Free Images from the CDC's Public Health Image Library

The CDC maintains a library of images, Public Health Image Library(PHIL) which includes medical illustrations, photos and multimedia files. Many of the images are free, and can be used to supplement presentations.

Topics Include:
Influenza
Natural disasters
Environmental Health
Bioterrorism
Electron micrographic imagery

Health Literacy: The Ask Me 3 Campaign

Ask Me 3 promotes three simple but essential questions that patients should ask their providers in every health care interaction. Providers should always encourage their patients to understand the answers to:
1. What is my main problem?
2. What do I need to do?
3. Why is it important for me to do this?

The National Patient Safety Foundation has materials available for download in aiding communication between physicians and patients including:

Words to Watch(English and Spanish)

Patient Brochure(English - SpanishFrench- ChineseRussian - Arabic)

Ask Me 3 ProgramImplementation Guide(English)

Medical Spanish Podcasts

Molly Martin, MD has created Medical Spanish Podcasts along with Maria Bjorklund, Spanish Teacher.

Listen to recordings of dialogues in Spanish on common medical topics, and test yourself with quizzes.

Topics include:

Back Pain
Social History: Alcohol & Drugs
Chest Pain
ECG, Sputum Sample, Mantoux
Blood Test
Swine Flu in the News
Labor & Delivery: Yes and No Questions
Reproductive Health History

PURL'S from The Journal of Family Practice

PURLs(Priority Updates from the Research Literature), are brief articles that distill the literature to those few articles that are:

1. relevant
2. practice-changing
3. able to be implemented immediately.

PURLs are from studies selected and evaluated using Family Physicians Inquiries Network(FPIN)’s PURL Surveillance System methodology, and published in Journal of Family Practice.

The most recent topics include:

Migraine treatment “tweak” could reduce office visits
AudiocastStop headaches before they start
PURLs Methodology Release date: 7/1/2009Full text

Initiating antidepressant therapy? Try these 2 drugs first
Release date: 7/1/2009Full text

Suspect an eating disorder? Suggest CBT
AudiocastEating disorder clues you can’t afford to miss
Methodology Release date: 5/1/2009Full text

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Medical Book Fair Coming to the Library July 2nd Last Day

MEDICAL BOOK FAIR
In the Medical Library, 5th Floor
Last Day!
July 2nd, 11-5 pm(thurs)
Dolbey's Medical Bookstore is coming to the library for a book fair! They are bringing a variety of books, and can do special orders.

Let me know if there's anything you'd like them to bring, and I'll pass the request on.

There will be giveaways and refreshments, and information about library services.

Come check it out!

Clinical Trial Results & Acronyms

Finding information about results of a clinical trial in the news can be a challenge, but this site, started by Dr. C. Michael Gibson, compiles results in easy to view slide shows, as well as tracking where the results are published.

Clinical Trial Results is an organization of clinical trial researchers whose goal is to objectively and rapidly disseminate clinical trial results to physicians & other health care professionals so that they in turn can educate their colleagues and patients with the ultimate goal of accelerating the delivery of newer treatments.

The site also includes a handy guide to the often cryptic Clinical Trial Acronyms.

Medical Book Sale Friday 6/26, 8-2

Dolbey's bookstore will be in tomorrow, Friday June 26, 2009, at 8:00 am(note new time), until 2:00 pm. Come check out the pocket guides, or makes special requests for when they come back next week. Snacks too!