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Patricia Tomasulo

Publications and source records attributed to Patricia Tomasulo.

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PubMed2007

LactMed-new NLM database on drugs and lactation.

LactMed, released in the spring of 2006, is a new peer-reviewed database from the Specialized Information Services division of the National Library of Medicine that is accessible free of charge through the TOXNET suite of databases. As its name indicates, Lact- Med provides information on medicines used during lactation along with data on the levels of these drugs in breast milk and infant blood, the potential effects on the breastfed infants, and possible alternatives to these drugs. doi:10.1300/J115v26n01_05.

Databases, Factual↗
PubMed2006

The Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database from the New York University School of Medicine.

The Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database is a unique database created and maintained by the New York University School of Medicine, freely available to all on the Web. Focusing on the medical humanities, it provides annotations to over 2,000 works of art such as paintings, poetry, prose, plays, and film. The annotations are written by an eclectic group of scholars that includes physicians, scientists, poets, historians, and critics.

Art↗
PubMed2006

"Mini-Medical School for Librarians": from needs assessment to educational outcomes.

PURPOSE: This study evaluates the outcomes of the "Mini-Medical School for Librarians" or "Medical School Experience," a continuing education symposium designed to improve librarians' understanding of medicine and medical education. SUBJECTS: The subjects are the symposium participants, a group that consisted of fifty-eight medical librarians and other information professionals. METHODOLOGY: Pre- and post-symposium self-evaluation surveys gauged participants' self-assessed confidence with the course content. A follow-up survey was administered six months after the symposium. A learning action plan recorded both the intended and actual applications of course content to professional settings. RESULTS: T-test analysis of paired pre- and post-symposium responses reveal a significant positive change in the mean self-assessed confidence with course content immediately following the symposium. Pairings of post-symposium and follow-up survey responses indicate a slight reversal in attendees' confidence in the months following the symposium, but pairings of pre-symposium and follow-up survey results demonstrate that the longitudinal impact of the program on self-assessed confidence with course content was positive and significant. Analysis of the learning action plan revealed a disparity in how participants planned to use the information they learned in the course and how they actually used it. CONCLUSIONS: Continuing education programs that address the content and structure of medicine can be an effective means by which to inform both the novice's and mid-career medical librarian's understanding of medicine and medical education.

Education, Continuing↗
PubMed2005

ITER- International Toxicity Estimates for Risk, new TOXNET database.

ITER, the International Toxicity Estimates for Risk database, joined the TOXNET system in the winter of 2004. ITER features international comparisons of environmental health risk assessment information and contains over 620 chemical records. ITER includes data from the EPA, Health Canada, the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment of the Netherlands, and other organizations that provide risk values that have been peer-reviewed.

Data Display↗
PubMed2004

The NLM Gateway: something old, something new.

The NLM Gateway is a single Web interface for searching multiple NLM databases. While the majority of the available databases can be accessed directly via their own Web sites, such as PubMed, there are three databases that are unique to the NLM Gateway, including the ever-expanding OLDMEDLINE files. Thus, the Gateway is a necessary tool for librarians and researchers to be familiar with and have handy.

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PubMed2004

PIER- evidence-base medicine from ACP.

PIER has been available directly to physicians from the American College of Physicians (ACP) for some time, but it has only recently become available to libraries via the STAT!Ref suite of electronic resources. PIER is designed specifically for the practicing internist, and it offers a uniform search structure that is meant to be searched the way physicians work through their medical cases, going from diagnosis to treatment. All of the information content in PIER is evidence-based and consists of clinical practice guidelines and recommendations.

Decision Support Systems, Clinical↗
PubMed2003

PD(X)MD: a new clinical information tool for patient care.

PD(X)MD is a new and promising evidence-based electronic primary care clinical information resource. It is geared primarily to the physician, as is its companion database, MDConsult, but it can also be very useful to medical and non-medical librarians seeking to quickly summarize current, accurate, and quality-filtered clinical information focusing on diagnosis, therapy, prognosis, and prevention.

Databases, Factual↗
PubMed2003

Natural Standard--new integrative medicine database.

Natural Standard is a new and extremely easy-to-use database consisting of comprehensive evidence-based medicine monographs, and also news brief's on the subject of complementary/alternative medicine therapies. It does not yet contain a huge amount of material, but it is updated frequently, and new information is continuously added. The focus is on the therapeutic "bottom line" of treatment safety and effectiveness. Dosing, Precautions/Adverse Effects, Pregnancy/Lactation Data, and Interactions information is all clearly displayed along with a "Review of the Evidence" table and a discussion summarizing the overall therapeutic value of the treatment modality.

Complementary Therapies↗