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The improved Ovid Universal search
Wolters Kluwer Health, part of Wolters Kluwer, is a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health and pharmacy.One of its most popular tools is Ovid.
Ovid supports the diverse research needs of its 13 million users worldwide – academic, medical, and corporate professionals and students seeking fast, accurate answers to important questions that help to fuel discoveries, explore topics, or research new theories.
Ovid Universal Search enables users to search all of their institution’s subscribed content, regardless of whether that content is available via OvidSP or other content aggregators. It lets you search all your subscribed resources—from Ovid, from other aggregators, from publishers—simultaneously. Users can retrieve and manage their OvidSP and non-OvidSP (Universal Search) results within the OvidSP interface, eliminating the necessity of shifting between browser windows.
The improved Ovid Universal Search now lets you-
– View all retrieved Universal Search records in one consolidated results set
– De-duplicate Universal Search results
– Easily identify duplicates to view their research trail
– Link to full text from Universal Search results (when available)
– Use Search Aid functionality for Universal Search results
– Request additional Universal Search results beyond those already retrieved in the initial set
The tool was exhibited at this year’s Online Information conference, which iwas held from December 1st through December 3rd 2009 at London’s Olympia exhibition center. Conference attendees can also learn more about Nursing@Ovid, as well as new content offerings.
Kindle in Medicine
Kindle is a new device that is changing the face of reading. The best of the current lot of e-book readers, Kindle is a boon for medical students and professionals, allowing them access to hundreds of books on the go!. Kindle, now in its third avatar, the Kindle Dx (Deluxe) boasts of advanced features, like PDF support (experimental) , longer battery life, 5-way Controller and sleeker design.
Check out more features here.. You can view it from all angles, zoom into any area and look at its features.
Using Kindle in Medicine
* Easy for medical students to keep up with all their scheduled reading. You can download and read reference materials that you have read previously to refresh your memory.You can seek out new textbooks to look for answers too.
* Seeking out symptoms, conditions, and other relevant information is easy.You can view photos on the Kindle if you need to see pictures of various signs and symptoms conditions.
* Study medical texts and highlight portions of texts / make notes on the Kindle as you go. Zoom into images for micro details.Bookmark and annotate important portions.
* Research can be done on its built-in web browser ( experimental feature) , no need to carry a laptop to access the internet.It offers free Wireless access to Wikipedia
* .Multiple books can be read at once, no need to carry a JUMBO Grey”s anatomy or Robbin”s Pathology encyclopedias !! It boasts of storage capacity of 1500 / 3500 books, depending on the Model.
* You can listen to music while you read.
* Inbuilt Text-to-Speech feature lets you listen to your favorite books.
It has a clear policy for returning the instrument or any content bought ( within 7 days of purchase) and also One year limited warranty. The kindle library boasts of more than 300,000 books for download, and many more added regularly. Priced at 300 and 500 $$ , and weighing approx. 300 and 500 grams (depending on the model) it is still too pricey for open embracing of this technology. Some libraries have started lending out Kindles ( with preloaded content) to its patrons.
Personally speaking , i can see a lot of content being adapted for Kindle, provided the machine becomes less expensive.
Also , many more wireless features ( like chat, email, videos etc) need to be added. If more such functionality is added to justify its high prices, i expect a LARGE number of medical students turning to Kindle.
Related articles
- Video: What Can Amazon Kindle 2 Do for You? (casesblog.blogspot.com)
- Kindle Books: The Art of the Sample Chapter (poynter.org)
Scientic animations awards ceremony, China
The 1st Annual International Science Animation Awards being held August 8th 2009 in Guiyang China
Deadline for DVD submissions to “Sci-An” Awards is July 15th 2009
Guiyang, China (PRWEB) June 17, 2009 — Honoring the works of visual wonder that depict what science perceives beyond our eyes, The 1st Annual International Science Animation Awards (ISAA) are being presented in Guiyang, China August 8th 2009.
The ISAA “Sci-An” will be awarded for 2D and 3D works that demonstrate both the highest achievements in scientific and medical communication and superb attention to aesthetic, creative and technical presentation
| ” This is an industry that will grow exponentially with the compounding demands from various science sectors in the years ahead “ |
This year marks the first in what will be an annual juried salon, bringing together in China the work of scientific animators from around the world. Professional and student work is welcome, and will be judged separately.
The event will include presentations and panels with industry leaders from across Asia, the United States and Europe.
The two judging categories are commercial and educational, in short form of under three minutes’ run time. Long form work and compilations from longer projects may be entered and will be evaluated separately.
“The need for recognition in this dynamic emerging field has grown to the point of launching this inaugural event” said founding co-chairman, Sander Johnson, who with founding co-chair, David Bolinsky initiated the concept for this international forum at last year’s Guiyang Animation Festival, in Guiyang, China. That festival is the launch for this year’s Sci-An Awards, which will next year become an independent event.
“Hosting this unique forum and awards ceremony in China truly invites pan-Asian and East-West interaction with leaders in the industries and major universities” said Bolinsky, a leading American creator of 3D scientific animation for Harvard University Medical, the Smithsonian, most major pharmaceutical companies, NOVA and additional broadcast clients. “And it promotes further advances in these various industries of science and animation”.
ISAA General Secretary, Liuyi Wang, founding Director of China’s Asian Youth Animation & Comics Contest sees great benefit in highlighting achievements in these advanced new fields of science animation as 21st Century career paths for talented young computer animators. “This is an industry that will grow exponentially with the compounding demands from various science sectors in the years ahead” said Wang.
ISAA “Sci-An” Awards will be given to first, second and third place, plus awards of merit and best in show. The judges this year will include David Bolinsky, XVIVO Scientific Animation Partner; Jane Hurd, Hurd Studios Founder; and Elizabeth Rega, chief anatomical consultant Walt Disney Feature Animation and SONY Pictures Imageworks, with prominent Asia judges to be announced soon.
Deadline for submission is July 15th 2009 and entries cannot be returned.
In welcoming all applications; there are no entry fees required with submissions.
Applications can be downloaded from www.ayacc.org/Sci-Ansubmissionform
Medical Animation- How is it Used ?
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Image via WikipediaMedicine is a very visual science requiring a lot of imagination of processes taking place at cellular and sub cellular levels. Almost none of the disease processes currently understood can be seen. Even something as simple as a Flu infection(influenza virus) has to be imagined to be understood, forget opaque diseases like Danubian endemic familial nephropathy. Animation helps in simplifying the process for a large number of visual learners.
A few other uses of Medical animations ( besides medical education) include-
- Medical field related Web sites,
- Sales Training,
- Patient Education,
- Slide Kits and Presentations,
- Multimedia Posters/Abstracts,
- Health promotion,
- Advertising and traditional marketing,
- Trade shows and Symposium,
- Multimedia journals,
- Online social marketing, etc.
I use Medical animations frequently and am always on the lookout for interesting and original Medical animation sites. There are many animation sites out there but very few achieve the required levels of professionalism and accuracy. I have prepared this slide-kit to showcase a few of such sites. This list is by no way exhaustive but only a limited view of this field. To keep the list short and interesting, i had to fore go a few websites. Kindly pardon me if i missed yours.
You could add other such interesting sites as comments at the end of this post.
Enjoy.
Healthcare and emerging technologies
With the advent of 2009, I was looking for something to overview the present situation in Health Informatics. Healthcare related use of the internet is a common phenomenon and an estimated 80% of internet users have used it for obtaining health information. Knowledge body in Health sciences is large and fragmented, and even a treating physician may not have all the data he requires.
There is an urgent need for tools that can aggregate information from
multiple sources to improve health care decision making, enhance health
management, and produce better patient outcomes. This is one of the
main drivers for the use of the Internet in healthcare.
Semantic Web applications and Web 2.0 technologies have yet to be applied to health care. Privacy issues are of concern, but use of cloud computing within health care delivery system just cannot be held back. Every person has a fundamental right to health, which includes easy access to high quality and best possible care and access to medical information, besides other parameters.
- Podcasting from Yale medical library-
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Yale medical library published an interesting study-cum-project-cum-guide for use of screencasts and podcasts by medical learners.
The study finds many more off-campus users of the medical podcasts and videos than on-campus users. Not surprisingly, the cost benefits were very obvious. What i found particularly arresting was the suggestion of using only 1 to 3 minute long videos for teaching purposes. I would have thought that Ten minute videos would prove very effective. But apparently, yale students have difficulty viewing high quality content for more than a couple of minutes!!
See this slideshow for the complete report.
E-learning in Medical education
The use of elearning in medical education: a review of the current situation — Choules 83 (978): 212 — Postgraduate Medical Journal
Computers are increasingly used in medical education. Electronic learning (elearning) is moving from textbooks in electronic format (that are increasingly enhanced by the use of multimedia adjuncts) to a truly interactive medium that can be delivered to meet the educational needs of students and postgraduate learners. Computer technology can present reliable, reusable content in a format that is convenient to the learner. It can be used to transcend geographical boundaries and time zones. It is a valuable tool to add to the medical teacher’s toolkit, but like all tools it must be used appropriately. This article endeavours to review the current “state of the art2 in use of elearning and its role in medical education alongside non-electronic methods—a combination that is currently referred to as “blended” learning.
Read the full article on BMJ health intelligence.
E-learning in Medical education
The use of elearning in medical education: a review of the current situation — Choules 83 (978): 212 — Postgraduate Medical Journal
Computers are increasingly used in medical education. Electronic learning (elearning) is moving from textbooks in electronic format (that are increasingly enhanced by the use of multimedia adjuncts) to a truly interactive medium that can be delivered to meet the educational needs of students and postgraduate learners. Computer technology can present reliable, reusable content in a format that is convenient to the learner. It can be used to transcend geographical boundaries and time zones. It is a valuable tool to add to the medical teacher’s toolkit, but like all tools it must be used appropriately. This article endeavours to review the current “state of the art2 in use of elearning and its role in medical education alongside non-electronic methods—a combination that is currently referred to as “blended” learning.
Read the full article on BMJ health intelligence.
E-learning in Medical education
The use of elearning in medical education: a review of the current situation — Choules 83 (978): 212 — Postgraduate Medical Journal
Computers are increasingly used in medical education. Electronic learning (elearning) is moving from textbooks in electronic format (that are increasingly enhanced by the use of multimedia adjuncts) to a truly interactive medium that can be delivered to meet the educational needs of students and postgraduate learners. Computer technology can present reliable, reusable content in a format that is convenient to the learner. It can be used to transcend geographical boundaries and time zones. It is a valuable tool to add to the medical teacher’s toolkit, but like all tools it must be used appropriately. This article endeavours to review the current “state of the art2 in use of elearning and its role in medical education alongside non-electronic methods—a combination that is currently referred to as “blended” learning.
Read the full article on BMJ health intelligence.
