Clinical Guides: Monash Health Library Newsletter: May 2024

Welcome to the May 2024 Monash Health Library newsletter: news and insights from our collection once a month. To subscribe or un-subscribe, email library@monashhealth.org.

NEW! Extended hours for Library support
From Monday, 3^rd June, you can get on-the-spot support from the Library team between 8am – 5:30pm, Mon-Fri. Receive real-time assistance via our live online chat, 9594 2600, or via library@monashhealth.org. Remember: our onsite libraries are open 24/7 using your employee swipe card!

NEW! Evidence reports in the MHRR
You can now browse evidence reports in the Monash Health Research Repository (MHRR). These literature review-style reports are on a wide range of topics, from ward round models to management of surgical drains. Monash Health employees and researchers can contact the Library to obtain a copy of the full report.

Watch AI research webinars on Latte
Recordings of two recent special webinars – AI-Powered Literature Searching: Top 3 Tools for 2024 and ChatGPT: Updates for research, smart prompting and AI alternatives – are in Latte. These 30-minute sessions demonstrate how AI tools can assist with your research.
Related: AI search tools matrix and Citation mapping tools matrix

Referencing made easier
Our online referencing guidance helps you to tackle the necessary evil of referencing. Find guides for common referencing styles – APA 7, Vancouver, and Harvard – with examples tailored to Monash Health employees and researchers. See a comparison of reference managers, access user guides for the top options, or register for the next EndNote Demo and Q&A.

Our collection is always evolving. See a full list of our new books here.

Volpe's neurology of the newborn
Stay up-to-date with today's latest advances in diagnosis and management, as well as the many scientific and technological advances that are revolutionizing neonatal neurology, with the definitive text in the field.
Resnick's bone and joint imaging, 4th Ed.
This fully revised, easy-to-read text features more than 3,800 images demonstrating every principle and capturing the characteristic presentation of the wide range of disorders you’re most likely to encounter in everyday practice.
After: A doctor explores what near-death experiences reveal about life and beyond
Drawing on over four decades of research, Dr Greyson offers a new perspective on the nature of death, one that may transform the fear of dying into a healthy view of it as one more milestone in the course of our lives.
Minding your mind: Understanding your mind, taking control of your mental health
Based on the popular podcast, this book is an exploration into everything you've ever wanted to know about how the mind works, and the thoughts and emotions that steer our lives. It also offers practical strategies for improving our mental health.

Below is a selection of recently published or updated reports and data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

View all recent releases from AIHW here.

Library FAQs
Did you know that we have a Frequently Asked Questions page on the Library website? Popular questions include afterhours access to our onsite libraries (visit us anytime using your staff swipe card), Library locations, and printing. Remember that library staff are available via online chat to handle any queries you might have.

Conference poster templates now in 16:9
Downloadable Monash Health-branded conference poster templates are now available in 16:9 aspect ratio for virtual presentation. These editable PowerPoint templates come in a variety of layouts and feature embedded guidance on font size and content. See also our PDF guide to Creating Conference Posters, or attend our next online workshop on 29 ^th May.

If you use one of these templates to create a conference poster, please send your poster to library@monashhealth.org. We will be showcasing Monash Health posters in the MMC library later this year (stay tuned for upcoming competition details). We will also add your work to the Monash Health Research Repository. You can view a poster created by Library Director Alice Anderson here.

Time & cost savings via the Library
The recent Every Little Helps campaign is a great reminder that financial sustainability includes making use of the Library’s thousands of shared resources. Before purchasing a full-text article or book, or subscribing to a new journal or clinical resource, check to see if we already have it. If not, suggest a new resource for the Library to purchase and make available to all Monash Health employees.

Read our full-text journals in BrowZine.

An innovative Mountain Model merges evidence-based practice (EBP) and quality improvement (QI) principles into one conceptual framework for the implementation of EBPQI projects. It has been developed within nursing but is designed for all disciplines.
Right ventricular (RV) “bubble time", measured using bubbles from a saline flush on echocardiography, was able to identify patients with RV dysfunction in the ED. Catch up on more of the latest research from the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
The latest advances in electroceuticals promise new possible applications for a wider range of cell types and organs, and in areas such as oncology and metabolic disease. Examples of first generation electroceuticals include pacemakers and cochlear implants.
Among hospitalised patients, smoking cessation counselling that begins in hospital and continues for more than one month post-discharge leads to higher quit rates, especially when counselling is combined with pharmacotherapy.
The microbiome composition of the appendix appears to differ between patients with appendicitis and those without, according to a prospective cohort study of 53 patients. Some bacteria were also more plentiful in patients without appendicitis.

Did you know? The Monash Health Research Repository (MHRR) receives approx. 60,000 views per month on average. If you don’t already have a MHRR Researcher Profile, now is the time to create your own.

Congratulations to Bridget Taylor and Glenda McLean on receiving a Wiley Top Cited Article Award for 2022-2023! Their paper on virtual reality in imaging education was a high performer in the Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences.

Celebration is also in order for Monash Health researchers who received 2024 grants from the Norman Beischer Medical Research Foundation. Among the recipients are Dr Scott Stansfield, Dr Carmel Walsh, and A/Prof Kirsten Palmer.

Selection of publications recently added to the MHRR (click on the DOI to check for full-text):