May 15, 2007
MI-Info: Public Health Informatics
MI-Info is an NIH grant funded project to bring core information and informatics skills to the public health workforce in Michigan through skills building tutorials and highlighted resources. Major tutorial topics include:
* Evidence Based Public Health
* Finding Health Statistics Online
* Searching the Internet
* Searching the Public Health Literature
* Staying Informed
* Health Education Resources
While the primary focus is on the public health workforce, these clear and easy-to-follow tutorials cover information skills much need by all health care workers and highlight both free resources as well as those limited to residents of the state Michigan. Highly recommended.
Michigan Informatics (MI-Info): informatics for the public health workforce: http://www.sph.umich.edu/mi-info/
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December 24, 2006
Avian Influenza Resources
The Health Sciences Libraries (Dentistry, Taubman Medical, and Public Health) have partnered to provide the following collection of online resources about avian flu and pandemic response / preparedness.
Health Sciences Libraries: Guides: Avian Influenza Resources: http://www.lib.umich.edu/hsl/guides/avianflu.html
The links on the page above take you to sections within a collection of resources in del.icio.us -- a free bookmarking and productivity tool. The main sections we are highlighting for you are these:
- Major Avian Flu Portals
- Overviews of Avian Flu
- Disaster Planning
- Personal and Family Planning
- Local Michigan Information
- News and Travel Information
- Research
You can either go directly to one of those sections and browse the links available there, or you can browse the entire collection of over 40 recommended links. Each link includes a brief note describing why the resource is useful as well as terms (called "tags" in Del.icio.us) that you might think of as subject headings. The tags or subject headings describe the resource in a little more detail, and help you decide if you want to visit that site.
There is additional information on how to use Del.icio.us at their help page.
Del.icio.us: http://del.icio.us/
Del.icio.us: Help: http://del.icio.us/help/
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July 21, 2006
Omics in Michigan (Omics Series, 10)
Where do you go with a quick question or how do you find an expert partner to extend your area of inquiry? There are amazing researchers all over the world, but there are also amazing researchers right next door. Today we are looking at the range of omics resources and research centers within the state of Michigan, at academic and corporate institutions, and within the University of Michigan. Let's explore what our neighbors are doing.
* MICHIGAN GOVERNMENT, ASSOCIATIONS, & OTHER
Michigan Genetics Resource Center: http://www.migeneticsconnection.org/
INCLUDES:
- Michigan Genetics Connection: Genetic Literacy: http://www.migeneticsconnection.org/geneticliteracy.shtml
- Michigan Genetics Connection: Michigan Genetics Support Group Directory: http://www.migeneticsconnection.org/supportdirectory.shtml
- Michigan Genetics Connection: Michigan State Genetics Plan: http://www.migeneticsconnection.org/stateplan.shtml
Michigan Proteome Consortium: http://www.proteomeconsortium.org/
Michigan Public Health Genomics* Program (PHGP): http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2942_4911_4916-85137--,00.html
State of Michigan: Public Health Genomics Program: http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2942_4911_4916-85137--,00.html
Michigan SmallTech Association (MISTA): http://www.michigansmalltech.com/
Michigan.org: Life Sciences Corridor: http://www.michigan.org/medc/ttc/LifeSciences/
Nanotechnology International: Usa/Michigan: companies, profiles and links: http://www.nanovip.com/directory/International/Usa/Michigan/index.php
* MICHIGAN UNIVERSITIES & SCHOOLS
EMU: Bioinformatics@emich.edu: http://www.emich.edu/bioinformatics/
MSU: Bioinformatics Services: http://genomics.msu.edu/bioinformatics/Bioinformatics.html
MSU: Genomics: Research Technology Support Facility (RTSF): http://genomics.msu.edu/index.html
MSU: Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Team (NIRT): http://nirt.pa.msu.edu/
MSU: Proteomics Database: http://genomics.msu.edu/cgi-bin/proteomics/login.cgi
MSU: Proteomics: http://proteomics.msu.edu/
MSU: The Nanotechnology Site: http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/csc/nanotech/
Michigan Technological University (MTU): Nanotechnology: http://nano.mtu.edu/
UM: Bioinformatics: http://www.bioinformatics.med.umich.edu/
UM: Center for Computational Medicine and Biology: http://www.ccmb.med.umich.edu/
UM: Center for Integrative Genomics: http://www.med.umich.edu/cig/index.html
UM: Center for Proteome Studies: http://www.proteomecenter.med.umich.edu/
UM: Michigan Center for Genomics & Public Health: http://www.sph.umich.edu/genomics/
UM: Michigan Nanofabrication Facility: http://www.mnf.umich.edu/
UM: Michigan Nanotechnology Institute for Medicine and Biological Sciences (M-NIMBS): http://nano.med.umich.edu/
UM: Microbial Genomics: http://sitemaker.umich.edu/microbial_genomics
UM: National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (Nanotech at UM): http://www.mnf.umich.edu/NNIN/
* WANT MORE?
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April 24, 2006
Financial (and Related) Resources for Patients
General Information about Financial Resources for Health Treatment and Care
- GovBenefits.gov: Your Benefits Connection: http://www.govbenefits.gov/
- MedlinePlus: Financial Assistance: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/financialassistance.html
- National Human Genome Research Institute / genome.gov: Financial Assistance Information: http://www.genome.gov/11008842
- Volunteers in Health Care: http://www.volunteersinhealthcare.org/
General Information about Financial Resources for Michigan Residents
- The DRM Regional Resources Directory (States): Michigan - The Wolverine State: http://www.disabilityresources.org/MICHIGAN.html
- Health Insurance Consumer Guide for Michigan / A Consumer's Guide to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance in Michigan: http://www.healthinsuranceinfo.net/mi00.html
- NonProfitExpert.com: Helping People in Michigan Find Help: Individual Assistance: http://www.nonprofitexpert.com/states/mi.htm
- The Women's Center of America (Ann Arbor): Resources: Community Resources: Women-Friendly Resources, Southeast Michigan: http://www.thewomenscenterofamerica.org/resource_cr.php
See also our Guide to Online Drug Information Resources, which includes a section on Patient Assistance Programs and Compassionate Use.
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March 09, 2006
Dental Highlights from Deep Blue
Have you heard about Deep Blue, the online institutional repository from the University of Michigan?
Deep Blue: http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/
Deep Blue: Dentistry: http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/simple-search?query=dentistry&start=0
Representative examples of work from faculty of the School of Dentistry include:
- Major Ash: Calibration of six-channel intraoral occlusal forces transmitters : final report
- James Avery et al: Nerve conduction in human teeth : progress report
- James Hayward et al: Bone induction with lyophilized bone and additives : final progress report and Studies of fracture healing : annual progress report
- William O'Brien: Capillary penetration of liquids between dissimilar solids
- Floyd Peyton: Dental materials : terminal technical report and Shell casting of partial denture frameworks and universal aqueous acrylamide duplicating gel : final report
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January 21, 2006
Podcast Resources
The Dentistry Library has a new guide to resources on podcasts, how to find them, and other online multimedia tools. Check it out at:
http://www.lib.umich.edu/dentlib/resources/guides/podcast.html
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January 19, 2006
UM Salary List Now Available
The 2005 annual salary list for the University of Michigan has been published, and is now available online.
It is also linked on the main Dentistry Library homepage:
http://www.lib.umich.edu/dentlib/
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