Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Clarification on the Clinical Key Mobile App



There has been some confusion about  getting the new Clinical Key App.

BEFORE you download the app, you FIRST need to set up a Clinical Key Personal Account and activate remote access.

In other words, the vendor needs to know that you are a Ministry Person, and therefore entitled to this app.  Access comes with our Library subscription, and is not free to just anyone.  Though it will be free to you as a Ministry employee. 

Below, you’ll find a tutorial to lead you through that process, with a link to the revised article about getting the Clinical Key App.



Sorry for the confusion.
Your Librarian,

Michele Matucheski

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Clinical Key : Setting Up a Personal Account with Remote Access

Set Up a Personal Account in Clinical Key :
1. Go to www.ClinicalKey.com   and click Register in the top right corner.

2. Using the email address associated with your institution (ie, your work email : such as name@affinityhealth.org OR name@ministryhealth.org), fill in the required information on the registration page.  

Please note : Free emails like gmail, yahoo, and hotmail will not be accepted for remote access.  
3. Click Register when finished. ClinicalKey will display an activation message and send a confirmation email.
4. In the Confirmation email, click the link to verify your personal account for Clinical Key.

Activate Remote Access :

With Remote Access, you'll be able to access Clinical Key from home, an internet cafĂ©, or anywhere you have internet access.
A. To activate remote access, click Login at the top of ClinicalKey :


B. From the Login page, click the link under Remote Access Activation.

C. Enter the email address associated with your Clinical Key personal account and click Continue. 
ClinicalKey displays an activation message and sends a confirmation email.

D. After entering your email address into the Remote Access Activation registration bar and clicking continue, you will receive a confirmation email.  You will need to click the link within the email to officially start your remote access. 
  • This will grant 180 days of remote access. 
  •  Prior to the end of the 180 days, you will need to log into their ClinicalKey personal account/user profile while on your institution’s IP.  This will extend your access another 180 days. 
  • Should their remote access expire, you will need to follow the above steps to re-activate remote access.
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Also available : The Clinical Key Mobile App  (which requires a Clinical Key personal account and activated remote access BEFORE you can download the app.)

For additional articles and tutorials, visit our Clinical Key Search Tips & Tutorials Page.

For help with registrations, or other questions, contact Your Ministry Librarians :

Michele Matucheski      920-223-0340                                     

Deb Knippel     715-346-5091

Friday, February 19, 2016

Introducing the New Mobile App for Clinical Key



Clinical answers that match the speed of your busy workday are now available with the new ClinicalKey mobile app from Elsevier.  The app's intuitive design makes it faster and easier to get support from the clinical reference source you trust.

Here's what you need to do :
  1.  Set up a Clinical Key Personal Account on a work computer.   [See tutorial with screenshots.]
  2. Activate Remote Access  [See Tutorial in #1]
  3. Get the Clinical Key Mobile App
    • Open the App Store on your mobile device.
    • Search for "ClinicalKey" and install at no charge.
    • Once in the app, two options will appear : ClinicalKey and ClinicalKey for Nursing. [Please note : Ministry Health Care does NOT subscribe to ClincialKey for Nursing.]
    • Select ClinicalKey;  Enter your ClinicalKey personal account username and password used for remote access and start using the app!
Download the mobile app now :

Download for Apple                   Download for Android
Please note : An internet connection is required to use the ClinicalKey Mobile App.
For additional articles and tutorials, visit our ClinicalKey Search Tips & Tutorials Page.

Want to see what other mobile apps are available through Ministry Library Services?

 Questions or Comments?   Contact Your Ministry Librarians :
Michele Matucheski            920-223-0340                           

Deb Knippel         715-346-5091

Monday, February 15, 2016

Our Most Popular Nursing Journals



AORN Journal (ClinialKey)
Nursing (Ovid)


These full-text journals are currently available through Ministry Library Services.  
·                     eTOCs / New issue alerts are a great way to stay up-to-date with what’s happening in Nursing.
·                     If you want to receive emailed updates (eTOCs) for each new issue, with links to the full-text articles (as long as you’re using an Affinity/Ministry computer or remote access), just ask!
·                     Sneak-a-peak at what you’ll get for any of the titles above, then
·                      Contact your Ministry Librarians via Outlook to register for email alerts for any of these eJournals:   Michele Matucheski    
·                     Tell us what you want, and we'll make sure you get signed up for the new issue alerts.
·                     Don’t see your favorite professional journal on the list?
Consult our 
A-Z Journals List for our complete journal holdings.



·                     You don’t have to be a Nurse to sign up for these eTOCs.  The service is open to ANY interested Ministry Associate.

Friday, February 12, 2016

Featured Database: Natural Medicines - Comparative Effectiveness

Looking for natural medicines that work for a specific condition? Try our Comparative Effectiveness database. This database allows users to review all therapies that might be used for a specific condition in one easy-to-read chart. Each Comparative Effectiveness chart provides a list of natural medicines and therapies that have been studied for a selected condition, ranked by level of effectiveness.
How to get there :     
Natural Medicines [direct link]


For more information, see our Natural Medicines Search Tips page, where you’ll find helpful info including an 11-minute training video that offers a great overview of Natural Medicines.

Questions, Comments, or Requests?   Please contact Your Librarians:   
           Michele Matucheski  920-223-0340 or Deb Knippel  715-346-5091
                                       Also available via Outlook.

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

FREE to a Good Home : 2012 AudioDigest CDs


The MMC  Library has 1 year's worth of      2012    AudioDigest CDs  available for FREE.

Although these audioCDs are too old to apply for CE credits, they do still offer  excellent information for Physicians, PAs, Nurses, and other health professionals.

Available Subject areas include the following  :
Anesthesiology 
Emergency Medicine 
Family Practice
Gastroenterology
General Surgery 
Internal Medicine
Neurology
Obstetrics / Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Orthopaedics 
Otolaryngology 
Pediatrics 
Psychiatry
Urology 

Also available on Audio :
ACCEL
Journal Watch 

Look for them on the  used  book sale table.     Come early.  These are HOT items!   

Too far from Mercy?  No sweat!   I'm willing to inter-office a selection of  5-10  audio CDs anywhere within Affinity. 
Just tell me which series you're interested in.  

Due to challenges with inter-office mail delivery between regions, this offer is only for Affinity / East Region. 

Why are we giving them away?
--limited shelving space for audiovisuals
--CE credits are available only for 3 years since date of publication
--Our libraries emphasize the most up-to-date info, so we want to make room for more recent issues.

Questions, Comments, or just want to Stake your Claim?
Contact Your Librarian : 

Michele Matucheski via Outlook or phone (3-0340)

Friday, December 18, 2015

Lexicomp to Replace Clinical Pharmacology


Effective Dec. 30, 2015, we will be transitioning to Lexicomp, a new Clinical Pharmacology vendor for drug reference look-up. This tool is most often used by Pharmacy associates, Clinicians and Nursing. A link to Lexicomp has already been added to the Source and offers:
  • Full access to their drug reference tool, patient education, calculators and toxicology information
  • Orientation/training videos and quick reference guide
  • A link to install a mobile app
If you use this tool, take some time to review the Lexicomp link before the Dec. 30 cut-over date when the former Clinical Pharmacology and Micromedex links will be removed. Lexicomp will only be available on the Source and no longer linked from local intranet sites.
Lexicomp was chosen as the Ascension national standard after a thorough selection process by The Resource Group Pharmacy Team and Ascension Information Systems. Lexicomp was selected based on its ease of use, accessibility, cost, and concise information. It also supports our goals of offering high-quality care, better patient and provider experiences, and lower overall cost of care.
Download introductory presentation here.
Ministry Library Services has put together a Lexicomp Search Tips page to help Ministry Staff and Providers transition from Clinical Pharmacology to Lexicomp.  

Expanded access to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and JAMA Internal Medicine.


MHC Associates now have expanded access to JAMA Network content including slide sets, supplemental content, Continuing Medical Education, quizzes and polls, etc. 

When searching in PubMed and JAMA articles appear in the search, you will now be able to click on the icon link at the end of the abstract which will take you directly to the full text article. The icons look like this: 





You may sign up for the Electronic Table of Contents distribution list and have each new issue of these journals delivered, electronically, to your email.  Send Deb Knippel an email if you would like to be added to either distribution list. 


Check these journals out today by clicking on the links below: 



This upgrade will provide more efficient and thorough access to the excellent content that is offered by JAMA.  If you need access to other JAMA Network journal articles, please contact Library Services.   We can’t exactly afford to purchase more of the JAMA Network Journals, but we should be able to get articles here and there.


For additional assistance please contact your Health Science Librarians Deb Knippel  (715-346-5091 or 65091) or Michele Matucheski (920-223-0340).  

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Recommended Reading : Ten Thousand Horses : How Leaders Harness Raw Potential for Extraordinary Results by John Stah-Wert / Ken Jenlnings


By Guest Blogger : Karen Schaefer, Lean Education Director for Ministry Health Care

Ten Thousand Horses is a fictional story of a struggling manager who goes to his old mentor who runs a ranch that promotes adoption of wild mustang horses and troubled youths (Think : Rawhide Ranch only horses instead of cars).

He learns the application of the model T x 3C=E
Trust x Challenge/Charge/Cheer=Engagement.

I would recommend this book as an enjoyable read – especially for new/existing middle managers.

Available at the MMC Library : Call Number HD 57.7 S715 2007 Management Collection
Contact Librarian, Michele Matucheski,  if you’d like to borrow this book.  


Karen
Karen Schaefer, RN, MSN

Lean Education Director

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Librarians Make a Difference

Here are just SOME of the research projects that Your Librarians have worked on in the past year.
Research demonstrates that Librarian-led information services improve clinical decision making and patient care outcomes. Library Services and quality health information can:
  • ·         Reduce hospital costs and length of stay
  • ·         Improve diagnosis, patient care outcomes and clinical decision making
  • ·         Further their institution's mission and goals through expert searches, teaching health professional literature searching skills, providing community outreach programs, supporting innovation and research, and disseminating the best medical and business practice information. 
  • ·         Contribute to Magnet Accreditation by teaching nurses and nursing students literature searching skills
  • ·         Help avoid adverse events
  • ·         Save health professionals' time



 

Questions, Comments, or Requests? Please contact your Librarians:   
           Michele Matucheski  920-223-0340 or Deb Knippel  715-346-5091
Also available via Outlook.