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Mailing list problems and our apologies
by MHIK NET 12 Dec '13

12 Dec '13

Hello everyone, Despite having a moderated list an individual's email asking to be removed from the list has gone out. I offer you and the person in question my sincerest apologies for this breach. I have personally reviewed all moderation settings for this list and this should not happen again. If you have attempted to unsubscribe from this list but continue to get unwelcome emails from us please contact us directly at mhiknet(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:mhiknet@umanitoba.ca> and we will ensure you are removed directly. Once again, my apologies. Carol -- Carol A. Cooke Acting MHIKNET Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba e. carol.cooke(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:carol.cooke@umanitoba.ca> p. 204-977-5660 c. 204-290-6710 w. http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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I unsubscribed - why are you still sending me messages?
by Jeff Heikkinen 11 Dec '13

11 Dec '13

I have unsubscribed from MHIKNET e-mails, but you're still sending them. Desist.

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Into the long dark: Vitamin D
by MHIK NET 11 Dec '13

11 Dec '13

With the Winter solstice rapidly approaching (21 Dec) many of us are mourning the loss of sunlight and the decent into the long dark winter nights. I thought it would be interesting to provide you with a list of recent web sites, articles and an excellent video on the "sunlight vitamin". Vitamin D which can be synthesized from exposure to sunlight impacts our health in many ways in northern countries. Please note this is by no means an exhaustive listing. If you're interested in Vitamin D or other topics we'd be happy to do a more in depth search<http://bit.ly/1iJYp87> for you on more specific topics. Health Canada & Statistics Canada * Vitamin D and Calcium: Updated Dietary Reference Intakes<http://bit.ly/1dq4LIo> (Health Canada; 2010) * Vitamin D blood levels of Canadians<http://bit.ly/1bxxkDZ> (Statistics Canada; Jan 2013) * Bone health: Osteoporosis, calcium and vitamin D<http://bit.ly/1bxxkDZ> (by Didier Garriguet; Statistics Canada;2013) Entertaining video (sort of related to Vitamin D) * Richard Weller: Could the sun be good for your heart? [13 min] <http://bit.ly/IFwHP2>"Our bodies get Vitamin D from the sun, but as dermatologist Richard Weller suggests, sunlight may confer another surprising benefit too." Articles<http://bit.ly/JeGQCW> (freely available) -- Carol A. Cooke Acting MHIKNET Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba e. carol.cooke(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:carol.cooke@umanitoba.ca> p. 204-977-5660 c. 204-290-6710 w. http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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Reminder: MHIKNET Library Services closed Dec 22 - Jan 5
by MHIK NET 09 Dec '13

09 Dec '13

MHIKNET Library Services will be closed Dec 22, 2013 through Jan 5, 2014. Document Delivery Requests Due Dec 13, 2013 In order to ensure you have the materials you need for the holiday season please make any document delivery requests by end of day Friday Dec 13, 2013. All requests after this date will be held for processing in the new year. This will allow us ample time to get your materials to you before we close for the holidays. When we return in the new year we will begin processing requests in turn as they were received beginning Jan 5, 2014. Literature Search Requests Due Dec 18, 2013 We will continue to accept literature searches through to Tuesday, Dec 18, 2013. Any searches requested after this date will be held for processing in the new year. Please understand that we will not be able to provide documents from those search results until the new year. When we return in the new year we will begin processing requests in turn as they were received beginning Jan 5, 2014. Current Awareness Service will end Dec 20 and resume on Jan 5, 2014. If we don't hear from you, hope you all have a wonderful and healthy holiday season. Sincerely, Carol Cooke (Acting MHIKNET Librarian) Carol Friesen (Manitoba Health Librarian) Connie Mancheese (MHIKNET Library Assistant)

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Searching PubMed: Two ways
by MHIK NET 04 Dec '13

04 Dec '13

PubMed is the go-to source for getting the information you need to support your day to day practice. If you're looking for a specific article or need clinical evidence on any given topic PubMed has developed a couple of tools that could help you find what you're looking for faster. Both of these tools can be accessed from the PubMed homepage<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/> under "PubMed Tools" at the centre of the page. PubMed Clinical Queries The first of these tools is PubMed Clinical Queries<http://1.usa.gov/191qkQ6>. This tool intended for clinicians is designed to provide information in three categories: Clinical Study Categories, Systematic Reviews, and Medical Genetics. First you enter search, terms such as "plantar fasciitis", then your results screen will appear in three columns. [PubMed Clinical Query Search for Plantar Fascitis]<http://blogs.cc.umanitoba.ca/mhiknet/files/2013/12/PubMed-Clinical-Query-se…> On the left, the Clinical Study Categories column will also allow you to further refine your search to what you need with category options: * Etiology * Diagnosis * Therapy (default) * Prognosis * Clinical prediction guides And, also provides you with option of scope: to make your search broad or narrow. The second column on the results page displays only systematic reviews related to your search terms, and the third column, Medical Genetics, provides sources related to various topics in medical genetics. PubMed Single Citation Matcher The second tool made available by PubMed is Single Citation Matcher<http://1.usa.gov/IIc0l8>. This is a great tool if you already know the name of a specific article you're looking for or you want to see articles all by the same author. For example, if you wanted to see all articles in PubMed by Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov you could enter "Chochinov, Harvey" into the Author field on the Single Citation Manager search page and all articles listed on PubMed by this author. [Single Citation Matcher search for Dr. Chochinov]<http://blogs.cc.umanitoba.ca/mhiknet/files/2013/12/Single-Citation-Manager-…> For more information about how to use these tools check out these YouTube videos! http://bit.ly/1eWNLLt Grace Romund Guest Librarian

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Library Services through the holidays
by MHIK NET 02 Dec '13

02 Dec '13

MHIKNET Library Services will be closed Dec 22, 2013 through Jan 5, 2014. Document Delivery Requests Due Dec 13, 2013 In order to ensure you have the materials you need for the holiday season please make any document delivery requests by end of day Friday Dec 13, 2013. All requests after this date will be held for processing in the new year. This will allow us ample time to get your materials to you before we close for the holidays. When we return in the new year we will begin processing requests in turn as they were received beginning Jan 5, 2014. Literature Search Requests Due Dec 18, 2013 We will continue to accept literature searches through to Tuesday, Dec 18, 2013. Any searches requested after this date will be held for processing in the new year. Please understand that we will not be able to provide documents from those search results until the new year. When we return in the new year we will begin processing requests in turn as they were received beginning Jan 5, 2014. Current Awareness Service will end Dec 20 and resume on Jan 5, 2014. If we don't hear from you, hope you all have a wonderful and healthy holiday season. Sincerely, Carol Cooke (Acting MHIKNET Librarian) Carol Friesen (Manitoba Health Librarian) Connie Mancheese (MHIKNET Library Assistant)

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Friday Fun: Quick, entertaining video advocating for evidence based decision making
by MHIK NET 29 Nov '13

29 Nov '13

I sent an email out a while back promoting a video on a catchy way to explain evidence-based health care<http://bit.ly/1hpYHmw>. A colleague let me know that James McCormack, the video's creator, has another video out describing "using evidence to help you and your patient make decisions". It shows a doctor making decisions for his patient with heart disease based on guidelines rather than the best available evidence. A parody of the song "Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye, the video "Some Studies that I Like to Quote" is definitely worth a look. Link to YouTube video: http://bit.ly/1ccpa4I -- Carol A. Cooke Acting MHIKNET Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba e. carol.cooke(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:carol.cooke@umanitoba.ca> p. 204-977-5660 c. 204-290-6710 w. http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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Twitter and Health Promotion
by MHIK NET 27 Nov '13

27 Nov '13

Quick question.... do you or does your organization Tweet? We'd love to know about it (@mhiknet<http://twitter.com/mhiknet>) . If you've never been on Twitter the opportunity for collaboration and discussion in the field of health care is amazing especially in the area of health promotion. But don't take my word for it! Here are two recent articles. Online J Issues Nurs. 2012 Sep 30;17(3):4. Health tweets: an exploration of health promotion on twitter.<http://bit.ly/Itg1th> Donelle L, Booth RG. J Med Internet Res. 2013 Aug 19;15(8):e177. doi: 10.2196/jmir.2775. Use of twitter among local health departments: an analysis of information sharing, engagement, and action.<http://1.usa.gov/1aZmXIG> Neiger BL, Thackeray R, Burton SH, Thackeray CR, Reese JH. Want to learn more about Twitter? Visit our blog at: http://bit.ly/1b59V9g Sincerely, Carol -- Carol A. Cooke Acting MHIKNET Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba e. carol.cooke(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:carol.cooke@umanitoba.ca> p. 204-977-5660 c. 204-290-6710 w. http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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Dignity and Patient Care
by Carol Cooke 20 Nov '13

20 Nov '13

I was happy to see so many (350) attending the Health Innovation Conference this week. Thank you to all who stopped by the booth and asked your questions. It was a pleasure to meet you. The keynote speaker was Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov of CancerCare Manitoba. His speech was very thought provoking for me personally. He suggested that in addition to knowledge and skills in health care that an equal amount of focus should also be spent on caring. I asked after his address if he thought that the skill of caring was being addressed in health profession education. He said that little by little he hopes the message is getting through. So in the interests of encouraging a little continuing education... if you haven't had the chance to read this 2007 article he wrote for the BMJ it's worth the time. BMJ. 2007 Jul 28;335(7612):184-7. Dignity and the essence of medicine: the A, B, C, and D of dignity conserving care<http://1.usa.gov/1ivtoY4>. [Free] Chochinov HM. Abstract: Kindness, humanity, and respect-the core values of medical professionalism-are too often being overlooked in the time pressured culture of modern health care, says Harvey Chochinov, and the A, B, C, and D of dignity conserving care can reinstate them. This is my interpretation of his speech so if you'd like to comment please feel free to do so! http://bit.ly/18oA5ax Sincerely, Carol -- Carol A. Cooke Acting MHIKNET Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba e. carol.cooke(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:carol.cooke@umanitoba.ca> p. 204-977-5660 c. 204-290-6710 w. http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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Google Tips & Tricks
by Carol Cooke 13 Nov '13

13 Nov '13

On Oct 24, I had the privilege of visiting Southern Health and going to Carmen. While there I was asked to speak about MHIKNET Library Services and how to access them to a wonderful group of educators. We god side tracked a little after the presentation and I think an even bigger hit was the impromptu "Google Tips & Tricks" mini-session I was asked to do. So if the furious note taking was any indication ... perhaps you will find these useful too! Things to keep in mind * Google is all about making money; what floats to the top of the search results should be an indication of this * Don't ask Google your question (e.g. "What are the most recent statistics available on Canadians with Diabetes?"). Ask Google for your answer (e.g. Canada Diabetes statistics 2013). * Use the language you need to find in your results (e.g. neoplasms vs. cancer) Tips * Search for a phrase using quotation marks. (e.g. "multiple sclerosis") * Search for a specific type of file. (e.g. filetype:pdf or filetype:ppt) (pdf stands for portable document format and is commonly used by publishers; ppt stands for PowerPoint) * Search within a favorite site for something you KNOW is there (e.g. site:gc.ca or site:umanitoba.ca) (gc.ca is the Government of Canada) * Or similar concepts together using the | [pipe symbol]. (e.g. table|figure|data|statistics) Test it out for yourself! Try copying & pasting or typing in the following two examples and compare the difference in results. Example 1: What are the most recent statistics available on Canadians with Diabetes? Example 2: canada|manitoba diabetes statistics|data|table|figure filetype:pdf 2013 Example 3: site:gc.ca diabetes statistics|data|table|figure filetype:pdf Tricks Want to play around a little bit? Check out these hidden Google tricks. http://bit.ly/1hGe25f Interested in having us to a session for you? Let us know. Sincerely, Carol -- Carol A. Cooke Acting MHIKNET Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba e. carol.cooke(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:carol.cooke@umanitoba.ca> p. 204-977-5660 c. 204-290-6710 w. http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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