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Upcoming Events
by Orvie Dingwall 16 Oct '15

16 Oct '15

Hello, If you will be attending the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy's 22nd Annual RHA Workshop on Tuesday, please stop by our booth to say hello. We are also scheduled to attend several staff meetings in the next month in the Southern and Interlake-Easter regions and look forward to seeing you there! We are always available to attend your special events and regular meetings, either in-person or virtually, so please consider adding us to your agenda. Common educational sessions we provide include: how to more effectively search for evidence-based resources (i.e. Googling for Good Evidence); how to critically appraise resources or identify authoritative resources to recommend to your patients and clients; how to search PubMed; and introduction to the library and information services offered through MHIKNET. We can also create customized education sessions to meet your specific needs. We looking forward to hearing from, and seeing you soon, Orvie Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP MHIKNET Librarian Head, Outreach Services Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library, University of Manitoba email: orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> phone: 204.977.5660 | toll free: 1.877.789.3804 cell and text: 204.227.5749 fax: 204.789.3923 website: http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/ Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/mhiknet October is breast cancer ACTION month. Find out more at: http://www.cbcf.org/central/GetInvolved/Pages/BCAM.aspx [mhiknet logo 1]

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Quality filtered searching with a Best Practices Search Filter
by MHIK NET 09 Sep '15

09 Sep '15

Carol Friesen, the MHIKNET Librarian for Manitoba Health, Healthy Living and Seniors, published an article in the first issue of Manitoba Libraries<http://mla.mb.ca/sites/default/files/201412/ML1.1_All-5.pdf> about a search filter she developed to narrow search results for literature searches in PubMed to high quality literature in the area of best practices. The search filter "provides consistency in searching for relevant literature and is included in focused search strategies that are used for ongoing alerts of current evidence-based literature". Here is the search filter: improv*[TI] OR evaluat*[TI] OR effectiv*[TI] OR "best practice"[TI] OR "best practices" OR cost*[TI] OR economic*[TI] OR Meta-Analysis[ptyp] OR Review[ptyp] OR systematic [sb] OR Comparative Study[ptyp] OR "Comparative Effectiveness Research"[Majr] OR Evaluation Studies[ptyp] OR "Benchmarking"[MAJR] OR "Cost-Benefit Analysis"[Mesh] OR "Practice Guideline"[Publication Type] OR "Practice Guidelines as Topic"[Mesh] OR "Quality Improvement"[Mesh] OR "technical report"[Publication Type] After this search filter is combined with other search terms for an applicable literature search<http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/Request> question in PubMed, the results are quality filtered to find the most relevant articles for the question. This search filter can also be used in ongoing Current Awareness alerts<http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/Current_Awareness> to keep current on specific topics in PubMed. Find out more about Quality Filtering here<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/ihcm/05liteval/liteval05.html>. Contact us<http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/Contact> to request a Literature Search<http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/Request> or a Current Awareness alert<http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/Current_Awareness>! Friesen C. Development of a best practices search filter in PubMed. Manitoba Libraries. 2014;1(1):24-26.<http://mla.mb.ca/sites/default/files/201412/ML1.1_All-5.pdf> MHIKNET Library Services Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba Tel: 204-789-3804 Toll Free: 1-877-789-3804 Fax: 204-789-3923 mhiknet(a)umanitoba.ca http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mhiknet

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Choosing Wisely Canada - we want to hear from you!
by Orvie Dingwall 22 Jul '15

22 Jul '15

We have just discovered the website Choosing Wisely Canada and are interested to hear from you whether: 1. You have heard of this resource? 2. You have been using it? For more information visit: http://bit.ly/1VupO47 Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP MHIKNET Librarian Head, Outreach Services Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library, University of Manitoba email: orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> phone: 204.977.5660 | toll free: 1.877.789.3804 cell and text: 204.227.5749 fax: 204.789.3923 website: http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/ Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/mhiknet [mhiknet logo 1]

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Nursing Toolkit in Celebration of National Nursing Week!
by Orvie Dingwall 15 May '15

15 May '15

To celebrate National Nursing Week we are highlighting MHIKNET's new Nursing Toolkit! Check it out at: http://bit.ly/1RPgm9H Please note MHIKNET is closed on Monday May 18, 2015 for Victoria Day. Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP MHIKNET Librarian Head, Outreach Services Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library, University of Manitoba email: orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> phone: 204.977.5660 | toll free: 1.877.789.3804 cell and text: 204.227.5749 fax: 204.789.3923 website: http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/ Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/mhiknet [mhiknet logo 1]

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March is Nutrition Month!
by Orvie Dingwall 12 Mar '15

12 Mar '15

As most of you will be aware, March is Nutrition Month! Check out our blog post about this year's events and resources from the Dietiticians of Canada: http://bit.ly/1E8M5Zm Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP MHIKNET Librarian Head, Outreach Services Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library, University of Manitoba email: orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> phone: 204.977.5660 | toll free: 1.877.789.3804 cell and text: 204.227.5749 fax: 204.789.3923 website: http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/ Do you have a Current Awareness Alert setup on specific topics, authors, and/or journals of interest to you? Contact us for more information! http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/CurrentAwareness [mhiknet logo 1]

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Thanks All. It's been a Pleasure!
by MHIK NET 06 Feb '15

06 Feb '15

Dear MHIKNET Patrons, Next week will be my last week here at the University of Manitoba; my last day with MHIKNET will be February 13th, 2015. I am making the big move out West to beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia! I just wanted to let you all know that I have enjoyed providing you with library services over the past 3 years and although I never saw many faces in person it has been a pleasure getting to work with you on your various projects. You all do such amazing, important work and thank you for letting me assist in that! I also want to thank the Head of Outreach Services, Orvie Dingwall and the Manitoba Health Librarian, Carol Friesen for giving me this wonderful career opportunity. Orvie and Carol have been such great mentors in my Library career and in my personal goals. You are lucky to have two of the best Librarians in this province assist you in all of your evidence-based research needs! We have been very fortunate to have Cheryl Haas join our MHIKNET team as the new Library Assistant 3. Please join me in welcoming her! You can reach Cheryl at mhiknet(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:mhiknet@umanitoba.ca> All the best in your future endeavors and if I can be of any more help next week please let me know! Kind regards, Connie Connie Flook MHIKNET Library Assistant 3 Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library, University of Manitoba email: mhiknet(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:mhiknet@umanitoba.ca> phone: 204.789.3804 | toll free: 1.877.789.3804 fax: 204.789.3923 website: http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/ follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mhiknet [mhiknet logo 1]

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Too Many Babies Crying - pain management practices during immunizations
by Orvie Dingwall 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

Researchers at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) have been investigating consumer health videos on YouTube and have created YouTube videos of their own to promote painless and peaceful infant vaccinations and blood tests and procedures. Find out more at: http://bit.ly/1uZ3p57 Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP MHIKNET Librarian Head, Outreach Services Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library, University of Manitoba email: orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> phone: 204.977.5660 | toll free: 1.877.789.3804 cell and text: 204.227.5749 fax: 204.789.3923 website: http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/ Do you have a Current Awareness Alert setup on specific topics, authors, and/or journals of interest to you? Contact us for more informration! http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/CurrentAwareness [mhiknet logo 1]

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MHIKNET Library Cards Expiring
by Orvie Dingwall 27 Jan '15

27 Jan '15

If you have had your MHIKNET library card for five years or more, you may be receiving a message from the University of Manitoba Library Systems saying that your account is set to expire. Don't worry though, you are still eligible for service and we will happily renew your account for you. Please contact us at mhiknet(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:mhiknet@umanitoba.ca> or 1-877-789-3804 and we will renew your library account for another five years. Kind regards, Orvie Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP MHIKNET Librarian Head, Outreach Services Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library, University of Manitoba email: orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> phone: 204.977.5660 | toll free: 1.877.789.3804 cell and text: 204.227.5749 fax: 204.789.3923 website: http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/ Do you have a Current Awareness Alert setup on specific topics, authors, and/or journals of interest to you? Contact us for more informration! http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/CurrentAwareness [mhiknet logo 1]

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Is the common cold happier in a cold nose?
by Orvie Dingwall 12 Jan '15

12 Jan '15

Happy New Year! Being that it's cold and flu season and that we're in the middle of a cold snap, check out our newest blog entry on whether the common cold is happiest in a cold nose: bit.ly/1A95c3B<http://bit.ly/1A95c3B> Will it make you pull your scarf up tightly around your nose? Or is the research too specific to generalize on a large scale? Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP MHIKNET Librarian Head, Outreach Services Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library, University of Manitoba email: orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> phone: 204.977.5660 | toll free: 1.877.789.3804 cell and text: 204.227.5749 fax: 204.789.3923 website: http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/ Do you have a Current Awareness Alert setup on specific topics, authors, and/or journals of interest to you? Contact us for more informration! http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/CurrentAwareness [mhiknet logo 1]

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A Very Merry BMJ Christmas
by Orvie Dingwall 17 Dec '14

17 Dec '14

Every year the British Medical Journal<http://www.bmj.com/theBMJ> publishes a special tongue-in-cheek Christmas issue. Some of this year's titles include<http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g7094>: * Nintendo related injuries and other problems: review<http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g7267> * CARTOONS KILL: casualties in animated recreational theater in an objective observational new study of kids' introduction to loos of life<http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g7184> * The Darwin Awards: sex differences in idiotic behavior<http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g7094> * Transmissibility of the Ice Bucket Challenge among globally influential celebrities: retrospective cohort study<http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g7185> * Use of Google Translate in medical communication: evaluation of accuracy<http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g7392> [cid:image004.jpg@01D019D9.34312CE0] Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP MHIKNET Librarian Head, Outreach Services Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library, University of Manitoba email: orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> phone: 204.977.5660 | toll free: 1.877.789.3804 cell and text: 204.227.5749 fax: 204.789.3923 website: http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/ Please note we will be closed Monday December 22, re-opening Monday January 5, 2015. Happy Holidays! [mhiknet logo 1]

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