Transcript Introduction to GaIN: Georgia Interactive Network for Medical

Introduction to GaIN:
Georgia Interactive Network for Medical
Information
http://gain.mercer.edu
What is GaIN?
 Nonprofit network
 Founded in 1983
 Centered at Mercer University
Medical Library
 Provides information services and
resources to institutional and
individual members
What Can You Find Online In
GaIN?
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Full text of medical and nursing journals
Evidence-based point of care tools
Drug information
Patient handouts
Images
Current literature alerts by specialty
Other GaIN Services
 Reference/searching
 Interlibrary loan/document delivery
 Cataloging
 Local automation
 Journal services including GaIN Union
List of Serials
GaIN in
 GaIN icon displays in PubMed for full text
Full-text online journal articles from 300 journals
covering:
 Nursing
 Biomedicine
 Health sciences
 Evidence-based point of care clinical decision tool.
 700+ topics covering the most common conditions,
diseases, and procedures.
 450+ Interactive decision support tools.
 E/M Coding Wizard
 Thousands of diagnostic calculators.
 Full text of 6,500+ systematic reviews
 Assessments of diagnostic test
accuracy in specific populations
 Records of half a million clinical trials
36 online online textbooks, including:
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Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses 13th ed. (2013)
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The 5 Minute Clinical Consult (2014)
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Medical-Surgical Nursing Care - 3rd Ed. (2011)
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Red Book®: 2012 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases - 29th Ed.
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ICD-9-CM for Hospitals volumes 1, 2, & 3 (2013)
More than 50 online textbooks, including
 Harrison's Online
 Williams Obstetrics, 23e
Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, 9e
AND MUCH MORE…
eBooks
AACN Essentials of Critical-Care Nursing, Second Edition
Description: The authoritative, evidence-based coverage you need to safely
and competently care for adult, critically ill patients and their families – or
prepare for the critical care nursing
CURRENT Essentials of Medicine, Fourth Edition
Description: The perfect quick reference on the wards and in the clinic!
The famous "one disease per page" design!
Diabetes Mellitus Manual
Description: A practical and authoritative manual on treating the rising
numbers of cases of diabetes mellitus
Evidence-Based Medicine : A Framework for Clinical Practice
Description: This book is a clinically oriented introduction to the new, emerging
field of evidence-based medicine.
eBooks
LANGE Instant Access Hospital Admissions : Essential
Evidence-Based Orders for Common Clinical Conditions
Description: The most convenient, quick-access admissions guide
available, packed with clinical facts, figures, and data you will refer to
again and again
Understanding Patient Safety
Description: Everything you need to deliver safe patient care or to
improve patient safety in your organization
Internal Medicine On Call
Description:4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW!
"This is a very well organized, valuable tool for busy house officers to access
necessary and useful information for the care of their patients."--Doody's
Review
Current Literature Alerts
Regular updates on recently published literature
in various specialty areas.
For More Information….
GaIN – Mercer Medical Library
Alisha Miles, MLIS
Assistant Director for Public Services
GaIN Coordinator
[email protected]
1-800-425-GaIN (4246)