Clinical Key Toolkit for June 2023

What is happening on Clinical Key this month?

Clinical Key is available to UHNM staff via NHS OpenAthens login.

June 5^th to 12^th – Diabetes Week

For any person with diabetes, it’s important to minimize the risk of hypoglycemias, almost always induced by specific glucose-lowering therapies that augment insulin supply in a glucose-independent fashion. Check out our clinical overview about Hypoglycemia in Patients with Diabetes

June 12^th to 16^th – Healthy Eating Week

Let’s cook, it’s #HealthyEatingWeek! A healthy eating plan may help you to maintain a healthy weight, reduce the risk of chronic diseases, and stay active throughout your life. Discover our tips and advices about Healthy Eating from our patient education collection.

June 14^th – Blood Donor Day

The donor vigilance process is one of the most important steps in the recruitment and retention of blood donors. Discover this article about blood donor discharge guideline to increase donor satisfaction by ensuring the organization's commitment to their health.

June 19^th to 24^th – Cervical Screening Awareness Week

It's #CervicalScreeningAwarenessWeek! Screening and management of preinvasive cervical lesions have led to substantial reductions in cervical cancer incidence and mortality. Because Cervical cancer can be preventable, a good starting point is Cervical Cancer, Screening and Prevention’s Clinical Overview.

All June– Aphasia Awareness Month

June is #AphasiaAwarenessMonth… but what is Aphasia? This disease is an acquired disorder of language resulting from brain damage. The damage may be vascular, traumatic, neurodegenerative, neoplastic, infectious, or inflammatory. To learn more about the subject, check out our clinical overview.

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Winter support from BMJ Best Practice

All NHS staff can access BMJ Best Practice, a key evidence-based tool to support patient care. You'll need to log in with your NHS OpenAthens username. Check out the following topics, which cover presentation, testing, differential diagnosis and management of common winter conditions: Influenza infection Common cold Respiratory syncytial virus infection Community acquired pneumonia Acute exacerbation of COPD Download the app for quick, evidence-based guidance at the point of care, including diagnosis, treatment, and clinical calculators - all accessible offline. More help For more help go to our BMJ Best Practice help page . For help setting up your NHS OpenAthens username go to the NHS OpenAthens page on our website .

Login to Library Search – step-by-step instructions for NHS staff

Library Search is a discovery tool, allowing you to find items within the library collections. You can search Library Search without logging in to view books and ebooks available in our collections. By logging in to your library account on Library Search you can access a range of additional functionality, such as: Viewing details of your library account Submitting a request to hold a book for you Adding items to your e-bookshelf Saving searches Note that for NHS users logging in to Library Search does not give you access to full-text items. As an NHS member of staff you access online resources using your NHS OpenAthens username. Anatomy of a Library Card First let’s take a quick look at the most important components of your library card. Your library card and library card number give you access to print resources as well as library services. They confirm that you are a member of the library. Your name : this will be printed on your card, so you’ll know it’s yours!...

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