February 2012 - MHIKNET-L - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

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by Lorrain Bueckert 25 Feb '12

25 Feb '12

Hi there - some how I got on your list for emails - I am not part of your organization. Please take me off your list. Thanks! Lorrain Bueckert

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Welcome MHIKNET Library Assistant Connie Flook!
by Orvie Dingwall 24 Feb '12

24 Feb '12

I am very pleased to announce that Connie Flook has joined our MHIKNET Library Services team as Library Assistant. Connie is a recent graduate of the Library Technician program at Red River College. Her contact information is: Email. mhiknet(a)umanitoba.ca <mailto:mhiknet@umanitoba.ca?subject=MHIKNET> Phone. 204-789-3804 Toll-Free. 1-877-789-3804 Welcome Connie! Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP Outreach Services Librarian MHIKNET Library Services Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: <mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca phone: 204.977.5660 website: <http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/> http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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New Reports on: Fiscal Sustainability, Guidelines for ADHD, Alcohol Use in Towns, and Breast Cancer Screening
by Orvie Dingwall 08 Feb '12

08 Feb '12

You may be interested in the following reports: Falk W, Mendelsohn M, Jhartarson J. Fiscal sustainability and the transformation of Canada's healthcare system: a shifting gears report. Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation, University of Toronto. 2011 Oct. http://www.mowatcentre.ca/research-topic-mowat.php?mowatResearchID=41 This report is intended to help facilitate informed, strategic, long-term decision making in healthcare in Canada, and is part of the Shifting Gears series. Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH). Guidelines and recommendations for ADHD in children and adolescents. CADTH. 2011 Oct. http://cadth.ca/media/pdf/RC0290_ADHD_Children_Adolescents_overview.pdf This report summarizes the current clinical evidence and findings of guidelines and recommendations. It was designed to explore the current utilization patterns and costs associated with the use of long- and short-acting ADHD medications. Beaton E, Barthos S, Alexander A. In our words: what alcohol looks like in our towns. Municipal Alcohol Project (Nova Scotia). 2011 Nov. http://www.wolfville.ca/what-alcohol-looks-like-in-our-towns.html This innovative project was designed to understand and illuminate alcohol-related harms in three Nova Scotia municipalities. Using key informants, the goal was to engage community members to paint an honest, unflinching picture of the alcohol-related harms in their communities. This report reveals their findings. Fitzpatrick-Lewis D, Hodgson N, Ciliska D. Breast cancer screening. Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. 2011 Oct. http://www.canadiantaskforce.ca/recommendations/2011_01_eng.html Presents recommendations for routine mammography, MRI, clinical breast exam, and breast self exams. Documentation includes a clinician 1-page recommendation, 5-page recommendation published in CMAJ, and a systematic review. Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP Outreach Services Librarian MHIKNET Library Services Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: <mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca phone: 204.977.5660 website: <http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/> http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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