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Library Holiday Hours; Tuesday Tech Lunch Series – Alternatives to PowerPoint; Emerging Zoonotic Viral Infections: Do They Find Us or Do We Find Them? Vol. 11 (2)

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The Insider Express A monthly e-newsletter of The TMC Library Vol. 11 (2) 2013  Insider Express Blog: http://thetmclibrary.blogspot.com/  Library Holiday Hours  The TMC Library will be open from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 18, 2013 in observance of Presidents’ Day. Reference services will not be available.  Tuesday Tech Lunch Series – Alternatives to PowerPoint Do you want to improve your presentations and projects? Learn about new and innovative alternatives that will capture your audience’s attention?   Attend the Alternatives to PowerPoint class on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.  Taught by: Naomi Gonzales, Instructional Technologies Librarian - Reference & Outreach Phone: 713.799.7153    Register Here  Bring your lunch to attend this informal session – the Library will provide water and a small snack. Attendees are encouraged to bring their laptops or tablets to the class.  Please note: The Tuesday Tech Lunch Series is offered in the Street Level Conference Room.  Visit the following link for a complete schedule of the Tuesday Tech Lunch classes: http://libguides.library.tmc.edu/techseries    Emerging Zoonotic Viral Infections: Do They Find Us or Do We Find Them?  Dr. C. J. Peters will present the lecture Emerging Zoonotic Viral Infections: Do They Find Us or Do We Find Them? on Thursday,  February 28, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. at the University of Texas Medical School Auditorium – MSB 3.001 (third floor)  Dr. Peters (Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston) will discuss the origins of microbial threats. Are they truly "new" or do they arise from mutation or translocation? How many are there? Can we predict them? What strategies can we use to control them?  A light lunch will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Attendees will be eligible to enter a drawing to win a Kindle E-Book reader by completing a short interactive quiz on National Library of Medicine databases such as PubMed.  Visit: http://www.library.tmc.edu/medicalethics/vaccines2012 for a complete list of these lectures.  Visit the following web site to find helpful links and information on the featured Medical Ethics Lectures: http://libguides.library.tmc.edu/index.php?gid=3401  This project has been funded in part with federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, under Contract No. HHSN-276-2011-00007-C with the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library.  Additional Sponsorship is being provided by UTHealth McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics, and by Elsevier, New England Journal of Medicine, Science and Ovid, some of the leading providers of science and health information resources offered by the TMC Library.  Basics of Evidence-based Practice Are you new to the concept of Evidence-based Practice (EBP)? Do you need to write a report on EBP but are not sure where to start? Attend the Basics of Evidence-based Practice class on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. in the library classroom.   This class covers the basics of EBP: it offers an overview of the practice’s five steps, discusses how to develop a searchable question and locate research literature, and other EBP resources from The TMC Library.  Taught by: Maianh Phi, Reference/Instruction Librarian - Reference & Outreach Phone: 713.799.7109 Register Here You may also find our EBP Research Guide helpful: http://libguides.library.tmc.edu/ebp  Questions? Contact the Reference & Outreach Department via chat or e-mail at the following link: http://askus.library.tmc.edu/ or text your question to 713.636.5295.  Display Your Research Poster at The TMC Library   Did you present a poster at a conference, meeting, or workshop?  Would you like to share your research with your colleagues and everyone in the Texas Medical Center?  Bring your poster to the TMC Library. We are inviting everyone in the TMC community to bring their posters to the library for sharing; we would also be glad to schedule you to make a brief, informal presentation on your research topic at your convenience.  If you are interested, please bring your poster to the Circulation Desk. Posters will be displayed on the first floor of the library, where all library visitors can learn about the types of research being done in the TMC.  Contact Beatriz Varman at 713.799.7169 or beatriz.varman@exch.library.tmc.edu  BurnMed an iPhone App for Burn Victims This application for emergency treatment of burn victims, developed by Dr. Stephen Milner, Director of the Johns Hopkins Burn Center, and  Harry Goldberg, Director of Academic Computing at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine was inspired by a mass-casualty event in Kenya in which a gas tanker exploded. The app is designed to teach students and laymen how to stabilize a victim within the first eight hours after a burn. The user draws the burned areas onto a 3-D anatomic figure. The app uses the updated diagram to calculate total body surface area burned and fluid resuscitation needs and also provides treatment guidelines summarizing essential steps in early management.   BurnMed uses a combination of video, photos and text to provide a quick yet thorough overview of how to handle burn victims BurnMed was named one of The Most Innovative Medical Apps of 2012 by imedicalapps.com.  For more information on BurnMed visit the link: http://www.imedicalapps.com/2012/12/innovative-medical-apps-2012/6/ To download BurnMed go to: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/burnmed-lite/id498176767?mt=8 Shakespeare Exhibit Coming to the TMC Library The National Library of Medicine traveling exhibition And there’s the humor of it: Shakespeare and the four humors, will be on display at The TMC Library from February 11, 2013 – March 23, 2013. Examine the intersection of medical theory and literature with this exhibition. The four humors - blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm were thought to define peoples‘ physical and mental health, and to determine their personalities as well.  Stop by the library to learn more about the language of the four humors and how the influence of this concept is evident in Shakespeare’s plays. This exhibit was developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health and the Folger Shakespeare Library. Upcoming Free Library Classes  RefWorks Wednesday, February 13 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Register Here  Alternatives to PowerPoint – Tuesday Tech Lunch Series Tuesday, February 19 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Register Here  PubMed – Basic Wednesday, February 20 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. Register Here  PubMed – Basic Tuesday, February 26 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Register Here  Library Orientation Thursday, March 7 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Register Here   Classes are free and are offered in the Library classroom.   To view the complete schedule and to register, check the Library web site: http://resource.library.tmc.edu/cf/cls/index.cfm  The Insider Express communicates Library news to our users and the Texas Medical Center community. To subscribe or to be removed from this list, please send a message to: liblines@exch.library.tmc.edu  

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Library Holiday Hours; Tuesday Tech Lunch Series – Alternatives to PowerPoint; Emerging Zoonotic Viral Infections: Do They Find Us or Do We Find Them? Vol. 11 (2)

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