Dr Renata Schiavo appointed new Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Communication in Healthcare - October 10, 2013
Dr. Renata Schiavo has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Communication in Healthcare, a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on strategic health communication as applied to the healthcare, public health, and global health fields. She will succeed her esteemed colleague and predecessor Mario Nacinovich, current member… Read More
Scopus indexes first 7,500 book titles as part of its Book Titles Expansion program - October 9, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that Scopus has indexed the first 7,500 book titles as part of its Book Titles Expansion program. By 2015, an estimated 75,000 book titles will be indexed. The inclusion of book titles adds to the more than 50 million records… Read More
John Wiley & Sons announces results of its 2013 author survey on open access - October 9, 2013
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced the results of its 2013 author survey on open access, with over eight thousand respondents from across Wiley’s journal portfolio. The survey is a follow up to Wiley’s 2012 open access author survey and is the second such… Read More
Wiley and The Cochrane Collaboration launch new health professional development resource – Cochrane Learning - October 8, 2013
The Cochrane Collaboration and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., the publisher of The Cochrane Library and Wiley Health Learning activities, have extended their partnership by launching a new health professional development resource called Cochrane Learning. Under the Cochrane Learning umbrella, The Cochrane Collaboration and… Read More
Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor enhanced for use in long-term care - October 8, 2013
Information and point-of-care solutions provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that it is customising Lippincott's Nursing Advisor to support nurses who work with patients in long-term care (LTC). The new content addresses the nuanced differences between traditional patients in acute care and those in… Read More
Two-day conference highlights growing interest in using art to train physicians - October 8, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the Art + Medicine: How Art Can Make Better Doctors conference. Co-sponsored by Jefferson Medical College and Elsevier, the conference is scheduled to be held from November 2-3, 2013, at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. It coincides with the annual meeting… Read More
