Welcome to the February 2023 Monash Health Library newsletter: news and insights from our collection once a month. To subscribe or un-subscribe, email library@monashhealth.org.
Library News
How to get your research published – an exclusive webinar presented by an experienced clinician researcher and editor – runs on Wednesday, 22nd March. It is the second webinar in our popular two-part series on research writing and publishing, developed together with global publisher Elsevier. Attend live and get answers to your burning questions. Registrants will also receive a link to the recording. Missed the first webinar on How to write a research paper? Watch it on LATTE.
The newly updated 9th Edition offers 400+ entries with detailed, evidence-based guidance on procedures ranging from the most basic patient care to assisting with intricate surgeries. The alphabetical organization allows you to quickly look up any procedure by name.
Designed to help you recognize the fundamental signs of deterioration in patients on medical wards and ensure that transfer is made to the ICU before the development of adverse clinical outcomes. The first text of its kind in this important area.
By tracing his own journey from immigrant kid to world champion debater, Bo Seo shows how the skills of debating – information gathering, truth finding, lucidity, organization, and persuasion – are often the cornerstone of successful careers and happy lives. Reserve online.
Dr Harris explains that the ways we commonly try to find happiness often end up making us miserable. However, using the principles of ACT (Acceptance & Commitment therapy) we can all escape the happiness trap to find true satisfaction in life.
Library Favourites
Have you spotted UpToDate in the EMR? Find the quick link at the top right of your EMR window, or under Links.
Accessing full-text journal articles while onsite is easier than ever, with LibKey Nomad now installed on all Monash Health PCs. Look out for the below buttons while browsing for articles on PubMed or other sites. These buttons will take you straight to the full-text or open an online form to request the article from the Library. Requests are usually filled same day.
Bookable meeting rooms at our MMC, Casey, and Dandenong libraries continue to be in high demand. A small hot-desking room is also available in Clayton for those in need. And if you require a space for in-person training sessions, our Education Room in Clayton is equipped with nine PCs plus an overhead projector and screen – contact the Library team for bookings.
Just Published
The following is a selection of documents recently added to the Trip Database.
This Cochrane review found evidence that in the short-term, “approaches such as anger management and [positive behaviour support] may reduce outwardly directed aggressive behaviour in people with intellectual disabilities”.
To optimise the care of patients with sepsis, clinicians can use certain pathogen-specific and host-response biomarkers as adjunctive tools. While further multi-centre cohort studies are still needed, the authors offer current guidance.
In the UK Genetic Prostate Cancer Study, patients with a strong family history of prostate cancer were at a lower risk of all-cause mortality. The authors attribute this association largely to greater awareness and screening in these patients.
Updated practice guidelines for foetal MRI have been published by the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. The guidelines include steps in performing foetal MRI examination and best practices in reporting.
A delirium intervention program for hospitalised older adults reduced LOS by 6.3 days. Among the measures used were multidisciplinary rounds, a nonpharmacological intervention bundle, and a treatment order set.
Remember that the Monash Health Research Repository (MHRR) is here to collect research outputs of all kinds – from books and articles to theses and conference posters. Uploading a PDF of your conference poster or presentation to the MHRR will provide you with a stable link to the file, which you can then use to promote your research and share your findings.
Selected recent submissions to the MHRR (click on the DOI to check for full-text):