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“Izaak…” Behind the Scenes at the IWK

Subscribers to the Chronicle Herald recently received a bonus with their daily newspaper – a freshly launched bi-annual publication highlighting some of the work that goes on at the IWK Children’s Hospital.

The inaugural edition of Izaak includes profiles of the work done by IWK residents and lab technicians, efforts to improve childbirth safety half a world away, and the “…race to discover a connection between the measles virus and cancer…”

60,000 copies of Izaak were distributed with the Herald through November, but if you weren’t among the lucky recipients, you can access an electronic version of this -and future- issues at https://iwkfoundation.org/izaak .

New Edition: RxFiles

In the rush of Rush, we totally forgot to mention that the new edition of RxFiles was released in September, and there are now three formats available. In addition to the pocket (very small print, magnifying glass included) and regular sizes at $79, RxFiles is now available in a new 12×15 inch oversize format (with full-sized text) at $99.

We’ve sold through most of our original order and have more on the way.  Give us a call or drop by to check on availability, or click on the links above to order online.

New Edition: Lawrence’s Essentials of General Surgery

(Update: As of October 18th, this new release is available in-store.)

One of the absolute standards for students preparing for the NBME shelf exam for surgery and residency training, not to mention one of our best-selling titles overall, the Essentials of General Surgery has just been released in its 5th edition – with current research from the field, new sample questions, answers, and rationales, and new tables and algorithms. Meanwhile, a new art program presents concepts and images (including an Appendix with 50 burn images) in full color for optimal learning and retention.

The new edition also includes an interactive question bank with answer explanations, a fully searchable e-book, and bonus chapters on ethics and surgical procedures.

Officially released on October 5th, we should be getting copies in the store around mid-month, but if you’d like to pre-order a copy online now and have it shipped direct as soon as it becomes available, just drop by our virtual bookstore.

 

New Title: “Brushing Up On Mouth Care”

While most of the titles featured in this blog are the product of large, commercial publishers, occasionally we also have a chance to call attention to works whose origins are a little closer to home.

Brushing Up On Mouth Care is the result of a Dalhousie University research project into oral health for adults -frail or suffering from dementia- in long-term care and depending on others for their daily needs. There’s much more information on the project here (as well as a wealth of related print resources), but a here’s a quick outline of the DVD package…

 

“This series of educational videos focuses on personal daily mouth care for older adults. Many older adults experience a decline in physical and mental health as they age. This often leaves them dependent on others to assist them with their personal care needs.

There are five learning modules in this series that relate to various aspects of providing daily mouth care.

  • Oral Health Basics
  • Brushing Techniques & Oral Health Products
  • Considerations for Dementia
  • Considerations for Palliative Care
  • Oral Health Assessment” 

(As we say, there’s much more information at the project website.)

Brushing Up On Mouth Care is available in store, or through our website through this link.

Silverthorn’s Physiology has Arrived

It’s been a mad month at the Bookstore (no time for posting – apologies), but we’re just about ready for the Fall Rush, and a key component of that state of readiness is the arrival of the ‘hot off the presses’ 6th edition of Human Physiology – used for PHYL 1000 and 1010.

Building the new package for this year’s edition was expected to delay delivery until just before -or just after- the start of the semester, so this early appearance will still allow a little over a week for those who want to avoid the lineups that come along with those first classes.

 

(Granted, this won’t be earth-shattering news for those of you who may be off-campus visitors, but for the more than 500 students who will be using this book, we thought we’d better spread the news.)

What the Well-Dressed Anatomist is Wearing

The good folk at Theime Publishing (pronounced “team-ah” in case you were wondering) are holding a bit of a promotion to celebrate the recent release of the Second Edition of The Atlas of Anatomy by Anne Gilroy.

Buy a copy of the Gilroy Atlas in the on-campus bookstore, and you’ll also receive a year of free access to WinkingSkull.com Pro edition – with illustrations, self-tests, and other online extras  (details here).

And with the purchase of any qualifying Theime title we’ll also give you a Winking Skull t-shirt (modeled here by Stuart), and one of our ever-popular Bone Pens (seen above in the left of the frame).

“While supplies last,” as they say.

“In every kitchen there is at least one indispensable cookbook…”

“…Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual fills the same niche in the laboratory…” Trends in Neurosciences

From the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (an institution with a long and varied history, and home of Eight Nobel laureates, including Dr. James Watson) comes the 4th edition of the one indispensable molecular biology laboratory manual for protocols and techniques.

The content for this latest edition of Molecular Cloning has been entirely recast to include nucleic-acid based methods selected as the most widely used and valuable in molecular and cellular biology laboratories – with core chapters from the third edition revised to feature current strategies and approaches to the preparation and cloning of nucleic acids, gene transfer, and expression analysis. Meanwhile, 12 new chapters show how DNA, RNA, and proteins should be prepared, evaluated, and manipulated, and how data generation and analysis can be handled.

Highlights of the new edition include:

  • Expanded scope: the nucleic-acid-based techniques selected for inclusion have promoted recent advances in gene transfer, protein expression, RNA analysis, and expression of cloned genes
  • Easy-to-follow format: the previous editions’ renowned attention to detail and accuracy are fully retained
  • Essential appendices: an up-to-date collection of reagents, vectors, media, detection systems, and commonly used techniques are included
  • Expanded authorship: chapters and protocols have been specifically commissioned from renowned experts at leading institutions

Personally, I have no idea about what much of the preceding means – but for those of you who do, the latest edition of your laboratory bible is waiting.

 

Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual is available in store or can be ordered for delivery to your door through our virtual bookstore.

 

Just Released: 2013 Edition of The 5-Minute Clinical Consult

The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2013 Standard Edition provides rapid-access information on the diagnosis, treatment, medications, follow-up, and associated conditions of diseases and conditions. Organized alphabetically by diagnosis, this best-selling clinical reference continues to present brief, bulleted points on disease topics in a consistent 3-column format.

(FREE 30 Day Access to 5minuteconsult.com online/mobile accompanies this textbook purchase. This trusted, evidence-based content is written by physicians to bring you the information you need fast at the point of care.)

 

Features include…
– More than 900 topics in print and online including over 95 new topics: Asherman Syndrome, Acute Diarrhea, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Gastric Polyp, Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease, IgA Nephropathy, Q Fever, Thymus Cancer and many more
– Additional 30 algorithms in print and online including Dizziness, Migraine Treatment, Rectal Pain and Vitamin D Deficiency

 

30 Day FREE Online Access to 5minuteconsult.com Includes…
– Diseases & Conditions – Thousands of bulleted topics from across our 5-Minute Series to support your patient care decisions
– 12-in-1 – Access to content from 12 titles (5 Minute: Pain Management, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, Women’s Health, Orthopedic, Urology, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine and Clinical as well as Essential Guide to Primary Care Procedures, A Practical Guide to Soft Tissue & Joint Injections and Wallach’s Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests)
– Internet Point-of-Care CME – Earn CME credits as you treat your patients at no additional cost
– Customizable Patient Handouts – Over 1,000 handouts in English/Spanish from AAFP to help educate your patients
– Procedure Video – Build your skills with procedure videos and also have access to physical therapy videos
– Drugs – A to Z drug monographs from Facts and Comparison with patient education and interactions
– Algorithms – Diagnostic and Treatment algorithms linked to associated topic for quick reference
– Images – Provide visual guidance in areas such as dermatology, radiology etc
– Updates – Topics, videos, handouts, drugs and more updated on a regular basis
– Mobile – Web-enabled mobile access to diseases/conditions, drugs, images, algorithms and lab tests as well as updates

 

The 5-Minute Clinical Consult has just been released and will be available in store or ordered for delivery to your door through our virtual bookstore.

 

New Release: Medications and Mothers’ Milk

Now in its 15th Edition, Medications and Mothers’ Milk is the worldwide best selling drug reference on the use of medications in breastfeeding mothers. This book provides you with the most current, complete, and easy-to-read information on using medications in breastfeeding mothers.

This drug reference includes everything that is known about the transfer of various medications into human milk and the use of radiopharmaceuticals, chemotherapeutic agents, and vaccines in breastfeeding mothers, with data on more than 1,300 drugs, syndromes, vaccines, herbals, and many other substances. The appendices are full of information on radioactive drugs and tests, over-the-counter drugs, and much more.

New to this Edition:

  • More than 200 new drugs, vaccines, herbals, and chemicals.
  • Major updates to many existing drugs and other substances.
  • New data on close contact restrictions following radioisotope use.
  • Many new radiocontrast agents.

Medications and Mothers’ Milk is due for release in late June and will be available in store or ordered for delivery to your door through our virtual bookstore.

 

 

 

 

 

Updates on a Pair of Popular Titles, and…

First, for fans of RxFiles, you may or may not have heard that there is a new edition (9th) due for release. We’ll have copies as soon as they become available and the latest word places the release date in August.

The 8th edition is now officially out of stock at the publisher, but if you have an immediate need for the book, we still have 2 copies of the Pocket Size (complete with magnifying glass to help with the small print) in the store. Just drop by or give us a call if you’d like one.

 

Meanwhile, Dr. John Finley’s Teaching Heart Auscultation was given a full-page review in the May 2012 edition of Congenital Cardiology Today, describing this “call to action” as a useful reference for “redesigning, updating and improving our current educational programs.” You can find the full review on page 6 of the May issue, downloadable as a PDF file here.

 

And finally, a head’s up about a publication not actually available through our store. The Dalhousie College of Pharmacy has recently released Dispensing Knowledge to celebrate last year’s centennial of the school. You can learn more about this pharmaceutical time capsule and how to order it at the College website.

 

New Release? Try New SERIES: Pocket Tutor

Welcome to the all-new Pocket Tutor series
“Like having a clinical teacher in your pocket!”

 


Created to provide instant access to portable, practical information for students and residents, the new Pocket Tutor series provides clear language and logical structure -from reminders of key first principles to tips on how to think like a clinician- for less than $20 each.

The series is rolling out over the next few months. Already available are volumes covering ECG interpretation, Abdominal Imaging, and ABGs and Lung Function Tests, while titles releasing soon include Adult and Paediatric Clinical Examination, Ophthalmology, and Chest X-Ray Interpretation.

You can find the entire Pocket Tutor series list along with release dates at our Virtual Bookstore, (just drop “Pocket Tutor” into the Keyword Search box, and you’ll get a listing of all the available and soon-to-be-available titles) and as always, the books will be available at the Health Sciences Bookstore as well as online.

 

 

 

RxFiles: New Edition on the Horizon

Just a heads up that the 9th edition of this collection of  “Objective Comparisons For Optimal Drug Therapy” is due for release in late Summer / early Fall.

Unfortunately, this means that we can’t restock the current edition in the meantime, and are already sold out of the standard (9×11 inch) sized version of the publication. We do still have a handful of the pocket size edition, but will have to return them in June, so if you think you’ll need a copy between now and the Fall, you might want to grab one of these copies while they’re still available. If you can wait, we’ll be carrying the 9th edition as soon as it’s released.

Hidden Treasure

Founded 175 years ago, the National Library of Medicine is the world’s largest medical library, with more than 17 million items in a collection that reaches back to the eleventh century, and ranges from rare early medical books to nineteenth-century surgical illustrations and mid-twentieth-century animated cartoons.

 

 

To celebrate that anniversary, the Library has released Hidden Treasure – a spectacular sampling of those 17 million items that includes, from the publisher’s description;

‘… a series never before reproduced of hauntingly delicate paintings and illustrations of “monstra” collected in the early decades of the nineteenth century “from the museum of Dr. Klinkenberg” in the Netherlands; charming hand-painted glass “magic lantern slides,” which doctors projected in slideshows to entertain and help cure inmates at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital for the Insane; surreal views of mechanically sliced cadavers in the photographic anatomical atlas of fin-de-siècle France’s notorious surgeon-provocateur Eugène-Louis Doyen; and a staggering variety of objects from around the world and through seven different centuries.’

Other entries include such direct links to world history as Hitler’s medical records and a report from the first medical responders to enter Hiroshima after the bomb. Each exhibit is accompanied by a brief essay from a distinguished scholar, artist, collector, journalist, or physician. (You can sample some of the book’s illustrations at this review on Wired’s website.)

This extraordinary collection of medical history can be obtained in store or ordered for delivery to your door through our virtual bookstore.

 

New Release: Sabiston Textbook of Surgery

Sabiston Textbook of Surgery is your ultimate foundation for confident surgical decision making. Covering the very latest science and data affecting your treatment planning, this esteemed medical reference helps you make the most informed choices so you can ensure the best outcome for every patient.

* Consult it on the go with online access at expertconsult.com, and get regular updates on timely new findings and advances.

* Overcome tough challenges, manage unusual situations, and avoid complications with the most trusted advice in your field.

* Prepare for tests and exams with review questions and answers online.

* Keep up with the very latest developments concerning abdominal wall reconstruction, tumor immunology and immunotherapy, peripheral vascular disease, regenerative medicine, liver transplantation, kidney and pancreas transplantation, small bowel transplantation, the continually expanding role of minimally invasive and robotic surgery, and many other rapidly evolving areas.

* Weigh your options by reviewing the most recent outcomes data and references to the most current literature.

Guidance in print and online from the oldest continually published, English-language general surgery reference!

The Sabiston Textbook of Surgery can be obtained in store or ordered for delivery to your door through our virtual bookstore.

 

February is of course, Heart Month…

…and it seems like an appropriate time to feature two of the all-time heavyweight titles in this field – both of which were released in new editions last year – as well as something a bit more generally accessible.

 

Hurst’s the Heart, considered the cornerstone of current scholarship in the discipline, is now in its 13th edition. The latest release of this title includes 19 new chapters and 59 new authors, each of whom are internationally recognized as experts in their respective content areas.

Featuring an enhanced, reader-friendly design, Hurst’s the Heart, covers need-to-know clinical advances, as well as issues that are becoming increasingly vital to cardiologists worldwide, along with the most complete overview of cardiology topics available – plus a timely new focus on evidence-based medicine, health outcomes, & health quality.

Features include: 1548 full-color illustrations & 578 tables; companion DVD with image bank includes key figures & tables from the text; the Cardiovascular Disease: Past, Present, & Future section includes a new chapter on assessing & improving quality of care in cardiovascular medicine & the section on the scientific foundations of cardiovascular medicine has been thoroughly revised.

 

The 9th edition of Braunwald’s Heart Disease is part of the growing trend of print-based books with extensive web-based enhancements. Premium website features include an extensive multi-tiered update collection overseen by Dr. Braunwald himself, a library of dynamic cardiac imaging videos and an audio library of heart sounds that will help cardiologists improve their diagnostic clinical skills.

New chapters offer insight into everything from new imaging techniques to designing clinical trials and avoiding conflicts of interest. Hundreds of world authorities, including many new contributors, synthesize all of the developments that are revolutionizing practice- from the newest findings in molecular biology and genetics to the latest imaging modalities, interventional procedures, and medications.

 

And if the first two titles are more than you need for day-to-day information or personal heart health advice, we’re currently awaiting the imminent (due January 31st) release of The Mayo Clinic Healthy Heart for Life! In this less extensive and decidedly less expensive option, the Mayo Clinic provides up-to-date, clinically proven information that addresses the key causes of heart disease and provides clear, actionable advice in an easy-to follow format, including:

* The three key actions you can taken in a quick-start plan to help you jump-start your way to heart health
* A heart-health assessment to help you create your own customized plan
* An easy-to-follow program designed for life-long heart health
* Tools to help you determine your risk for heart disease
* Information on how to recognize symptoms of heart disease-and what to do about them
* Background on cholesterol’s role and info on how you can minimize the effects of bad cholesterol and enhance your levels of good cholesterol
* How to talk to your doctor about heart concerns and what to expect during a medical evaluation
* How heart disease symptoms can be different in women, and other special concerns for women
* How to raise heart-healthy children
* …and more

Hurst’s the Heart, Braunwald’s Heart Disease, and The Mayo Clinic Healthy Heart for Life! are (or will soon be, for the third title) available in store or can be ordered for delivery to your door through our virtual bookstore.

New Release: Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation

The new, extensively updated Neonatal Resuscitation Program materials represent a shift in approach to the education process, eliminating the slide and lecture format and emphasizing a hands-on, interactive, simulation-based learning environment.

The new 6th edition textbook and accompanying DVD will reflect the 2010 American Academy of Pediatrics and American Heart Association Guidelines for Neonatal Resuscitation.

Content updates include:
* Changes in the NRP™ Algorithm
* Elimination of Evaluation of Amniotic Fluid in Initial Rapid Assessment
* Use of Supplemental Oxygen During Neonatal Resuscitation
* Use of Pulse Oximetry

The Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation can be obtained in store or ordered for delivery to your door through our virtual bookstore.

Rosai and Ackerman’s Surgical Pathology

 

Released last year, the new edition of Rosai and Ackerman’s Surgical Pathology delivers the authoritative guidance you need to overcome virtually any challenge in surgical pathology. Recognized globally for his unmatched expertise, preeminent specialist Juan Rosai, MD brings you state-of-the-art coverage of the latest advancements in immunohistochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, prognostic/predictive markers, and much more – equipping you to effectively and efficiently diagnose the complete range of neoplastic and non-neoplastic entities. And now, with online access at www.expertconsult.com, you can easily search the contents of this 2-volume masterwork online and download more than 3,300 detailed images.

* Efficiently review the clinical presentation, gross and microscopic features, ultrastructural and immunohistochemical findings, differential diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis for virtually every pathologic entity.

* Compare your findings to more than 3,300 outstanding illustrations that capture the characteristic presentation of every type of lesion.

* Avoid diagnostic pitfalls using Dr. Rosai’s expert observations on what to look for, what to be careful about, and which presentations can be misleading.

* Find quick answers on tumor staging, quality control procedures, and the handling of gross specimens through valuable appendices.

Search the complete contents online at www.expertconsult.com and download all 3,300+ images, most in full color.

Make optimal use of all the very latest advances including our increased understanding of the genetic basis of inherited and acquired disease, the newest molecular genetic and immunohistochemical techniques, and the most recent WHO disease classification schemes.

The new edition of Rosai and Ackerman’s Surgical Pathology is the definitive go to authoritative book for all aspects of surgical pathology, and can be obtained in store or ordered for delivery to your door through our virtual bookstore.

File Under “Finally!”: ACLS Provider Manual

Yes indeed, we’ve been waiting for the release of the new Canadian Edition of the “Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Provider Manual” since last Summer, and after multiple delays, they finally started rolling off the presses a few days ago, and we received our first copies this afternoon.

Like the previous edition, the new ACLS manual’s text pages are accompanied by a few helpful extras – in this case, the ACLS Precourse Preparation Checklist Card, the 2-card Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Pocket Reference Card Set, and a set of adhesive page tabs to allow you to mark the sections most relevant to your specific needs.

We received 150 copies in this first shipment, and now that it’s officially in print, shouldn’t have any further trouble keeping the title in stock. If you’d like a copy but can’t get into the store, you can order it through this link, or give us a call and we’ll get your information over the phone.

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