Taubman Health Sciences Library Blog- Blog Retired
- Global Innovation – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of October 20, 2014)
- Local Innovation & #MCubed – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of October 13, 2014)
- Open Access Journal on Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology
- National Medical Librarians Month 2014
- Suicide Prevention & Trauma on Social Media – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of October 6, 2014)
- Radiation Oncology Journal Club (#RadOnc) – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of September 29, 2014)
- From the National Library of Medicine: Roosevelt at NIH
- Patients on the Right TEDMED Questions – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of September 22, 2014)
- TEDMED on Patient Engagement – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of September 15, 2014)
Tag Archives: research
Library on the Road cancelled today
Because the university has cancelled classes, Library on the Road, where library informationists come to the School of Public Health, will be cancelled today. Look for us again next Tuesday in 1629 Crossroads. If you need help using library resources … Continue reading
Scopus interface changing February 1
Changes are coming to the interface of Scopus that will streamline your workflow by optimizing the interface for core uses. One important change is that the interface becomes more action driven: when you select certain results to work with (e.g. … Continue reading
Upcycling: Bringing new life to existing health data
From the Health Affairs Blog: By now, most of us are familiar with recycling. Items with reclaimable value are collected; then base materials are salvaged to create new products—often of lesser quality. Fewer people are familiar with the term upcycling, … Continue reading
First-ever quantitative data about the toll of BPA exposure
From Health Affairs: The risks of exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) have been well-known for some time. While exposure to BPA in the United States affects an estimated 92.6 percent of Americans over the age of five, there are gaps … Continue reading
Posted in risk managment
Tagged environmental health, health policy, obesity, research, risk
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Palliative care, health policy, and health reform
From the Health Affairs Blog: In the United States, value is the new health care imperative – improving quality while controlling costs. We spend nearly twice the rate of comparable nations, yet have poorer health outcomes. In 2010, President Obama … Continue reading
CSCAR: Statistical consulting @ UM
The Center for Statistical Consultation & Research (CSCAR) provides free consulting in data analysis & statistical methods to all UM researchers. We are able to assist with the design, analysis, interpretation, & communication of research studies involving data. CSCAR also … Continue reading
Library on the Road – Today, 1:00-2:30!
Need help using library resources for projects or classes? Don’t know what a citation management program is, but need to find out? Have questions about using library resources during the building renovation? Come to Library on the Road, when informationists … Continue reading
Sage Research Methods database now available
Sage Research Methods (SRM) database is now available. It contains over 700 books, encyclopedias, articles, & videos on social science research methods, including the “Little Green Books” series, Qualitative Applications in the Social Sciences, & the “Little Blue Books” series, Qualitative … Continue reading
PubMed’s end of year processing & your searches
The University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Library System has posted a good explanation of what “end-of-year processing” means for PubMed and for searching–& what you should do about it: Why is Searching PubMed in Late Autumn Different than Any Other … Continue reading
“Toward Quality Measures for Population Health and the Leading Health Indicators”
If you, like me, missed this report when it first appeared last summer, visit the Institute of Medicine website to read the free PDF (or to order a copy). Public health practice and health care delivery in the United States … Continue reading
Posted in Government publications
Tagged health care quality, health indicators, public health, research
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