Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Affinity Library Intranet Page to be retired April 30, 2015 : Use the Ministry Library without Walls Instead



The old Affinity Library Intranet Page will be retired April 30, 2015. 

Why the change?
  • EM3, the content management system that Affinity has used for years is no longer being supported by its creators, and has been increasingly “unstable.”
  • Since the merger with Ministry Health Care in 2012, we’ve been working behind the scenes to make sure we offer the SAME library resources  throughout  Ministry and Affinity.   Over the last few years, we’ve slowly been making changes “under the hood” to codify and unify Library offerings.  You may already be using some of our new LibGuide pages.
  • This fits into the idea of One Ministry with one Library Services Department to serve the whole system of Ministry Health Care (including Affinity). 
  •  Rest assured : You’ll still be able to access your favorite Library resources (Nursing Reference Center, Clinical Key, Access Medicine, Nursing Standards LibGuide, your favorite eJournals, and more …).
  • Additionally, your Librarians will still be available to support the work you do by providing articles, and full-text access, research, and training—as usual.
  • The physical library at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh remains  The Resource Library for ALL of Ministry Health Care, with Michele Matucheski as your Librarian.    Only the intranet website is changing. 

What to use instead?
·          Use the Ministry Library without Walls as the Library Intranet  Home Page.
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How to get there?
·         The Source > Links and Resources > Search for Library > Click on “Library without Walls”
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Handy Tip :  Why not add the Library without Walls to your favorite links in The Source?
Questions or comments?  Please contact your Librarian,  Michele Matucheski.


Friday, March 27, 2015

Introducing The Clinical Reference Tools for Providers LibGuide



With the Clinical Reference Tools for Providers LibGuide, we’ve pulled together everything a busy health care provider might need to look up info for patient care. 

The landing page provides easy access to :
Clinical Key (with FirstConsult and ProceduresConsult)
Nursing Reference Center
Access Medicine
Harrison’s Online
PubMed/ Medline
Medscape
National Guideline Clearinghouse, and more …

The tabs across the top lead to more tools for :
Drug Information
Diagnosis
Find Books / eBooks
Journals Title Search
Patient Education

How to get there :
The Source > Links & Resources > Library >
Clinical Reference Tools (Under Most Popular)

Clinical Reference Tools for Providers LibGuide 
Direct url :   http://ministryhealth.libguides.com/clinicalreference

Clinical Reference Tools for Providers : A Sandwich Seminar with Library Services
Friday June 5, 2015  12 noon   Register.  
Lead by Michele Matucheski
Expected duration : 15-20 minutes

Add it to Your Favorite Links in The Source for easy access!

Do you have other suggestions for what you’d like to see on this LibGuide? 
Let me know :


Michele Matucheski    920-223-0340  mmatuche@affinityhealth.org

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Introduction to Nursing Reference Center : A Sandwich Seminar with Library Services



Nursing Reference Center (NRC) is a point-of-care reference tool designed especially for Nurses, but it is also offers relevant info for many other professions, such as pharmacy and rehab.   

Nursing Reference Center content includes :
·         Quick Lessons on Health Conditions and Diseases
·         Evidence-Based Care Sheets
·         Drug Information
·         Skills/Procedures
·         Skill Competency Checklists
·         Continuing Education Modules
·         Patient Education Handouts
·         Best Practice Guidelines
·         Point-of-Care Reference Books
·         and Full-Text Journal Articles

Learn how Nursing Reference Center can make your work life easier and smarter in this WebEx session available to all Ministry Nurses, Providers, and Associates.


Introduction to Nursing Reference Center : Sandwich Seminar
Friday, April 17, 2015   12 noon             Watch the Recorded WebEx.
Expected duration : 20-25 minutes

This session will be recorded and made  available on our Nursing Reference Center Support Page, where you can find additional training videos, handouts, and support materials. 


Alternatively, you can watch a previously recorded WebEx session through Pathlore/iLearn and have it appear on your transcript :   

Course:  Introduction to Nursing Reference Center (NRC) CBT
Code: SDPZ100AC
Course Type: Class Recorded for Online CBT

Questions or comments?  Please contact your Librarian,  Michele Matucheski.

Visit The Library without Walls and our Clinical Reference Tools Page.

Introduction to Clinical Key : A Sandwich Seminar with Library Services



Clinical Key replaced MDConsult on Jan 1.  Learn how Clinical Key can make your work life easier and smarter in this WebEx session available to all Ministry Associates and Providers.  

Clinical Key includes :
·                        “FirstConsult” point-of-care clinical consults (similar to UptoDate)
·                         over 500 journals
·                         over 1000 textbooks
·                         Procedures Consult
·                         Patient Education 
·                         Drug Info from Clinical Pharmacology
·                         over 13,000 medical and surgical videos
·                         over 2,000 practice guidelines

Introduction to Clinical Key : Sandwich Seminar
Wednesday March 11, 2015   12 noon     Watch the Recorded WebEx  (21 min)
Expected duration : 15-20 minutes

This session will be recorded and made  available on our Clinical Key Support Page, where you can find additional training videos, handouts, and other support materials. 

Questions or comments?  Please contact your Librarian,  Michele Matucheski.