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Systematic Reviews: not just for the health sciences

What is a systematic review? Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (Oxford University) defines it as “the application of strategies that limit bias in the assembly, critical appraisal, and synthesis of all relevant studies on a specific topic. Systematic reviews focus on peer-reviewed publications about a specific health problem and use rigorous, standardized methods for selecting and assessing articles.”  But that’s just it… systematic reviews need not only be health related.   There are basically 5 steps in the process: identify all...

Symptom Media: new mental health streaming video library

UDM has purchased a new online library of mental health training videos: Symptom Media. This collection of 50 mental health videos is designed to assist health care providers with symptom recognition.  Videos range between 30 seconds up to 15 minutes long and include DSM 5 and ICD Guided Film Collections as well as Assessment Tools. The videos consist of patient interactions that offer samples of what a particular mental health diagnosis looks like. The following are sample video titles from the collection:...

Resuscitation! – Mobile App

Are you a healthcare provider? Do you want to practice providing simulated patient care in various health care settings? Do you want to kill a few minutes while waiting in line for something or another? Then download Resuscitation! to your mobile device. A free version of Resuscitation! is available for both Apple and Android devices through the iTunes store and Google Play. Additional patient cases are available for purchase. Resuscitation! is geared towards students who have medical or nursing training,...

Study while you wait: NCSBN’s Medication Flashcards Mobile App

Make the most of your time while standing in line or waiting for an appointment… study! The National Council of the State Boards of Nursing has a free app that will help you study drug information in preparation for the NCLEX exam or a pharmacology exam. The app is only available for the iphone and ipad at this time, but an Android version is due for release next month (April 2015). The app uses a flashcard format. Medications are grouped...

Nursing Streaming Video Database – MedCom/Trainex

MedCom/Trainex is a resource for streaming videos for nursing. There are over 250 videos to choose from in a variety of subject areas: airway management, anatomy and physiology, gerontology, infection control, and much more. This resource also contains “extra” content: course overviews post tests learning activities suggested readings You must create an account and set up a password, then log in to your account whenever you want to watch a video. Access to the MedCom/Trainex streaming video database can be...

MedlinePlus: the go-to website for consumer health information

Brought to you from the National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus is a free website that offers “information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in” easy-to-understand language. Learn about the latest treatments, look up information on a drug or supplement, find out the meanings of medical words, or get links to the latest medical research on a topic.” What are the symptoms of meningitis? – Find out on MedlinePlus What side effects can result from taking Alka-Seltzer? – MedlinePlus has the...

Check out a cool new resource: Anatomy.TV

The UDM Library has a cool new resource: Anatomy.TV. Anatomy TV is an online model of the human body.  Derived from real human data, Anatomy.tv provides over 5,000 interactive 3D anatomical structures, clinical slides, dissections, animations and much more. To supplement the core three-dimensional anatomy data, are clinical videos and text written by some of the world’s leading medical specialists. Finally, the quiz section lets you test your knowledge of anatomy. The database is divided into sections: Regional Anatomy Surgery...

New Nursing Education in Video content added

Fourteen new videos have been added to the Nursing Education in Video database. Nursing Education in Video is a collection of 298 streaming videos. “All of the videos in the collection have been created with the guidance of the Medcom-Trainex advisory board.” Videos in this collection cover a variety of subjects and specialties from basic clinical skills to obstetrical nursing. The new additions include: Respiratory Distress in the Pediatric Patient Professionalism in Healthcare – (a demonstration of proper ways of...