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.