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Issue no. 129, March 10, 2004
The Library is pleased to announce subscriptions to the following two
health science-related databases.
InfoPOEMS
InfoPOEMS is a clinical awareness system designed to support
evidence-based medicine (EBM). POEM stands for Patient Oriented Evidence
that Matters. POEMs are issued daily and can be accessed in a variety of
ways, including search the Daily POEMs database; browse the POEMs released
by month and year, such as all the POEMs from February 2004; and get the
daily POEM sent to you via e-mail.
The POEMs are also integrated into a much larger database of clinical
tools called InfoRetriever. This database has 13 segments, which can be
searched simultaneously or browsed separately. InfoRetriever includes the
following:
- InfoPOEMS database.
- Over 180 clinical decision rules, decision support tools, and
calculators.
- Over 700 evidence-based practice guidelines from the National
Guidelines Clearinghouse and other sources.
- Griffith's 5-Minute Clinical Consult.
- An atlas of 550 medical photographs to aid in diagnosis.
- All of the abstracts (over 1,700) from the Cochrane Database of
Systematic Reviews.
- A database of detailed information on over 2,000 diagnostic tests
and Physical examination maneuvers.
- Links to over 500 patient education handouts.
InfoRetriever is available in several formats: web-based and downloadable
desktop, PocketPC, and PALM OS versions. For more information about this
database and how to use the different formats, go to
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/lhs/resources/guides/inforpoemhelp.shtml .
The cost of InfoPOEMS and InfoRetriever is $8,700.
AccessMedicine
AccessMedicine is a suite of 26 titles packaged in 5 modules. Harrison's
Online, Hurst's The Heart, and The Metabolic and Molecular Bases of
Inherited Disease each have their own module. The AccessLange module
offers access to 20 titles from Lange publishers, including Harper's
Biochemistry; Jawetz, Melnick, and Adelberg's Medical Microbiology;
Current Obstetric and Gynecologic Diagnosis and Treatment; and Basic and
Clinical Pharmacology. The CMDT Online module offers 3 titles: Current
Medical Diagnosis and Treatment; Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests; and
Practice Guidelines in Primary Care.
AccessMedicine is available at http://www.accessmedicine.com . The cost of
this database is $22,600. The Library subscription does not include
access to Harrison's On Hand.
Library-News is an electronic newsletter reporting on major acquisitions
in the UIC Library, news of changes in the library that may impact on
service, news of newly acquired electronic resources, and news from
Chicago area libraries.
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To view earlier issues of Library-News go to the URL:
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