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Blood Blood is published by the American Society of Hematology, covering content such as blood diseases, and “basic laboratory, translational and clinical investigations in haematology”. It is a specialist journal which will be useful to clinical scientists. Research articles are published under the following categories: Clinical Trials and Observations Gene Therapy Hematopoiesis and Stem Cells Immunobiology and Immunotherapy Myeloid Neoplasia Lymphoid Neoplasia Phagocytes, Granulocytes and Myelopoiesis Platelets and Thrombopoiesis Red Cells, Iron and Erythropoiesis Thrombosis and Hemostasis Transfusion Medicine Transplantation Vascular Biology This journal is in the top 3 list of impactful journals for this topic category ( haematology ), as determined by the journal impact factor (2024, Journal Citation Report, Web of Science, accessed 29/01/24). Journal Impact Factor (JIF) The Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is the most widely quoted metric and has tr

BMJ Case Reports Are you looking for patient cases which are unusual or involve complications? Maybe you’re looking for a rare condition. You could try searching BMJ Case Reports. BMJ Case Reports publishes articles to encourage discussion around specific clinical cases and presents learning opportunities. You can also submit your own clinical case, giving you an opportunity to become a published author. You’ll find more help on how to do this on our BMJ Case Reports help page . View this journal now: On Browzine [UHNM] On Library Search [Keele users] The journals available to our different user groups may vary. Please check your journals collection for access. BMJ Case Reports is only available to UHNM staff and Keele students. For more journals see our Journal of the Week blog posts . Stay uptodate with the latest articles from this journal Sign-up to the eToCs – electronic table of contents – to get the table of contents for the latest issue sent to your inbox.

  This February, EBSCO will be running a series of four training workshops called ‘Seven Steps to the Perfect PICO search in CINAHL’ for both library teams and specifically all CINAHL end users.. Join this 60-minute webinar to learn more about using the PICO clinical framework to structure a search and retrieve relevant, UK-specific content: Thursday, 1st February @ 10.00am   Tuesday, 6th February 2.00pm   Wednesday, 21st February 10.00am   Monday, 26th February 2.00pm

 The BBC has reported on a new app undergoing research that can help to reduce the debilitating impact of tinnitus. Learn more about this condition and how you can help patients. Check these resources for an overview, key points, diagnosis, treatment options, follow-up and more. [You will need your NHS OpenAthens username to access these resources] Oxford Medicine Online – Chapter 3 Common methods of presentation in Oxford Handbook of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery BMJ Best Practice – Tinnitus Clinical Key (available to UHNM only) – Tinnitus Clinical Knowledge Summaries – Tinnitus Cochrane Library clinical answers – What are the benefits and harms of cognitive‐behavioral therapy (CBT) for people with tinnitus? Royal Marsden Manual Online – Chapter 9: Patient comfort and supporting personal hygiene: Ears Patient Information Tinnitus [BMJ Best Practice] Tinnitus [Clinical Key] Get your NHS OpenAthens username Register for your NHS OpenAthens username to

Emergency Nurse Emergency Nurse is a practice-based journal published by RCNi, owned by the Royal College of Nursing. It includes articles covering: original research updates in policy or in practice guidelines descriptions of practice literature reviews and case studies It promotes excellence and supports professional development in nursing in emergency and urgent care settings. It is an excellent source of support for nursing revalidation. Here’s an article that will be useful this Winter: Tips to reduce your change of getting a winter virus   [link to UHNM subscription] View this journal now: On Browzine [UHNM] On Library Search [Keele users] The journals available to our different user groups may vary. Please check your journals collection for access. If you like that, you might like this… Nursing Standard Nursing Times Critical Care Medicine Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America Pediatric Critical Care Medicine For more journals see our Journal

 Here’s another Hot Topic! on a common winter illness. BBC news has reported on a new anti-body treatment being researche d which would impact on the health of babies contracting RSV (respiratory syncytial virus). What do you know about RSV? Check these resources for an overview, key points, diagnosis, treatment options, follow-up and more. [You will need your NHS OpenAthens username to access these resources] Oxford Medicine Online Chapter 45 Respiratory infection—viral in Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Medicine Chapter 74 Paediatric bronchiolitis in Oxford Clinical Guidelines: newly qualified doctor BMJ Best Practice – Respiratory syncytial virus infection Clinical Key (available to UHNM only) – Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Patient Information Bronchiolitis [BMJ Best Practice] Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection, Pediatric [Clinical Key] Get your NHS OpenAthens username Register for your NHS OpenAthens username to access key NHS online resou

  Bone and Joint Journal The Bone and Joint Journal is a specialist orthopaedic title, publishing articles and research to support this specialty and related branches of surgery. It was previously known as the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British Volume). It is published by the British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery, a registered charity. It is a key journal for those working in orthopaedic surgery. This journal is in the top 10 list of impactful journals for the category of orthopaedics, as determined by the journal impact factor (2024, Journal Citation Report, Web of Science, accessed 03/01/2024). Journal Impact Factor (JIF) The Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is the most widely quoted metric and has traditionally been the gold standard. It gives an overall value indicating the average number of times research articles and reviews have been cited by other articles/journals. Typically, it has been an indicator of the impact and influence of a journal on pub

  The Lancet   The Lancet is a scientific, general medicine journal title, publishing original research and reviews, focusing on real-world impacts to improve society. Although originally founded in the UK over 200 years ago, it has an international reach and promotes papers to a wide readership. It holds high standards of peer review and editorial scrutiny.   The Lancet is typically one of our most viewed journals by NHS staff. The Lancet has a Journal impact Factor of 169.4 (2023, Journal Citation Report, Web of Science, accessed 19/12/23). This places the Lancet as the highest journal by JIF in the category of Medicine, general and internal. Journal Impact Factor (JIF) The Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is the most widely quoted metric and has traditionally been the gold standard. It gives an overall value indicating the average number of times research articles and reviews have been cited by other articles/journals. Typically, it has been an indicator of the impact and inf

  We’re going to be showcasing some of our journal titles this year by a Journal of the Week blog post. They may be popular titles, or subject specialist, or especially for a particular group of healthcare workers. But what are journals and why do you need them? Journals are the source of articles written by academics, researchers and experts in their subject areas. They are published on a regular basis as an issue , in print and/ or online. Most of our journals are available online. You should read articles on a regular basis to stay up-to-date with changes and research in your area of practice, to support your professional development or to find good quality information for your studies. Articles may be written about: New research Best practice Professional development Discipline or specialty topics Expert commentary or opinion Articles are often peer-reviewed to ensure that content is trustworthy and of good quality. Here’s a quick summary: Learn more about articles

 Do you keep an eye on health news? We’re highlighting recent healthcare-based news stories and linking them to library resources. We’ve created a new series of blog posts, Hot Topics!, based on a particular disease or condition in the news. You’ll find the latest up-to-date guidelines, recommendations and reviews to deliver best practice and support your patients. Resources may include: Oxford Medicine Online BMJ Best Practice Clinical Key Clinical Knowledge Summaries Cochrane Library Royal Marsden Manual Online Patient information from BMJ Best Practice and Clinical Key Calculators from BMJ Best Practice and Clinical Key Take a look at some of the topics we’ve covered so far: Hot Topic! Breast Cancer Hot Topic! Norovirus Hot Topic! Parkinson’s Disease Hot Topic! Multiple Sclerosis Hot Topic! Flu Hot Topic! Sickle Cell Disease Hot Topic! Covid-19 You can find all the topics we’ve covered on our Information Skills for Health blog with the Hot Topic l