A new feature now available in My Bibliography facilitates the management of publication compliance with the National Institutes of Health (NIH)Public Access Policy. From the new Awards View eRA Commons users are able to see whether their publications are compliant with the Policy, start the manuscript submission process, associate their NIH extramural awards with their publications, and designate delegates to manage their bibliography via My NCBI.
Awards View
The Awards View is only available to eRA Commons users with active grants in their portfolios who have linked their My NCBI account with their eRA Commons account. To see whether your publications are compliant or not, go to My Bibliography and click on the Awards icon (this icon is only visible to users who have linked their accounts)
More: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/jf10/jf10_myncbi_redesign.html

Saturday, January 23, 2010, 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Ypsilanti High School, 2095 Packard Road

Free community event - Everyone welcome! Freebies, breakfast/lunch--all available to everyone at no cost.

This day is focused on educating the community – women and men of all ages – about various aspects of women's health. Attend various workshops led by U of M health professionals who are experts in their respective fields. The keynote speaker will be Florine Mark, President and Chairwoman of the Board of Weight Watchers Group, Inc.

For more information, please email whfd.2010@gmail.com

Disabled World: The Good Hospital Visitor: http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/hospitalvisitors.shtml

Please, go read the whole article, but just to whet your interest, here are the brief high points.

ABOUT VISITING
1. Stay home if you are sick.
2. Wash your hands before and after.
3. Sanitize the bottom of your purse, bag and shoes after you leave the hospital.

LEAVE AT HOME:
1. Complaints.
2. Plants or flowers for ICU patients.
3. Questions.

HELP IMPROVE PATIENT CARE:
1. Make sure there is someone there 24/7 to be a patient advocate.
2. Create a Care Team Notebook (read this part especially!)
3. Ask the patient if they have a durable power of attorney.

COORDINATE VISITS:
1. Obey posted hospital visitation policies.
2. Contact advocate and ask if it is ok to visit.
3. Avoid visits at shift change and procedure times.

MORE:
1. Offer to assist nursing staff.
2. Give family members a break.
3. Learn "hospital speak".
4. Take care of yourself.
5. Manage your own stress.
6. DON'T STOP VISITING!

The FDA guidelines will very likely shape non-health guidelines for social media and may very well impact on health communications in broader spheres, especially that of information professionals, health advocates, and potentially the general public. Please see http://fdasm.com for more information on how you can contribute to the dialog.

BROWSE:
FDASM Video Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/user/perplexitypeccable#g/c/C1A3ED9EF1F5BB8E

WATCH:

University of Michigan Health System: Influenza (Flu) Information: Flushots: http://www.med.umich.edu/flu/shots/index.htm

But what if you have a friend, colleague or relative who is not affiliated with UM? How do you help them find a flushot? The UMHS site refers you to the American Lung Association site, which is unfortunately not working at the moment. They refer you to Flu.gov, which is probably a better first stop anyway.

Flu.gov: http://www.flu.gov/
Flu.gov: Where You Live / Find a Flu Shot Near You: http://www.flu.gov/whereyoulive/index.html

Many folk have also heard about the Google FluTrends site.

I've heard a lot of people saying, Google made the FluTrends site, why can't they get their act together and give us the info we really need about what is going on with this flu? Where is it in my area? How fast is is spreading? How can I find a flushot? Well, Google folks are pretty smart, and while folks were complaining it wasn't here yet, they were already working on trying to get it out.

Google: Flushots: www.google.com/flushot

How this works is that you enter your zipcode, and it returns locations within a roughly five mile radius. Unfortunately, in the immediate Ann Arbor area, there are no flushots available to the public at this time. Still, if that happens, think about your transportation options - where does the bus go? do you have access to a car? - then enter the zipcodes for those areas to see if there is something available in the surrounding areas.

For more information:

Google: Finding Flu Vaccine Information in One Easy Place: http://blog.google.org/2009/11/finding-flu-vaccine-information-in-one.html

Need to find zipcodes nearby? Try the browseable Zipcode Map.

Zipcode Boundary Map: http://maps.huge.info/zip.htm

This comprehensive full-text database covers all aspects of health policy and related issues including, but not limited to:
* Health Care Access & Delivery
* Health Care Administration
* Health Care Financing & Economics
* Health Care Planning
* Health Care Quality
* Health Care Reform
* Health Insurance
* Health Law
* Health Services Research
* Long Term Care
* Maternal & Child Health
* Medical & Health Care Ethics
* Public Health
* Social Medicine

The trial will expire on 30 November 2009.

Please send your comments to Nadia Lalla (nadiamar at umich.edu)

What:
A **free** Medical Library Association webcast for information professionals that will
* describe mobile technology and its value for librarians and health care professionals
* demonstrate mobile technology devices and innovative applications
* explore programs that illustrate the potential of mobile technology for health professionals
* discuss funding opportunities to create and sustain mobile technology programs

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/so09/so09_pm_redesign

2009-2010 Influenza Season Triage Algorithm for Adults (>18 Years) With Influenza-Like Illness: http://cdc.gov/h1n1flu/clinicians/pdf/adultalgorithm.pdf

They have released a separate document for the general public on how to care for someone in your home who has this illness.

Interim Guidance for 2009 H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu): Taking Care of a Sick Person in Your Home: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/guidance_homecare.htm

More information for clinicians is available from here.

Novel H1N1 Influenza: Resources for Clinicians: http://cdc.gov/h1n1flu/clinicians/

More information for the public is available here.

H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu): General Information: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/general_info.htm

If you go to Pubmed your usual way, there is a link to click on to try it out, or you can click here.

Pubmed Preview: http://preview.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

If you want a little help seeing where things have moved, start with this.

If you'd rather look at a large picture, try these.

Large size

Full screen

The Health Sciences Libraries is planning workshops and brownbags on the new Pubmed, so watch our course list for more information. Of course, you can always come meet with a librarian or ask us to come present to your class, laboratory group or department.

You can find the full article and bibligraphy here.

International Congress of Medical Librarianship 2009: http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/collection/UQ:179364

Virtual Worlds Demand Innovative Roles and Skills from Medical Librarians: http://www.slideshare.net/umhealthscienceslibraries/virtual-worlds-demand-innovative-roles-and-skills-from-medical-librarians

The Health Sciences Libraries will be doing classes about what changed soon after it does. For now, we don't really know much more than you do. No, just because we're librarians doesn't mean we get to play with the new toy before you do.

For what we do know, you can find more information about the change at these links, follow them in Twitter at ncbi_pubmed or myncbi, or search for Pubmed Redesign in Google.

NLM Technical Bulletin: MLA 2009: NLM Online Users' Meeting: Remarks

Blogadillo >> Pubmed

NLM Online Users Meeting, May 2009 (Slides)

GMR: The Cornflower: Pubmed Redesign Web Meeting Recording Available

Watch this space for more information as soon as we have it!