Welcome to the May 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
We are online to help! The ‘Click here to chat with a librarian’ button on our library website is a quick way to ask a question about resources, research or education. A new afterhours chatbot will now guide you to the most relevant FAQ or you can leave a ticket for follow up as soon as a librarian is available.
Planning face-to-face team learning or training? Need a space? The Clayton library has a group education room available which can accommodate up to 12 people. You can now book online -- check availability here and make a booking (subject to approval).
In addition to meeting rooms, library spaces offer computers for employees needing a quiet place to work or study, e.g. while hot-desking across campuses. Spare headphones are available from library enquiry desks.
All library computers have access to Monash Health software and EndNote for referencing. Specialist research software Nvivo and SPSS is available on signed PCs. More information about what the library has is available on our website.
New Books
Our collection is always evolving. See a full list of our new books here.
The COVID-19 global pandemic accelerated telehealth adoption in an unprecedented surge of rapid innovation. This text showcases best practices for adoption of telehealth technology that is safe, appropriate, data-driven, equitable, and team-based.
Nelson Pediatric Symptom-Based Diagnosis is intended to help the reader begin with a specific chief complaint that may be seen in many different disease entities. It is arranged in chapters that cover specific symptoms mirroring clinical practice.
This new text will help nurses and midwives develop their unique leadership capabilities for better care, no matter what their level of experience or where in the organizational hierarchy they work. The book focuses on the personal development required for nurses and midwives to become authentic leaders.
The remarkable history of three pioneering women who, despite countless obstacles, earned medical degrees and paved the way for other women to do the same. Though very different in personality and circumstance, together these women built women-run hospitals and teaching colleges--creating for the first time medical care for women by women.
Library Favourites
Using retracted articles can degrade your research and lead to incorrect findings. Our BrowZine e-shelf for all Monash Health journals now integrates data from Retraction Watch, making it easier to spot and avoid withdrawn studies both within BrowZine and while browsing online.
BrowZine is integrated with web browsers within the Monash Health network to connect you with articles in just one click from websites and databases. Set up the same access on home devices by installing the LibKey Nomad browser extension. See the instructions in this one-page overview of how to access journal articles.
In celebration of International Nurses Day on 12th May:
Our posters for nurses and midwives highlight key journals and eBooks, with QR codes for easy access. Print them out for your tearoom or unit noticeboard or contact the Library team to request a printed copy.
Bookmark our nursing and midwifery guides for quick access to all of the above, plus ACORN Standards and more.
A recent review advises that cognitive bias ‘shortcuts’ in surgery can be reduced through evidence-based strategies such as meta-cognition -- pausing to think about the way you think. Related:Cognitive bias library guide.
Similarly, a MJA article on smartwatch data highlights the need for clinical regulation of software designed for medical use, respecting the differences between recreational grade and medical grade data.