New: Rehab Tab in Evidence Alerts

 

The STAT!Ref Evidence Alerts system provides e-mail delivery and access to evidence-based medicine (EBM) information from current research of over 130 premier clinical journals. The STAT!Ref Evidence Alerts system works with McMaster University (McMaster PLUS) delivering pre-rated EBM alerts that are qualified, then rated for clinical relevance and newsworthiness by a panel of practicing physicians.

STAT!Ref Evidence Alerts offer a range of healthcare disciplines that can be chosen delivering relevant and meaningful EBM information focused on your healthcare interests, helping with your clinical decisions.

For a full listing of the features of STAT!Ref Evidence Alerts, journals reviewed, and to learn about how you can sign up for alerts, please visit our website: STAT!Ref Evidence Alerts 

Here are the recent updates in the newly-added Rehab tab:

12/7/2009 - Usefulness of radial contrast-enhanced computed tomography for the diagnosis of acetabular labrum injury. Arthroscopy. 2007 Dec;23(12):1290-4.

12/7/2009 - Imaging strategies for low-back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet. 2009 Feb 7;373(9662):463-72.

12/7/2009 - Does knee malalignment increase the risk of development and progression of knee osteoarthritis? A systematic review. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Apr 15;61(4):459-67.

12/4/2009 - Psychological interventions for women with metastatic breast cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008 Jul 16;(3):CD004253.

12/4/2009 - Biomarkers of inflammation and development of rheumatoid arthritis in women from two prospective cohort studies. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Mar;60(3):641-52.

STAT!Ref Supplemental Updates

ACP PIER & AHFS DI® Essentials™ ©2009

©2009 ACP PIER: American College of Physicians

©2009 AHFS DI® Essentials™

Authors/Editors: ACP PIER: American College of Physicians (ACP) © 2009 by the American College of Physicians

PIER© is a collection of over 490 evidence summaries published by the American College of Physicians. Each module provides authoritative guidance to improve the quality of care. Important features of PIER include:

•Truly evidenced-based

•Defines the current standard of care

•Frequently updated (Monthly Content Updates and Module Additions)

•Consistently structured for rapid access

•Search or browse by organ system

•Integrated drug reference (AHFS DI Essentials)

Topics are selected by ACP based upon prevalence in clinical settings. Evidence is then gathered by literature review and evaluated based on formal criteria. The level of evidence for each recommendation is displayed clearly within the application. PIER also includes topics in complementary and alternative medicine, ethical and legal issues, and procedures. Pediatric modules are now included.

AHFS DI® Essentials™ by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists® (ASHP) is designed to offer health 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 for the health professional the essential information on prescription and key over-the-counter (OTC) drugs in an easy-to-use, highly structured outline format.

•Comparative pricing for most Rx and OTC monographs.

•'Compatibility' sub-heading under the ‘Stability’ section within a monograph features Admixture and Y-Site and is perfect for nurses who administer drugs.

•Essentials™ includes a subset of drugs from the full AHFS DI® database. Drugs were selected from those most widely used in hospital (including most parenteral drugs) and outpatient (including key OTC products) settings, new molecular entities (NMEs) introduced into the US market over the past 6 years, and drugs requiring particular attention for safe use (e.g., those with boxed warnings).

What's New in October 2009

UPDATED MODULES:

Advance Care Planning

Arterial Blood Gases

Asthma in Pregnancy

Autoimmune Hepatitis Carotid

Artery Stenosis

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic Pancreatitis

Electrocardiogram

Esophageal Cancer

Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Hemophilia

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis B

Hypercalcemia

LASIK Eye Surgery

Lipid Disorders (Dyslipidemia)

Nodular Thyroid Disease

Osteoarthritis

Parvovirus B19 Infection and Fifth Disease

Perioperative Evaluation of Patients with Liver Disease

Pleurisy

Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment

Prevention of Unintended Pregnancy

Rosacea

Salicylate Poisoning Screening for Lung Cancer

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Vulvar Cancer

Vulvodynia (Vulvar Pain)

ACP PIER, Journal Club & AHFS DI® Essentials™

©2009 by the American College of Physicians

Authors/Editors: American College of Physicians (ACP)

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.

•Links in PIER's disease modules take users to supporting articles in ACPJC.

•Updated Monthly

•Combined with AHFS Essentials, the drug resource that provides quick access to dosage, interaction and other pharmacy information.

ACPJC

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

•Over 100 journals are reviewed for implications on therapeutics, diagnosis, prognosis and etiology.

 •McMaster Online Rating of Evidence (MORE) gathers ratings of new articles, already assessed for scientific merit, from sentinel readers (a panel of 2000+ physicians from around the world).

AHFS® DI Essentials™

•Distills the essential information from the larger AHFS Drug Information database.

•Comparative pricing for most Rx and OTC monographs.

AHFS DI® Essentials™

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

Authors/Editors: Gerald K. McEvoy, Pharm.D.

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.

Comparative pricing for most Rx and OTC monographs.

What's New in November 2009:

New Monographs:

• Polymyxin B Antibacterial; polymyxin antibiotic structurally and pharmacologically related to colistin.

Revised Monographs:

• Amantadine: Antiviral; antiparkinsonian agent; adamantane derivative.
• Cefazolin: Antibacterial; b-lactam antibiotic; first generation cephalosporin.
• Cefotetan: Antibacterial; b-lactam antibiotic; cephamycin.
• Ceftriaxone: Antibacterial; b-lactam antibiotic; third generation cephalosporin.
• Emtricitabine: Antiretroviral; nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI).
• Entecavir: Antiviral; purine nucleoside analog derived from guanine.
• Etravirine: Antiretroviral; nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI).
• Exenatide: Antidiabetic agent; synthetic glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) mimetic (incretin mimetic).
• Ezetimibe: Antilipemic agent; cholesterol absorption inhibitor.
• Heparin: Anticoagulant; a heterogeneous group of anionic, sulfated glycosaminoglycans.
• Iron Dextran: Ferric hydroxide in a complex with partially hydrolyzed low molecular weight dextran.
• Omeprazole: Acid- or proton-pump inhibitor; gastric antisecretory agent.
• Oseltamivir: Antiviral; neuraminidase inhibitor; sialic acid analog.
• Pantoprazole: Acid- or proton-pump inhibitor; gastric antisecretory agent.
• Raltegravir: Antiretroviral; HIV integrase inhibitor.
• Rimantadine: Antiviral; adamantane derivative.
• Rituximab: Antineoplastic agent; a chimeric human-murine anti-human antigen CD20 monoclonal antibody.
• Simvastatin: Antilipemic agent; hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitor (i.e., statin).
• Zanamivir: Antiviral; neuraminidase inhibitor; sialic acid analog.

AHFS Drug Information®

©2009 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Authors/Editors: Gerald K. McEvoy, Pharm.D. and Elaine K. Snow, B.S. Pharm.

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 references are evidence-based and peer-reviewed, compiled without the influence of manufacturers, insurers, regulators or other interested parties. No other drug information sources can make this claim. AHFS DI has been designated as an official compendium by the US Congress. AHFS DI contains information from medical literature and expert advice from over 500 medical scientists, physicians, pharmacists, pharmacologists and other professionally qualified individuals that goes beyond FDA-approved labeling.

What's New in November 2009-Revised Monographs:

• Amantadine
• Antihistamines General Statement
• Antiretroviral Agents General Statement
• Cefazolin
• Cefotetan
• Cefoxitin
• Ceftriaxone
• Emtricitabine
• Entecavir
• Etravirine
• Exenatide
• Heparin
• Iron Dextran
• Omeprazole
• Oseltamivir
• Pantoprazole
• Polymyxin B
• Promethazine
• Raltegravir
• Rimantadine
• Rituximab
• Tetracyclines General Statement
• Zanamivir

APhA DrugInfoLine®

©2009 American Pharmacists Association (APhA)

Authors/Editors: L. Michael Posey

APhA DrugInfoLine® is a monthly newsletter of interpreted drug and pharmacotherapeutic information designed to keep frontline pharmacists current on the latest trends in the biomedical literature.

It includes regular coverage of these areas:

• Cardiology • Psychiatry • HIV Care • Endocrinology • Pulmonology • Immunizations • Gastroenterology • Rheumatology • Lipids Management • Infectious Diseases • Anticoagulation Care • Alternative Medicines • Neurology • Asthma Care • OTC Medications • Oncology • Diabetes Care • Drug Interactions

Each issue includes a "Medication Monitor," a table that summarizes new drug approvals.

What's New: September/October 2009, Vol. 10, No. 9/10

• Focus On: HIV Care - Betty J. Dong, Section Advisor
• Focus On: Immunizations - John D. Grabenstein, Section Advisor
• Drug Interactions Corner - Daniel S. Streetman, Section Advisor
• Psychiatric Disorders - M. Lynn Crismon, Section Advisor
• Focus On: Asthma Care - Devra K. Dang, Section Advisor
• Cardiovascular Disorders - Omar Badawi, Section Advisor
• Gastroenterologic Disorders - C. Wayne Weart, Section Advisor
• Alternative Medicines Corner - Nicole M. Maisch, Section Advisor
• Medication Monitor: Updates On Advances In Therapy

New! Northwestern University Surgical Videos

Northwestern University Surgical Videos

©2009 Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Authors/Editors: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

STAT!Ref offers a collection of 28 high quality videos with professional voice-over offering specialized surgery procedures in GI Surgery, Breast Surgery, General Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Endocrine Surgery and Colorectal Surgery.

Features:

•Relevant, state-of-the-art content

•STAT!Ref cross-searchable platform

•Multitude of playback features

•An incredible educational resource

•Flash technology

•From a trusted source: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

VIDEOS:

Colorectal Surgery

• Nissen Fundoplication (59:59 minutes)
• Pilonidal Cystectomy (12:08 minutes) Click to see sample!
• Right Open Hemicolectomy (37:59 minutes)
• Sigmoid Colectomy (37:36 minutes)

Endocrine Surgery

• Right Thyroid Lobectomy (55:22 minutes)

General Surgery

• Laparoscopic Appendectomy (17:37 minutes)
• Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (38:23 minutes)
• Mesh Repair of Large Chronic Right Indirect Inguinal Hernia (45:59 minutes)
• Open Repair of Large Left Inguinal Hernia (45:47 minutes)
• Repair of Recurrent Inguinal Hernia (15:23 minutes)
• Repair Umbilical Hernia with Mesh (23:22 minutes)
• Umbilical Hernia Repair (14:50 minutes) Click to see sample!

Surgical Oncology - Breast Surgery

• Aspiration of Breast Cyst: Case 1 (2:56 minutes)
• Aspiration of Breast Cyst: Case 2 (1:02 minutes)
• Ductoscopy for Nipple Discharge (4:25 minutes)
• Mammography: Benign Calcifications (10:28 minutes)
• Mammography: Invasive Lobular Carcinoma with DCIS (12:53 minutes)
• Mammography: Multicentric Breast Cancer, Part 1 (20:15 minutes)
• Needle Localization Lumpectomy and Sentinel Node Biopsy (Positive for Cancer) (55:25 minutes)
• Needle Localization Lumpectomy and Sentinel Node Biopsy (Positive for Cancer) (48:16 minutes)
• Needle Localization Lumpectomy for a Mass (22:37 minutes)
• Needle Localization Lumpectomy for Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia (27:51 minutes)
• Needle Localization Lumpectomy for Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (26:31 minutes)
• Needle Localization Lumpectomy for Increasing Mass (20:49 minutes)
• Terminal Duct Excision (18:39 minutes)
• Total Left Mastectomy (1 hour 14:51 minutes)
• Total Right Mastectomy (57:16 minutes)

Surgical Oncology - GI Surgery

• Laparoscopic Splenectomy (59:21 minutes)

About Northwestern University:

This collection of surgical videos was created at the Department of Surgery at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. Recognized and respected as one of the premier academic surgical programs in North America, their motto, “Safer surgery today, better surgery tomorrow” resonates with surgical students around the world. Now they too can benefit from the surgical videos in STAT!Ref.

Show & Tell Contest

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3. Tell us something, anything, about STAT!Ref (a testimonial, some feedback, how you use it, etc.) in the photo’s title

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Product and Title Updates: Anatomy TV, ICD-9-CM

Product Updates: Anatomy TV

Smile, we have good news! Several key Anatomy.tv products have been updated. You may be a subscriber to one or more of these modules.

Modules that received a “facelift” are:

1. Human Anatomy: Regional edition (all nine titles)

- This will include new content and 3D views in some of the titles, with an easy-to-use navigation.

- There will be a new quiz that has been updated for each region

2. Interactive Functional Anatomy

- This will include new functionality to label and rotate animations.

- There will be a new quiz that has been updated.

3. 3D Head & Neck with Basic Neuroanatomy and Special Senses

4. Anatomy for Exercise

5. Essential Regional Anatomy

You will most likely not lose any of your direct links (if you had any). The new modules have tutorials in the new, pop-up “Getting Started” window, so learning the new navigation and features should be a snap!

Some of the improvements and features may include:

- A more intuitive interface (easier to use!)

- Flash-based, so it’s faster and crisper

- Scroll-over labeling of anatomical structures

- Improved searching

- Better navigation

- Easily recognized icons for saving and printing images

Title Updates:

ICD-9-CM-Vols. 1, 2 & 3 - for Hospitals

©2010 The National Center for Health Statistics and The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

This 2010 edition of the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) is being published by the United States Government in recognition of its responsibility to promulgate this classification throughout the United States for morbidity coding. The International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) is based on the World Health Organization's Ninth Revision, International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9). ICD-9-CM is the official system of assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures associated with hospital utilization in the United States. The ICD-9 is used to code and classify mortality data from death certificates.

ICD-9-CM-Vols. 1 & 2 - for Physicians

 ©2010 The National Center for Health Statistics and The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

This 2010 edition of the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) is being published by the United States Government in recognition of its responsibility to promulgate this classification throughout the United States for morbidity coding. The International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, published by the World Health Organization (WHO) is the foundation of the ICD-9-CM and continues to be the classification employed in cause-of-death coding in the United States. The ICD-9-CM is completely comparable with the ICD-9. The WHO Collaborating Center for Classification of Diseases in North America serves as liaison between the international obligations for comparable classifications and the national health data needs of the United States.

What's New with STAT!Ref: Evidence Alerts

 

The STAT!Ref Evidence Alerts system provides e-mail delivery and access to evidence-based medicine (EBM) information from current research of over 130 premier clinical journals. The STAT!Ref Evidence Alerts system works with McMaster University (McMaster PLUS) delivering pre-rated EBM alerts that are qualified, then rated for clinical relevance and newsworthiness by a panel of practicing physicians.

STAT!Ref Evidence Alerts offer a range of healthcare disciplines that can be chosen delivering relevant and meaningful EBM information focused on your healthcare interests, helping with your clinical decisions.

For a full listing of the features of STAT!Ref Evidence Alerts, journals reviewed, and to learn about how you can sign up for alerts, please visit our website: STAT!Ref Evidence Alerts 

STAT!Ref Announces Student Orientation Contest

Show and tell us how you use STAT!Ref and you could win a $1,000 scholarship and more! Log in to the STAT!Ref fan page and click on the promotions tab to read full details and rules. Take a picture, tell a story, and then pass the word to all your friends so they vote you the winner!

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Back to School Savings with STAT!Ref!

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·  First Aid™ Cases for the USMLE Step 1

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·  First Aid for the® USMLE Step 1 2009

·  First Aid™ Q & A for the NBDE Part 1

·  First Aid™ Q & A for the USMLE Step 1

 

 Purchase four or more of STAT!Ref's new First Aid exam prep titles and you'll get 10% off each. If you already subscribe to a few, you can add more and get the discount on all of them! Please contact your STAT!Ref representative for details.

This is a limited time offer through September 30, 2009.

The First Aid series is copyright of McGraw Hill Companies, Inc.

STAT!Ref® Survey Contest

This year's theme for MLA is "iFusions." Help us innovate the information in STAT!Ref® by filling out a brief online survey (8 questions) and you'll be entered to win one Apple iTouch®. There will be another option to win an Apple iPod Shuffle mp3 player at the show by completing the survey at the STAT!Ref booth.

Both winners will be drawn randomly and announced at STAT!Ref® booth #619 on the last day of the MLA exhibits, so please stop by. Also, come see what's new in STAT!Ref® and meet with our representatives, John and Chris, and our Primal Pictures (Anatomy.tv) rep, Neal.

Prizes :

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New Editors for two of STAT!Ref's premier titles

-Two STAT!Ref titles have new editors for forthcoming editions-

BC Decker Inc., publisher of ACP Medicine & ACS Surgery, two of STAT!Ref's premier resources, announces Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD, as the new editor in chief to ACP Medicine.  Dr. Nabel is a highly respected colleague in the world of medicine and celebrated worldwide for her contributions.  She is a member of the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences as well as being an internationally recognized researcher and the winner of numerous medical awards.  

"I am proud, honored and privileged to take on this role and serve the ACP community," said Dr. Nabel. "I pledge to deliver excellence in ACP Medicine and will continue to focus on the best evidence-based medicine, while we continue to discover new things in molecular science."

BC Decker also announces Stanley W. Ashley, MD, as the new editor in chief of ACS Surgery: Principles and Practice.

Dr. Ashley is the Frank Sawyer Professor and Vice Chairman of the Department of Surgery, and Program Director of the General Surgery Residency Program at Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.  He is also Chief of General Surgery for Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates.

"The opportunity to adapt ACS Surgery to the evolving needs of surgical residents and practicing surgeons is extremely exciting to me," said Dr. Ashley.

ACP Medicine are ACS Surgery are available online through STAT!Ref.