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Partnering for Patient Empowerment Through Community Awareness (PPECA) Article
Rhonda Reimer, the Special Project Coordinator of the Pella Regional Health Center in Pella, IA and Chris Childs, from the Hardin Library recently collaborated on an article for the Focus On Patient Safety, the official newsletter of the National Patient Safety Foundation. The article, entitled “Hospital Uses PPECA “Train the Trainer” Program to Help Community Groups EmpowerContinue reading “Partnering for Patient Empowerment Through Community Awareness (PPECA) Article”
Swine Flu Resource Guide
The emergence of several new human Swine Flu cases reported in the media has been generating a good deal of publicity. To find more information on this health issue, visit the Swine Flu resource guide at http://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/content.php?hs=a&pid=43862
Swine Flu – annotated map available
An annotated Google map listing suspected and confirmed cases of H1N1 Swine Flu is now available. The CDC also has a swine flu page . Updates available via email, Twitter, or RSS. The World Health Organization (WHO) coordinates global response to human cases of swine influenza. Other sources of information (in Spanish): Organizacion Panamericana de laContinue reading “Swine Flu – annotated map available”
Against the Odds: Making a Difference in Global Health
The Hardin Library is hosting The National Library of Medicine’s traveling exhibition, “Against the Odds: Making a Difference in Global Health” through April 21. The exhibition earned a best exhibit blue ribbon at the American Public Health Association (APHA) meeting which featured 550 booths at its 2008 expo. The colorful display highlights the revolution taking place inContinue reading “Against the Odds: Making a Difference in Global Health”
Two New Exhibits at Hardin: Care of Lincoln and Care of Books
Two new exhibits on two very different subjects have been installed near the Hardin Library main entrance. “His Wound is Mortal – Trauma Care, April 14, 1865” offers a look at the medical measure taken after the shooting of Abraham Lincoln, including excerpts from first-hand reports of the assassination and its aftermath. The exhibit alsoContinue reading “Two New Exhibits at Hardin: Care of Lincoln and Care of Books”
Seeing the Picture : Revisited
Since the launching of the Seeing the Picture blog in July, 2008, postings have been added at the rate of about one per week. As the announcement of the blog stated, the general theme is the unique aspects of pictures on the Web, using the background of work with pictures in Hardin MD. Themes discussedContinue reading “Seeing the Picture : Revisited”
Watch the Iowa vs. Michigan Basketball Game- 3/12
Want to watch the 10th-seeded Hawkeyes take on 7th-seeded Michigan in the first round of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament? Come to the Hardin Library! Thursday, March 12, 2009 Starting at 1:30 p.m. Information Commons East The game will be shown on the plasma screen in the Information Commons East! GO HAWKS! Continue reading “Watch the Iowa vs. Michigan Basketball Game- 3/12”
Hardin Scholarly Communication News Discontinued
The Hardin Scholarly Communication News, which has been published for the University of Iowa health science campus over the past 4 1/2 years, is being discontinued. It has now merged with Transitions: scholarly communication news for the UI community, a newsletter which serves the entire UI campus. Although Transitions is not completely dedicated to theContinue reading “Hardin Scholarly Communication News Discontinued”
Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room – Birthing in the 16th Century
Birthing in the 16th Century Jakob Rüff (1500-1558) was not the first physician to write a birthing manual for midwives but his book, De conceptu et generatione hominis, first published in 1554 in both Latin and German was certainly one of the most famous and widely used. Lithotomist, surgeon, obstetrician and playwright, was the townContinue reading “Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room – Birthing in the 16th Century”