NSU HPD Library Blog News from the NSU Health Professions Division Library

The Health Professions Division Library offers exam preparation resources in a variety of ways to meet the needs of our users.

ExamMaster Online is a test preparation database tht contains practice tests for:

USMLE
Certification Review Series
Medical Subject Review
DENTAL
NAPLEX
NCLEX
PANCE

With ExamMaster Online, users are able to:
• Access a large medical question bank containing thousands of questions
• Take exams that simulate the actual board exam experience
• Quickly identify your strengths and weaknesses
• Customize the selection of your study material

The library also carries numerous print and eBooks to help prepare for:

USMLE
Certification Review
Medical Subject Review
Dental Boards
NBEO
NCLEX
PANCE/PANRE
NAPLEX

Ask your librarian how you can locate and use these valuable resources:

Bonnie DiGiallonardo
Liaison Librarian for the
College of Allied Health & Nursing
954-262-3107
800-541-6682 x23107
digibon@nova.edu

Lynne Joshi
Liaison Librarian for the
College of Osteopathic Medicine
College of Medical Sciences
954-262-3117
800-541-6682 x23117
lj444@nova.edu

Courtney Mlinar
Liaison Librarian for the
College of Dentistry
College of Optemetry
College of Pharmacy
954-262-3121
800-541-6682 x23121
cm1470@nova.edu

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Read more about SCIRUS : http://www.scirus.com/srsapp/aboutus/

Posted under Citations of Interest, Current Awareness, Electronic Resources, Health Sciences, Osteopathic Medicine, Public Health, Reference, Uncategorized

The HPD Library is happy to annouce that Lynne Joshi is the first of two new librarians to join its reference team. 

Lynne will be working along with current Reference Librarian, Bonnie DiGiallonardo, and a new reference librarian who will be coming on board in September, to expand library reference services. Lynne will be serving as liaison to the Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine and Medical Sciences.

Prior to employment at NSU, Lynne was Medical Librarian at the Nemours, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware. In this capacity, she was responsible for the library’s daily operation and provided instruction to staff and students on the use of library services and resources and evidence-based practice.

In 2007, Lynne was a NLM Medical Bioinformatics Course Fellow at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusettes.

A native of Alabama, Lynne has earned MS and MLIS degrees, and is a member of the Medical Library Association. Welcome Lynne!

Posted under Library News, Reference

All NSU Alumni are encouraged to  “Register with the Alumni Office” for a library card.

• The basic privileges to borrowing and databases  are outlined here : http://www.nova.edu/library/portal/alumni.html

Additionally :

NSU HPD Alumni need to clearly identify that they are from HPD when they register with the Alumni Office.

HPD Alumni will get some additional privileges from the HPD Library :

• Borrowing of HPD Library circulating materials
• ILLIAD InterLibrary Loan & Document Delivery

 – They must contact the HPD Library after they have registered with the Alumni Office and a library .patron record has been established

 – Use is limited to materials from the HPD Library Collection or Reciprocal Libraries

 – There is a limit of a maximum of 5 ILL requests /week

• NSU Broward County Users – that Live and/or Work here in Broward County can get NSU Sherman Library Cards that have different (and maybe more useful)  Database Access. (yet do not allow the added HPD Library Alumni benefits)
• NSU Broward Adults : http://www.nova.edu/library/portal/browardadults.html

• Residents and people who work in Broward County should also get their Public Library Cards for access to many other databases.
• Broward County Library : http://www.broward.org/library/librarycard.htm
• List of Databases : http://www.browardlibrary.org/other/or_remote.html

• Residents of Miami-Dade and Palm Beach  counties (or can access any local Public Library) should also get their regular Public library cards.

 These will also grant them access to the unique public library portals (Which I would recommend), as well as the Florida Electronic Library.

(Miami-Dade and Palm-Beach also allow membership fees for non-residents)

• Palm Beach County : http://www.pbclibrary.org/cardfaq.htm
• List of Databases: http://www.pbclibrary.org/edb/patronlinks.asp

• Miami-Dade County Library: http://www.mdpls.org/info/libCardInfo.asp
• Database page : http://www.mdpls.org/databases/databases.asp

• Anyone with a Florida Public Library issued card has access to the Florida Electronic Library Databases.
• Florida Electronic Library : http://www.flelibrary.org/ 
• List of the FLEL Databases : http://www.flelibrary.org/resources/resources.cfm

Posted under Current Awareness, Electronic Resources, Library News, Reference Requests

Several resources for the ICD-9 codes are available both through the HPD Library and online. 

• The library carries the 2005 edition in the Reserve Area:http://novacat.nova.edu/record=b1622328~S13

 

• Online resources include a free online searchable index: http://www.icd9.chrisendres.com

 

• The NSU database FirstConsult will also give the ICD-9 codes when searching for a particular disease.

 

• The CDC provides the official downloadable files. http://137.52.76.10/record=b2014208

Reference Librarians are available for assistance with locating this information. Stop by the library or give us a call at 954-262-3108.

Posted under Citations of Interest, Electronic Resources, Vascular Sonography

Doc.com  provides teaching / learning modules that include text and video presentations. 

The Topics cover various Professional -to- Patient communication situations.

There are also a few Professional -to- Professional communication segments.

You will need to “register” and activate an account first.

Try it out and let us know what you think !

Doc.com

Posted under Audiology, Current Awareness, Dentistry, HPD Programs, Health Sciences, Nursing, Occupational Thearpy, Optometry, Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physicians Assistant, Public Health, Reference Requests, Vascular Sonography

HPD Library hours for the Independence Day weekend are:

Thursday ~ July 2nd ~ 7:30 am – 8:00 pm

Friday & Saturday ~ July 3rd & 4th ~ CLOSED

The HPD Library staff wishes everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend!

Posted under Library News

The HPD Library Hours for the Memorial Day weekend are:

Saturday May 23th & Sunday May 24th: 10am – 8pm

Monday May 25th: CLOSED

Posted under Library News

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Posted under Citations of Interest, HPD Programs, Nursing, Osteopathic Medicine, Physicians Assistant

Looking for the Latest News on Swine Flu Try these Sites.

• FDLI Smart Brief

http://www.smartbrief.com/site/search.jsp?&searchTerm=swine%20flu&c=news2005

• CDC News

http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/

• WHO

http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html

• University of Florida Swine Flu H1N1 Resources

Posted under Current Awareness, Health Sciences, Osteopathic Medicine, Public Health, Reference Requests