1. NSU - HPD Library Resources
for your Residency
Kristin Kroger
Kristin.kroger@nova.edu

2. HPD Library Homepage – www.nova.edu/hpdlibrary
OR www.nova.edu << [Research] <<[Libraries] < < [Health Professions]
I have placed a copy of this
powerpoint presentation on my
website (LibGuide) for COM, for your
future reference.
COM
Library
Guide

3. The powerpoint is in the tab entitled ‘Rotation/Residency/Clerkship’

4. InterLibrary Loan accounts are not automatically created for Clinical
Affiliates.
If you are interested in using this service, you will need to contact the
ILL/DocDel office to request that an ILL account be created (or
reinstated) by phone 954-262-3120 or by email illhpd@nova.edu

5. Start at the HPD Library Home Page
www.nova.edu/hpdlibrary

6. Library
Catalog
search
Search for
eJournals
titles
PubMed.gov
interface to search
Medline
You can perform a search
of the Library catalog using
the search widget on the
homepage.
(EX) You can type in the
title “Harrison’s principles
of internal medicine”
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8. Authenticate/Log-in
Problems logging in?
Contact Lela Fairchild at plela@nova.edu

9. eJournal Finder
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eJournals

10. Journal Finder
Abbreviations occasionally do not work in the
eJournal Finder or Library Catalog
1.Use the full journal title if you know it
2.If you do not know it, or you get no matching hits,
go to the PubMed tab
3.Click on [Journals]
4.Enter your abbreviation
– Example: Clin Ther
– Result: Clinical therapeutics
– Use this full title, Clinical Therapeutics, to search for this
journal online or in the library catalog

11. 3
• There are 3 options available:
– Quick Search
– Journals (which you can use to look up full journal titles/acronyms)
– MeSH – Search for Medical Subject Heading

12. • We license the Medline content through several
other database vendors, Ebsco, Proquest, Embase,
Web of Science etc, but PubMed is a great place to
start if you have a piece of information ie:
citation/article title/author and you want to verify
the citation and find out if we have access to the full
text.
• I am going to show you a sample search in PubMed
for articles by a particular doctor/author.

13. Authenticate/Log-in
Problems logging in?
Contact Lela Fairchild at plela@nova.edu

14. Sample Search:
Interleukin-17 and interleukin-23 in patients with
polymyositis and dermatomyositis.

15. **If you get a list of possible matches, click on
the article title to open the whole record to
get the FindIt button.

16. Journal Finder - will let you
know if we subscribe to that
journal electronically in any
of our databases.

17. After each database name, note the date range!
This will determine which of these databases will
have the specific article you need.
Embargo: means that database will not allow
access to the full text of that journal for this most
recent period of time.

20. If we do not have it
electronically –
Skip to ILL to request it.

21. ILL Account
not
automatically
created

22. Login to the ILLiad system

24. http://nova.edu/hpdlibrary/

25. When you click on ALL NSU
Databases you can browse by
Subject or by Material Type

29. Here are a few of our
most popular
resources

31. Audio Digest – MP3 of clinical lectures presented by experts.
The HPD Library subscribes to the following categories:
Anesthesiology Oncology
Emergency Medicine Ophthalmology
Family Practice Orthopaedics
General Surgery Otolaryngology
Internal Medicine Neurology
Pediatrics Psychiatry
Obstetrics/Gynecology Urology

33. • Includes International Guidelines
• Updated throughout the day
• Downloadable app (wireless not needed)
• Practice Changing Updates - (email)
• Code is good on up to 5 devices with same
operating system

34. The concise and in-depth clinical content of
Lexicomp allows pharmacist's, physicians, and
nurses find answers quickly and efficiently
while helping make safer medication decisions.

35. • Lexi-Comp's comprehensive Drug-to-Drug, Drug-to-
Herb and Herb-to-Herb Interaction Analysis
Program
• Updated daily
• Easy limits in search box (adult, pediatric, graphics)
• Direct export graphics into PowerPoint
• Practice-Changing Updates

37. Almost all HPD databases are
available on mobile devices by
logging into them from the HPD
Library database page.
This presentation is about any of the
HPD databases have mobile-optimized
interfaces or apps

38. *This IS an app, and only requires Wi-Fi access for
the initial download and updates.
The AccessMedicine App from McGraw-Hill Medical delivers
indispensable support and invaluable point of care solutions for
clinical practice through these mobile features:
•Quick Medical Dx & Tx is a collection of concise evidence-based
outlines of conditions and disorders most often encountered in
medical practice – perfect for high-yield review or for quick
reference in the clinical setting.
•Fitzpatrick’s Color Atlas of Clinical Dermatology facilitates
dermatologic diagnosis by providing color images of skin lesions,
plus a summary outline of skin disorders and diseases.
•Differential Diagnosis Tool provides more than 1,000 diagnoses
through Diagnosaurus®, a McGraw-Hill Medical tool that
efficiently allows you to browse by symptom, disease, or organ
system at the point of care.
•Diagnostic Tests, from Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests, is a
quick reference guide to the selection and interpretation of
commonly used diagnostic tests, including laboratory procedures
in the clinical setting.
Note: To maintain uninterrupted access to the AccessMedicine
App you will need to sign-in every 90 days through your
institution. Your My Access account user name and password will
activate this app.

39. Annual Reviews provides the
worldwide scientific community
with a useful and
intelligent synthesis of the primary
research literature for a broad
spectrum of
scientific disciplines.
Each year, Annual Reviews critically
reviews the most significant
primary research
literature to guide you to the
principal contributions of the
field and help you keep up to-date
in your area of
research.
*This is NOT an app,
but a mobile optimized site that requires Wi-Fi
access

40. Annual Reviews mobile-pairing is
a provides a quick and easy way
to browse full-text content
provided through the NSU
institutional subscription
NOTE: As of August 2012, the
vendor has discontinued the
iOSx app in favor of the mobile
friendly version.
If you had downloaded the app
previously - it will no longer be
functional.
HPD Library - Annual Review
subscription titles…..
Analytical Chemistry
Biochemistry
Biomedical Engineering
Biophysics
Cell and Developmental Biology
Clinical Psychology
Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics
Entomology
Food Science and Technology
Genetics
Genomics and Human Genetics
Immunology
Marine Science
Medicine
Microbiology
Neuroscience
Nutrition
Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Physiology
Public Health

41. *This is NOT an app, but a mobile optimized site
that requires Wi-Fi access
Full-text information on all US
prescription drugs, as well as
herbal supplements, nutritional
and over-the-counter products,
and investigational drugs
*Requires a code or serial number
which the Liaison Librarians have.
The mobile site includes:
• Drug Interaction Reports
• MedCounselor Sheets are Clinical
Pharmacology patient medication
information (PMI) sheets
• Clinical Calculators: a number of
Drug calculators and Medical
calculators & Unit Conversion calculators

42. » DynaMed is an evidence-based,
primary care database provides
point-of-care health
information. (includes
guidelines and drug
information)
» More than 3,100 evidence-based
clinical summaries of the
most commonly reported
diseases in primary care.
• Updated daily
*This IS an app, and only requires Wi-Fi access for the
initial download and updates.

43. Natural Standard provides
information about complementary
and alternative therapies. Includes
information on herbs and
supplements, health and wellness,
allergy and immunology, condition
center, brand names, and
interactions.
Access via Skyscape
Evidence-based
Graded evidence
*This IS an app,
but requires Wi-Fi access to use

44. •Dynamed & Natural Standard
require download of the Skyscape
(free) app
•Requires a code or serial number
which the Liaison Librarians have.
•Skyscape supports the installation
of DynaMed on up to 5 devices of
the same operating system. For
example, if you have registered
DynaMed on your iPhone, you can
install it to your iPad using the same
serial number.

45. *This IS an app, but requires Wi-Fi access to use
Includes all these databases and MORE:
• Cinahl
• MEDLINE (PubMed)
• International Pharmaceutical Abstracts
• Nursing and Allied Health Collection

46. *This IS an app, and only requires Wi-Fi access for the
initial download and updates.
First Consult
• Requires personal
account in ClinicalKey
• User-friendly access to
the latest information
on:
• patient evaluation
• diagnosis
• clinical management
• Prognosis
• prevention

47. The Johns Hopkins
POC-IT Guides are
evidence-based clinical
decision resources.
Trusted content in the
Guides is easily
accessed, promptly
applied, and frequently
updated.
Access via
UCentral
*This IS an app,
and only requires Wi-Fi access for
the initial download and updates.
Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Review antibiotics, pathogens, infectious
diseases, and drugs.
Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide
Search clinical tests, management,
complications, and medications.
Johns Hopkins HIV Guide
Look up infections, complications, pathogens,
management, and resistances.

48. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Johns Hopkins – Diabetes Guide
Johns Hopkins HIV Guide
require download of the UCentral (free) app
To perform a Medline search, OR look through the Table of
Contents of select Medline Journals, you will need WiFi

49. *This IS an app, and only requires Wi-Fi access for the
initial download and updates.
The Medical Letter on Drugs and
Therapeutics - Objective, peer-reviewed
evaluations of new FDA-approved
drugs, and new
information on previously
approved drugs
Treatment Guidelines from The
Medical Letter- Unbiased reviews
of drug classes used to treat
common disorders. Includes the
doses, adverse effects and the
recommendations of Medical
Letter consultants;

50. *This IS an app, and only requires Wi-Fi access for the initial
download and updates & to play videos.
Procedures Consult is an
online procedure reference tool
that offers easy access to
complete details on how to
prepare for, perform and follow
up on the most common
procedures required in today's
hospital setting.
Requires personal account.
Please send me your contact
info if you are interested in
having access to the app.

51. Text & images are available
at all times.
WiFi only needed for initial
download, updates & to
play the video

52. *This is an app, but requires Wi-Fi to access all content.
StatRef Mobile is a
streamlined version of the
online subscription.
Because some of the value-added
resources are memory,
megabyte and/or Flash
intensive, not all resources
are available at this time on
the mobile version.

53. Red Book® Online is the online
home of the report of the AAP
Committee on Infectious
Diseases. Offering instant Web-based
access, you will find the
complete text of the Red Book®,
the complete visual library of
more than 2,500 images, vaccine
status information, infectious
disease news, and much more.
*This IS an app, and only
requires Wi-Fi
access for the initial download
and updates

54. *This IS an app, but requires Wi-Fi access for
the initial download and updates and usage.
UpToDate is a clinical point-of-
care database.
To register for access current
NSU students, faculty & staff
and clinical affiliates must
enter through one of the
UpToDate link(s) on the HPD
Library website and
register/create a personal
account for UpToDate.
**IMPORTANT: In order to maintain remote access to the app, UpToDate wants
you to verify that you are still affiliated with NSU every 30 days. You can do this re-authentication
simply by accessing UpToDate via one of the UpToDate link(s) on the
HPD Library website, then signing into your personal UpToDate account.

55. *This is an app, but requires Wi-Fi to access all content.
The VisualDx decision
support and reference
tool for physicians
includes 1,200+ diagnoses
and 25,000+ medical
images to aid diagnosis
and therapeutic decisions.
•search by diagnosis
•build a patient-specific
differential
•look up drug-induced
adverse reactions by
medication
– all at the point-of-care.

56. Thank you for your time.
If you have questions please
feel free to contact me.
The best way to get in touch with me is via email.