The Global Library of Women's Medicine, a new open access resource, was recently launched online at The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in London. More than 650 world experts provide a definitive resource on the latest therapeutic options in women's medicine for doctors and women concerned about their health. The Library is free to view at www.glowm.com.
The Global Library of Women's Medicine is a unique web library incorporating a vast range of detailed clinical information across the whole field of women's medicine. It consists of 442 main chapters and 53 supplementary chapters, supported by over 40,000 references, which will be kept permanently up-to-date. The chapters have been written by more than 650 specialists and will reflect some of the very best worldwide opinion.
Primarily designed for the medical profession, most of the information in the Library is also available for those who want to know more about the therapeutic options available to women. This includes a section on Safer Motherhood. In addition, there are innovative features, freely available to registered users, aimed at medical professionals including surgical videos, specialist colour atlases of visual medicine, comprehensive guidance to laboratory tests and the significance of their results, and an option to provide doctors with selected patient information handouts.
As an open access resource it is hoped that in addition to providing an expert resource for the medical profession in the Western World, the Library may also be of real value to doctors and others in parts of the Developing World where access to current clinical information has always been challenging.
