Image via the guardian.com, credit Royal Society This images are from a 14th century translation of Arabic doctor Ibn Butlan, who died circa 1068. Butlan’s title roughly translates to “health report.” The report addresses the impact of nature, emotional states, daily life, and meteorological conditions on health. Butlan wrote that his book concerned “the sixContinue reading “Ibn Butlan’s Tacuini Sanitatis (1531)”
Category Archives: Education
Announcing the completion of the William Osler Pamphlet Collection
About William Osler Sir William Osler, 1st Baronet (July 12, 1849 – December 29, 1919) was a Canadian physician and one of the four founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Osler created the first residency program for specialty training of physicians, and he was the first to bring medical students out of the lecture hallContinue reading “Announcing the completion of the William Osler Pamphlet Collection”
William Stewart Halsted, Father of American Modern Surgery: a retrospective
The University of Iowa History of Medicine Society invites you to hear: Nicholas P. Rossi, Emeritus Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Iowa College of Medicine. Rossi will provide a fascinating look at the life and medical achievements of William Stewart Halsted, considered the father of modern American surgery. Halsted, who lived from 1852-1922,Continue reading “William Stewart Halsted, Father of American Modern Surgery: a retrospective”
Asitha Jayawardena: “Expedited ‘Diffusion of Innovation’: A Reflection on the Ponseti Method in the current era of medicine”
The University of Iowa History of Medicine Society invites you to hear: Asitha Jayawardena on Thursday, January 23 from 5:30-6:30 in Room 401. Sparks Essay Contest winner and College of Medicine Student Jayawardena will describe the history and cultural context of clubfoot and treatments developed by Dr. Ignacio Ponseti. He will then describe diffusion theoryContinue reading “Asitha Jayawardena: “Expedited ‘Diffusion of Innovation’: A Reflection on the Ponseti Method in the current era of medicine””
Literature Searching for a Systematic Review Free class Friday 10-11am
This class will focus on tips and techniques for carrying out a successful literature search in support of a systematic review. Topics will include techniques for developing search strategies, deciding which databases to search and how to seek out grey literature for a given topic. There will also be discussion on selecting journals for handContinue reading “Literature Searching for a Systematic Review Free class Friday 10-11am”
Learn to measure your scholarly impact with our class Thursday, June 6
Learn to use Scopus & Web of Science Both databases are multidisciplinary and allow you to measure scholarly impact. All citations that are in EMBASE are also in Scopus. This hands-on session will demonstrate 1) how to quickly find the articles you need for you research or systematic review in each database, 2) how toContinue reading “Learn to measure your scholarly impact with our class Thursday, June 6”
Interested in using PubMed? Attend our free workshop on Tuesday, March 12
PubMed is the National Library of Medicine’s index to the medical literature and includes over 17 million bibliographic citations in life sciences. This one hour session will introduce you to the basics of searching PubMed and will also cover: using subject headings (MeSH headings), combining searches, choosing limits, and saving, printing and emailing search results. OurContinue reading “Interested in using PubMed? Attend our free workshop on Tuesday, March 12”
Transitions: scholarly communication news for the UI Community, January 2010
January 2010 Issue 1.10 Welcome to the winter issue of Transitions. The purpose of this irregular electronic newsletter is to bring to readers’ attention some of the many new projects and developments informnig the current system of scholarly communication, with emphasis on new products and programs, the open access movement, and other alternative publishing models.Continue reading “Transitions: scholarly communication news for the UI Community, January 2010”
Women in Science Book Discussion Group
Women in Science Book Discussion Group this summer at WRAC This group will focus on women in science, their successes and failures, and the types of experiences they have faced in a male-dominated field. Participants will read and discuss 3 biographies of noted female scientists and 1 book focused on the issues women face inContinue reading “Women in Science Book Discussion Group”