Full story from Becker's Hospital Review (August 25, 2022)
Announcements and featured resources for Library Users of Ascension Wisconsin Health Intranets (including legacy Affinity/Ministry/Fox Valley, Columbia-St. Mary's, and Wheaton-Franciscan).
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Student Debt Relief's Effect on Physicians & Nurses
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
AW Library Newsletter - August 2022
Ascension Wisconsin Librarians support your health care decisions with evidence-based research and full text resources.
"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. "
--Marcus Tullius Cicero
Catch up on the latest news from Ascension Wisconsin Library Services:
Questions, comments, or search requests, contact Your Ascension Wisconsin Librarians:
Michele Matucheski & Kellee Selden
Our AW Library website is available 24/7.
Monday, August 22, 2022
How to Find Library Services on the New GDA-Wisconsin Intranet
The easiest way to find AW Library Services is to Google "Ascension Wisconsin Library."
Direct link: https://ascensionwi17.tdnetdiscover.com/
Thursday, August 18, 2022
How to Take Advantage of Your Medical Librarian
Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one. — Neil Gaiman, Author
When most people think of librarians, they picture the stereotypical older woman with glasses and a bun who shushes them for talking too loudly. In the past, librarians were the keepers of information but have now evolved to become navigators of information. Although information available online seems to be unlimited, finding what you are looking for hidden within the noise of search results is not always easy. Further, high-quality online medical information is not always free. How can a medical librarian support doctors in training and throughout their careers? Continue reading ...
This article from The NEJM Resident 360 Blog, offers some useful advice on how Medical Librarians can help health care professionals:
- Improve Patient Care
- Provide Tailored Search Results
- Facilitate Research & Publishing
- Off-Site Consultation
Want to know more? Contact your Ascension Wisconsin Librarians:
Michele Matucheski & Kellee Selden
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Nurses Choice Recommended Reading - August 2022
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| August 2022 See what your fellow nurses are reading! Browse this month's round-up of 10 top articles from Lippincott's prestigious list of nursing journals. |
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Clinical Key Content Updates - July 2022
 The content of Clinical Key is constantly being updated. Here are the May/June highlights. |
Updated Clinical Overviews – Selected Topics
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Hypertension
- Hypothyroidism
- Noonan Syndrome
- Renal Cell Carcinoma
Books Added – CK Global
- Brenner and Stevens’ Pharmacology (Stevens, Craig W.) 6th ed; ISBN: 9780323758987; Package/Collection: Medical Education Extended; New edition;
- Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Magowan, Brian); 5th ed; ISBN: 9780702085130; Package/Collection: Flex Only; New edition;
- ENT Secrets (Scholes, Melissa); 5th ed; ISBN: 9780323733571; Package/Collection: Otolaryngology; New edition;
- Gray’s Basic Anatomy (Drake, Richard); 3rd ed; ISBN: 9780323834421; Package/Collection: Medical Education Extended; New edition;
- Hutchison’s Clinical Methods (Glynn, Michael) ; 25th ed; ISBN: 9780702082658; Package/Collection: Flex Only; New edition;
- Manual of Cardiac Intensive Care (Brown, David); 1st ed; ISBN: 9780323825528; Package/Collection: 9780323825528; New to CK;
- Operative Techniques in Vitreoretinal Surgery (Bhavsar, Abdhish R.); 1st ed; ISBN: 9780323775571; Package/Collection: Ophthalmology; New to CK;
- Rutherford’s Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy (Sidawy, Anton); 10th ed; ISBN: 9780323775571; Package/Collection: Surgery Extended; New edition;
- Ryan’s Retina (Sadda, SriniVas R.); 7th ed; ISBN: 9780323722131; Package/Collection: Ophthalmology; New edition;
- Surgical Pathology of the GI Tract, Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas (Odze, Robert); 4th ed; ISBN: 9780323679886; Package/Collection: Pathology Essentials; New edition;
- Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty (Scott, Richard D.); 1st ed; ISBN: 9780323790109; Package/Collection: Orthopedics Extended; New to CK;
- Uropathology (Zhou, Ming); 2nd ed; ISBN: 9780323653954; Package/Collection: Pathology Extended; New edition;
Journals Added – CK Global
- AJO-DO Clinical Companion; ISSN: 26664305; Package/Collection: Dentistry
- BJA Open, ISSN: 27726096; Package/Collection: Anesthesiology
- CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease; ISSN: 27728129 Package/Collection: Cardiovascular Disease Extended
- Dentistry Review; ISSN: 27725596; Package/Collection: Dentistry
- Gastro Hep Advances; ISSN: 27725723; Package/Collection: Gastroenterology & Hepatology
- Infectious Medicine; ISSN: 2772431X; Package/Collection: Infectious Medicine
- Intelligent Medicine; ISSN: 26671026 ; Package/Collection: Flex Only
- Interventional Pain Medicine; ISSN: 27725944; Package/Collection: Pain Medicine
- JACC: Advances; ISSN: 2772963X; Package/Collection: Cardiovascular Disease Extended
- Journal of Health Economics; ISSN: 01676296 ; Package/Collection: Flex Only
- Journal of Pathology Informatics; ISSN: 21533539; Package/Collection: Pathology Extended h
- Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions; ISSN: 27729303; Package/Collection: Cardiovascular Disease Extended
- Lancet Planetary Health, The; ISSN: 25425196; Package/Collection: Internal Medicine
- Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia, The; ISSN: 2772-3682; Package/Collection: Internal Medicine Extended
- Obesity Pillars; ISSN: 2667-3681; Package/Collection: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Oral Oncology Reports; ISSN: 2772-9060; Package/Collection: Hematology-Oncology-Palliative
- Research in Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging; ISSN: 2772-6525; Package/Collection: Radiology Extended
- Social Science & Medicine; ISSN: 02779536 ; Package/Collection: Flex Only
Questions or comments, contact Your Ascension Wisconsin Librarians:
Michele Matucheski Kellee Selden
Monday, August 15, 2022
Interstate Licensure: Has the Time Come?
During the pandemic Ascension associates generously volunteered to travel to other states to work in other Ascension hospitals when there were spikes in COVID cases and not enough staff to cover the influx of patients.
Before this could happen licensure of these individuals had to be addressed so that associates from one state could practice in another state without worrying about a delay in paperwork or processing time. At times, staff were needed within days, not weeks.
Because of this need and fulfillment, we may be able to provide staff across state lines not just during times of crisis, but when it is needed for other reasons too. See the current article(s) in the August issue of Health Affairs about interstate licensure.
The August 2022 issue of Health Affairs focuses on interstate licensure and removing barriers:
PERSPECTIVEHEALTH PROFESSIONALSAbstract Full text References 1133-1135 PERSPECTIVEHEALTH PROFESSIONALSAbstract Full text References 1136-1138 PERSPECTIVEHEALTH PROFESSIONALSAbstract Full text References 1139-1141
Please note, To get to fulltext, you'll need to use an Ascension Wisconsin computer on site, or alternatively, VPN or Citrix for remote access.
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Ransomeware Webinar: Lessons Learned from Bitter Experience
Last December, The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) presented a webinar on Ransomware Attacks : What Librarians Need to Know. Two librarians related their experienceswith ransomware attacks. Though they were both cautionary tales, they had very different outcomes, and each provided useful takeaways. The webinar is now available on YouTube.
Hancock Health in Indiana was attacked in 2018. They chose to pay a $50,000 ransom and were back up fairly quickly. However, complying with criminals may encourage them in further attacks.
University of Vermont Medical Center suffered an attack in 2020. They decided NOT to pay.
Systems were down for weeks, and the recovery process took nearly 3 months. Hundreds of employees were furloughed during that time. The cost to recover was between $40 - 50 million. All PCs and servers had to be wiped and rebuilt.
It’s a tough choice deciding whether or not to pay. And there’s no guarantee that even if you fork over the ransom, the hackers will keep their word and restore your data.
Lessons learned included:
The main takeaways: Be vigilant, be prepared, and practice.
Ascension Technologies provides instructions on what to do if you are hacked on their Cybersecurity page: https://gdaintranet.ascension.org/technology/cybersecurity.
Hancock Health in Indiana was attacked in 2018. They chose to pay a $50,000 ransom and were back up fairly quickly. However, complying with criminals may encourage them in further attacks.
University of Vermont Medical Center suffered an attack in 2020. They decided NOT to pay.
Systems were down for weeks, and the recovery process took nearly 3 months. Hundreds of employees were furloughed during that time. The cost to recover was between $40 - 50 million. All PCs and servers had to be wiped and rebuilt.
It’s a tough choice deciding whether or not to pay. And there’s no guarantee that even if you fork over the ransom, the hackers will keep their word and restore your data.
Lessons learned included:
❖ When an attack is underway, immediately disconnect computers from the network -
but don’t turn them off, you may not be able to turn them back on.
❖ Essential information, including contact information, should be duplicated off network.
❖ Make sure people know how to use back-up processes.
❖ Collect alternative contact information for key personnel, in case hospital system email / phone is inaccessible.
❖ Make a communication plan.
❖ Special lessons for libraries: Encourage users to set up personal accounts with our databases. Maintain core textbooks in print. Rely on interlibrary loan partners in a crisis.
The main takeaways: Be vigilant, be prepared, and practice.
Ascension Technologies provides instructions on what to do if you are hacked on their Cybersecurity page: https://gdaintranet.ascension.org/technology/cybersecurity.
* Special Thanks to Jennifer Barlowe, Clinical Librarian at Ascension Borgess in Michigan, for providing this review and lessons learned for this timely webinar.
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
AW Library Services Flier - General Overview
Check out the new flier for AW Library Services.
Click for a printable pdf version with live links.
Updated 10 April 2023.
Monday, August 1, 2022
AI vs MD: What Happens when Diagnosis is Automated?
Image from here.
The New Yorker: A.I. Versus M.D.
Physician, scientist, and writer Siddhartha Mukherjee (best known for his 2010 book Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of the Cancer Gene) recently penned the essay "A.I. Versus M.D.: What happens when diagnosis is automated?" In this New Yorker piece, Mukherjee investigates the feasibility of incorporating machine learning into medical diagnosis.
Another option for Wisconsinites via Badgerlink: The Algorithm will See You Now.
MUKHERJEE S. The Algorithm Will See You Now. New Yorker. 2017;93(7):46-53. Accessed July 20, 2022.
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