At the April inter-professional Continuing Professional Development program, MHIKNET Library Services is displaying books from the Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library on Health Care for the Elderly.  Titles include:

• Cohen, J.; Deliens, L. (2012). A public health perspective on end of life care. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press.
• Feola, B. (2015). The eldercare consultant: Your guide to making the best choices possible. New York: American Management Association.
• Leung, P.C.; Kofler, W. (2013). Health, wellbeing, competence, and aging. New Jersey: World Scientific.
• Naeim, A.; et al. (2012). Management of cancer in the older patient. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier/Saunders.
• Roberta, E.; et al. (2013). Senior fitness test manual. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
• Wojtek, J.C. (2014). ACSM’s exercise for older adults. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

Contact us to borrow these (or other) books at mhiknet@umanitoba.ca or 1-877-789-3804.

In addition, MHIKNET has compiled a list of independent learning resources on Health Care for the Elderly. This list includes links to available articles, guidelines, and web resources.

At the March Continuing Professional Development program for physicians, MHIKNET Library Services is displaying books from the Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library concerning musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions.  Titles include:

• Bickley, L.S.; et al. (2017). Bates’ guide to physical examination and history taking. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.
• Browner, B.D.; Fuller, R. (2013). Musculoskeletal emergencies. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders.
• Cantu, R.C.; Hyman, M. (2013). Concussions and our kids: America’s leading expert on how to protect young athletes and keep sports safe. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
• Duderstadt, K. (2014). Pediatric physical examination: An illustrated handbook. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier/Mosby.
• Khalsa, S.B.S.; et al. (2016). The principles and practice of yoga in health care. Edinburgh: Handspring Publishing.
• Mead, G.; van Wijck, F. (2013). Exercise and fitness training after stroke: A handbook for evidence-based practice. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.

Contact us to borrow these (or other) books at mhiknet@umanitoba.ca or 1-877-789-3804.

In addition, MHIKNET has compiled a list of independent learning resources concerning musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions. This list includes links to available articles, guidelines, and web resources.

At the February Continuing Professional Development program for physicians, MHIKNET Library Services is displaying books from the Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library concerning autoimmune disorders. Titles include:

• Atkins, G. (2012). The biology of multiple sclerosis. New York: Cambridge University Press.
• Boulware, D.; Heudebert, G. (2012). Lippincott’s primary care rheumatology. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
• Foster, H.; Brogan, P. (2012). Paediatric Rheumatology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Rae-Grant, A. (2013). Multiple sclerosis and related disorders: Clinical guide to diagnosis, medical management, and rehabilitation. New York: Demos Medical.
• Contact us to borrow these (or other) books at mhiknet@umanitoba.ca or 1-877-789-3804.

In addition, MHIKNET has compiled a list of independent learning resources concerning autoimmune disorders. This list includes links to available articles, guidelines, and web resources.

At the January Continuing Professional Development program for physicians, MHIKNET Library Services is displaying books from the Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library concerning Topics in Dermatology. Titles include:

• Hall, B.J.; Hall, J.C. (2011). Hall’s manual of skin as a marker of underlying disease. Shelton, CT: People’s Medical Publishers.
• Jie-Jia, L.; Jian-Ping, F. (2014). Fundamentals of Chinese fingernail image diagnosis (FID). London: Singing Dragon.
• Madhuri,, R.; Cottrill, R. (2011). Healing wounds, healthy skin: A practical guide for patients with chronic wounds. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
• Wolverton, S.E. (2013). Comprehensive dermatologic drug therapy. Philadelphia, PA; Saunders.
• Contact us to borrow these (or other) books at mhiknet@umanitoba.ca or 1-877-789-3804.

In addition, MHIKNET has compiled a list of independent learning resources concerning Topics in Dermatology. This list includes links to available articles, guidelines, and web resources.

Please note that MHIKNET Library Services will be closed from Friday December 23, 2016 through Monday January 2, 2017, re-opening on Tuesday January 3, 2017.

If you would like to receive literature search results, or articles through document delivery, please submit requests prior to December 14, 2016, to ensure they’ll be completed by December 22.

At the December Continuing Professional Development program for physicians, MHIKNET Library Services is displaying books from the Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library related to Hot Topics in Primary Care . Titles include:

• Bowie, P. (2014). Safety and improvement in primary care: the essential guide. London: Radcliffe Publishing.
• Dodds, L. (2013). Drugs in use: Case studies for pharmacists and prescribers. London: Pharmaceutical Press.
• Southwick, F. (2014). Infectious diseases: A clinical short course. New York: McGraw-Hill.
• Youngkin, E.Q. (2013). Women’s Health: A primary care clinical guideline. Boston: Pearson.
• Contact us to borrow these (or other) books at mhiknet@umanitoba.ca or 1-877-789-3804.

In addition, MHIKNET has compiled a list of independent learning resources concerning Hot Topics in Primary Care . The list includes links to available articles, books, guidelines, websites, and patient resources.

At the November Continuing Professional Development program for physicians, MHIKNET Library Services is displaying books from the Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library related to evidenced based mental health care and common psychiatric topics. Titles include:

• Bryant, K. (2012). Rural mental health. New York: Springer Publishing Company.
• Frankel, S. (2013). Comprehensive care for complex patients: the medical-psychiatric coordinating physician model. New York: Cambridge University Press.
• Ivibijaro, G. (2012). Companion to primary care mental health. London: Wonca and Radcliffe Pub.
• Yeager, K. (2013). Modern community mental health: an interdisciplinary approach. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Contact us to borrow these (or other) books at mhiknet@umanitoba.ca or 1-877-789-3804.

In addition, MHIKNET has compiled a list of independent learning resources on the topic of mental health and psychiatry. The list includes links to available articles, books, guidelines, websites, and patient resources.

At the October Continuing Professional Development program for physicians at the University of Manitoba’s Bannatyne campus, MHIKNET Library Services is displaying books from the Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library related to Respiration and Respiratory Care. Titles include:

• Busse, W. (2012). Advances in combination therapy for asthma and COPD. Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons.
• Hough, A. (2014). Physiotherapy in respiratory and cardiac care: an evidence-based approach. Andover: Cengage Learning.
• Lim, W. (2012). Acute respiratory infections. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Contact us to borrow these (or other) books at mhiknet@umanitoba.ca or 1-877-789-3804.

Manitoba’s Health Information and Knowledge Network (MHIKNET) provides library services to staff of Manitoba Health, Seniors & Active Living, fee-for-service physicians in Manitoba, and staff of participating Regional Health Authorities outside of Winnipeg.

This voluntary survey is intended to help MHIKNET identify the training and education needs of MHIKNET clients and will inform the content, location, format, and scheduling of sessions offered by MHIKNET in the coming months.  MHIKNET can provide training on: library orientation, PubMed and other evidence-based resources, managing references, keeping current with the literature, and many more!

The survey takes just a few minutes to fill out and even if you have never used MHIKNET services, we would appreciate your participation so we can better serve you in the future!

Access the survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MHIKNET_training

The Canadian Medical Association’s Clinical Practice Guidelines database has changed its name to CPG InfoBase™. “The CPG Infobase is a database of evidence-based Canadian clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). Maintained by Joule™, a CMA company, it includes approximately 1,200 CPGs developed or endorsed by authoritative medical or health organizations in Canada.” (https://www.cma.ca/Infobase)

You can also access CPG Infobase from our website by going to our Toolkits. The toolkits gather together a variety of online library resources that are freely available to the general public.