Med Info Test Prep

What are the two databases for to look up anything pharm based?

1. Clinical Pharmacoogy
2. The Medical Letter

What is the difference between the two pharm databases?

1. Clinical Parm = gold standard, pill identifier, reports, patient education, App available
2. The Medical Letter = 4 page journal, critical evaluation of drugs (reviews old and emphasis on new), has treatment guidelines

What database is a 4 page journal, with critical evaluation of drugs (reviews old and emphasis on new), and has treatment guidelines

The Medical Letter

What database is a mini-library that containes a point-of-care database called FirstConsult

Clinical Key

What are the anatomy databases (4)

1. Human Anatomy
2. Thieme Teaching
3. Assistant Anatomy
4. Visible Body

This anatomy database has a interactive cadaver dissection database

Human Anatomy

This anatomy database has over 2000 images from Gilroy's Atlas of Anatomy

Thieme

This anatomy database has a Human Anatomy Atlas with 3D interactive models

Visible Body

If you want to look for alternative therapies (non-perscription drugs, vitamins, minerals, dietary supplements) that is evidence based, where do you go?

Natural Medicine

If you want to search topics written by physicians for physicians what 2 databases can you use?

1. UpToDate
2. VisualDx

What three fields are part of Medical Informatics?

1. Information Science
2. Computer Science
3. Health Care

What does the National Library of Medicine say Med Info is?

The analysis, use and dissemination of medical data and information through the application of computers to various aspects of helth care and medicine

What are the 4 key points of medical informatics?

1. Knowledge Management
2. Communication
3. Clinical Information Management
4. Decision Making

What fundamental of Med Info is in involved in:
EMR's, Billing/Coding and ordering systems?

Clinical Information Management

What funtamental of Med Info is involved in:
Medical Journals, Medical Reference Books, etc.

Knowledge Management

What funtamental of Med Info is involved in:
Point of Care databases, Drug interation tools

Decision Making

Medical informatics promotes what 3 things:

1. Standardized Patient Care
2. Quality Control
3. Evidence Based Practice

Who can you contact to schedule the Academic Center breakout rooms?

Catherine Dobson

How long will you have for your grand rounds presentation?
How many presenters?

20
3 presenters from each group

Who do you send your power point to as well as group members roles?

Lori Fitterling

List 5 Point of Care Databases are:

1. UpToDate
2. Clinical Key
3. Harrison's Online
4. Visual Dx
5. Natural Standard

What are Article/Citation Databases

1. PUBMED
2. OVID
3. EBSCO
4. ScienceDirect
5. Google Scholar
6. BioMed Central

What are some Osteopathic Resources

1. OSTMED.DR
2. PubMed (medline)
3. OVID (medline)
4. LLW Health Library Osteopatic Collection

Where can you get a patient Education Handout?

Clinical Key
Access Medicine
UpToDate
Access Pediatrics
Access Surgery
Clinical Pharmacology

In PubMed what does truncation do?

Turns off automatic term maping

Filters other than these will exclude records in progress

Language and Date

Summary display in PubMed does not show

Links to full text

Searching on MeSH in terms on PubMed will exclude

records in progress

Important Apps you can get

1. Clinical Pharmacology
2. UpToDate (VisualDx)
3. First Consult