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New Report from MCHP - Adult Obesity in Manitoba
by carol_friesen＠umanitoba.ca 21 Oct '11

21 Oct '11

The Manitoba Centre for Health Policy has released the report - Adult Obesity in Manitoba, which can be downloaded here: http://mchp-appserv.cpe.umanitoba.ca/deliverablesList.html. >From MCHP: "Obesity doesn't kill people directly but is related to the development of a number of poor health outcomes, including high blood pressure and diabetes. These are important because they cause serious problems themselves, and they're related to heart disease and stroke, which are leading causes of death. The scope of the deliverable is to include the analysis of provincial trends of obesity and related chronic diseases over a 10-year period. The findings indicate the impact on the healthcare system from obese and overweight people may not be as significant as expected. Using nationally-administered health surveys from 1989 to 2008 the study found obesity rates increased in Manitoba. Overall, more than a quarter of people in the province are now considered obese. This report also confirms what's been proven in the past - geography, marital status, employment, age, sex, education, smoking, and physical activity level can influence weight." -- Carol Friesen MA, MLIS Manitoba Health Outreach Librarian Manitoba Health Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba Phone at MH: 788-6477 Phone at NJM Health Sciences Library: 480-1391 Email: carol_friesen(a)umanitoba.ca http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca

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New Report: Innovations in Knolwedge Translation - casebook out of Saskatchewan
by Orvie Dingwall 17 Oct '11

17 Oct '11

The Saskatchewan Health and Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU) assembled case studies that highlight knowledge translation (KT) initiatives. Innovations in Knowledge Translation: the SPHERU KT Casebook. 2011 June. www.nlcahr.mun.ca/KT_Casebook.pdf The Casebook represents a diverse collection of innovative knowledge translation stories rnaging from developing a music video for sharing healing stories of Aboriginal women's drug addiction, to a national symposium to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors among school-aged children in Trinidad and Tobago. The casebook provides a means for sharing KT strategies, actions, and evaluations to help guide academics, researchers, community practitioners, policy makers and others in their application of knowledge translation. Contributors include researchers, academics, policy makers and community practitioners focusing on one of three themes: . KT Strategies, . KT Leading to Change in Policy or Practice, and, . Evaluation of KT Effectiveness. Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP Outreach Services Librarian 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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Canadian Patient Safety Week: Oct 31 - Nov 4, 2011
by Orvie Dingwall 13 Oct '11

13 Oct '11

Have you registered for Canadian Patient Safety Week? It takes place October 31 - November 4, 2011. To register, and for more information, visit: www.asklistentalk.ca Canadian Patient Safety Week is a national annual campaign started in 2005 to inspire extraordinary improvement in patient safety and quality. Working together, thousands of healthcare professionals, patients, and families help spread the message that good healthcare starts with good communication. This year Canadian Patient Safety Week takes place from October 31 to November 4, 2011. During this week, you can participate in activities and events designed to help our health care system ensure that every patient experience is safe. Get presentation templates, tips sheets, ideas for celebrating the week, promotional items, and more. Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP Outreach Services Librarian 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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MHIKNET Closed on Monday - Happy Thanksgiving
by Orvie Dingwall 07 Oct '11

07 Oct '11

MHIKNET Library Services will be closed on Monday October 10, 2011 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Happy Thanksgiving! Orvie Mrs. Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP Outreach Services Librarian 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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Did You Know? Long Term Care and Geriatric Resources Available from the Deer Lodge Centre Library
by Orvie Dingwall 03 Oct '11

03 Oct '11

The J.W.Crane Memorial Library at the Deer Lodge Centre in Winnipeg is part of MHIKNET services and has some great information services for you to take advantage of: Did you know you can subscribe to the Crane Library's email list Info LTC? You can subscribe to Info LTC (information on long-term care) at: http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/info-ltc and each week you will receive: . Web Pick of the Week: a new internet resource of interest on geriatrics, gerontology, and long term care . Notices of newly updated Crane Library publications including Agelit and Current Perspectives . The new book lists from the Crane Library Did you know the there is an Info-LTC Blog? . Info Long-Term Care is a current awareness service for health care practitioners in long-term and geriatric care . Check out the blog at: http://infoltc.blogspot.com/ Did you know about the Twitter feed @GeriNews? . @GeriNews on Twitter foscusses on the latest headlines in geriatrics, gerontology and long-term care in Canada . Follow them at: http://twitter.com/#!/GeriNews Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP Outreach Services Librarian 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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Canadian Health Accreditation Report
by Orvie Dingwall 26 Sep '11

26 Sep '11

The 2011 Canadian Health Accreditation Report focuses on governance and its relationship to quality and patient safety. Data collected from the application of Accreditation Canada's Governance Standards and the Governance Functioning Tool survey for board members provide a comprehensive picture of governance in Canadian health care. View the full report at: www.accreditation.ca/news-and-publications/publications/canadian-health-accr editation-report/ Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP Outreach Services Librarian 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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From CMAJ: Harmonization of guidelines for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease
by carol_friesen＠umanitoba.ca 13 Sep '11

13 Sep '11

Hi everyone, Now available from the Canadian Medical Association Journal: Harmonization of guidelines for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease: the C-CHANGE Initiative >From CMAJ: "With many guidelines available for risk management of cardiovascular disease, it can be difficult for physicians to determine which ones to use, which risk factors to address first and which treatment targets to follow. The C-CHANGE Initiative used a consensus model to harmonize and integrate more than 400 recommendations into a more manageable package of key recommendations. The authors stress that most patients at moderate and high risk of cardiovascular events will require a combination of modifications to health behaviours and pharmacologic interventions to meet treatment targets." The article can be accessed here: http://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.101508. If you aren't able to access the article and would like a copy, please contact us at mhiknet(a)umanitoba.ca or 1-877-789-3804. Carol Friesen -- Carol Friesen MA, MLIS Manitoba Health Outreach Librarian Manitoba Health Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba Phone at MH: 788-6477 Phone at NJM Health Sciences Library: 480-1391 Email: carol_friesen(a)umanitoba.ca http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca

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What Your Patient Reads: Does prenatal exposure to magnetic fields cause asthma?
by MHIKNET Library Services 29 Aug '11

29 Aug '11

Hello, The latest issue of What Your Patient Reads, "Does prenatal exposure to magnetic fields cause asthma?" is available at http://myuminfo.umanitoba.ca/index.asp?sec=1599 <http://myuminfo.umanitoba.ca/index.asp?sec=1599&too=100&eve=8&dat=8/24/2011 &npa=26510> &too=100&eve=8&dat=8/24/2011&npa=26510 and attached in PDF format. Written by health sciences librarians, What Your Patient Reads informs health care providers of health news of interest to patients and offers evidence-based articles to support or refute news in the media. Summary: <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/GoosHanchen.gif> The Globe and Mail recently reported on a new study in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine linking asthma in children to the magnetic-field exposure of their mothers during pregnancy. Researchers led by Dr. De-Kun Li at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, CA followed pregnant women and their children for up to 13 years. These pregnant women wore meters to measure their daily exposure to magnetic fields (such as those from microwaves, computers, and power lines). The monitors did not measure electric-field exposure. Of the 626 children born to these women, 130 (20%) were diagnosed with asthma. Women with the highest levels of magnetic-field exposure had a 3.5-fold increased risk of having a child later diagnosed with asthma than women with lower levels of exposure. The study also found that women with asthma or pregnant with their first child (both risk factors for asthma in children) were more likely to have children with asthma if they were also exposed to high levels of magnetic-field exposure. Dr. Li advises to avoid electromagnetic fields as much as possible, especially during pregnancy. The Globe and Mail article points out that many health experts, including Health Canada and the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer, do not agree with the suggested risks of electromagnetic field exposure. Dr. Warren Foster, a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at McMaster University, downplays the significance of Dr. Li's findings and suggests other factors may have influenced the results. If you would like to read the full story reported in the Globe and Mail, the referenced study, and/or the listed additional references, please contact us at mhiknet(a)umanitoba.ca. Thanks, Elizabeth Elizabeth Stregger Library Assistant, MHIKNET Library Services Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library 770 Bannatyne Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W3 Tel. 204-789-3804 Tel. 1-877-789-3804 Fax: 204-789-3923 mhiknet(a)umanitoba.ca http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca <http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/>

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Evidence-based clinical guidelines for immigrants and refugees in CMAJ
by carol_friesen＠umanitoba.ca 26 Jul '11

26 Jul '11

Hi everyone, Members of the Canadian Collaboration for Immigrant and Refugee Health[1] have published Evidence-based clinical guidelines for immigrants and refugees[2], which are available in the recent issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. If you're not able to download these guidelines, and would like to order them, please contact us at mhiknet(a)umanitoba.ca or 1-877-789-3804. Regards, Carol Friesen -- Carol Friesen MA, MLIS Manitoba Health Outreach Librarian Manitoba Health Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba Phone at MH: 788-6477 Phone at NJM Health Sciences Library: 480-1391 Email: carol_friesen(a)umanitoba.ca http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca Links: ------ [1] http://www.ccirh.uottawa.ca/eng/index.html [2] http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2011/07/25/cmaj.090313.full.pdf+html

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Canadian Patient & Family Hand Hygiene Guide
by Orvie Dingwall 12 Jul '11

12 Jul '11

Are you getting an increase in questions and concern resulting from the outbreak of C. difficile in Ontario? Do you need a resource that you can give to your patients and the public? Check out the Canadian Patient Safety Institute's Patient & Family Hand Hygiene Guide at: http://www.handhygiene.ca/English/Documents/Patients%20and%20Families/Patien t%20Family%20Guide.pdf Or visit the STOP! Clean Your Hands website: www.handhygiene.ca Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP Outreach Services Librarian 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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