browser menu you should get an option that allows you to add the link to your device home page. Health Library home page - of course! https://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/ Health Library News —latest news about facilities, services & resources https://hlnews.blogspot.com/ Information Skills for Health blog —develop your information skills https://infoskillsforhealth.blogspot.com/ Health Library Current Awareness Service —latest research published https://www.netvibes.com/healthlibrary_northsta

New Clinical Overviews – CK Global Acromegaly Borderline personality disorder Bulimia nervosa Hemophilia A Hemophilia B Hemophilia C Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum Updated Clinical Overviews – Selected Topics Acute respiratory distress syndrome in adults Benign prostatic hypertrophy Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma Ebola virus disease Tobacco use disorder and smoking cessation Journal Added – CK Global Advances in Clinical Radiology ; Years of Coverage: 2019 to present; ISSN: 2589-8701; Package/Collection: Radiology Essentials;  https://www.clinicalkey.com/ dura/browse/journalIssue/ 25898701 Journals Removed – CK Global International Journal of Gerontology ; ISSN: 1873-9598; Package/Collection: Internal Medicine Extended. Title transferred. Recommended alternative – Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. Journal of the American Society of Hypertension ; ISSN: 1933-1711; Package/Collection: Cardiovascular Disease Extended. Title

BMJ Best Practice is an online evidence-based support tool, available to all NHS users via OpenAthens login. Install the app to get access to recommendations and guidelines on the go. Installation Instructions: 1. Go to the desktop version of BMJ Best Practice and log in with your OpenAthens username. 2. Create your personal BMJ account 3. Go to your app store and search for BMJ Best Practice 4. Download the app from BMJ 5. Install the app and open it 6. Log in with your personal BMJ account 7. Start searching! Using BMJ Best Practice: BMJ Best Practice provide you with topic pages for a wide range of conditions and diseases. Select the topic from your search results. You are presented with a number of sections; select the one you want to read. Information is presented in an easy-to-read format. You also have access to clinical calculators as well as images and videos. Celebrating Libraries in a Digital World

Dynamed is an evidence-based reference tool, providing access to recommendations and guidance on a wide range of conditions and diseases. Get the app for info on the go. Dynamed is available to our UHNM users via OpenAthens. Installation Instructions: 1. Go to the desktop version and log in with your OpenAthens username  2. Create your personal ebsco account 3. Go to your app store and search for Dynamed 4. Download the app from Ebsco 5. Install and open it. 6. On the authentication screen, select the option "sign in" at the top 7. Sign in with your ebsco personal account details 8. Choose the installation you want The option you choose will depend on how much space you are happy for the app to take up on your phone and whether you are happy to still rely on an Internet connection. 9. Start searching! Using Dynamed: From your search results you can select a topic page which contains a wide array of details about the chosen condition or disease

The Cochrane Library app releases monthly updates highlighting selected key systematic reviews published. Abridged versions of the reviews are presented in an easy-to-read format. Installation Instructions: 1. Go to your app store and search for the Cochrane Library 2. Install the app from the Cochrane Collaboration and open it. 3. Get started straight way - no login required! Using the Cochrane Library App: Select the edition you want to read and download it to your device. You can see all the editions you have downloaded by selecting the Download button. To remove any editions, click the Edit option and then select the edition to send to the bin. Note that if you delete an edition it will remove any bookmarked items in that edition. When you are reading an edition, tap the menu icon to see the table of contents. You can also use the search box here to search this edition. The review presented is an abridged version, to read the full version click the link i