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Methods in Enzymology, published by Elsevier, focuses on issues in biochemistry. Each volume deals with a specific topic for which expert authors contribute their latest findings and experimental techniques. Taken as a whole, this series has an ISI Impact Factor of 1.64.

Newer volumes (from 2000 to the present) are now available to Educational Level users online in Science Direct.

Search the catalog for individual volumes, follow the link above for a complete volume listing, or access Science Direct as you normally would to browse, filtering by "Full-text available" and "All Books." Soon we will also have a series-level link posted on the library E-Books portal.

The HAM-TMC Library and the offices of the NN/LM SCR will be closed Monday, May 26 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

We thought you should know that the clinical evidence-based, point-of-care database DynaMed now offers PDA access for the following devices:

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Clinical Manual for Assessment and Treatment of Suicidal Patients is the Book of the Month for Psychiatry Online in May.

In this manual the authors, John A. Chiles, M.D. and Kirk D. Strohsahl, Ph.D., "...challenge one of the chief underlying assumptions of traditional approaches to suicide assessment and treatment--that suicidal behavior can be predicted and controlled. In its place, they propose a new conceptualization of suicidality--as learned, reinforced problem-solving behaviors that an individual uses when all other options seem to have failed... The assumption is that a patient's suicidal behavior represents his or her best attempt at that moment in time to deal with life's difficulties. The clinician's initial task is therefore not to judge or criticize but rather to... help the patient begin to explore other ways of dealing with the overwhelming troubles. Efforts to reduce suicidal risk are accomplished by techniques that maximize individual autonomy and encourage positive behaviors..."

This free downloadable guide is available to all Educational level users, and is also useful for practitioners of nursing, social work, psychology and therapy.

Issue Date: May 1, 2008

From TMC News Online
Article by JO ANN ZUÑIGA

Sheila Green, with electronic notebook in hand, walks with a faculty physician and group of residents at Ben Taub General Hospital as they make their rounds with patients.

If a question arises that needs quick medical research, Green, a clinical informationist with the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library, quickly types in a key word and pulls up the most recent relevant research.

J. Travis Gossey, M.D., instructor at Baylor College of Medicine, said attending physicians and residents have found the bedside help for research information very time-efficient.

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Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America's Women Physicians exhibit, tells the extraordinary story of how American women wanting to practice medicine have struggled over the past two centuries to gain access to medical education and to work in the specialty they chose.

The HAM-TMC Library is offering two free programs for the public in connection with the exhibition: an Opening Reception on Wednesday April 30, 2008 at noon and a Panel Discussion: Adventures and Challenges of Women Physicians on Tuesday May 6, 2008 at 11:30 a.m.

Changing the Face of Medicine describes women's successful quest to become doctors and introduces audiences to outstanding physicians from across the United States.

Visit the exhibit web page at: http://resource.library.tmc.edu/ChangingTheFace/index.html

For more information please call Beatriz Varman at 713.799.769 or email her.

On Wednesday, April 23, 2008, Dr. Michael E. DeBakey received the Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation's highest civilian honor, in recognition of his dedication to excellence in education, research, and patient care and for his outreach efforts to local, national and global communities.

The obverse of the Gold Medal features Dr. DeBakey in full scrubs with a surgical table in the background with the inscriptions "Michael E. DeBakey, M.D." and "Act of Congress 2007".

The reverse features an anatomical heart placed prominently over a globe, representing Dr. DeBakey's teachings on cardiovascular procedures to surgeons around the world. The heart is encircled by a ribbon with the inscription "The Pursuit of Excellence has been my Objective in Life", a quote by Dr. DeBakey.

Dr. DeBakey has designated his library at Baylor College of Medicine as the permanent home for his Congressional Medal of Honor.

As President, Chancellor, and Chancellor Emeritus, Dr. DeBakey has been an extraordinary leader at Baylor College of Medicine.

The HAM-TMC Library congratulates Dr. DeBakey on this most distinguished occasion.

The following links provide more information about the grand event:
http://www.bcm.edu/news/features/item.cfm?newsID=1111
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5724100.html
http://www.wic.org/bio/debakey.htm

High resolution images of the medal are available at:
http://www.usmint.gov/downloads/pressroom/DebakeyMedalO.jpg
http://www.usmint.gov/downloads/pressroom/DebakeyMedalR.jpg

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From approximately 7 a.m. to 12 noon CDT on Saturday April 26, SCOPUS will be offline.

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