AccessMedicine is Available Statewide for Ascension Wisconsin

AccessMedicine provides full-text access to important resources in Clinical Medicine.  The collection is divided into multiple sections:

Books: The clinical library includes the full-text of more than 85 basic science and clinical medicine texts like Harrison's Online and Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment.

Multimedia Library - Simplify complicated concepts or brush up on common procedures with 250+ examination and procedural videos, patient safety modules, audio files, and animations.

Quick Reference Tools

• Current Practice Guidelines in Primary Care - Updated annually and assists in disease screening, prevention, and management by providing succint versions of longer original guidelines.
• Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests - a quick reference guide to the selection and interpretation of commonly used diagnostic tests, including laboratory procedures in the clinical setting.
• Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment - collection of concise evidence-based outlines of conditions and disorders most often encountered in medical practice -- updated annually and perfect for high-yield review r for quick reference in the clinical setting.

Patient Education - Assist patients to better understand their disorder and treatment program through comprehensive, reliable healthcare information covering 5,000 topics available in multiple languages.

Downloadable Images - Thousands of photos and illustrations that aid in visual diagnosis are available to save and download for presentation and educational purposes.

Differential Diagnosis Tool - Speed diagnosis with Diagnosaurus(R) -- a downloadable tool that allows users to browse more than 1000 differential diagnoses by symptom, disease, or organ system at the point-of-care.  

Where to find AccessMedicine:

• AccessMedicine     https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/
  • Feel free to bookmark this url, or save to your favorites.
  • Also available through the AW Library Website
  • and other AW Library Guides such as The Physician & Provider Tool Box
  • or through the A-Z Databases List on the library home pages.
  • Remote access is available to Associates who register for a personal account through an Ascension Wisconsin work computer.
  • Scroll down for more info about the Mobile App.

• Also see our AccessMedicine Search Tips page filled with useful tips and tutorials for getting the most out of it.

Questions or Comments?  

Ask Your Ascension Wisconsin Librarians : 

          Michele Matucheski  or  Kellee Selden 

Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023 is Here!

CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023 By Maxine A. Papadakis, Stephen J. McPhee, Michael W. Rabow & Kenneth R. McQuaid   Updated annually! For more than 60 years, this trusted content has provided the most important diagnostic and treatment recommendations for adult medicine. One of the two most referenced titles on AccessMedicine! What you'll discover:   Over 1,000 diseases and disorders searchable at your fingertips Evidence-based diagnostic tools for day-to-day practice Hundreds of drug treatment tables for quick access Carefully curated and linked PubMed numbers for rapid online access Updates on dynamic viral infections, including SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS Hundreds of full-color photographs, illustrations, as well as diagnostic and treatment algorithms Direct link to Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023.

Available on The Clinical References - Physician & Provider Tool Box

Search Tips & Tutorials for AccessMedicine

Questions, comments, or search requests, contact Your Ascension Wisconsin Librarians: 

 Michele Matucheski   &   Kellee Selden

Our AW Library website is available 24/7.

Access Medicine Resources for ABMS Exam & Board Review: Featuring Family Medicine

 

Did you know that with our institutional subscription to AccessMedicine, we have access to McGraw Hill's wide selection of interactive study tools? 

Whether it's to help you excel at upcoming ABMS exams, or just to assist in brushing up general knowledge, be sure to make the most of these key resources.

The #1 FM board prep resource: Graber and Wilbur's Family Medicine Examination and Board Review

• Covers every topic on the FM Board exam
• 195+ practice Q&As
• 295+ cases, progressively ordered, reflecting true process of medical decision-making 

See the complete list of Access Medicine's Clinical Practice and Board Review Tools.

Includes review questions and ebooks for:

• Family Medicine
• Internal Medicine
• Laboratory Medicine
• Medical Genetics
• Medical Physiology
• Obstetrics
  
• Patient History
• Pharmacology
• Respiratory
• Surgery
• Wounds

Also available on AccessMedicine Key titles in Family Medicine including  Usatine's Color Atlas and Synopsis  and CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment 2,000+ images and drawings supporting visual diagnosis Additional library of 10,000+ Q&As and 1,045+ cases to hone knowledge in basic science and clinical scenarios Access Anytime, Anywhere To retrieve AccessMedicine resources anywhere, any time, optimized on any device, users need to create a free MyAccess Profile and sign in every 90 days through their institution, either on-site or through a VPN. Click-through below to create your profile. Contact your institution's library reference desk for more information or assistance. CREATE YOUR OWN PROFILE

See Also: Access Medicine Search Tips

Ascension Wisconsin Library Services

Questions, comments, or search requests, contact Your Ascension Wisconsin Librarians: 

 Michele Matucheski        Kellee Selden

2021 (60th) edition of Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment is here!

The brand new, 60^th Anniversary Edition of CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2021 is now available on AccessMedicine. 

 

For 60 years, CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment has been delivering the authoritative information students, residents, and clinicians need to build their medical knowledge, expertise, and confidence.  

Covering the latest clinical developments in all facets of medicine and fully focused on bedside clinical issues, this new edition provides 

• the latest guidelines
• reference
• drug prices
• approved drugs
• and evidence-based coverage of more than 1,000 diseases and disorders
• all formatted to enable you to find the answers you need quickly and effortlessly.  

This landmark guide covers 

• inpatient and outpatient care
• focusing on the diagnostic tools relevant to daily practice
• and reviews all primary care topics, including 
• gynecology/obstetrics
• dermatology
• ophthalmology
• geriatrics
• preventive medicine
• psychiatry
• and neurology.

A MAJOR new feature for this 60^th Anniversary edition is “Year in Review: Key Clinical Updates in CMDT 2021.”  This section provides an easy-to-read format, highlighting more than 180 recent medical advances that are further detailed in the new edition.  Additional highlights include:

• Essentials of diagnosis for most diseases/disorders
• Hundreds of quick-access drug treatment tables with indexed trade names 
• Diagnostic and treatment algorithms present important information in an at-a-glance style
• Up-to-date references provide peer-reviewed, evidence-based information
• Seven bonus chapters available online, featuring expanded content and annual review of advances in HIV treatment and critical information on emerging viral infections

You'll find a handy link for the CMDT-21 on The Physician & Provider Tool Box / Clinical References.

AccessMedicine Search Tips

Questions or comments, contact your Ascension Wisconsin Librarians:

                                    Michele Matucheski   and   Kellee Selden