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An@tomy.tv: Systemic Module Added
Tailor-made for institutions that utilize a systemic approach to teaching, An@tomy.tv: Systemic provides students with 3D images of more than 3000 structures. This interactive edition is split into five sections including Anatomical Language, Musculoskeletal and Surface Anatomy, Cardiovascular and Lymphatic, Nervous and Endocrine and Organ Systems. It provides the perfect complement for traditional resources like texts, videos and lectures.
STAT!Ref offers numerous other An@tomy.tv Resources.
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An@tomy.tv is a suite of 3D interactive models of human anatomy. Intuitive controls allow the user to zoom, rotate and peel away layers to educate and communicate with an ease and directness that was never possible with print. A wealth of supporting media, MRIs, X-rays, live-action movies and animations are also included to supplement anatomy.tv's high resolution, computer-generated models.
STAT!Ref to Showcase Nursing Resources at NSNA Meeting
STAT!Ref representatives will showcase a strong collection of nursing resources (including three new board preparation resources) to students at the National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA) shows in March 26-30 in Gravevine, Texas.
STAT!Ref supports nursing professionals during every step of their career. From students studying basic sciences and taking board examinations to practicing nurses, STAT!Ref Online includes some of the best resources available.
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Founded in 1952, NSNA is a nonprofit organization for students enrolled in associate, baccalaureate, diploma, and generic graduate nursing programs. It is dedicated to fostering the professional development of nursing students.
USP DI® Volume II: Advice for the Patient® has a new name: Detailed Drug Information for the Consumer™
About Detailed Drug Information for the Consumer™:
This title, renamed by the publisher from USP DI Volume II: Advice for the Patient, provides easy-to-understand, in-depth materials to help educate your patients about medications and their proper use. This is a name change only. Content will not affected, and the FxID will not be affected, so links will not break.
Detailed Drug Information for the Consumer™ - Drug Information in Lay Language provides patient-oriented drug information to help patients understand and successfully follow their drug regimens. Detailed Drug Information for the Consumer is available through STAT!Ref Online.
How to find it after Nov. 9th in STAT!Ref Online:
Look for the new name "Detailed Drug Information for the Consumer™" listed in STAT!Ref Online on November 9, 2007. Direct links will continue work, but you'll need to update labels to reflect the name change.
More info, click here.
Past Announcements
New MedCalc 3000 Pop-Up Menu
MedCalc 3000 has a new pop-up menu with links to calculators matching the last search. Now, when you search and MedCalc 3000 results are shown in the left column, you can simply scroll over this link and a pop-up menu will show which calculations are available. Click on the desired result to go straight to it.
MedCalc3000 is a collection of over 400 calculators, clinical criteria sets and decision trees that are indispensable to anyone practicing, teaching or studying evidence-based medicine. This resource is integrated in to STAT!Ref and included with every subscription. With every search you perform, STAT!Ref automatically presents links to relevant tools within MedCalc3000.
More info, click here.
STAT!Ref to Showcase Dental Resources at ASDA Meetings
STAT!Ref representatives will showcase a strong collection of dental resources to students at the Eastern and Western American Student Dental Association (ASDA) shows in February.
STAT!Ref supports dental professionals during every step of their career. From students studying basic sciences to practicing dentists, STAT!Ref Online includes some of the best resources available.
Click here to see these resources.
ASDA is a national student-run organization that protects and advances the rights, interests and welfare of students pursuing careers in dentistry. It introduces students to lifelong involvement in organized dentistry and provides services, information, education, representation and advocacy.
EMpact to provide STAT!Ref to global markets
Through a partnership with Teton Data Systems (TDS), EMpact will provide STAT!Ref
to libraries and other medical research organizations in different parts of
the world. EMpact is the publisher representation group within the EBSCO Information
Services division.
The EMpact partnership seeks to provide STAT!Ref with increased exposure throughout a number of international markets and access to several prestigious institutions. EMpact will represent STAT!Ref to organizations in South America, Africa, Europe (excluding the UK and Scandinavia), Asia (excluding the Middle East, Taiwan and Korea), Australia and New Zealand and North America (Mexico and the Caribbean).
APhA DrugInfoLine® Coming Soon!
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) DrugInfoLine is a monthly newsletter of interpreted drug and pharmacotherapeutic information designed to keep frontline pharmacists current on the latest trends in the biomedical literature. It includes regular coverage of these areas:
* Cardiology * Psychiatry * HIV Care
* Endocrinology * Pulmonology * Immunizations
* Gastroenterology * Rheumatology * Lipids Management
* Infectious Diseases * Anticoagulation Care * Alternative Medicines
* Neurology * Asthma Care * OTC Medications
* Oncology * Diabetes Care * Drug Interactions
Each issue includes a 'Medication Monitor,' a table that summarizes new drug approvals.
New MedCalc 3000 Calculators Coming Soon!
Several new calculators will soon be added to STAT!Ref Online. Some of these include the new Framingham Cardiac
Risk calculators and the Framingham Stroke Risk calculator. A multi-functional Gestation Dates calculator for estimating
delivery dates based on menstrual periods and/or ultrasound data was also added. The gestation calculator was one of the most requested features.
MedCalc3000 is a collection of over 400 calculators, clinical criteria sets and decision trees that are indispensable to anyone practicing, teaching or studying evidence-based medicine. This resource is integrated in to STAT!Ref and included with every subscription. With every search you perform, STAT!Ref automatically presents links to relevant tools within MedCalc3000.
More info, click here.
STAT!Ref Online Version 5.1.0 Released
A server upgrade was released that includes some exciting new features and enhancements for STAT!Ref Online users. Among them:
- Customizable home page: Subscribers will be able to customize their STAT!Ref Online homepage to better communicate with their users.
- Search this title: Users will have the option to search within the current title directly without having to first configure advanced search settings. This feature will be of particular interest to users who access STAT!Ref via direct links to titles.
- Renamed "Table of Contents" tab: The "Table of Contents" tab has been renamed "Titles" to improve usability and conserve screen real estate.
- More extensive use of book covers: "Rollovers" have been added to headings under the Titles tab to enable users to browse visually, by book cover.
- Link Wizard: The Link Wizard has been moved from SR Admin to the Preferences section to allow more users to generate custom links to content in your STAT!Ref subscription.
- Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC) Records: Download MARC records for the titles in your STAT!Ref subscription and add them to your electronic card catalog. More info about MARC Records, click here.
More info, click here. If you would like to provide feedback on these, or any other features of STAT!Ref, don't hesitate to contact us by phone or e-mail.
New Content in Nutrition & Dietetics and Oncology Nursing Coming Soon!
We have a cornucopia of fresh content in the nutrition & dietetics category coming this fall. This content comes from the American Dietetic Association (ADA), the largest organization of food and nutrition professionals in the United States.
Also, watch for ten new titles in the Oncology Nursing category. These ten titles come from the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), which is a professional organization of over 35,000 registered nurses and other healthcare providers dedicated to excellence in patient care, education, research and administration in oncology nursing. It's also the largest professional oncology association in the world.
Call 800-901-5494 today to preset a free trial of these titles for your institution!
3D Head & Neck Anatomy wins First Prize in BMA Medical Book Competition
The British Medical Association (BMA), the professional association for healthcare professionals in the UK, announced its 2007 Book Competition Award winners and An@tomy.tv: 3D Head & Neck won first prize in the Electronic Media category.
An@tomy.tv is a suite of 3D interactive models of human anatomy. Intuitive controls allow the user to zoom, rotate and peel away layers to educate and communicate with an ease and directness that was never possible with print. A wealth of supporting media, MRIs, X-rays, live-action movies and animations are also included to supplement anatomy.tv's high resolution, computer-generated models.
The 3D Head & Neck with Basic Neuroanatomy module features 3D modeling of this area, including all structures and vessels and cutaneous and dermatone distribution and surface anatomy views.
The British Medical Association established an annual BMA Medical book competition in 1996 following a pilot competition in 1995. The competition aims to encourage and to reward excellence in medical publishing. The competition is administered by the BMA Library for the BMA's Board of Science. It is overseen by the BMA Librarian, and run by Richard Jones, the competition director and Lorna McLaughlin, the competition administrator.
New Public Health Title Coming Soon
Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine is coming soon to STAT!Ref Online.
This trusted one-stop resource is a completely updated, all-in-one public health and preventive medicine guide.
Sponsored by the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine and edited and written by well-respected authorities in the range of topics covered, it is also an outstanding guide to additional resources of information in preparing for the board exam in preventive medicine and public health. Preorder it today!
MARC Records Coming Soon to STAT!Ref
Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC) records make it easier to add STAT!Ref titles to your library's electronic card catalog. MARC records for the titles in your STAT!Ref subscriptions will soon be available for download through SR Admin.
The 5-Minute Clinical Consult now Evidence Based
Completely revised and evidence-based, The 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 2008 is now in its Sixteenth Edition. It provides rapid-access information on the diagnosis, treatment, medications, follow-up and associated conditions of 675 medical conditions.
Most topics include cited evidence-based references. Differential diagnosis algorithms have been moved to the front, ICD-9 codes are highlighted and there is additional coverage of complementary and alternative medicine.
DrugPoints® System gets enhancements
DrugPoints® System gives healthcare practitioners direct access to the exact level of drug information they need to do their job.
Recent DrugPoints® enhancements include:
» Reorganization of sections
» Evidence-based medicine (EBM) ratings of drug indications that includes efficacy, strength of evidence and strength of recommendation ratings
» Drug Toxicology Section including clinical effects, treatment of exposure and range of toxicity
» Common drug name synonyms
» Drug's Regulatory Status and Generic availability
» Clinical Teaching provides counseling info for use when teaching patients about medications
More info on PDF handout 
New Paramedic offering coming soon to STAT!Ref Online
Essentials of Paramedic Care - Canadian Edition, Vols. 1 and 2 will soon be added as ONE product to STAT!Ref. Canadian, comprehensive and current, this two-volume set is the only Canadian reference available for PCP and ACP training that closely correlates with the new Paramedic Association of Canada Competency Profiles. It's coming soon as one product in STAT!Ref Online.
Easy to read and comprehensive, this product is the only reference you will need for your Primary and Advanced Care Paramedic training. Canadian references are used throughout, including up-to-date coverage of current procedures, new infectious disease safeguards, emergency drugs and more. Preorder it today!
STAT!Ref to feature Student Resources and Raffle PDA at AAFP National Meeting
STAT!Ref will feature many education resources and offer a Palm® Tungsten E2 with PIER raffle to attendees at the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) National Students and Residents meeting, August 3-5 in Kansas City Missouri.
Stop by booth #1717 to see a demo of STAT!Ref Online; find out if your institution has a STAT!Ref account; and to get a sticker for your contest card.
About the contest:
AAFP attendees can win great prizes while visiting the exhibits. Residents and students may enter their name in drawings for a laptop computer, PDA (STAT!Ref donated a Palm Tungsten E2 with PIER) and more. Pick up your prize card at the entrances to the Exhibit Hall.
Grand Opening Prize – Be there when the Exhibit Hall opens on Thursday, August 2 at 10:00 a.m. and you could be the winner. Drop your name in the tumbler located at the top of the escalator entrance. You may be the lucky winner of a PDA at the 11:00 a.m. drawing. You must be present to win, so listen for your name in the Exhibit Hall. Good luck!
"STAT!Ref offers a smart search engine..."
A recent article in Against the Grain that reviewed four medical e-resources stated, "STAT!Ref offers a smart search engine, so the searcher does not have to be." Of course our users are smart, but several "smart" features have been added since the article was published including e-mailing links and saving search notes.
Users can now send links to search results or specific documents by e-mail, to themselves or a colleague. In addition, a notes feature has been added to allow users to bookmark and annotate documents and search results.
Read the article, "Rx: eBooks--A Comparison of Functionality of Four Medical eBook Collections" at Against the Grain.
Mouse-over definitions added to save time
Several STAT!Ref Online titles have gotten mouse-over definitions for titles that have linked glossaries.
These titles that contain linked glossaries will have blue links for key words that a user can simply mouse over and a definition of that key word will appear while he/she hovers over that blue-linked word. Less clicking saves the user time!
STAT!Ref to feature "Prescribed Resources" at AACP Annual Meeting
STAT!Ref will feature many pharmacy education titles to attendees and offer a prize raffle at the American Association for Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) meeting, July 14-18 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
More than 1,000 faculty and deans from the nation's colleges and schools of pharmacy will be attending this annual meeting. These attendees can stop by STAT!Ref booth #9 to get a demo of STAT!Ref's indispensable resources and enter to win a Palm® Treo smartphone!
Many STAT!Ref titles are listed in the the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy's (AACP) Basic Resources for Pharmacy Education, 2006 Edition. Read more >>
American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Titles Coming Soon
Three indispensable titles from the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) will soon be added to STAT!Ref® Online.
Medication Errors, Trissel's Stability of Compounded Formulations and Radiopharmaceuticals in Nuclear Pharmacy and Nuclear Medicine are perfect for all pharmaceutically related fields.
Watch for an upcoming review of Medication Errors in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The APhA is the first established and largest professional association of pharmacists in the United States and represents more than 57,000 practicing pharmacists, pharmaceutical scientists, student pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and others interested in advancing the profession.
National Nurses Week May 6-12
National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6, also known as National Nurses Day, through May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.
Often described as an art and a science, nursing is a profession that embraces dedicated people with varied interests, strengths and passions because of the many opportunities the profession offers. Nurses work in emergency rooms, physicians' offices, school-based clinics and homeless shelters, to name a few varied work environments. They also have many roles – from staff nurse to educator to nurse practitioner and nurse researcher – and serve all of them with passion for the profession and with a strong commitment to patient safety.
STAT!Ref Online offers nursing and nursing education resources online to help nurses keep this commitment to patient safety and quality of care.
Three Study Tools Added to An@tomy.tv: All Titles
Primal Pictures recently added three new educational modules for subscribers with An@tomy.tv: All Titles:
- Study Guides
- Test Bank
- Test Management System (TMS) (No longer available!)
ACP PIER© and ACP Journal Club: Point-of-Care and background EBM
You can now access to two of the most authoritative, evidence-based resources at STAT!Ref Online: ACP PIER© and ACP Journal Club. These EBM resources work synergistically in STAT!Ref to help improve quality of care.
American College of Physicians (ACP) Physicians' Information and Education Resource (PIER)© was recently voted the #1 evidence-based medicine, point-of-care tool. Called the “manual for the standard of care,” ACP PIER© makes it easy for clinicians to diagnose and treat patients systematically. Simply access a disease module and find truly evidence-based guidelines that you can apply in confidence.
ACP Journal Club is an online tool that saves you time by summarizing original research applicable to everyday clinical cases. McMaster Online Rating of Evidence (MORE) gathers ratings of new articles, already assessed for scientific merit, from sentinel readers (a panel of 2000+ physicians from around the world) and gives each review stars for relevance and newsworthiness. Basically, they skim the 2% of the medical info out there that’s sound and publish it for immediate clinical application.
an@tomy.tv Gets Facelift
an@tomy.tv is a unique dynamic human anatomy resource that provides you with stunning 3D visuals, animations and concise text for use in health care education, for patient education, for your students or for your own presentations.
Accurate:
You are assured of anatomical accuracy and clinical detail. All structures have been developed by a combination of anatomists, medical graphic experts and a renowned author
team.
Easy to use:
You are only ever a couple of clicks away from the information you need, whether it be a human anatomy image, animation, clinical slide or text.
Visually appealing:
Enhance comprehension with this memorable and easy to
understand visual resource.
Recent additions and improvements:
- New Interactive 3D Head & Neck with Basic Neuroanatomy module now available
- Interactive Functional Anatomy also available in French and German
- Anatomy for Acupuncture Module now available
- Anatomy Trains Module available for message therapists and body workers
- Better searching of contents technology in some modules
Read more…
Upcoming Medical Seminars
Join us at our exhibit booth at these upcoming medical seminars:
- 4/14-18/2007: APDIM | Booth 17
- 4/18-22/2007: SAGES & AHPBA | Booth 733
- 4/19-21/2007: ACP | Booth 1431
- 4/25-29/2007: STFM | Booth 1
- 5/18-23/2007: MLA | Booth 221
- 5/19-23/2007: TEPR | Booth 717
- 5/28-6/1/2007: CHLA | Booth 15
Teton Server Version 5.0.0 Released
A server upgrade was released last night that includes some exciting new features and enhancements for STAT!Ref Online users. Among them:
- Improvements have been made to the performance and accuracy of the search engine.
- The list of related concepts displayed on the search results page has been expanded to include more terms.
- Search results now include larger excerpts to provide more context for matched search terms.
- When linking to a document from search results, the document is now scrolled to display the highlighted search terms in the center of the content window.
- On the Advanced Search page, users now have the option to search on particular types of text, e.g. image captions, tables, references, table of contents, and documents.
- Users can now send links to search results or specific documents by e-mail, to themselves or a colleague.
- A notes feature has been added to allow users to bookmark and annotate documents and search results.
If you would like to provide feedback on these, or any other features of STAT!Ref, don't hesitate to contact us by phone or e-mail.
DrugPoints® System to Replace USP DI Volume I: Drug Information for the Health Care Professional
Micromedex is replacing USP DI Volume I: Drug Information for the Health Care Professional with the newly enhanced DrugPoints System. STAT!Ref customers that subscribe to USP DI Vol. I will automatically be switched to DrugPoints System on Wednesday, February 14. Direct links on customer Web sites will not break, though they will require some modification to reflect the change in title.
The new version of DrugPoints System is intended to provide coverage similar to the old USP DI Volume I, but in a more streamlined format. New features will be added this summer including clinical teachings, evidence-based indication ratings, toxicology information and more.
American College of Physicians’ Electronic Medical Resource Ranked No. 1 Evidence-Based Tool at MLA’s South Central Chapter Meeting
ACP’s Physicians’ Information and Education Resource (PIER) was named as the leading evidence-based medicine point-of-care tool in a study presented at the South Central Chapter MLA meeting.
The study,"Systematic Evaluation for Evidence-Based Medicine Tools for Point-of-Care," rated PIER highest in all four categories (general information, content, searching ability, and results) of the evaluation compared to 13 other major evidence-based medicine resources.
In addition to receiving the highest composite rating, PIER ranked first in all three subcategories (characteristics of evidence, importance, and level of content and features). The top grade given by the South Central Chapter is significant, as the national organization represents more than 1,100 institutions in the health sciences information field.
The study was performed by library science researchers from the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library, Texas Health Science Libraries Consortium, University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center Psychiatry Library, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Research Medical Library, and University of Texas Medical Branch (Moody Medical Library).
