1. Free, Reliable Internet resources in Medicine Fred Pond, MLS Vice Rector, Library & Internet Medical Resources Dartmouth Medical School USA

2. 12 November 2001 Free, Reliable Internet Resources in Medicine Where can you find them?

3. The Internet is: Big, but is usually overwhelming Powerful, but requires effort & patience

4. Today’s Presentation Focuses on three types of information on the Internet Identifies methods to find exactly and specifically what you want to find

5. Internet Resources in Medicine Internet Directory Internet Textbook Internet Database of Journal Articles

6. Internet Directory Medical Matrix http://www.medmatrix.org

7. Medical Matrix http://www.medmatrix.org

8. Medical Matrix www.medmatrix.org “Full content, unrestricted access, Internet clinical medicine resources.“ Medical Matrix assigns ranks to Internet resources based on their utility for point-of-care clinical application. Quality, peer review, full content, multimedia features, and unrestricted access are emphasized in the rankings. Free, requires registration.

9. Internet Textbook eMedicine http://www.emedicine.com/

11. eMedicine http://www.emedicine.com/ Peer-reviewed online medical references and textbooks-- as emergency medicine, dermatology, wilderness, medicine, pediatrics, neurology, orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery, and radiology. Searchable. Also includes consumer level texts. Free, requires registration.

12. Internet Database of Journal Articles PubMed/Medline www.pubmed.gov

14. PubMed/MEDLINE http:www.pubmed.gov Contains bibliographic citations and author abstracts from more than 4,000 biomedical journals in 70 languages. Free, no registration. Comprehensive, 11 million citations dating back to the mid-1960's Offers web access to reliable free journals.

15. PubMed/Medline AN EFFECTIVE METHOD OF SEARCHING MEDICAL JOURNAL LITERATURE

17. How to Search PubMed Use MeSH Browser Consider subject term subheadings Use Limits to reduce retrieval Combine terms to find references on two or more topics

18. MeSH Browser Helps identify correct subject heading –‘Translates’ our clinical terms to ‘academic’ terms –e.g.. Use Neoplasm instead of Cancer –e.g Use Cross Infection instead of Nosocomial infection

23. Subheadings Located under MeSH Browser, click on ‘detailed’ display after searching term Choose correct subheading relating to the focus of your search –Drug therapy, rehabilitation, therapy –Blood, diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology –Adverse effects, contraindications, poisoning Subheadings differ with the different terms

28. Limit Your Search Human Language Years; e.g. 1995-2001 Patient age Abstracts

32. Patient Age Groups Infant, <30 days Infant, >30 days to 2 yrs Child, preschool,2- 5 Child, 5-12 yrs All Child, 0-18 yrs Adolescent, 13-18 Adult, 18-44 yrs Adult, middle age 45-64 yrs Aged, 65-79 yrs Aged, over 80 yrs Adult, all years

41. Combine subject terms Use to combine two or more subject terms For Example: penicillins & urinary tract infections

49. Finding full text articles Display abstract to see publisher icon Visit publisher web site

58. Full Text Journals on PubMed A Journal list of free full text articles in PubMed is available at: (fill in) User registration, a subscription fee, or some other type of fee may be required to access the full text of articles for some journals. Policies vary by provider and by journal. BMJ 2000;321:1103 ( 4 November ) Bleeding and pneumonia in intensive care patients given ranitidine and sucralfate for prevention of stress ulcer: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

60. More Search Methods Author searching Journal searching Finding complete references Saving searches

61. Author Search Family name, first & second initials No first names For example.. IVANOV SJ

62. IVANOV SJ

63. For more help

64. Journal Search Click on Journal browser Enter journal title or abbreviation, e.g. >BMJ >British Medical Journal

66. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL

68. Finding complete references Find the abstract to a journal reference you want to know more about.

74. Saving Searches Save a complicated search to conduct at a later time Requires free registration Can be customized to your needs.

81. For More Information Overview HELP/FAQ (frequently asked questions) Tutorial News/Noteworthy

84. Internet Directory Medical Matrix http://www.medmatrix.org

102. Internet Textbook eMedicine http://www.emedicine.com/

113. Free Books on the Internet http://www.pubmed.gov

117. Thank you!