PDA's - Our alum Jonathan Scheffer has an excellent site for free and non-free PDA medical information programs. It serves as a repository for others from around the country. www.meistermed.com. For many of the programs, one needs to have ISilo software on their PDA. Here is a link to his free/non-free programs:
http://meistermed.com/isilodepot/isilo_depot_index_subj.htm
Jonathan teaches a class on how to create PDA files (that one can pass around). We are looking into options to share providers' PDA files and make them available for download to all of our providers. Other paid sites include: www.handheldmed.com and www.pdamd.com
Friday, July 11, 2008
Dynamed Access
To access Dynamed at work or Home, the best link is:
http://search.ebscohost.com
From Home, use:
User ID: contra
Password: dynamed
Or from www.myhq.com/public/c/c/ccrmc/ site, pick Dynamed under CCRMC resources.
To get Dynamed Weekly Updates (1-5 synthesis of articles that should change your practice), do 20 second sign-up at:
http://www.ebsconewsletter.com/dmweeklyupdate/e_article000696166.cfm?x=b11,0,w
I've been hearing great things from others and been finding a lot of value in this program.
A few great highlights are the Patient Handouts (gives choices from different sources, English and Spanish), straightforward very useful practice info usable while seeing patients, links to Guidelines and Articles, and the weekly updates. We can also give you a code to be able to download to your PDA - just send Carol Raymond or me an email.
http://search.ebscohost.com
From Home, use:
User ID: contra
Password: dynamed
Or from www.myhq.com/public/c/c/ccrmc/ site, pick Dynamed under CCRMC resources.
To get Dynamed Weekly Updates (1-5 synthesis of articles that should change your practice), do 20 second sign-up at:
http://www.ebsconewsletter.com/dmweeklyupdate/e_article000696166.cfm?x=b11,0,w
I've been hearing great things from others and been finding a lot of value in this program.
A few great highlights are the Patient Handouts (gives choices from different sources, English and Spanish), straightforward very useful practice info usable while seeing patients, links to Guidelines and Articles, and the weekly updates. We can also give you a code to be able to download to your PDA - just send Carol Raymond or me an email.
Monday, July 7, 2008
CME Corner/Blog 7/7/08
1) Our CME Program got a 2 year Re-Accreditation!!!
Thanks to everyone who contributed to this huge application/site visit - especially David Pepper, Jeremy Fish, Melinda Coby, Heather Wong, Joseph Chase, Nikeya Smith, Danielle Brodus-Zamora, John Lee, Keith White, Jeff Smith, Steve Tremain, Melinda Cody, and our excellent Medical Education Committee. The Institute for Medical Quality have increased the standards substantially in the last few years and we are very happy with this outcome. They were impressed by the breadth of our program, the availability of Distance Conferences, and our movement towards improving evaluation and planning based on the needs of our learners. They are striving for practice/performance improvement as their model for CME - and we will be adjusting our programming in these ways, while also responding to input from the residency and residents for their education. While some of the needs are different, I believe we can serve both the residents and our staff well. To create space for different conferences, we will be making changes to our present programming.
New conferences, ongoing or planned:
Challenging Outpatient Cases (Pepper/Lee)
Performance Improvement (Rael/Pepper)
Resident Journal Club (Carey/Siegel/Pepper/Tzieveli)
Multi-disciplinary conferences (Michele Madlock, Ed & Training)
Case-based (Saffier)
2) Tai Roe and I are starting to work with the IT dept. on developing an ISite area (CCHS intranet http://cchs/) for medical providers and residency information. We will be sending out a survey to get input - but please send your ideas at any time to either one of us for what information you would like to have there. We are trying to make it as easy as possible to get to that information.
Thanks to everyone who contributed to this huge application/site visit - especially David Pepper, Jeremy Fish, Melinda Coby, Heather Wong, Joseph Chase, Nikeya Smith, Danielle Brodus-Zamora, John Lee, Keith White, Jeff Smith, Steve Tremain, Melinda Cody, and our excellent Medical Education Committee. The Institute for Medical Quality have increased the standards substantially in the last few years and we are very happy with this outcome. They were impressed by the breadth of our program, the availability of Distance Conferences, and our movement towards improving evaluation and planning based on the needs of our learners. They are striving for practice/performance improvement as their model for CME - and we will be adjusting our programming in these ways, while also responding to input from the residency and residents for their education. While some of the needs are different, I believe we can serve both the residents and our staff well. To create space for different conferences, we will be making changes to our present programming.
New conferences, ongoing or planned:
Challenging Outpatient Cases (Pepper/Lee)
Performance Improvement (Rael/Pepper)
Resident Journal Club (Carey/Siegel/Pepper/Tzieveli)
Multi-disciplinary conferences (Michele Madlock, Ed & Training)
Case-based (Saffier)
2) Tai Roe and I are starting to work with the IT dept. on developing an ISite area (CCHS intranet http://cchs/) for medical providers and residency information. We will be sending out a survey to get input - but please send your ideas at any time to either one of us for what information you would like to have there. We are trying to make it as easy as possible to get to that information.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
CME Corner - Primary Care Procedures DVD in Library
CME Corner
The Library has a new DVD product: Multimedia Primary Care Procedures (2006). This DVD (plus booklet) was created by Drs. Michael Tuggy, Jorge Garcia, and Gary Newkirk.
It covers procedures in:
Anesthesia
Biopsy
Sutures & Dressings
Needle Aspiration
Dermatology
ENT
Orthopedics
Gastroenterology
Ob/Gyn
Inpatient Medicine
Reproductive Medicine- Male & Female
Urinary
There are two DVDs with the same content. Both can be used on a PC or Mac; one is a high-resolution DVD that can also be used on a television. There is online access with the DVDs, but there is currently no license available for institutional access and the disks specify that they are for "single" users. Dr. Forman will be donating another copy of the DVD to the library, so we will have one more to circulate. If it proves to be a useful resource, we may be able to order additional copies.
The Library has a new DVD product: Multimedia Primary Care Procedures (2006). This DVD (plus booklet) was created by Drs. Michael Tuggy, Jorge Garcia, and Gary Newkirk.
It covers procedures in:
Anesthesia
Biopsy
Sutures & Dressings
Needle Aspiration
Dermatology
ENT
Orthopedics
Gastroenterology
Ob/Gyn
Inpatient Medicine
Reproductive Medicine- Male & Female
Urinary
There are two DVDs with the same content. Both can be used on a PC or Mac; one is a high-resolution DVD that can also be used on a television. There is online access with the DVDs, but there is currently no license available for institutional access and the disks specify that they are for "single" users. Dr. Forman will be donating another copy of the DVD to the library, so we will have one more to circulate. If it proves to be a useful resource, we may be able to order additional copies.
MP3 Format for Audio-Digest
For Audio-Digest Listeners:
As an institutional subscriber to Audio Digest, we can now download MP3 format of issues within our subscribed specialties: Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, and Pediatrics.
Note that only issues with a publication date after April 2006 are available.
Go to www.audiodigest.org and identify the volume and issue of a presentation from our specialties that you want to hear.
Sign in with:
User Name = degnan
Password = library
Click on MP3 Casts and enter the volume and issue number. Click on the title. You can also download the printed material associated with the issue, but can’t take pre-tests or post-tests online.
This is a great way to pick up those issues that are missing or checked out.
As an institutional subscriber to Audio Digest, we can now download MP3 format of issues within our subscribed specialties: Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, and Pediatrics.
Note that only issues with a publication date after April 2006 are available.
Go to www.audiodigest.org and identify the volume and issue of a presentation from our specialties that you want to hear.
Sign in with:
User Name = degnan
Password = library
Click on MP3 Casts and enter the volume and issue number. Click on the title. You can also download the printed material associated with the issue, but can’t take pre-tests or post-tests online.
This is a great way to pick up those issues that are missing or checked out.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Family Practice Newsletter
Remember the Family Practice Newsletter? It was a print newsletter produced by Colin P. Kopes-Kerr, M.D. , who's currently part of the Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency program. He has a certain evidence-based, no-nonsense approach to family medicine and is fervent about incorporating relevant research into practice. When we were providing current awareness services through "Project Alert", many staff members asked for copies of the newsletter.
Several years ago Dr Kopes-Kerr switched to an electronic format that he emails to interested people. The library gets a copy which we print and put on our current journals shelf. If you want to read the publication again, you can get it by following these directions:
TO ORDER FP REVOLUTION just send an e-mail to cpkerr@nni.com with "SIGN UP" in the subject line.
If you're not familiar with the publication and want to get an idea of what it's like, check out back issues at:
http://kopes-etichealth.icontact.com/archives/kopes-etichealth
Several years ago Dr Kopes-Kerr switched to an electronic format that he emails to interested people. The library gets a copy which we print and put on our current journals shelf. If you want to read the publication again, you can get it by following these directions:
TO ORDER FP REVOLUTION just send an e-mail to cpkerr@nni.com with "SIGN UP" in the subject line.
If you're not familiar with the publication and want to get an idea of what it's like, check out back issues at:
http://kopes-etichealth.icontact.com/archives/kopes-etichealth
Monday, June 16, 2008
Writing a Journal Article?
Are you preparing an article for submission to a medical journal? Check out two updated editions in the Medical Library:
AMA Manual of Style : A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th ed. - 2007)
Call Number - WZ 345 A511 2007
The Clinician's Guide to Medical Writing (2005) by Robert Taylor
Call Number - WZ 345 T245c 2005
These books will help you polish your publication.
AMA Manual of Style : A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th ed. - 2007)
Call Number - WZ 345 A511 2007
The Clinician's Guide to Medical Writing (2005) by Robert Taylor
Call Number - WZ 345 T245c 2005
These books will help you polish your publication.
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