Welcome to the June 2009 edition of the
CIAP Newsletter
Welcome to the June edition of the CIAP
Newsletter. The CIAP password change is now complete, the CIAP Learning Co-ordinator
is appointed and there are a number of changes and new resources added to CIAP.
Please continue to provide your feedback and don’t forget you can subscribe as an
individual by sending an
Since the password change, we have received
considerable interest from non-NSW Public Health individuals requesting the new passwords,
which demonstrates that unauthorised access to CIAP had been occurring.
CIAP licensed resources are governed by a
contract that authorises access by NSW Public Health workers only. CIAP usage is now
being closely monitored for breeches. Unauthorised usage significantly impacts on the
cost of the CIAP subscription and this is not in the interest of the Area Health Services
and other NSW Health organisations that incur the cost of this service.
CIAP Learning Coordinator Appointed
Lorraine Brown started in the role of CIAP
Learning Coordinator and is responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation
of the CIAP Learning Strategy and Plan. Lorraine has an extensive
background in the development and delivery of education to healthcare professionals.
The Projects’ vision is to ... ‘Provide
all clinicians with readily accessible learning opportunities and support at the point
of care, which enhance the effective use of CIAP resources to assist in the delivery
of evidence based best practice healthcare’.
The current priority underway is the
development and implementation of an eLearning package to support and enhance
clinicians’ use of CIAP. A very committed working group has been developing the
content outline for this package. This material is now going through an educational
development process, with the first module due for completion at the beginning of August.
‘But nothing is more estimable than a physician who, having
studied nature from his youth, knows the properties of the human body, the
diseases which assail it, the remedies which will benefit it, exercises his
art with caution, and pays equal attention to the rich and the
poor.’
Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire)
New Resources and Changes on CIAP
Australian Medicines Handbook – 2009 Edition
The new edition of the
Australian Medicines Handbook (AMH) is now available on CIAP.
The AMH provides concise practical, reliable, comparative drug information to promote
quality of use of medicines in Australia.
eTG – Therapeutic Guidelines – Dermatology Version 3 2009
Therapeutic
Guidelines have released a new edition of Dermatology, which is now available on CIAP.
This textbook has been reviewed and updated to provide concise practical advice and
features:
Dosing of oral antihistamines
Important considerations when using topical corticosteroids in adults and in children
Indications for lasers and their relative efficacy
You will find this title along with the Australian
Medicines Handbook under ‘Other Drug Resources’ on the CIAP left menu.
New Journal – Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
CIAP is pleased to announce the addition of
another peer reviewed surgery journal.
Diseases
of the Colon & Rectum (DC&R) is the world's leading publication in colorectal
surgery. Recognised as the authority on conditions affecting the colon, rectum, and anus,
DC&R includes peer-reviewed original research, reviews, selected abstracts of the
literature, and online streaming video.
For more than fifty years, DC&R has been
the journal of choice among colorectal surgeons and gastroenterologists for the transfer
of both medical and surgical knowledge and information in this highly specialised field.
Access to the full text of this title is
available from 1996 onwards is via the CIAP
Journal List.
‘Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.’
Anton Chekhov
Updated CIAP Journal List is now available
Twice yearly the CIAP journal list is updated.
If you would like a copy contact your local health library.
New User Guide - Searching CINAHL on EBSCOhost
We have provided a basic user guide for
searching CINAHL on EBSCOhost. You will find this along with many others on the
User Guides and Tutorials
page on CIAP.
New Page - Article Requests
There is a new page called
‘Article Requests’
published under the ‘Library Information’ tag on the CIAP top menu. The Article Requests
page details the options available to CIAP users if they would like to gain full text
of an article that is from a journal not subscribed to by CIAP.
OvidSP News – Medline, Embase, Midwifery and Infant Care, PyschINFO
The latest release of OvidSP has been
successfully implemented and the following enhancements are included as part of
this release:
Customisable Search Fields – Display frequently used search fields
in a new MyFields tab – you no longer have to select the search fields each time you
perform a search since OvidSP will remember them each time you log in. Easily add or
remove all other fields – now located in a Show All tab – based on your preferences.
New Limit to Star Ranking – Limit searches to generate results
with a specific ranking, such as five or four stars. Remember – ranking denotes
relevancy; five stars indicate the highest relevancy.
Enhanced Limit to Publication Year – You will be able to
select ‘current’ (i.e., ‘Limit to 2006 - Current’), rather
than a specific year as the end date, so you can stay up-to-date with the most current
information available. This also applies to saved searches that you have set up to
receive via AutoAlert or RSS feed.
Quarterly AutoAlerts – Set up saved searches and journal eTOCs
and AutoAlerts to arrive on a quarterly basis.
Improved highlighting – The accuracy of highlighting is improved
in OvidSP for both Basic Search as well as Advanced Search. User-entered terms will
be highlighted in bold red and expanded terms will be highlighted in bold green.
If you require further information about this
release please visit the OvidSP
Resource Centre
‘Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.’
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
CINAHL News
From Tuesday the 12th May the ability to
‘clear find field after searching’ has been reactivated so that at the end of a
CINAHL search, the results are displayed but the find field will automatically clear to
prepare for the next search or Boolean combination. When automatically clearing, all of
the search limiters and search options still apply to the most recent search conducted.
EBSCO have also launched a new feature on
our interface called Citation Matcher. This will automatically appear under ‘more’
in the top blue bar of the EBSCOhost screen, and is ideal for users who only have part of
the citation information but want to find the record.
The CIAP Education Schedule has been updated and includes online Webex
sessions for OvidSP and specific education sessions held by the local health libraries.
Currently there are sessions being held at NSCCAHS and SWAHS, so if you would like to
register for one of these please visit the CIAP Education Schedule
We continue to welcome your CIAP education
queries and requests. To discuss your training requirements, please
or call the CIAP helpdesk on 1800 824 279 (during business hours)
or your local Health Library.
June 2009
Comments and Feedback
CIAP welcomes your comments and feedback.
We would like to be informed of your experiences when using the
CIAP site. All feedback received is assessed and taken into
account to improve the viability of the site and increase the
useability at the point of care.
If you have any comments,
suggestions, or feedback, please contact us via
or call us on
1800 824 279.
Did you know? Swine Flu Resources
Ovid has created a helpful list of resources on
OvidSP that contain timely and relevant information on swine flu in humans.
Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) - recommended therapy for swine influenza
Zanamivir (Relenza) - recommended therapy for swine influenza
Amantadine (Symmetrel) - swine influenza is resistant to this treatment; content has been updated with this recommendation from the CDC
Rimantadine (Flumadine) - swine influenza is resistant to this treatment; content has been updated with this recommendation from the CDC
To access these documents in Healthcare Series,
just search for ‘swine’
ARCHI News
The ARCHI June Net News newsletter contains information about all the latest news
from ARCHI including these stories:
Information for Patients in the Emergency Department
NSW Health has developed resources aimed at helping patients understand the Emergency Department. There
is a brochure called ‘Welcome to the Emergency Department’ and a poster describing the staff roles in the ED.
2nd Annual Chronic Care for Aboriginal People Development State Forum Program
Across the state, the Chronic Care for Aboriginal People program team has been working on the state-wide
solutions together with staff at an Area level. The presentations describe the progress of the NSW
state initiatives, as well as other Aboriginal chronic care programs.
Practical Steps to Improving Emergency Department Signage
Emergency Departments (EDs) are frequently the main point of access to hospital for many patients. All
ED signage should be prominent, concise and give clear easily identified guidance to everyone using the ED.
The Medical Assessment Unit Workshop April 2009
The Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) workshop focused on Medical, Nursing, Allied Health, and Patient Flow issues
as well as future directions of MAUs in NSW.
Mental Health Redesign
The Mental Health Redesign Project aims to identify solutions to enable adult
mental health clients to have:
equitable and timely access to effective and appropriate emergency care
across NSW
achieve Access Block benchmarks for mental health clients presenting
at ED
improved access to, and better quality of care provided for adult
community mental health clients
There are 5 key themes of Solution Design: Streamlining consumer care, Improving
flow, Improving quality and service, Increasing service capacity, and
Leadership and management.
Drug Database Updates
CIAP online resources are updated regularly according to
the following schedule:
eTG Complete
(Therapeutic Guidelines) is updated every four months. The most recent update was on
4th April 2009
Micromedex is
updated quarterly The most recent update was on 19th April 2009
MIMS is
updated monthly (usually first Saturday of the month). The most recent update
was on 2nd May 2009
pAHM (Australian
Medicines Handbook for PDA) is updated twice a year. The most recent update was in
November 2008.
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