ACP Medicine

August 31, 2009

New Titles, New Edition and Supplemental Updates: August 2009

New Titles:

The Official Guide for Foreign-Educated Nurses: What You Need to Know about Nursing and Health Care in the United States

©2009 Springer Publishing Company

This title is the only guide to the United States health care system for nurses immigrating to this country as well as foreign-educated nurses who are already here.



 

Comprehensive Nursing Care for Parkinson's Disease

©2007 Springer Publishing Company

The incidence of Parkinson's is growing as the number of older adults making up the general population increases. The demand for nurses who specialize in the care of patients with movement disorders is also increasing and it is crucial that they have a comprehensive manual for patient care.

 

New Edition:

Clinical Neuroanatomy 26th Ed.

©2010 McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Learn the essential aspects of neuroanatomy and its clinical relevance with the field's most concise, trusted and effective title.



 

 

Supplemental Updates:

ACP Journal Club

©2009 by the American College of Physicians

ACP Journal Club, published by the American College of Physicians, is the quintessential EBM journal, and is often positioned near the top of the EBM pyramid.





ACP Medicine

©2009 BC Decker

ACP Medicine is the first comprehensive reference to carry the name of the American College of Physicians. Developed to help busy physicians keep up with changing guidelines in primary care, ACP Medicine is a continually updated, evidence-based reference of internal medicine.





ACP PIER, Journal Club & AHFS DI® Essentials™

©2009 by the American College of Physicians

A pre-appraised, evidence-based clinical tool that defines the standard of care, including value-added abstracts of original journal articles and drug treatment information.

•PIER (Physicians' Information and Education Resource) Integrated and authoritative EBM resources for the point-of-care and background reference.

•ACP Journal Club is the quintessential EBM journal that summarizes original research applicable to clinical cases.

•AHFS® DI Essentials™ distills the essential information from the larger AHFS Drug Information database.


ACP PIER & AHFS DI® Essentials™

©2009 ACP PIER: American College of Physicians

©2009 AHFS DI® Essentials™

PIER© is a collection of over 400 evidence summaries published by the American College of Physicians. Each module provides authoritative guidance to improve the quality of care.




ACP PIER®: Physicians' Information and Education Resource

©2009 ACP PIER: American College of Physicians

PIER© is a collection of over 400 evidence summaries published by the American College of Physicians. Each module provides authoritative guidance to improve the quality of care.






ACS Surgery: Principles and Practice

©2009 B.C. Decker

Published by B.C. Decker in collaboration with the American College of Surgeons (ACS), this continually updated reference, noted for its problem solving approach and numerous illustrations, is geared to the surgeon in practice. Master surgeons outline their preferred core general surgical procedure techniques.




AHFS Drug Information®

©2009 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

With the 2009 edition, the American Hospital Formulary Service® (AHFS™) marks over 50 years of continuous publication by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). Each year, an average of over 60% of AHFS content is revised to help you provide the most accurate recommendations for your patients’ drug therapy.




AHFS DI® Essentials™

©2009 by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc.

AHFS DI® Essentials™ offers healthcare professionals easy access to knowledge that is critical at the point of care. Essentials™ monographs draw on the meticulously evidence-based guidelines in the full AHFS DI® database, distilling essential information on prescription and key over-the-counter (OTC) drugs in an easy-to-use and highly structured outline format

 

INFECTIOUS DISEASES: The Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

©2007 WebMD Inc.

This resource, derived from ACP Medicine, provides practical guidance on a wide range of infectious diseases such as upper respiratory infections, STDs and meningitis as well as viral, bacterial and fungal infections. It includes more than 4,000 focused, practical and current recommendations in addition to halftone and color illustrations.



Medical Letter® On Drugs and Therapeutics, The

©2009-1995 The Medical Letter, Inc.

The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics is an independent, nonprofit publication that offers unbiased critical evaluations of drugs for physicians and other members of the health professions. This resource evaluates virtually all new drugs and also reviews older drugs when important new information becomes available on their usefulness or adverse effects. It is only available to single users online and covers the period from 1995-2008.*

May 14, 2009

ACP Medicine: What's New in February 2009





ACP Medicine 3rd Ed.

©2009 BC Decker

Authors: David C. Dale, M.D., Daniel D. Federman, M.D., M.A.C.P.


PRACTICE OF MEDICINE

  • The Changing Face of Skin Cancer

THIS MONTH'S UPDATES

  • Gastroenterology

  • Psychiatry

  • Infectious Disease

  • Nephrology FDA

  • Approval Report

  • August 04, 2008

    ACP Medicine: What's New in May 2008

    ACP Medicine
    by David C. Dale, MD and Daniel D. Federman, MD, MACP
    BC Decker, Third Edition (2007)

    ACP Medicine is the first comprehensive reference to carry the name of the American College of Physicians. Developed to help busy physicians keep up with changing guidelines in primary care, it is a continually updated, evidence-based reference of internal medicine.

    PRACTICE OF MEDICINE

    • Competency-Based Graduate Medical Education: A Profound Paradigm Shift in Medical Education

    THIS MONTH'S UPDATES

    • Cardiovascular Medicine
      • Diseases of the Pericardium, Cardiac Tumors, and Cardiac Trauma
    • Endocrinology
      • Genetics for the Clinician
    • Neurology
      • Cerebrovascular Disorders
      • Acute Viral Central Nervous System Diseases
      • Central Nervous System Diseases Due to Slow Viruses and Prions
    • Psychiatry
      • The Eating Disorders

    SPECIAL—ONLINE ONLY

    • Women's Health
      • Cardiovascular Disease in Women

    July 29, 2008

    ACP Medicine (BC Decker): What's New in April 2008

    PRACTICE OF MEDICINE
    • When Progress Slows Progress 
    THIS MONTH'S UPDATES
    • Infectious Disease
      • Urinary Tract Infections
    • Rheumatology
      • Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies
      • Back Pain and Common Musculoskeletal Problems
    • Psychiatry
      • Depression and Bipolar Disorder
    • Oncology
      • Oncologic Emergencies
    • Dermatology
      • Eczematous Disorders, Atopic Dermatitis, and Ichthyoses
    SPECIAL-ONLINE ONLY
    • Women's Health
      • Domestic Violence

    April 08, 2008

    ACP Medicine: What's New in March 2008

    PRACTICE OF MEDICINE

    • Eight Ideas for a High-Performing Health Care System

    THIS MONTH'S UPDATES

    • Cardiovascular Medicine
      • Supraventricular Tachycardia
    • Clinical Essentials
      • Reducing Risk of Injury and Disease
    • Metabolism
      • Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
    • Infectious Disease
      • Protozoan Infections
      • Mycotic Infections in the Compromised Host
    • Hematology
      • The Polycythemias

    FDA APPROVAL REPORT

    • New Beta Blocker for Treating Hypertension

    January 31, 2008

    ACP Medicine: What's New in February 2008

    PRACTICE OF MEDICINE

    • Breast Cancer Screening with Calendar and Calculator

    THIS MONTH'S UPDATES

    • Cardiovascular Medicine
      • Atrial Fibrillation
    • Dermatology
      • Cutaneous Manifestations of Systemic Diseases
    • Psoriasis
      • Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions
    • Rheumatology
      • Introduction to the Rheumatic Diseases
    • Hematology
      • Nonmalignant Disorders of Leukocytes

    FDA APPROVAL REPORT

    • New Drug for Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

    January 04, 2008

    ACP Medicine: What's New in January 2008

    PRACTICE OF MEDICINE

    • A Paradigm Shift in Coronary Revascularization?

    THIS MONTH'S UPDATES

    • 1 Cardiovascular Medicine
      • 7 Pacemaker Therapy
    • 5 Hematology
      • 12 Hemostasis and Its Regulation
    • 14 Respiratory Medicine
      • 16 Congenital Lung Diseases of Adulthood
    • 12 Oncology
      • 2 Molecular Genetics of Cancer
    • 16 Women's Health
      • 10 Endometriosis

    FDA APPROVAL REPORT

    • New Drug for Advanced Breast Cancer

    December 20, 2007

    ACP Medicine: What's New in December 2007

    PRACTICE OF MEDICINE

    • Psoriasis Drugs for Patients without Psoriasis

    THIS MONTH'S UPDATES

    • 4 Gastroenterology
      • 6 Gallstones and Biliary Tract Disease
    • 9 Metabolism
      • 2 Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
    • 14 Respiratory Medicine
      • 19 Asthma
    • 12 Oncology 
      • 7 Breast Cancer
      • 13 Sarcomas of Soft Tissue and Bone
    • 15 Rheumatology
      • 13 Fibromyalgia
    • 13 Psychiatry
      • 6 Drug Abuse and Dependence

    FDA APPROVAL REPORT

    • New Uses for Raloxifene

    CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES

    • NAEPP Updated Guidelines for Asthma

    November 09, 2007

    ACP Medicine: What's New in November 2007

    PRACTICE OF MEDICINE

    • New Strategies for Treating Helicobacter pylori Infection

    Shounak Das, MD
    Mark Feldman, MD, FACP
    Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas

    THIS MONTH'S UPDATES

    • 11 Neurology
      • 15 Parkinson Disease and Other Movement Disorders

    William J. Weiner, MD
    Stephen G. Reich, MD
    Lisa M. Shulman, MD
    University of Maryland School of Medicine

    Continue reading "ACP Medicine: What's New in November 2007" »

    October 08, 2007

    ACP Medicine: What's New in October 2007

    PRACTICE OF MEDICINE

    • What Should Be the Current Role of Carotid Artery Stenting?

    William H. Pearce, MD, FACS
    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

    THIS MONTH'S UPDATES

    • 10 Nephrology
      • 13 Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

    Michael J. Barry, MD, FACP
    Harvard Medical School

    Continue reading "ACP Medicine: What's New in October 2007" »