Presentation given at the SWOMEN (Southwestern Ontario Medical Education Network) on October 30th, 2010

1. New Medical Information Tools
from UWO
Oct 30th
, 2010
Robin Featherstone
Clinical Medicine Librarian
rfeathe@uwo.ca
Slides: www.slideshare.net/featherr
Website: www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/clinicaloutreach/
Libraries

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How would you get the PDF?
Pluye P, et al. Seven reasons why health professionals
search clinical information-retrieval technology
(CIRT): toward an organizational model. J Eval Clin
Pract. 2007 Feb;13(1):39-49. Review. PubMed PMID:
17286722.

3. 129.100.*.*
Off-Campus Access

4. Option A: Log in at www.lib.uwo.ca
Option B: Use the EZ Proxy button
Option C: Use customized bookmarks created with
the EZ Proxy Link Generator:
https://www.lib.uwo.ca/offcampus/ezform.html
How to Log In

5. Accessing Full-Text
• Once logged in to the proxy server, look for
the “Get it @ Western” button

6. Full-Text from PubMed
Remember to use the
PubMed link from the
library website.

7. Get it @ Western
Option 1: Link to Full-Text
Option 2: Check the catalogue

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Agenda: New Information Tools
• Two third-party search engines for
PubMed
– GoPubMed
– Pubget
• Medical image collection
– SMART Imagebase
• Clinical Support Tool
– Dynamed (& Dynamed mobile)

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Situation: The Bibliographic Analysis
• You need an overview of scholarly activity
within your field

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PubMed search

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GoPubMed: www.gopubmed.org

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Situation: The Rush Job
• You need the full-text of an article
RIGHT NOW

13. Full-Text from Pubget
Remember to use the
Pubget link from the
library website & to log
in to the proxy server.

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Need an image?
Medical Illustration © 2010 Nucleus Medical Media, Inc., www.nucleusinc.com

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SMART Imagebase: Scientific &
Medical Art
• Includes animations and interactive tutorials
• For non-commercial use (teaching,
presentations, closed websites, etc...)
• Connect to SMART through the clinical
outreach page (select tab “Multimedia”):
www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/clinicaloutreach/

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New Point of Care Tool: DynaMed

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DynaMed
• Evidence-based
• Over 3000 clinical topics (monitors content of
500 plus journals)
• Updated daily
• Drug information from AHFS
• Includes calculators, decision trees, dose
converters, patient handouts
• Mobile versions available

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DynaMed Searching
• What is the treatment for denture-related oral
candidiasis?

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Recap
• What third-party search engine will analyze
PubMed results for you?
• How do I see full-text PDFs (for UWO
subscriptions) in my PubMed results sets?
• How can I get images from SMART without
the watermark?
• How can I install DynaMed on my mobile?

20. Robin Featherstone
Clinical Medicine Librarian
rfeathe@uwo.ca
Slides: www.slideshare.net/featherr
Website: www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/clinicaloutreach/