Since 1999, we have been fortunate to have Dr. Carol Scott-Conner as Chair of the General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, and Oncologic Surgery Editorial Review Groups. From 1995 through 2005, she served as Professor and Head of the Department of Surgery at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, where she continues on […]
Over the past year, we have received 105 titles in the surgery subspecialty areas designated by the American College of Surgeons as General Surgery – our categories of General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, Oncologic Surgery, and Trauma Surgery. Springer accounts for 57 titles, while the remaining 48 titles represent 14 different publishers. So far, […]
Springer has a vast publishing program in science, technology, and medicine, focused mainly on monographs. In the last year alone, we’ve received over 900 titles from Springer or its imprint, Humana Press, in 78 specialties in the basic sciences, clinical medicine, and allied health fields, but fully one-quarter of the titles covered topics in the […]
Frontiers of Health Services Management brings readers up to speed quickly on the most important topics in healthcare. Frontiers‘ unique “bookazine” format gives them the deep understanding gained from books but in a shorter format, like a magazine. Each issue focuses on one healthcare management topic, providing the knowledge readers need to understand and react to evolving trends. Frontiers is […]
PsychiatryOnline.org, the online collection that includes the DSM-5 TM and the American Journal of Psychiatry, now includes the DSM-5TM Handbook of Differential Diagnosis, DSM-5TM Clinical Cases, and The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychiatry, Sixth Edition. American Psychiatric Publishing offers three new packages. To learn more about our package pricing and content, or to request […]
Theresa Arndt Associate Director for Library Resources & Administration Waidner-Spahr Library Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA Note: This article is based on a poster presentation at the 2013 Annual Conference of the Medical Library Association. The rapid expansion of discovery tools, both commercial and free, raises user expectations for instant access to an ever-growing range of […]
Vincent F. Carr, DO, who has chaired the General Medicine Editorial Review Group since 2007, is one of a select number of Doody’s Review Service Chairs who go above and beyond our protocol of getting reviews of two-thirds of the books we send them, instead getting reviews of almost all of them. Also unique is […]
The 52 titles we’ve received in General Medicine over the past 12 months are spread among 16 publishers, led by McGraw-Hill with nine titles. So far, we’ve received reviews of 42 of the 52 titles, with an additional six currently out for review. Prices of those titles range from $10.95 to $240.00 (although only seven […]
McGraw-Hill is the publisher of the foundational textbook in General Medicine, which is the specialty focus of this month’s newsletter. Harrison’s Principles of Medicine was first published in 1958 and Doody’s Review Service has reviews of the last six editions, from the 13th edition in 1994 to the Inkling version of the 18th edition in […]
Look for 20 new Active Learning Exercises and associated instructor content to enhance your teaching activities. New exercises available this month include: Basal Bolus Insulin Calculations Calorie Counting Choose Your Own Adventure – Acute Complications Chronic Kidney Disease Case Discussion Clinical Guidelines Activity Drug Information – Evidence-Based Medicine Basics Estimating Carbohydrates Handling Anticoagulation Clinical Questions […]