Did you know:
-Over 55 million people worldwide are living with Alzheimer's or dementia
-Over 6.5 million of those are living in the United States
-More than 11 million people in the U.S. are unpaid caregivers for someone with Alzheimer's

FHSLA is proud to share the below resources from the Alzheimer' Association and the CDC.
These resources can assist researchers and health science librarians interested promoting brain health or learning more about the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. 

CDC provides a new data analysis and the Washington State Department of Health describes how they are embracing a whole agency approach to promote healthy aging and address brain health in this webinar.
Credit: Alzheimer's Association

This webinar provided an overview of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), focusing on descriptions of both the Cognitive Decline and Caregiver modules, and examples of previous analyses and analytic tools.
​Credit: Healthy Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Publications

Akers, K. G., Aaronson, E. M., Amos, K., Bartley, K., Carroll, A. J., Chambers, T., Cyrus, J. W., Eldermire, E. R. B., Linares, B.,
     Murphy, B., Norton, M. J., Pionke, J. J., & Reyes, A. (2021). Striving for equity: An update from the journal of the medical
     library association. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 109(3), 359-361.
     https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2021.1279  

Bartley, K., Simuel, J., & Williams, J. (2021). New to health sciences librarianship: Strategies, tips, and tricks. Journal of the
     Medical Library Association, 109(2), 330-335. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2021.1184  

Carris, N.W., Nwabuobi, C.K., He, W., Bullers, K., Wilson, R.E., Louis, J.M., & Magness, R,R. (2021). Review of prediabetes       
     and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. American Journal of  Perinatology, 30(5), 428-435. https://doi:10.1055/s-0039-
     1698831

Chen, D., Mechlowitz, K., Li, X., Schaefer, N., Havelaar, A. H., & McKune, S. L. (2021). Benefits and Risks of Smallholder
     Livestock Production on Child Nutrition in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Frontiers in nutrition, 8, Article 751686.
     https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.751686

Chiplock, A. (2021). Operationalizing accreditation standards for self-directed learning: Exploring the impact of contextual
     factors and capacity on undergraduate medical education [Doctoral dissertation, Florida Atlantic University]. ProQuest
     Dissertations and Theses. https://go.openathens.net/redirector/fau.edu?url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-
     theses/operationalizing-accreditation-standards-self/docview/2621603831/se-2

• Recipient of the 2022 College of Education Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award, Florida Atlantic University.

Cowart, K., Updike, W.H., Lloyd, A, & Bullers, K. (2021). Anticipatory guidance and systematic review of prescribing
     combination incretin therapy in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 46(1),28-
     34. https://doi:10.1111/jcpt.1327
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Greene Taylor, N., Shereff, D., Baum, B., Chan, J.,  & Cannon, P. (2022). Moving beyond the book list: Building a pediatric
     responsive library program. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 22(1), 1-14. https://doi: 10.1080/15323269.2021.2019521

Hanson, A. (2021). A look at The U.S. National Institutes of Health’s commitment to open access. Caribbean Library
     Journal, 5, 37-53.

Hanson, A., Peltier-Davis, C., Ramtahal, K., & Pierre-Louis, E. (2021). Rethinking open access: A case study of ACURIL’s
​     Disaster Fund Social Mediathon. Caribbean Library Journal, 5, 79-100.

Hanson, A. & Bullers, K. (2021). The hard reality of open access in academic promotion and tenure: A Florida
​     perspective. Caribbean Library Journal, 6, 21-34.

Houk, K. M., Bartley, K., Morgan-Daniel, J., & Vitale, E. (2022). We are MLA: a qualitative case study on the Medical Library
     Association’s 2019 Communities Transition. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 110(1), 34-
     42. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2022.1225  

Kelly, W.N., Ho, M., Bullers, K., Klocksieben, F., & Kumar, A. (2021). Association of pharmacist counseling with adherence, 
     30-day readmission, and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. Journal of the American 
     Pharmacists Association, 61(3), 340-350. https://doi:10.1016/j.japh.2021.01.028

Morgan-Daniel, J., Goodman, X. Y., Franklin, S. G., Bartley, K., Noe, M. N., & Pionke, J. J. (2021). Medical library association
     diversity and inclusion task force report. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 109(1), 141-153.
     https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2021.1112  
 
Navas-Blanco, J. R., Louro, J., Reynolds, J., Epstein, R. H., & Dudaryk, R. (2021). Intraoperative Focused Cardiac Ultrasound
     for Assessment of Hypotension: A Systematic Review [Review]. Anesthesia and analgesia, 852-
     859. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000005336  
 
O’Hearn, K., MacDonald, C., Tsampalieros, A., Kadota, L., Sandarage, R., Jayawarden, S. K., Datko, M., Reynolds, J. M., Bui,
     T., Sultan, S., Sampson, M., Pratt, M., Barrowman, N., Nama, N., Page, M., & McNally, J. D. (2021). Evaluating the
     relationship between citation set size, team size and screening methods used in systematic reviews: a cross-sectional
     study. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-021-01335-5  

Perez, J. E. (2021). Wiley Online Library [Review]. Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 18(2-3), 129-137.
     https://doi.org/10.1080/15424065.2021.1958724  

Perez, J. E. (2022). [Review of the book How people matter: Why it affects health, happiness, love, work, and society, by
     Isaac Prilleltensky and Ora Prilleltensky]. CHOICE Connect, 59(10). 
 
Perez, J. E. (2021). [Review of the book Bandwidth recovery for schools: helping Pre-K-12 students regain cognitive resources lost to poverty, trauma, racism, and social marginalization, by Cia Verschelden]. CHOICE Connect, 59(11). 
 
Perez, J. E. (2021). [Review of the book The Chicana/o/x dream: hope, resistance, and educational success, by Gilberto Q.
     Conchas and Nancy Acevedo]. CHOICE Connect, 59(4). 
 
Pesata, V., Colverson, A., Sonke, J., Morgan-Daniel, J., Schaefer, N., Sams, K., Carrion, F. M., & Hanson, S. (2022). Engaging
     the Arts for Wellbeing in the United States of America: A Scoping Review. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 791773.
     https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.791773

Raja, M. A., Mendoza, M. A., Villavicencio, A., Anjan, S., Reynolds, J. M., Kittipibul, V., Fernandez, A., Guerra, G., Camargo, J.
     F., Simkins, J., Morris, M. I., Abbo, L. A., & Natori, Y. (2021). COVID-19 in solid organ transplant recipients: A systematic
     review and meta-analysis of current literature [Review]. Transplantation Reviews,
     35(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trre.2020.100588  

Sonke, J., Sams, K., Morgan-Daniel, J., Schaefer, N., Pesata, V., Golden, T., & Stuckey, H. (2021). Health Communication and
     the Arts in the United States: A Scoping Review. American Journal of Health Promotion, 35(1), 106–115.
​     https://doi.org/10.1177/0890117120931710
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Stephenson, P.L. & Taylor, M.V. (2021). Vaccination for Influenza: Consumer Health Information. Journal of Consumer
     Health on the Internet, 25(3), 319-330.  https://doi.org/10.1080/15398285.2021.1953340

Stephenson, P.L. & Taylor, M.V. (2021). Consumer Health Information for Spinal Cord Injury and Paralysis,” Journal of
      Consumer Health on the Internet, 25(1), 102-111.  https://doi.org/10.1080/15398285.2021.1872974

Taylor, M.V. & Stephenson, P.L. (2022). Sports Concussions: A Webliography. Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet,
​     26(1), 119-128.  https://doi.org/10.1080/15398285.2022.2045131

Tran, B.A., Updike, W.H., Bullers, K., & Serag-Bolos, E. (2022). Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor use associated
     with Fournier’s gangrene: a review of case reports and spontaneous post-marketing cases. Frontiers in Clinical Diabetes
     and Healthcare, 40(1), 78-86. https://doi:10.2337/cd21-0015.
 
Williams, N. M., Gurnani, P., Long, J., Reynolds, J., Pan, Y., Suzuki, T., Alhetheli, G. I., & Nouri, K. (2021). Comparing the
     efficacy and safety of Q-switched and picosecond lasers in the treatment of nevus of Ota: a systematic review and meta-
     analysis. Lasers in Medical Science, 36(4), 723-733. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-020-03125-9  
 
Williams, N. M., Rojas, K. D., Reynolds, J. M., Kwon, D., Shum-Tien, J., & Jaimes, N. (2021). Assessment of Diagnostic
     Accuracy of Dermoscopic Structures and Patterns Used in Melanoma Detection: A Systematic Review and Meta-
     analysis [Review]. JAMA Dermatology, 157(9), 1078-1088. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.2845  
 
Yeh, D. D., Reynolds, J. M., Pust, G. D., Sleeman, D., Meizoso, J. P., Menzel, C., Horkan, D., Lineberry, M., Yudkowsky, R., &
     Park, Y. S. (2021). Publication Inaccuracies Listed in General Surgery Residency Training Program Applications.
    Journal of the  American College of  Surgeons, 233(4), 545-553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2021.07.002  ​


​Books and chapters
Bartley, K. (2021) Case Study: Using Contests on Social Media to Grow Your Audience and Increase Engagement. In S.
     Gillum, & N. Williams (Eds.), Planning and promoting events in health sciences libraries : Success stories and best practices.
     Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield.  
 
Clunie, S., Bartley, K., & Adzei-Stonnes, P. (2021). Having Our Say - A Collaborative Dialogue among Librarians of
     Anglophone African and Afro-Caribbean Heritage. In A. Ndumu (Ed.), Borders & belonging: Critical examinations of LIS
     approaches toward immigrants, Library Juice Press. 

Fajardo, F., Sorondo, B. M., Jimenez, C. M., Roth, R. & Brenenson, S. (2021). Cite your sources auto-magically: Helping
      students choose a citation management tool. In B. Buljung & E. Bongiovanni (Eds.), The scholarly communications
     casebook (pp. 270-273). Association of College and Research Libraries. 

Flash, K., Hodge, T., & Bartley, K. (2022). Assumed Identity: Realities of Afro-Caribbean Librarians. In S. Burns-Simpson,
     N.M. Hayes, A.  Ndumu, & S. Walker. The black librarian in America: Reflections, resistance, and reawakening. Rowman &
     Littlefield. 

Gobes-Ryan, S.A. & Hanson, A. (2021).  Bonding apart: Building mediated relationships among fulltime teleworkers. In:
     C. Liberman & K. Wright (Eds.), Casing mediated communication (pp. 311-330). Kendall Hunt.

Harnett, S.M,& Cantwell, L.P. (2022). Finding your seat at the table: roles for librarians on institutional regulatory boards and
     committees. Rowman & Littlefield.

Jimenez, C. M., Roth, R., Brenenson, S., Sorondo, B. M., & Fajardo, F. (2021). A five-star citing experience: Creating
     variations on a master class. In B. Buljung & E. Bongiovanni (Eds.), The scholarly communications casebook (pp. 274-277). 
    Association of College and Research Libraries. ​

Jones, S., Bartley, K., DeSantis, M., Harris, R., Jason, D., & Rios, D. (2022).Braving our blind spots: Using a virtual book
     discussion group to continue conversations on implicit bias in libraries. In C. Lee & B. Lim (Eds.),  Implementing excellence
     in diversity, equity, and inclusion : A handbook for academic libraries. Association of College and Research Libraries. 
 

Working Through the Effects of Healthcare Trends on the Library

Rittenhouse is working to provide solutions to meeting the ever-changing collection management challenge due to Covid-19: ensuring healthcare equity, clinical burnout and providing telehealth options for patients. We surveyed our librarian partners and know that the biggest challenges faced today with collection management include declining budgets, loss of library space, transiting from print to electronic resources, and reduction in staff.

There are a variety of free tools and services available through Rittenhouse to help librarians overcome these challenges while supporting the needs of their patrons.

Migrating from Print to Electronic Resources?
Thousands of life and health sciences resources are available on the R2 Digital Library, and Rittenhouse has services that can help you with your print-to-e migration. Simply send us your shelf list in an Excel format, and we’ll return a quote for matched eBooks that are active on the R2 Digital Library. The service is free, and you can select the titles that you would like to purchase.

Limited Budget?
Provide free, immediate access to thousands of eBooks using the Patron Driven Acquisition (PDA) program or by starting a free trial. You can review usage statistics, and purchase only the resources that you know your patrons need. The R2 Digital Library offers a catalogue of more than 40 free resources including—The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, Fast Facts, Environmental Health in Nursing, and much more!

Need help getting started?
There are a variety of collection management tools to help enhance or start your R2 Digital Library collection. Rittenhouse makes the following resources available to serve as guide to selecting the right content for your digital collection—Doody’s Core Titles, Doody’s Special Topics Lists, and Special Collections focused on various subjects and disciplines.
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The Rittenhouse seasoned sales team and customer service department are available to help you start a trial, a PDA collection, or to assist with your print-to-e transition. To learn more, visit R2library.com or email [email protected].

New Digital tools for anatomy learning and patient/doctor communication on Ovid!
We are proud to announce that BioDigital Human and Astute Doctor Communicate are now available through Ovid.
If you need to update or enhance your traditional anatomy teaching resources, BioDigital Human on Ovid® is a 3D human body anatomy teaching solution that takes students on a virtual anatomy tour, where they can immerse themselves in the inner workings of the human body and explore disease evaluation, progression, and treatment in 3D.

Why consider BioDigital Human?
You’ll find over 8,000 medically accurate 3D anatomy models and animations covering the entire human body (male and female, adult and pediatric). Simulated health conditions — with pathologies — illustrate disease evaluation, progression, and treatment. An easy-to-use yet powerful authoring toolkit allows for customizable instruction to fit any curriculum.  Pre-built, editable quizzes help faculty and students assess comprehension and retention.  Schedule your demo of BioDigital Human today!

For those that manage resources for practicing clinicians, Astute Doctor Communicate on Ovid, provides essential courses to improve patient doctor communication and earn CME.
 
This suite of 6 CME-accredited interactive online courses helps clinicians acquire practical skills to improve how they communicate with their patients, resulting in better patient safety, satisfaction, and health outcomes, while minimizing physician burnout, malpractice risk and cost of care.
 
 Each course trains learners on:

• Conducting more effective patient-centered interactions
• Using empathy to deliver higher quality care and improve the patient experience
• Bridging the communication gap with their patients
• Improving their own performance and job satisfaction, while reducing burnout
• Learning practical skills and immediately apply them in daily practice
• The topics of the courses included are: Building Strong Patient Relationships, Eliciting Patient Concerns, Maximizing Patient Understanding & Recall, Motivating Patients, Patient-Centered Information Gathering, and Setting Mutually Agreed Goals

​How does Astute Doctor Communicate benefit my Institution?
Astute Doctor enables direct care staff to acquire practical, “soft” skills that lead to better outcomes, reduce hospital readmissions, improve patient retention, increase patient experience scores, and Maximize value-based reimbursement and lower medical malpractice risk.  All while providing clinical staff with the opportunity to supplement in-person teaching with online, on-demand skills training that allows them to fit learning activities into their busy schedules- and earn CME for the effort.
 
Learn more about Astute Doctor Communicate on Ovid