Audiovisual resources

As some have noticed, we've switched out the Featured Podcast - not only to a different Podcast but to a different platform. The current podcast is available via Flash - to access, simply click to activate the Flash control, and then click on the JAMA podcast you wish to listen to.

Problems accessing the Featured Podcast?
1) If you're using the Library PC, you'll need to check out headphones first.
2) Make sure that you have Flash enabled on your computer.
3) Otherwise, contact the Librarian.

Other audio and videorecordings of interest:

• CDC Podcasts (audio & video available)
• MMWR
• NEJM Videos
• CME Binder

Tuition Sweepstakes

Those who don't buy online as frequently as I do may not have heard about this yet, but Amazon is running a sweepstakes where the grand prize winner wins a year of free tuition. The second prize is nothing to sneeze at either - $1000 Amazon gift certificates to be used in their Textbook store. You can even enter on a family members behalf - which is a nice touch.

For more information - or to enter, see the Amazon's feature here.

Journals and Videos Received in August 2007:

New Journal Issues

Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

The American journal of cardiology plus Supplement

The American journal of managed care

American medical news

Archives of internal medicine

Cardiology Review (with complimentary CME)

City of Hope physician’s bulletin

Cleveland clinic journal of medicine plus Supplement

Clinical advances in hematology and oncology plus Supplement (N)

CME library of practical home study (N)

Community oncology

Cortlandt forum

DOC NEWS(Diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease news) (N)

Geriatrics

ICT

Internal medicine news

Journal of the American Medical Association JAMA

Journal of clinical outcomes management : JCOM

The journal of family practice plus Supplement(exp May 2008)

Journal of hospital medicine plus Supplement (N)

Journal of the National Medical Association (N)

Locumlife (N)

Mayo Clinic proceedings

Mdng

Medical economics

Modern healthcare

Mount Sinai journal of medicine (N)

New England journal of medicine

Oncology (N)

Outlook (N)

The primary care companion to the journal of clinical psychiatry

Society of hospital medicine annual meeting (N)

Surgery news

Today’s surgicenter (N)

Weillcornellmedicine (N)


New Multimedia

Building new strategies [CD-ROM] [electronic resource] : interventions to address the vascular consequences of diabetes / Strategic Consultants International
2007
Exp 7/14/08
Time to complete: 2 hours

Thanks to Dr. Cruz, Dr. Lee, Dr. Lappat, Dr. Miller-Dobalian, and Dr. Kahn for journal donations.

Journals and Videos Received in July 2007:

New Journal Issues

Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

The American journal of cardiology plus Supplement

The American journal of managed care (N)

The American journal of medicine

American medical news

Annals of long-term care (N)

Archives of internal medicine

CA : a cancer journal for clinicians (N)

Cardiometabolic journal club (N)

Cardiology Review

Clinical advances in hematology and oncology (N)

Clinical Geriatrics

Community oncology

Consultant

Cortlandt forum

Cutis

Formulary (N)

Geriatrics

ICT

Internal medicine news

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Journal of the American Medical Association JAMA

Journal of clinical outcomes management : JCOM

The journal of family practice plus Supplement

New Multimedia

ACMG basics [CD-ROM] [electronic resource] : genetics for providers / produced American College of Medical Genetics
2007
Donated.

Cancer Conference Update : 29th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium December 14th to 17th, 2006
2007
Donated.

Colorectal Cancer Update : Conversations with oncology investigators : Bridging the gap between research and patient care.
2007
Donated.

Lung Cancer Update : Conversations with oncology investigators : bridging the gap between research and patient care
2007
Donated.

Renal Cell Cancer Update : conversations with oncology investigators : bridging the gap between research and patient care
2007
Donated.

Thanks to Dr. Cruz, Dr. Kahn, and Dr. Lee for their journal donations.

New CME on Medscape

Medscape recently announced a CME topic that may be of interest to the staff.

Appropriate Blood Pressure Control In Hypertensive and Normotensive Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Summary of the ABCD Trial (link)

• From: Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology
• CME Credits: 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for physicians
• Release Date: July 19, 2007
• Expiration Date: July 19, 2008
• Summary: Patients with type 2 diabetes will experience multiple microvascular and macrovascular complications. This activity identifies the benefits of intensive blood pressure lowering in type 2 diabetes.

Related items:

• Visit Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology's website.
• Request eAlerts, to receive the Table of Contents (TOC) from the next issue via email.
• If use RSS feed readers, you may prefer to add the feed for the current or advanced publication TOCs.

With thanks to Medscape CME Alert.

Human antibodies that block SARS identified

From a NIH Press Release dated 2 July 2007:

"An international team of investigators has identified the first human antibodies that can neutralize different strains of the virus responsible for outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). "

The team included members of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and other organizations. The findings are said to appear in the early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) (Citation: Zhu Z, Chakraborti S, He Y, Roberts A, Sheahan T, Xiao X, Hensley LE, Prabakaran P, Rockx B, Sidorov IA, Corti D, Vogel L, Feng Y, Kim J, Wang L, Baric R, Lanzavecchia A, Curtis KM, Nabel GJ, Subbarao K, Jiang S, Dimitrov D. Potent cross-reactive neutralization of SARS coronavirus isolates by human monoclonal antibodies. "Proc Natl Acad Sci USA". Vol. 104, No. 27. July 3, 2007).

See the full press release here.

Other websites of interest:

• National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)

Newsletter Highlights

The new issue of Nursing Management eNews is now available.

Highlights from the issue:

Are you a Visionary?
Each year, Nursing Management's editorial board recognizes a nurse leader who promotes caring and competence as the link between science and humanity.
--To find out more about the award, or to enter before the contest deadline deadline (July 1, 2007), click here.

STTI Announces New Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy
The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, announced the development of a nationwide Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy.
--See Sigma Theta Tau Interantional's press release here.

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