NFB.ca – National Film Board’s Online Screening Room – Health and Medicine

Access to documentaries, animation and alternative dramas in streaming video, as well as NFB playlists, upcoming films and other related resources. This larger collection contains over 1,100 streamed videos from the NFB is freely available for personal use. In addition, Queen’s Library has purchased public performance rights for educational use and display at Queen’s.

The health sciences content spans a variety of subject areas including  bioethics, nursing, occupational health, cancer, genetics and more.

Postcard copyright 1910. Courtesy of Laurie Scott.

10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Access Services/Reserve: Limited Services
Document Delivery Office: CLOSED
Reference Services: CLOSED

The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) is a world leader in evidence based healthcare whose evidence-based practice model is considered a benchmark for the healthcare industry. Their new Synthesis Science in Healthcare Online Book Series enables healthcare professionals to understand the JBI model of evidence-based healthcare, assess qualitative and quantitative research, evaluate evidence from intervention and diagnostic accuracy studies and learn ways to minimize risks from adverse events.

Book 1: Translation Science and The JBI Model of Evidence-Based Healthcare

Book 2: Synthesizing Qualitative Evidence

Book 3: Synthesizing Evidence from Narrative, Text and Opinion

Book 4: Synthesizing Quantitative Evidence

Book 5: Synthesizing Evidence of Risk

Book 6: Synthesizing Evidence of Diagnostic Accuracy

Book 7: Synthesizing Economic Evidence

Bracken Library is trialing Anatomy and Physiology Online until February 29. Designed for students enrolled in introductory anatomy and physiology courses, this online educational resource contains 19 comprehensive modules on the human body. Features include:

* clear 3D images, sounds and interactive models

* dissection slides you can label

*clinical case studies

*pronunciation guides

*quizzes and much more.

For access, open Ovid MEDLINE, hover over the “Primal Pictures” tab and select “Anatomy & Physiology Online”

Contact bracken.library@queensu.ca with your feedback about this resource!

The EBSCOhost database CINAHL [ Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature] is currently experiencing problems with Subject Heading searching. The vendor is aware of the problem and is working to address the issue as soon as possible.

Update: This issue has been resolved.

Explore this trial database until February 28.

APA PsycNET Interface Trial for PsycARTICLES, PsycBOOKS, PsycCRITIQUES, PsycINFO, PsycTESTS and PsycTHERAPY: an OCUL-wide trial on the APA PsycNET interface to give interested schools the opportunity to evaluate this interface compared to the ProQuest interface.

Bracken Library will be offering two “Introduction to RefWorks” workshops this semester:

• Tuesday, January 31, 4:00pm – 5:15pm
• Wednesday, February 29, 4:00pm – 5:15pm

The workshops are aimed at graduate students, but faculty and undergraduate students are also welcome to attend.  For more information and registration visit: http://library.queensu.ca/health/grads/workshops

As of Jan. 1, 2012 BMJ Point of Care has been updated to BMJ Best Practice.  Like BMJ Point of Care, Best Practice offers evidence-based information on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention for use at the point of care.  Connect to Best Practice now or take an online tour.

The 10th annual Cochrane Canada Symposium will be held in Winnipeg May 9-10.

The abstract submission deadline is January 12 2012.

Browse or search the Cochrane Library.   At Queen’s, the Cochrane databases are also searchable on the OvidSP platform.