Library p.r.n. for COPHS

Galileo Password

2012-01-04T09:26:00.000-05:00

The Galileo password has changed. In order to access the new password, go here: http://library.mercer.edu/patroninfo and type in your name and MUID. The new password will appear on the screen.

PubMed Advanced Search Page Updated

2011-12-15T16:15:00.003-05:00

On December 12th, 2011, PubMed updated its Advanced Search feature to provide users with a more intuitive interface for multiple-term searching. The new design allows searchers to select fields from a drop-down box and combine terms in a single step rather than relying on the search history. For more information, please read the National Library of Medicine Technical Bulletin article here: PubMed Advanced Search Page Updated, and feel free to give me a call at ext. 6272 if you would like assistance with PubMed searching.

Get to know…Essential Evidence Plus

2011-11-30T10:55:00.009-05:00

WHAT IS IT?

Essential Evidence Plus, published by Wiley Blackwell is a clinical point-of-care tool providing access to over 13,000 evidence-based, synthesized topics with links to other supporting resources. Essential Evidence Plus is available through the Georgia Interactive Network for Medical Information (GaIN) provided at Mercer University Libraries and to the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and the College of Nursing.

Essential Evidence Plus is an intuitive search engine providing access to multiple unique and linked databases. The main point of entry into Essential Evidence Plus is the Topics database that includes entries on common clinical questions about diseases and symptoms and drugs and other treatments. Each concise author-attributed article includes an Overall Bottom Line summary and a strength of evidence rating in addition to links to calculators, Cochrane Systematic Reviews, practice guidelines and many full text references.

WHAT’S IT GOT?

Other databases included within Essential Evidence Plus include:

Cochrane Systematic Reviews -- abstracts of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (with hyperlink to the full text) which is considered by most experts to be the gold standard of evidence on the effectiveness of more than 3o00 therapeutic interventions.

Decision Support Tools -- decision support tools and calculators to aid in treatment and diagnosis.

Diagnostic Test Calculators -- calculators that help choose the best diagnostic test for a specified condition and interpret the result. Most calculators include sensitivity and specificity of the test.

EBMG Guidelines -- evidence-based practice guidelines for symptoms and diseases.

EBMG Evidence Summaries -- descriptions of the scientific evidence underlying specific treatment recommendations.

History and Physical Calculators -- calculators that help determine the likelihood of a patient having a disease based on information gathered during history and physical exam.

NGC Practice Guidelines -- evidence-based guidelines from the National Guidelines Clearinghouse, part of the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality under the US Department of Health and Human Services.

POEMs Research Summaries -- Critically appraised synopses of new evidence emerging from continuous review, grading, and critical appraisal of more than 3000 studies published monthly in over 100 core health-care related journals.

BOTTOM LINE

Although much of the evidence content of Essential Evidence Plus can be gathered from other resources provided by Mercer University including Dynamed, The Cochrane Library and PubMed, Essential Evidence Plus compiles a variety of sources to bring evidence, tools and guidelines together in an easy to use interface that includes quick summaries and weighted evidence evaluations.

WANT MORE HELP?

Essential Evidence Plus provides extensive search tutorials linked from the Support tab on the main search page.

You may also contact me for assistance with this resource and any other research inquiry.
Hannah Rogers -- Librarian Liaison to the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
678 547 6272
rogers_hk@mercer.edu

2011 GALILEO Annual User Survey

2011-11-07T10:12:00.003-05:00

The annual GALILEO user survey will start Monday, November 7, and this year’s incentive is an iPad drawing. An iPad will be awarded in a random drawing of survey respondents. In addition to the drawing, the survey gives users an opportunity to relate their experience with GALILEO and to share their ideas for the future.

Go here: http://galileo2011.questionpro.com/a/TakeSurvey to take the survey.

2011-10-07T14:45:00.000-04:00

Effective Dec. 31st, 2011

MD Consult (available to you as part of your GaIN membership) will no longer include the following journals: Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Back issues will be removed as well. However, they are adding Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Journal of Critical Care, Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, and Pediatric Respiratory Reviews, including back issues.

2011-10-07T10:17:00.002-04:00

For those of you running mobileMicromedex Calculator product on Palm or PocketPC...

mobileMicromedex Availability Notice

Because Micromedex now offers more robust mobile options, Micromedex 2.0 web-based mobile will replace the mobileMicromedex Calculator product on Palm and Pocket PC. As of November 30, 2011, Calculators on Palm and Pocket PC will no longer be available.

Micromedex 2.0 web-based mobile access – including Calculators
With web-based access you have the value of your facility’s Micromedex subscription, delivered via the device’s web browser allowing you to automatically connect anywhere you have an internet connection (cellular or WiFi). Micromedex 2.0 web-based access includes the same expert-reviewed, evidence-based drug information that you get on your desktop and now you have access on market-leading mobile operating systems:

Apple® iOS versions 3.X and above. You also get the added benefit of having Micromedex 2.0 optimized for use on an iPad™.
Android™ OS versions 2.1 and above.
Blackberry® using the Opera Mini browser version 4.2. Support for Blackberry OS 6 is coming.

Online support: http://www.micromedex.com/support/request/

New on device applications
Additionally, we have expanded your mobile access to include on device apps that allow you to access the same, trusted content in Micromedex 2.0 with the added ease-of-use that comes with mobile apps. An internet connection is not required, so you can find answers anytime, anywhere.

Micromedex Drug Information - FREE
Access summary drug information (DrugPoints) on Apple iOS versions 3.X and above. Support for Android OS 2.2 and above is coming in August.

Micromedex Drug Interactions – FREE with your Micromedex subscription
Access drug-drug interactions on Apple iOS versions 3.X and above. Support for Android OS 2.2 and above is coming soon.

Micromedex IV Compatibility (coming soon) - FREE with an IV INDEX subscription
Access Solution, Y-Site and Admixture compatibility information on Apple iOS is coming soon. Support for Android is coming later this year.

To access the Micromedex Drug Information app simply download the app from the Apple iTunes® App Store or theAndroid Market. Micromedex Drug Interactions and Micromedex IV Compatibility require a password that can be found on the MOBILE (or handheld PDA) link in Micromedex. Follow the instructions on the MOBILE (handheld PDA) page to download these apps.

2011-09-15T08:33:00.005-04:00

Announcing the 2010 Facts & Comparisons Enhancement Scholarship

As part of the Facts & Comparisons Academic Partnership Program your Pharm.D. students are exclusively eligible to apply for the Facts & Comparisons Enhancement Scholarship. (To be eligible, students must be attending a school, such as yours, that participates in the Facts & Comparisons Academic Partnership Program.)

This scholarship will provide $5,000 in the form of a one-time tuition reimbursement to one Pharm.D. student nationwide, who has submitted an innovative product enhancement idea for Facts & Comparisons® eAnswers online (formerly know as eFacts/Facts & Comparisons 4.0). Additional details are included within the scholarship application form.

Submission Deadline:
11:00 PM CST
Sunday October 23, 2011

For more information please visit the Facts and Comparisons Academic Communities Web site:

http://www.factsandcomparisons.com/academic-communities.aspx

New Books for COPHS @ Swilley

2011-02-25T13:58:00.014-05:00

The following titles are now available at the Swilley Library for checkout:

BF727.P57 U53 2009
Understanding psychosocial adjustment to chronic illness and disability : a handbook for evidence-based practitioners in rehabilitation / editors, Fong Chan, Elizabeth da Silva Cardoso, Julie AChronister
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663289

QA47 .M315 2003
CRC standard mathematical tables and formulae / [editor-in-chief,] Daniel Zwillinger
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663152

QC176.8.N35 M653 2010
Molecular encapsulation : organic reactions in constrained systems / editors, Udo HBrinker, Jean-Luc Mieusset
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663253

QD257.7 .H33 2010
Handbook of aqueous solubility data / Samuel HYalkowsky, Yan He, Parijat Jain.
Yalkowsky, Samuel H(Samuel Hyman), 1942-

http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663177

QD272.S6 H47 2008
Spectroscopic methods in organic chemistry / Manfred Hesse, Herbert Meier, Bernd Zeeh ; translated by Richard Dunmar, Martin Murray
Hesse, Manfred, 1935-
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663284

QD549 .C635 2010
Colloids in drug delivery / edited by Monzer Fanun
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663147

QP310.W3 W45 2007
Gait analysis : an introduction / Michael WWhittle
Whittle, Michael
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663172

QP552.G16 F86 2009
Functional selectivity of G protein-coupled receptor ligands : new opportunities for drug discovery / edited by Kim ANeve
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663170

QP552.G16 G1747 2011
G protein-coupled receptors : structure, signaling, and physiology / edited by Sandra Siehler, Graeme Milligan
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663171

QP702.C5 C45 2011
Chitin, chitosan, oligosaccharides and their derivatives : biological activities and applications / edited by Se-Kwon Kim
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663145

QP801.B69 B575 2010
Biopolymers : lignin, proteins, bioactive nanocomposites / volume editors Akihiro Abe, Karel Du{233}sek, Shiro Kobayashi ; with contributions by S
Blazewicz ..[et al.]
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663140

QR181 .P335 2009
The immune system / Peter Parham
Parham, P(Peter), 1950-
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663182

R726.8 .S4755 2009
If that ever happens to me : making life and death decisions after Terri Schiavo
/ Lois Shepherd
Shepherd, Lois L., 1962-
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663181

R857.N34 N328 2010
Nanobiophotonics / edited by Gabriel Popescu
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663258

R857.P6 P65 2010
Polymer-based nanostructures : medical applications / edited by Pavel Broz
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663273

RA409 .D87 2009
Basic statistics : a primer for the biomedical sciences / Olive Jean Dunn,
Virginia AClark
Dunn, Olive Jean
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663135

RA418.5.T73 M855 2006
Multicultural medicine and health disparities / [edited by] David Satcher,
Rubens JPamies ; contributing editor, Nancy NWoelfl
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663255

RA440.5 .H63 2011
Assessment and planning in health programs / Bonni CHodges ; with Donna M
Videto
Hodges, Bonni C
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663134

RA448.5.N4 H3634 2010
Handbook of African American health / edited by Robert LHampton, Thomas P
Gullotta, Raymond LCrowel
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663176

RA448.5.N4 H395 2009
Health issues in the black community / [edited by] Ronald LBraithwaite, Sandra
E Taylor, and Henrie MTreadwell
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663179

RA643 .V33 2009
Vaccines for biodefense and emerging and neglected diseases / edited by Alan
D.TBarrett, Lawrence RStanberry
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663290

RB111 .G66 2009
Pathology : implications for the physical therapist / Catherine Cavallaro
Goodman, Kenda SFuller
Goodman, Catherine Cavallaro
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663264

RC46 .E88 2008
Essentials of family medicine / [edited by] Philip DSloane ..[et al.]
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663162

RC262 .C36 2010
Cancer nanotechnology : methods and protocols / edited by Stephen RGrobmyer
and Brij MMoudgil
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663143

RC270.8 .P43 2009
Pharmaceutical perspectives of cancer therapeutics / Yi Lu, Ram IMahato,
editors
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663266

RC341 .L86 2007
Neuroscience : fundamentals for rehabilitation / Laurie Lundy-Ekman
Lundy-Ekman, Laurie
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663259

RC376.5 .S24 2002
Diagnosis and treatment of movement impairment syndromes / Shirley Sahrmann
Sahrmann, Shirley
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663155

RC406.H45 D38 2000
Steps to follow : the comprehensive treatment of patients with hemiplegia /
Patricia MDavies ; with a foreword by J{232}urg Kesselring
Davies, Patricia M
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663285

RC702 .D48 2010
Cardiovascular and pulmonary physical therapy : an evidence-based approach /
William EDeTurk, Lawrence PCahalin
DeTurk, William E
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663144

RC925 .I73 2007
Orthopedic rehabilitation, assessment, and enablement / David Ip
Ip, David
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1657651

RC925.5 .M89 2004
Musculoskeletal physiotherapy : clinical science and evidence-based practice /
edited by Kathryn MRefshauge and Elizabeth MGass ; foreword by Lance Twomey.
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1657642

RC925.7 .H38 2010
Special tests in musculoskeletal examination : an evidence-based guide for
clinicians / written by Paul Hattam and Alison Smeatham
Hattam, Paul
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663283

RC927 .R4836 2010
Rheumatology : evidence-based practice for physiotherapists and occupational
therapists / edited by Krysia Dziedzic and Alison Hammond
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663280

RC953.8.P58 G47 2000
Geriatric physical therapy / edited by Andrew AGuccione
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663173

RD97 .P49 2004
Physical rehabilitation of the injured athlete / [edited by] James RAndrews,
Gary LHarrelson, Kevin EWilk
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663268

RD557.5 .S56 2006
Shoulder rehabilitation : non-operative treatment / [edited by] Todd S
Ellenbecker
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663282

RD736.P47 R44 2007
Rehabilitation for the postsurgical orthopedic patient / edited by Lisa Maxey,
Jim Magnusson
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663278

RD771.B217 B55 2006
The biomechanics of back pain / Michael AAdams ..[et al.]
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663139

RD798 .B76 2006
A manual therapist's guide to movement : teaching motor skills to the
orthopaedic patient / Gordon Browne ; foreword by Darlene Hertling
Browne, Gordon
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663184

RG129.P45 O18 2000
Obstetric and gynecologic care in physical therapy / Rebecca GStephenson,
Linda JO'Connor
Stephenson, Rebecca G(Rebecca Gourley)
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663262

RJ496.C4 M55 2007
Physical therapy of cerebral palsy / [edited by] Freeman Miller ; illustrations
by Erin Browne
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663270

RM281 .V32 2002
Vaccine delivery strategies / edited by Guido Dietrich, Werner Goebel
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663292

RM300 .P5196 2009
Pharmacology for the physical therapist / Peter CPanus ..[et al.]
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663267

RM301.25 .F72 2006
Fragment-based approaches in drug discovery / edited by Wolfgang Jahnke and
Daniel AErlanson
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b16631687

RM301.55 .T47
The biochemistry of drug metabolism / Bernard Testa, Stefanie-Dorothea
Kr{232}amer Testa, Bernard
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663136

RM301.63 .T365 2010
Targeted delivery of small and macromolecular drugs / edited by Ajit SNarang,
Ram IMahato
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663287

RM315 .S72 2009
Foundations in behavioral pharmacology : an introduction to the neuroscience of
drug addiction and mental disorders / Mark Stanford
Stanford, Mark
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1665860

RM332 .N49 2010
Next generation antidepressants : moving beyond monoamines to discover novel
treatment strategies for mood disorders / edited by Chad EBeyer and Stephen M.
Stahl
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663261

RM411 .C66 2008
Combating the threat of pandemic influenza : drug discovery approaches / edited
by Paul FTorrence
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663148

RM666.H33 M8 2009
Meyler's side effects of herbal medicines / editor, J.KAronson
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663187

RM666.M513 D33 2009
Metals in medicine / James CDabrowiak
Dabrowiak, James C
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663185

RM666.P835 T54 2008
Therapeutic microbiology : probiotics and related strategies / edited by James
Versalovic, Michael Wilson
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663288

RM700 .H65 2008
Flexibility : a concise guide : to conditioning, performance enhancement, injury
prevention, and rehabilitation / Laurence EHolt, Thomas WPelham, Jason Holt.
Holt, Laurence E
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663166

RM701 .D48 2008
Complementary therapies for physical therapy : a clinical decision-making
approach / Judith EDeutsch and Ellen Zambo Anderson
Deutsch, Judith E(Judith Erica), 1959-
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663149

RM701 .G658 2007
Differential diagnosis for physical therapists : screening for referral /
Catherine Cavallaro Goodman, Teresa EKelly Snyder
Goodman, Catherine Cavallaro
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663156

RM701 .O88 2010
Improving functional outcomes in physical rehabilitation / Susan BO'Sullivan,
Thomas JSchmitz
O'Sullivan, Susan B
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663183

RM701 .W66 2010
Women's health in physical therapy / [edited by] Jean MIrion, Glenn LIrion
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663293

RM705 .G334 2011
Physical therapy ethics / Donald LGabard, Mike WMartin
Gabard, Donald L., 1946-
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663269

RM705 .S85 2005
Professionalism in physical therapy : history, practice & development / Laura
Lee Swisher, Catherine GPage
Swisher, Laura Lee
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663274

RM724 .M34 2008
The myofascial release manual / Carol JManheim
Manheim, Carol J
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663257

RM724 .M63 2005
Grieve's modern manual therapy : the vertebral column / edited by Jeffrey D
Boyling, Gwendolen AJull ; foreword by Lance TTwomey
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663175

RM930 .D66 2005
Rehabilitation research : principles and applications / Elizabeth Domholdt
Domholdt, Elizabeth, 1958-
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663279

RM930.5.U6 R33 2010
Race, culture, and disability : rehabilitation science and practice / edited by
Fabricio EBalcazar ..[et al.]
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663277

RS189.5.H54 H69 2007
HPLC method development for pharmaceuticals / edited by Satinder Ahuja, Henrik
Rasmussen
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663180

RS192 .O74 2010
Organelle-specific pharmaceutical nanotechnology / edited by Volkmar Weissig,
Gerard G.MD'Souza
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663263

RS201.N35 M853 2008
Multifunctional pharmaceutical nanocarriers / Vladimir Torchilin, editor
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663256

RS201.S6 J68 2010
Handbook of solubility data for pharmaceuticals / Abolghasem Jouyban
Jouyban, Abolghasem
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663178

RS419.5 .M38 2005
Applying genomic and proteomic microarray technology in drug discovery / Robert
SMatson
Matson, Robert S
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663133

T174.7 .A53 2008
Advances in nanotechnology and applicationsVolume 1 / editors, Yashwant V
Pathak & Hieu TTran
Annual nanotechnology symposium (1st : 2008 : Louisville, Ky.)
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1665866

TD196.D78 G74 2010
Green and sustainable pharmacy / Klaus Kummerer, Maximilian Hempel, editors
http://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663174

New Books for COPHS @ Swilley

2010-12-08T14:08:00.000-05:00

Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists

RC55 .P375 2009

Amputations and Prosthetics: A Case Study Approach

RD553 .M425 2002

Clinical Electrophysiology: Electrotherapy and Electrophysiologic Testing

RM872 .S68 2008

Evidence-Based Physical Therapy for the Pelvic Floor: Bridging Science and Clinical Practice

RG484 .E94 2007

Geriatric Rehabilitation Manual

RC953.8.P58 G48 2007

Handbook of Orthopaedic Rehabilitation

RD799 .H36 2007

Herbal Medicines

RM666.H33 N49 2007

Low Back Disorders: Evidence-Based Prevention and Rehabilitation

RD771.B217 M42 2007

Management of Acute and Chronic Neck Pain: An Evidence-Based Approach

RC936 .B64 2006

Meeting the Physical Therapy Needs of Children

RJ53.P5 M446 2005

Muscle Energy Techniques

RM724 .C43 2006

Muscles: Testing and Function with Posture and Pain

RM701 .M87 2005

Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery

RS199.5 .N36 2009

Principles of Molecular Oncology

RC270.3.T84 P75 2008

Quick Reference Neuroscience for Rehabilitation Professionals: The Essential Neurologic Principles Underlying Rehabilitation Practice

RC343 .G88 2008

Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

RD594.3 .S66945 2009

Spinal Cord Injury: Functional Rehabilitation

RD594.3 .S63 2010

Therapeutic Modalities for Musculoskeletal Injuries

RD97 .D46 2010

The Washington Manual of Outpatient Internal Medicine

RC55 .W375 2010

The Wheelchair Evaluation: A Clinician's Guide

RD757.W4 B37 2010

Women's Health Across the Lifespan: A Pharmacotherapeutic Approach

RA564.85 .W666522 2010

Journal of Visualized Experiments

2010-11-10T09:59:00.000-05:00

The Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) is an online research journal employing visualization to increase reproducibility and transparency in biological sciences. It is peer reviewed and indexed in PubMed.

Categories include Basic Protocols, Microbiology, Immunology, Developmental Biology, Neuroscience, Cellular Biology and Plant Biology.

Come to the library to check out a digital camera and start filming.

National Open Access Week

2010-10-19T09:34:00.000-04:00

www.openaccessweek.org

Open-access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. “Open Access to information – the free, immediate, online access to the results of scholarly research, and the right to use and re-use those results as you need – has the power to transform the way research and scientific inquiry are conducted. It has direct and widespread implications for academia, medicine, science, industry, and for society as a whole.” What makes it possible is the internet and the consent of the author or copyright-holder.

There are two primary vehicles for delivering OA to research articles: Publishing in OA journals, and submitting your preprints to OA archives or depositing your postprints in an open- access repository.

Help make Open Access the new norm in scholarship and research. Check out the Directory of Open Access Journals for titles in your field. Find out more about what you as a faculty member or academic administrator can do here.

Online Exhibition: African Americans in Civil War Medicine

2010-10-13T13:52:00.000-04:00

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/bindingwounds/index.html

The National Library of Medicine presents an online exhibition about the contributions of African Americans as nurses, surgeons and hospital workers during the Civil War. The exhibition includes photographs, diaries, and online activities.

Natural Standard Trial

2010-10-07T15:55:00.000-04:00

http://www.naturalstandard.com

The Swilley Library is participating in a trial of Natural Standard in conjunction with the Mercer School of Medicine Library and the Savannah Health Sciences Library at Memorial University Medical Center.

Swilley currently subscribes to Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database. When testing the Natural Standard database please evaluate whether it offers comparable content as our current database. If all the libraries agree to purchase Natural Standard it would be in place of Natural Medicines. The trial lasts until October 31, 2010. Following the trial a survey will be sent out to assess interest.

Scientific Collaboration on Alzheimer’s Disease

2010-09-14T15:31:00.000-04:00

Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

The ADNI is a partnership, combining the resources and expertise of the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, academic investigators, pharmaceutical companies, the US Food and Drug Administration , the NIH Foundation, the Alzheimer’s Association, and the Institute for the Study of Aging.

An essential feature of the ADNI is that the clinical, neuropsychological, imaging, and biological data and biological samples will be made available to all qualified scientific investigators as a public domain research resource.

Source: ADNI.

Read the story "Sharing of Data Leads to Progress on Alzheimer’s" here from the New York Times.

Radical Science

2010-08-19T11:13:00.000-04:00

Who is this man and why should you care?

He's Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google. Genetic tests have shown that he has a mutation in his LRRK2 gene and is at increased risk for Parkinson's disease. He's donated over $50 million dollars to Parkinson's research and he wants to do the research differently and faster. According to this article in Wired, he "is proposing to bypass centuries of scientific epistemology in favor of a more Googley kind of science. He wants to collect data first, then hypothesize, and then find the patterns that lead to answers. And he has the money and the algorithms to do it."

Read the article and see the demo here.

Medline Plus Redesign

2010-08-05T09:26:00.000-04:00

http://www.medlineplus.gov

MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients. The website has recently been redesigned to be more user friendly and more easily searchable. Major categories are Health Topics, Drugs & Supplements, and Videos/Cool Tools. Cool Tools includes interactive tutorials, and surgery and anatomy videos. A mobile version and an RSS feed are also available. Check out the new version!

New Books for COPHS @ Swilley

2010-07-20T10:13:00.011-04:00

The following titles are now available at the Swilley Library for checkout

An Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry
RS403 .P38 2009

Basic Immunology: Functions and Disorders of the Immune System
QR181 .A28 2011

Biomarker Methods in Drug Discovery and Development
R853.B54 B565 2008

Colloid Science: Principles, Methods and Applications
QD549 .C585 2010

Cook & Hussey's Assistive Technologies: Principles and Practice
RM698 .C66 2008

Critical Evaluation of Research in Physical Rehabilitation: Towards Evidence-Based Practice
RM708 .H45 2000

Current Good Manufacturing Practices: Pharmaceutical Biologics and Medical Device Regulations
Ref KF70.A3 A5 2009

Delivery Technologies for Biopharmaceuticals: Peptides, Proteins, Nucleic Acids and Vaccines
RS199.5 .D45 2009

Developing Cultural Competence in Physical therapy Practice
RM705 .L38 2006

Drug Bioavailability: Estimation of Solubility, Permeability, Absorption and Bioavailability
RM301.6 .D785 2009

Drug Transporters: Molecular Characterization and Role in Drug Disposition
QP552.C34 D78 2007

Electrotherapy: Evidence-Based Practice
RM871 .C63 2008

Herbal Medicines in Pregnancy and Lactation: An Evidence-Based Approach
RG559 .H47 2006

Herbal Medicines
RM666.H33 N49 2007

The History of American Homeopathy: From Rational Medicine to Holistic Health Care
RX51 .H33 2009

Human Neuroanatomy
QM451 .A94 2008

The Machinery of Life
QH581.2 .G66 2009

Menopause
RG186 .M4342 2007

Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs Used in Cancer and Immunology
Ref RM302.5 .M49 2010

Microparticulate Systems for the Delivery of Proteins and Vaccines
RS201.C3 M544 1996

Orthopedic Physical Examination Tests: An Evidence-Based Approach
RM724 .C66 2008

Pediatric Injectable Drugs: Teddy Bear Book
RM170 .P47 2007

Pharmacology in Rehabilitation
RM301 .C515 2007

Science-Based Rehabilitation: Theories into Practice
RM700 .S373 2005

Solubility and Solubilization in Aqueous Media
QD255.4 .Y26 1999

Therapeutic Measurement and Testing: the Basics of ROM, MMT, Posture, and Gait Analysis
RC376.5 .W434 2010

The Tobacco Atlas
G1046.J94 T6 2009

Whiplash, Headache, and Neck Pain: Research-Based Directions for Physical Therapies
RD533.5 W486 2008

Writing Up Qualitative Research
T11 .W65 2009

UpToDate Online Trial

2010-05-25T13:05:00.004-04:00

From now until July 31st, Mercer University has TRIAL access to UpToDate Online accessible anywhere!

The Swilley Library is assessing interest from GBCN and COPHS faculty and students in UpToDate.

UpToDate is an good background resource for faculty and students interested in updating their knowledge base. For each clinical issue, an expert in the field reviews the topic, synthesizes information, summarizes key findings, and provides detailed, practical recommendations for patient care. UpToDate contains discussions of medical topics such as internal medicine, pediatrics, ob/gyn and family medicine. Each review article is written by an expert in the field being discussed, and is designed to provide a quick way to get up to speed. The database is updated periodically.

UpToDate includes hundreds of patient information handouts; these topics go through peer review and constant updating as with professional-level topics. It also includes drug information from Lexi-Comp.

Note that because of expense, this resource MAY be available on campus only, from a single terminal at the library. The licensing and pricing must be evaluated.

Click on comments or email us at leslie_sl@mercer.edu to let us know how you like this database!

New Books for COPHS @ Swilley

2010-04-28T09:52:00.016-04:00

The following titles are now available at the Swilley Library for checkout;

Advanced drug formulation design to optimize therapeutic outcomes

RS420 .A42 2008

Chronopharmaceutics: Science and technology for biological rhythm-guided therapy and prevention of diseases
RS200 .C47 2009

Clinical and Translational Science: Principles of Human Research
R850 .C555 2009

Clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics: concepts and applications
RM3 01.5 .R 68 2011

Delivery technologies for biopharmaceuticals: peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and vaccines
RS199.5 .D45 2009

Drug Metabolism Handbook
RM301.55 .D766 2009

Introduction to neuropsychopharmacology
RM315 .I589 2009

Handbook of pharmaceutical salts: properties, selection, and use
RS403 .H33 2008

A primer of drug action: a comprehensive guide to the actions, uses, and side effects of psychoactive drugs
RM315 .J75 2008

Water-insoluble drug formulation
RS201.S6 W38 2008

Workplace Spanish for pharmacists
Reserve Desk PC4120 .W67 2009

More titles available at http://mercer.libguides.com/cophs

Database trial

2010-03-16T14:53:00.002-04:00

Rehabilitation Reference Center (RRC) and SPORTDiscus with Full Text database.

RRC is an evidence-based clinical reference tool for use by rehabilitation clinicians at the point-of-care. SPORTDiscus™ with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive source of full text for sports & sports medicine journals, providing full text for more than 490 journals indexed in SPORTDiscus. These databases would be used primarily by our Physical Therapy department. Contact us to let us know what you think.

New Books for COPHS @ Swilley

2010-02-25T11:17:00.022-05:00

Addiction Medicine: An Evidence-Based Handbook
RC564 .R36 2005

Drug Discovery: A History
RS61 .S637 2005

Lifestyle Modifications in Pharmacotherapy
RC108 .L47 2008

Aulton's Pharmaceutics: The Design and Manufacture of Medicines
RS200 .A95 2007

Symptoms in The Pharmacy: A Guide to the Management of Common Illness
RS122.5 .B54 2008

As well as:

Brody's Human Pharmacology: Molecular to Clinical
RM300 .H86 2010

Epidemiology
RA651 .G58 2009

Mosby's Complementary & Alternative Medicine: A Research-Based Approach
R733 .F743 2009

Plumer's Principles & Practice of Intravenous Therapy
RM170 .P57 2007

Principles and Methods of Toxicology
RA1211 .P74 2008

Find them on the New Books Shelf

2010-02-12T08:57:00.018-05:00

Thanks to a joint subscription with the Mercer School of Medicine we now have access to Current Protocols!

"Current Protocols is the largest collection of authoritative and regularly updated step-by-step research techniques and procedures available. With over 20 years of experience and more than 12,500 protocols, as well as expert Editorial Boards and a qualified in-house scientific editorial staff, Current Protocols is the leading source of high-quality protocols for life scientists worldwide."

Categories our subscription covers:

Find them in the journals section of the Swilley Home Page.

Recall Notice for USP

2010-01-20T16:26:00.002-05:00

The United States Pharmacopeia 33 – National Formulary 28 (USP 33–NF 28) has been recalled. Read more here.

New Books for COPHS @ Swilley

2009-10-26T16:09:00.020-04:00

Communication skills for the biosciences : a graduate guide
R119 .D58 2009

Biopharmaceutics applications in drug development
RM301.4 .B536 2008

Handbook of stability testing in pharmaceutical development : regulations, methodologies, and best practices
RS424 .H36 2009

Hepatitis C methods and protocols
RC848.H425 H467 2009

Integrated cardiopulmonary pharmacology
RM388 .C635 2008

Medicine, religion, and health : where science & spirituality meet
BL65.M4 K648 2008

Novel anticancer agents : strategies for discovery and clinical testing
RS431.A64 N68 2006

The politics of personalised medicine : pharmacogenetics in the clinic
RM301.3.G45 H435 2004

Critical issues in rural health
RA771.5 .C75 2004

As well as:
Building healthy communities through medical-religious partnerships
RA564.8 .H35 2009
Conflicts of conscience in health care : an institutional compromise R727.36 .L96 2008
Community pharmacy handbook RS92.W38 2008
Contraception : a history RG136 .J8813 2008
Critical care intravenous infusion drug handbook
RM170 .A445 2010
Cultural competence in health education and health promotion RA418.5.T73 C853 2008
Drug-related problems in the elderly
RC953.7 .D78 2009
Happy pills in America : from Miltown to Prozac
RM315 .H52 2009
How to read a paper : the basics of evidence-based medicine
R118.6 .G74 2006
Lexi-Comp's pharmaco-genomics handbook
RM301.3.G45 H86 2005
Managed care pharmacy practice
RS100.3 .M356 2009
Pharmaceutical economics and policy
HD9666.5 .S385 2007
Pharmaceutical price regulation : public perceptions, economic realities, and empirical evidence
HD9666.6 .V47 2008
Physicochemical principles of pharmacy
RS403 .F59 2006
Prescribing in pregnancy
RG528 .P74 2008
Social and behavioral aspects of pharmaceutical care
RS92 .S638 2010
Strong medicine : creating incentives for pharmaceutical research on neglected diseases RS122 .K74 2004
Suppositories
RS201.S85 A45 2008
Transdermal and topical drug delivery from theory to clinical practice
RM151 .W55 2003

"The text-only world of scholarly publishing no longer suffices in the age of Internet video and social media."

2009-10-01T16:23:00.004-04:00

Scivee: It's YouTube for scientists!!

There are currently 342 videos in the Pharmacy subject section. Upload YOUR podcast or postercast for free.