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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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MHIKNET Holiday Closure
by Orvie Dingwall 12 Dec '14

12 Dec '14

Please note that MHIKNET Library Services will be closed from Monday December 22, re-opening on Monday January 5, 2015. Happy Holidays, 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: https://twitter.com/mhiknet [mhiknet logo 1]

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Predatory Journals in Google Scholar
by Orvie Dingwall 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

Do you ever search Google Scholar? Are you aware of predatory journals and predatory publishers? For more information, read our blog post on predatory journals in Google Scholar: http://bit.ly/1uz8DC7 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: https://twitter.com/mhiknet [mhiknet logo 1]

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MHIKNET On Tour in Northern Region and at Manitoba Health!
by Orvie Dingwall 10 Sep '14

10 Sep '14

To promote our services and connect with new and existing clients, MHIKNET will be in the Northern Health Region next week and at Manitoba Health on September 29! Stop by our booth to enter to win an amazing draw prize, and to say hello. Our schedule is: * Monday September 15: Thompson * Tuesday September 16: Thompson * Wednesday September 17: Flin Flon * Thursday September 18: The Pas * Friday September 19: Snow Lake * Monday September 29: Manitoba Health We'd love to come to all of the other communities throughout Manitoba. Please contact us for when you're having meetings, professional development sessions, or other events. 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: https://twitter.com/mhiknet [mhiknet logo 1]

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MHIKNET's favourite web resources on Patient Flow
by Orvie Dingwall 18 Aug '14

18 Aug '14

'Patient flow' is an important component of high quality care in any healthcare organization. Whether it's transitioning patients from one facility to another, or moving a patient through the process of care, it requires interdisciplinary collaboration and a strong organizational structure. Check out MHIKNET's favourite web resources and open access articles on patient flow (http://blogs.cc.umanitoba.ca/mhiknet/2014/08/13/patient-flow/) for all healthcare organizations (acute, long-term care or community care). Do you have any favourite resources on Patient Flow that aren't listed below? We'd love to hear about them! Please post in the comments section. 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 cell and text: 204.227.5749 website: http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/ follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mhiknet [mhiknet logo 1]

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Apologies for post to list
by Orvie Dingwall 11 Aug '14

11 Aug '14

My sincere apologies for sending the previous message to the list when it was intended for only one recipient. Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP MHIKNET Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> phone: 204.977.5660 cell and text: 204.227.5749 website: http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/ follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mhiknet [mhiknet logo 1]

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Re: Article Request
by Orvie Dingwall 11 Aug '14

11 Aug '14

Hi Jay, Thank you for your article request. We are now processing it for you. You had sent your request to our listserv (mhiknet-l(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:mhiknet-l@lists.umanitoba.ca>) instead of to our email address mhiknet(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:mhiknet@umanitoba.ca> so we have been delayed in receiving your message. Kind regards, Orvie Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP MHIKNET Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca phone: 204.977.5660 cell and text: 204.227.5749 website: http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/ follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mhiknet Pending posts: From: jadam(a)ierha.ca<mailto:jadam@ierha.ca> on Wed Aug 6 13:16:10 2014 Subject: lit request Cause: Post to moderated list Hi Can you please send me the following article. Myint PK, Kwok CS, Luben RN, Wareham NJ, Khaw KT. Body fat percentage, body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio as predictors of mortality and cardiovascular disease. Heart. 2014 June; pii: heartjnl-2014-305816. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2014-305816. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 24966306 Thanks Jay Adam RD, MSC Diabetes and Heart Health - Dietitian Educator Teulon Hunter Memorial Hospital PO Box 89 Teulon, MB R0C 3B0 886 4316 Fax 886 2653 jadam(a)ierha.ca<mailto:jadam@ierha.ca<mailto:jadam@ierha.ca%3cmailto:jadam@ierha.ca>> http://www.ierha.ca/ default.aspx?cid=3D6131&lang=3D1 [Description: Sign Up for Life logo] Be an organ or tissue donor https://signupforlife.ca

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[MHIKNET-L] MHIKNET Library Services Closed on Monday August 4, 2014
by Orvie Dingwall 31 Jul '14

31 Jul '14

Please note that MHIKNET Library Services will be closed on Monday August 4th, 2014. Enjoy the long weekend! Orvie Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP MHIKNET Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> phone: 204.977.5660 cell and text: 204.227.5749 website: http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/ follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mhiknet [mhiknet logo 1]

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Canada's Top 10 Consumer Health Websites of 2014
by Orvie Dingwall 21 Jul '14

21 Jul '14

Are you ever in need of sending your clients to a website with reliable, high quality, Canadian information? Look no further! The Consumer Health Information Providers Interest Group (CHIPIG) has recently released its Top 10 list of Canadian Consumer Health Websites. The selection of these websites was based on multiple criteria, including credibility, currency, disclaimer, disclosure, purpose and target audience, user-friendliness & interactivity with a focus on accessibility. For more information, visit CHIPIG's website www.chla-absc.ca/chipig/top-ten_websites.html<http://www.chla-absc.ca/chipig/top-ten_websites.html> Do you agree with this list? Do you have other favourites that aren't listed here? We would love to hear what your top consumer health websites are! The Top Ten Canadian Consumer Health Websites for 2014 are: Canadian Cancer Society Heart and Stroke Foundation About Kids Health - Sick Kids HealthLink BC Eat Right Ontario (Dietitians of Canada) Sexualityandu.ca Centre for Addictions and Mental Health Healthy Canadians Canadian Diabetes Association The Kidney Foundation of Canada www.cancer.ca<http://www.cancer.ca> www.heartandstroke.ca<http://www.heartandstroke.ca> www.aboutkidshealth.ca<http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca> www.healthlinkbc.ca<http://www.healthlinkbc.ca> www.eatrightontario.ca<http://www.eatrightontario.ca> www.sexualityandu.ca<http://www.sexualityandu.ca> www.camh.ca<http://www.camh.ca> www.healthycanadians.gc.ca<http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca> www.diabetes.ca<http://www.diabetes.ca> www.kidney.ca<http://www.kidney.ca> Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP MHIKNET Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> phone: 204.977.5660 cell and text: 204.227.5749 website: http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/ follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mhiknet [mhiknet logo 1]

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MHIKNET Staffing Update and Holiday Closure
by Orvie Dingwall 27 Jun '14

27 Jun '14

Please note that MHIKNET Library Services will be closed on July 1. Happy Canada Day! We also wanted to let you know of the following MHIKNET staff updates: Orvie Dingwall has returned from her maternity leave, and extends a big thank you to Carol Cooke for being the Acting MHIKNET Librarian over the past year. Carol Friesen commenced her Research/Study Leave on June 1st, and will return in February 2015. Toby Cygman has been hired as the Acting MHIKNET Librarian for Manitoba Health. Toby started last week and will soon be coming to Manitoba Health a few days a week. Her email address is toby.cygman(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:toby.cygman@umanitoba.ca> and her phone number is 204-480-1391 Please join me in welcoming Toby to the team! Mrs. Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP MHIKNET Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> phone: 204.977.5660 cell: 204.227.5749 website: http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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