Grand Rounds Reading Lists now available: Morbity and Mortality Conferences in Ob/Gyn

References from OB/GYN Grand Rounds from July 25, 2014: "Morbidity and Mortality Conference"
are now available: http://libguides.tulane.edu/OBGYNgrandrounds

Pediatrics Grand Rounds will resume September 2014.

Each week librarians at the Matas library attend grand rounds for selected departments in the School of Medicine. Articles and resources mentioned during the presentation are recorded and presented for your perusal via the links.

Create maps, tables and reports with PolicyMap

PolicyMap is an online mapping tool that enables access to data about U.S. communities and markets. Use it for research, grant applications and impact analysis by creating custom demographic maps, tables, and reports. 

What can you do with PolicyMap? Analyze communities at the neighborhood-level using data which drives Healthy People2020 goals/objectives.

TrainingTutorials

 Register for basic training webinars to learn how to create map elements: data layers, and data points to describe a geographic area. Trainers welcome phone calls: 1-866-923-MAPS (6277)

PolicyMapBlog

This blog provides ideas about creating custom maps and reports using data available via PolicyMap.

Check out this blog entry which demonstrates how 3 maps were created for a healthy food access project using data available in PolicyMap: food access, consumption and diet-related health indicators, and food assistance program participation.

 

What's new in Faculty Publications

Devices studied in "Effect of spectral transmittance through red-tinted rodent cages on circadian metabolism and physiology in nude rats." Daughty, 2013

137 references were added to Matas Faculty Publications in July, bringing the total citation count for 2014 to 592 publications authored or co-authored by our colleagues in the School of Medicine, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and the National Primate Center. Our scholarly output is on par with publication performance from last year. The final publication count for 2013 numbered 816 articles. As we pass the half year mark, we may well surpass last year's final publication count.

Featured publications from Pediatrics, Global Health Systems and Development, and Structural and Cellular Biology after the jump.

World Hepatitis Day is July 28th

World Hepatitis Day is Monday, July 28th. Find out more information about the current state of viral hepatitis treatment and research through the CDC and Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal webpage.

Medicine Grand Rounds reading list now available: glycemia, neglected tropical disease in pregnancy

References from Medicine Ground Rounds for July 23, 2014: "Measuring Glycemia" are now available:
http://libguides.tulane.edu/content.php?pid=288978&sid=5022685

References from OB/GYN Grand Rounds from July 18, 2014: "Neglected Tropical Disease in Pregnancy"
are now available: http://libguides.tulane.edu/OBGYNgrandrounds

Pediatrics Grand Rounds will resume September 2014.

Each week librarians at the Matas library attend grand rounds for selected departments in the School of Medicine. Articles and resources mentioned during the presentation are recorded and presented for your perusal via the links.

Check out the Biomedical Humanities section at the Matas library

Looking for a somewhat lighter read that's focused on healthcare or public health? Check out the new Biomedical Humanities section at the Matas library.

Located in the Matas Commons area near the circulation desk, the Biomedical Humanities section has books focused on medical ethics (such as The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks), public health (including The Ghost Map), social inequalities (The Tortilla Curtain and Things Fall Apart), and many other topics.

Feel free to browse the Biomedical Humanities section. If you need assistance with finding a particular book, let us know at the circulation desk and we'll help you find it!

e-Book spotlight: Understanding Medical Education: Evidence, Theory, and Practice

From Wiley Online:

In this new and extensively updated second edition, the Association for the Study of Medical Education presents a complete and authoritative guide to medical education. Written by leading experts in the field, Understanding Medical Education provides a comprehensive resource of the theoretical and academic bases to modern medical education practice.

This authoritative and accessible reference is designed to meet the needs of all those working in medical education from undergraduate education through postgraduate training to continuing professional development. As well as providing practical guidance for clinicians, teachers and researchers, Understanding Medical Education will prove an invaluable resource to those studying at certificate, diploma or masters level and a first 'port-of-call' for anyone engaged in medical education as an academic discipline.

Exploring medical education in all its diversity and containing all you need in one place, Understanding Medical Education is the ideal reference not only for medical educators, but for anyone involved in the development of healthcare professionals, in whatever discipline wherever they are in the world.

This e-book can be accessed by either accessing the Teaching Methods for Medicine & Public Health libguide or by clicking here.

Medicine Grand Rounds reading list now available: Update on hospital medicine

References from Medicine Ground Rounds for July 3, 2014: "Update on Resistant Hypertension: Definition, Recognition and Therapeutic Approaches" are now available: 

http://libguides.tulane.edu/content.php?pid=288978&sid=5022685 

Pediatrics Grand Rounds will resume September 2014.

Each week librarians at the Matas library attend grand rounds for the Department of Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics. Articles and resources mentioned during the presentation are recorded and presented for your perusal via the links.

Tweet, post or like PubMed articles: social media icons now available at article level

PubMed entered into the 21st century today with the addition of social media icons to journal articles.

So now when you find that perfect article on Julie Dench's timelessness verified in a peer-reviewed journal, you can share it on Twitter, Facebook or GooglePlus.  Just check the bottom of the page in the Abstract view for sharing options.

Historical book spotlight: The Rudolph Matas History of Medicine in Louisiana, v.1 & v.2

In addition to being a celebrated surgeon, Dr. Rudolph Matas was very interested in the history of medicine and the history of medicine in Louisiana.

In 1926, Dr. Matas accepted the chairmanship of a committee to prepare a history of the Louisiana State Medical Society, and began the compilation of the materials needed. As he worked, he widened the scope of this project to include all material relative to the history of medicine in Louisiana, including materials from the times of French and Spanish colonization.

In 1953, unable to continue on with the project, Dr. Matas created a trust fund to fund the completion of this history. This history would be titled "The Rudolph Matas History of Medicine in Lousiana" and split into two volumes.

Volume 1 contains 3 parts: Louisiana Under France, 1699-1768; Louisiana Under Spain, 1769-1803; and The Transitional Period, 1804-1825.

Volume 2 contains 2 parts: The Ante Bellum Period, 1825-1860; and The Civil War and After.

Volume 1 Call Number: WZ 70 AL6 D87r v.1
Volume 2 Call Number: WZ 70 AL6 D87r v.2

iPhone apps from Wiley Current Protcols

Current Protocols is a resource of procedures and protocols for the lab. Whether it's  Immunology Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Mouse Biology, or Neuroscience, Current protocols provides step by step directions, ingredient lists and even videos for some techniques.

But that's not all. Current Protocols now offers three apps for iOS to increase your productivity in the laboratory:  Biological Buffer Calculator, CD Antigens Information Finder, and a DNA/RNA/Protein and General Molecular Weight Calculator. Click the link for more information in iTunes preview.

Biological Buffer Calculator 
Chemical/biochemical pocket companion designed by the editors of Current Protocols. Choose from a list of all of the commonly used biological buffer systems, enter your desired volume, pH, and buffer concentration, as well as the concentrations of your stock solutions of the conjugate acid and base, and the calculator will inform you of the exact volumes of these stock solutions to mix in order to obtain the buffer needed.

CD Antigens Information Finder
CD molecules are cell-surface antigens identifiable by their reactions with specific monoclonal antibodies, which represent an important system for identifying and differentiating human cells. The CD Antigen Information Finder was adapted from Current Protocols in Immunology (Beare, et al., 2008. Monoclonal Antibodies to Human Cell Surface Antigens. Curr. Protoc. Immunology. 80:A.4A.1–A.4A.73) and includes data on the molecular weight, family, molecular structure, cellular expression patterns, function, and biomedical usefulness of the molecule. The database is searchable by the official CD designation of the antigen as well as by synonyms and other keywords including associated diseases and tissue/organ names.

DNA/RNA/Protein and General Molecular Weight Calculator

Chemical/biochemical pocket companion designed by the editors of Current Protocols. Type in or copy/paste any nucleic acid base sequence, any protein or peptide amino acid sequence (in one- or three-letter codes accessible from a convenient menu), or any standard chemical formula, and obtain the molecular weight. Allows estimates of the molecular weights of unknown nucleic acid or protein/peptide sequences on the basis of sequence length and average base/amino acid molecular weights. Also includes a list of 1200 of the most commonly encountered organic and inorganic compounds, which may be immediately selected in order to calculate their molecular weights, as well as an easy-to-access list of the chemical elements, which may be plugged into any chemical formula.

Medicine Grand Rounds reading list now available: Update on Resistant Hypertension

References from Medicine Ground Rounds for July 3, 2014: "Update on Resistant Hypertension: Definition, Recognition and Therapeutic Approaches" are now available: http://libguides.tulane.edu/content.php?pid=288978&sid=5022685 

Pediatrics Grand Rounds will resume September 2014.

 Each week librarians at the Matas library attend grand rounds for the Department of Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics. Articles and resources mentioned during the presentation are recorded and presented for your perusal via the links.

Medicine Grand Rounds reading list now available: Menopausal Hormone Therapy in 2014

References from Medicine Ground Rounds for July 3, 2014: "Menopausal Hormone Therapy in 2014" are now available: http://libguides.tulane.edu/content.php?pid=288978&sid=5022685

Pediatrics Grand Rounds will resume September 2014.

Each week librarians at the Matas library attend grand rounds for the Department of Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics. Articles and resources mentioned during the presentation are recorded and presented for your perusal via the links.