Celebrate The Freedom To Read During Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week is Sept. 22 - 28

Banned Books Week is an annual event that highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community - librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types - in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.

For more information about Banned Books Week, visit  http://www.bannedbooksweek.org.

Resources for Spanish Speaking Patients

Jameson Portal

Patient Education
Patient education sheets from Nursing Reference Center can be printed in English or Spanish. To print in Spanish, simply click on the Spanish hyperlink next to "Languages Available" at the upper left corner of the page.

Drug Information
Patient leaflets can be printed in Spanish through Pharmacy OneSource. Log in and search for a drug as usual. To print the information in Spanish, click on "View Spanish Leaflet" in the upper right corner of the page.

On the Web

Consumer Health InformationMany of the consumer health information links listed on the Jameson Library Portal are also available in Spanish. Here are some examples:

MedlinePlus: A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus provides trusted health information. You can switch between English and Spanish by clicking on the "English" or "Spanish" button at the top left corner. Many of the handouts available in the English site say "also available in Spanish." Simply click on the "Spanish" hyperlink next to the information.

Click here to access en español: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ 

HealthFinder en español:  http://www.healthfinder.gov/espanol/

Cultural Competence and Health Literacy
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): http://www.hrsa.gov/culturalcompetence/

HRSA Free Online Health Literacy Course:  http://www.hrsa.gov/publichealth/healthliteracy/

Vocabulary
StudySpanish Medical Vocabulary:  http://www.studyspanish.com/travel/medical.htm

Study Tools: Flashcard Exchange

The start of another school year is right around the corner. Now is a good time to brush up on your study skills and get organized. Here is a free tool to help:

Flashcard Exchange
Flashcard Exchange is an Internet application where you can create, study, print and download flashcards. It currently has more than 31 million flashcards and supports all languages with many subcategories of words including science and medicine.

The flashcards are created by the Internet community, which means it is interactive. You can create your own flashcards and share them with others. There are sections that require payment to access, but much of the site is a free service.

Stay tuned for more study and organization tips and tools!

New Hospital Engagement Guide

A new online resource from HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) gives hospitals four evidence-based strategies to engage patients and families in their care. The field-tested strategies outlined in AHRQ's new Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Safety and Quality can help hospitals make care better and safer by bridging the communication gaps among patients and families and their health care providers.

Click here to read the press release about the guide.

The Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Safety and Quality is available at 
http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/patfamilyengageguide/index.html

Read the Pennsylvania Code and Pennsylvania Bulletin Online

The Pennsylvania Code is an official publication of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It contains regulations and other documents filed with the Legislative Reference Bureau under the act of July 31, 1968 (P. L. 769, No. 240) (45 P. S. §§ 1102, 1201—1208 and 1602) and 45 Pa.C.S. Chapters 5, 7 and 9, known as the Commonwealth Documents Law (CDL). It consists of 55 titles.

The Pennsylvania Code and Pennsylvania Bulletin are available at no cost online.

To read the Pennsylvania Code, go to http://www.pacode.com. 

The Pennsylvania Bulletin Online includes the following: Statewide and local court rules; the Governor's Proclamations and Executive Orders; Actions by the General Assembly; Rulemakings by State agencies; Proposed Rulemakings by State agencies; and State agency notices.

To read the Pennsylvania Bulletin, go to http://www.pabulletin.com.

DSM-5 Is Now Available in the Library

The most recent addition to the library's reference collection is the Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). This book is for library use only to ensure it is available in the library when you want to read it.





To learn about has changed from the Fourth to Fifth edition, visit http://www.dsm5.org/Pages/Default.aspx.

Access The Library's Resources On The Go With Mobile Apps

Did you know that STAT! Ref, Nursing Resource Center, and Dynamed offer mobile apps that you can download for free as part of Jameson Health System's subscription?


Other popular free apps include:
Epocrates Rx
Free drug reference with brand, generic, and OTC medicines, drug interaction check and pill ID.

modalityBODY
The modalityBODY App for iPad enables you to create interactive image libraries of the human body for professional reference, training, and patient education. Compile images from renowned medical texts or from your own photos to create custom collections.

National Library of Medicine Mobile Apps
A variety of apps, including LactMed, PubMed, MedlinePlus and TOXNET.


Eponyms
This app for students gives a short description of more than 1,700 common and obscure medical eponyms (e.g., Rovsing's sign, Virchow's node).

IDdx
Users can find lists of matching infectious diseases by using the disease search criteria (99 signs & symptoms, 39 epidemiological factors, and 16 regions of the world). The user can see all the symptoms associated with a disease or see all the diseases associated with a symptom.

Medscape

Contact the librarian today to get started.