Thieme resource on posterior fossa surgery for skull base experts - November 24, 2011
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has recently published Principles of Posterior Fossa Surgery. The publication seeks to provide an in-depth review of the complex surgical region, including detailed coverage of anatomy, pathology, imaging, disease-based management and surgical approaches. Focusing solely on the posterior fossa,… Read More
BioMed Central, BFI launch integrated database and journal, ‘GigaScience’ - November 24, 2011
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, and genomics institute BGI have launched a new integrated database and journal called GigaScience. The product is projected to meet the needs of a new generation of biological and biomedical research as it enters the era of 'big-data'. GigaScience… Read More
NLM unveils enhancement of drug naming standard for EHRs - November 23, 2011
The US' National Library of Medicine (NLM) has enhanced the Drug Naming Standard for Electronic Health Records. The RxNorm standard clinical drug vocabulary produced by the NLM is now said to contain more accurate and complete connections between National Drug Codes (NDCs) and standard non-proprietary names… Read More
The Essentials of Pediatric Critical Care Orientation course now accessible via NetLearning LMS - November 23, 2011
NetLearning, a US-based provider of online courses and e-learning software for healthcare workers and hospital administrators, has announced an agreement with the Child Health Corporation of America (CHCA). Under the deal, the CHCA will offer its Essentials of Pediatric Critical Care Orientation (EPCCO) course to customers… Read More
Pharmacy OneSource launches new scheduling app, Schedule OneSource - November 22, 2011
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that Pharmacy OneSource has launched Schedule OneSource, a new application for pharmacists. Schedule OneSource helps pharmacy directors generate and manage staff schedules quickly and easily, with real-time data and integrated email communication. It helps hospital pharmacies… Read More
GeoScienceWorld portal made available with HighWire’s Open Platform tech - November 22, 2011
Non-profit organisation GeoScienceWorld (GSW) has announced a set of major portal upgrades. GSW's 40 journals will be delivered in an XML environment supported by HighWire's Open Platform technology. While the bulk of the platform changes are infrastructural and will be invisible to users, GSW is simultaneously… Read More
OCLC announces new interface for the FAST prototype - November 21, 2011
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has announced a new interface for the FAST prototype. The new user interface simplifies the process of heading selection, in a one-page design. FAST subject headings were developed by adapting the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) with a simplified… Read More
The Charlesworth Group announces new publishing technologies to manage entire publishing workflow in-house - November 21, 2011
Publishing solutions provider The Charlesworth Group has announced that continuing ten years of providing content management services for the Society for General Microbiology (SGM), the company has now adapted its unique AutoProof technology to integrate with Highwire's Bench>Press and Inera's eXtyles to enable the entire publishing… Read More
ACS audio podcasts for students on solar power and its harnessing - November 18, 2011
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has released a series of audio podcasts highlighting the science and cutting-edge technology behind solar power. The podcasts, available without charge at www.acs.org/chemmatters, describe how scientists and students are making progress in harnessing the abundant energy of… Read More
Pharmacy OneSource announces new enhancements for Sentri7 - November 18, 2011
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that several new enhancements have been added to Sentri7, a web-based, enterprise-wide electronic surveillance application that helps hospital staff identify at-risk patients. Corporate administrators at multi-hospital health systems will be able to view data from each… Read More
