Optometry News and Notes

Join us for the April 25 Reynolds Lecture on “Intensely Human: The Health of the Black Soldier in the American Civil War” by Margaret Humphreys, MD, PhD., Josiah Charles Trent Professor in the History of Medicine at Duke University.

This lecture is in conjunction with Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries, a traveling exhibit from the National Libraries of Medicine on display at the Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences.  The lecture will include a book signing by the author.

The lecture will be held in the Edge of Chaos Atrium on the 4th floor from 12:00 to 1:00 pm on Thursday, April 25.

Join us on Thursday, March 14 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm for the Reynolds Lecture on “Rangaku Medicine as ‘Outside’ Knowledge in Late Tokugawa Japan” by John Van Sant, PhD., Associate Professor, Department of History at UAB.

The lecture will be held in the Edge of Chaos Atrium on the 4th floor.

Learn something new at Express Training (Thursdays at noon) and Online Express Training (Mondays at 3:00).  Upcoming classes for March and April include:

• Cochrane — in person 3/7 and online 3/11
  • Use the Cochrane Library to find Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) reviews and economic impact of treatment modalities.
• Introduction to EndNote for Windows Users — in person 3/14 and online 3/18
  • Learn how to use EndNote X6 software to manage references for a paper or project.
• EndNote Web — in person 3/21 and online 3/25
  • Come learn how to use this web-based version of EndNote to create and manage a personal library of citations, insert those citations into a Word document, and format them in specific bibliographic styles.
• How to Write a Literature Review — in person 3/28 and online 4/1
  • This practical workshop clarifies the process of writing a literature review and offers strategies for success.
• APA — in person 4/4 and online 4/8
  • Learn the basics of APA style as well as more complicated citation formats like e-journal articles, electronic book chapters, and web pages.
• Google Scholar– in person 4/11 and online 4/15
  • Search the scholarly literature across multiple disciplines and sources.  Learn to link to full text when available.
• Introduction to EndNote for Mac Users — in person 4/18 and online 4/22
  • Learn how to use EndNote X6 software to manage references for a paper or project.
• EndNote Beyond the Basics — in person 4/25 and online 4/29
  • Already know how to use the basic features of EndNote X6?  This session will cover more advanced features of EndNote.

Don’t forget that you can bring a brown bag lunch to the Thursday classes in the Electronic Classroom.  We’ll provide drinks and snacks.

Online classes take place from the comfort of your computer or tablet, but registration is required.  Details and registration at www.uab.edu/lister/events.

Questions?  Call the HUB at 205-975-4821 or Ask a Librarian.

Want to suggest a class on a different topic?  Take our survey!

The 2013 UAB School of Medicine Art Show, featuring all student, resident, and faculty entries, will be on display from February 28 through May 17, on the first floor of Lister Hill Library.

Please join us for an opening reception on Thursday, February 28, from 6:00-8:00 pm. This will include announcement of winners, a silent auction, and special remarks on Ars Medica by Don Stewart, MD. The silent auction will benefit VSA Alabama, the State Organization on Arts and Disability.

Co-sponsored by the Alabama Alpha Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha and the Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences.

Join us for the 34th Annual Reynolds Lecture on “Thirty Years of AIDS” by Michael Saag, MD, Professor of Medicine and the Jim Straley Chair in AIDS Research at UAB.

This lecture will be held in Volker Hall, Lecture Room E from 4:00 to 5:00 pm on Friday, February 22.

Please join me for Afternoon Tea in your honor on Wednesday, February 13 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm in the LHL Sunroom (by the HUB).  Don’t forget to enter our drawing for 1 of 3 Valentine’s chocolate samplers!  We’ll draw for winners right after the tea.

Construction will begin at LHL on the ground floor March 1st. What does this mean? No access to the  ground floor at all until at least mid-summer.

If you like to study on the ground floor you will need to find a new favorite spot. A table on the 2nd floor by the windows where it is quiet or at a carrel on 1st?

What can we do to make the 1st and 2nd floors more appealing? Come to a strategy session on February 13th at 4:00 pm in the Sunroom (by the HUB) to let us know.  Can’t make the strategy session?  Email Pat Higginbottom and share your ideas or let us know when you drop by for afternoon tea on Wednesdays.

We hope that as we make changes to the building we can include changes that will be of direct benefit to students — COME TELL US WHAT THOSE ARE!

As part of UAB Community Week, LHL is hosting a coffee hour at the Smolian International House on Friday, January 25 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.  Please stop by to enjoy some Southern food.

We hope to see you there!

Join us for International Tea on Wednesday, January 23rd from 12:30 to 2:30 in the sunroom at LHL.  We’ll have teas and treats from around the world.

LHL is replacing MD Consult with a new database called Clinical Key.  Clinical Key is organized into sections including journals, books, practice guidelines, patient education, drugs, multimedia, and CMEs.  Similar to MD Consult, Clinical Key has access to a wider variety of e-journals and e-books.  With the content available through Clinical Key, UAB’s access to Elsevier journals will be greatly enhanced.  For instance, there are currently 8 ophthalmology-specific e-journals and 58 ophthalmology e-books.

Access Clinical Key from LHL’s Databases page.

Learn more about Clinical Key from LHL’s Resource of the Month.  If you have any questions or need help with anything, please email Nicole or Ask a Librarian.

Please let us know what you think!