Things in the library 28 Feb ....

Things about depression and exercise...
This article in The Lancet Psychiatry  concludes that sedentary behaviour displaces light activity throughout adolescence, and is associated with a greater risk of depressive symptoms at 18 years of age. Increasing light activity and decreasing sedentary behaviour during adolescence could be an important target for public health interventions aimed at reducing the prevalence of depression

Things about Health Visitors...

The Institute of Health Visiting has just published a report on the State of Health Visiting in England, the results from a survey of 1040 practising health visitors. The full report can be accessed here

Things about Book sale...
Link to updated list of books available for sale in the library, 40 more title have been added.

More things about old books...
Books that we don't sell are collected by Better World Books, they sell second-hand books online and also.help to provide a steady stream of books to be digitised by the Internet Archive. Any book that does not yet exist in digital form will go into a pipeline for future digitisation, preservation and access. Every time you purchase a book from BetterWorldBooks, they donate a book to someone in need. The books they donate go to hundreds of non-profit organisations – you can see them on their Impact Map. In particular, Books for Africa and Feed the Children partner with them to take large numbers of donated books and get them to people who need them.

Things about science...
Discovery Night returns on Friday 13 March 2020.   From 4 - 8pm University of Sheffield's laboratories and lecture theatres will be open to the public for an evening of science for the whole family. There'll be talks, exciting demonstrations and hands on activities from across science, engineering, medicine and dentistry. Full programme:  www.sheffield.ac.uk/discoverynight
There will be plenty of fun science activities for children, and lots of opportunities to put on a lab coat and have a go yourself.  Find out about our research and get inspired by science.
Everyone is welcome and the event is free so bring your friends and family and spread the word.  Recommended age 5+.Everyone welcome. No booking required, just turn up.
Venue - Firth Court and the Alfred Denny Building
Date - Friday 13 March, 16:00 - 20:00

Things about organ and tissue donation...

From 20 May 2020, organ donation in England will move to an 'opt out' system. You may also hear it referred to as 'Max and Keira's Law'. This means that all adults in England will be considered to have agreed to be an organ donor when they die unless they have recorded a decision not to donate or are in one of the excluded groups.

Things about epilepsy...
Developed in partnership with Epilepsy Action, SUDEP Action and Young Epilepsy, this Epilepsy Toolkit will support systems to understand the priorities in epilepsy care and key actions to take. It provides opportunity to assess and benchmark current systems to find opportunities for improvement. It is produced with reference to an expert group of stakeholders and is supported by NICE.

Things to attend...
Reading group on 4th March  will be discussing Day of the Triffids, come and join us 17:15 in the Illingworth Library, F Floor Stephenson Wing.

Things to eat...
With the snow falling outside and all the miserable wetness everywhere it is definitely still time for comfort food. This butternut squash and chickpea curry from Tom Kerridge is easy to make and is also vegan.

Things in the library 27 July...

Things the government says...
The Government response to the joint report of the Education and Health and Social Care Committees on 'Transforming children and young people's mental health provision: a green paper' has been published.

Things about HPV...
It was announced this week that adolescent boys will be offered the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine to protect them from cancer. The vaccine not only protects men from HPV-related diseases – such as oral, throat and anal cancer – but also helps reduce the overall number of cervical cancers in women, though a process known as ‘herd immunity’.The extension of the vaccine to boys follows the success of England’s HPV vaccination programme for girls and the recent introduction of one for men who have sex with men. The programme is expected to vaccinate thousands of boys in England each year. This statement sets out the conclusions of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on extending the HPV vaccination programme to adolescent boys in the UK.

Things about quality of life...
Epilepsy in children negatively impacts on caregiver quality of life (QOL). The study [in Journal of neurology] aimed to evaluate the relationships between patient factors [demographics, clinical factors, health-related quality of life (HRQL)], contextual factors (socio-economic factors), caregiver mood, and caregiver QOL, and whether family factors mediate the relationship between patient HRQL and caregiver QOL. They conclude that:

"Patient HRQL and caregiver mood were more important correlates of caregiver QOL than seizure severity in medically intractable epilepsy. The findings are significant in delineating variables (caregiver mood and family factors) that are potentially modifiable, and show promise for improving caregiver QOL."

Things about parental pre-operative anxiety...

This systematic review and meta-analysis looks at studies assessing the effectiveness of audiovisual (AV) interventions aimed at reducing anxiety in parents whose children are undergoing elective surgery. Their primary outcome was parental anxiety. Secondary outcomes included children’s preoperative anxiety and postoperative outcomes; parental satisfaction, knowledge, and need for anesthesia information. If you cannot access the full text of this article (or any other) than SCH staff can request from us using our online form 

Things to read...
It is our August reading group meeting next week (Wed 17:15 in the library) we will be discussing 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' so do come and join us over a drink and nibbles. Our next book for Sept is the classic 'Catch 22'. Don't forget we have quite a large collection of leisure books available for you to borrow for your summer holiday reading - come and have a browse of check what we have online.



Things flapping about...

This summer we have constantly been serenaded by seagulls...no the tide hasn't come in to Sheffield ...they are nesting close by. This week we spotted the juvenile birds walking around on the roof.



Things to make without heat...
If you are finding it too hot to cook at the moment there is a nice collection of recipes here to tempt you

Things in the library 18 August...

Things about epilepsy...
A review published this month 'The Immune System in Pediatric Seizures and Epilepsies' aims  to present current knowledge of the role of immunity in relation to seizures, with a particular emphasis on clinical data available in childhood. More specifically, various autoantibodies involved in autoimmune encephalitis and epilepsy and general pathophysiological hypotheses on the role of immunity in seizure genesis are discussed, specific epilepsy syndromes in which autoimmune components have been studied are summarized, workup recommendations and therapeutic options are suggested, and finally, open questions and future needs are presented. The full text of this article is available to you via your NHS OpenAthens login (if you don't have an login register here for free).

Things about NEC...
A recent article 'Reducing Incidence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis' reports the following key points.

• Own mother’s milk (OMM) is associated with reduced odds of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in observational studies, and quality improvement (QI) efforts to increase OMM have been successful at decreasing NEC.
• Donor milk (DM) has also been associated with NEC reduction when OMM is unavailable, although DM has not been associated with other health benefits as seen with OMM feedings in preterm infants.
• Institution of standardized feeding guidelines has been associated with reduced NEC rates, although the optimal rates of advancement and fortification are uncertain. Prolonged periods of nothing by mouth are associated with increased rates and severity of NEC and thus enteral feedings should be instituted soon after birth.
• Acid antagonists and prolonged empiric antibiotics in the setting of negative cultures are associated with increased odds of NEC, and both should be minimized or avoided if possible.
• Probiotics have been associated with reduced NEC in some, but not all, studies. Meta-analyses demonstrate reduction in NEC. At present, however, there remains controversy about probiotics due to concerns regarding quality and reliability of available products.
• Anemia and blood transfusions have been linked to NEC. Controversy remains regarding these relationships and best practices regarding enteral feeding during blood transfusions.

Things about dairy intake and blood pressure...
An article published in Journal of American Heart Association has looked at the relationship between dairy intake and blood pressure in black and white children and adolescents enrolled in a weight management program.
What Is New?

• We observed racial differences for the effects of dairy intake on systolic blood pressure (BP) in a cohort of children and teens enrolled in a weight management program.
• Greater intakes of dairy were associated with lower systolic BP in white but not black children and teens, suggesting that greater dairy intake alone is not beneficial for all races regarding systolic BP.

What Are the Clinical Implications?

• Nutrition professionals should assess the quality of the overall dietary pattern, as opposed to single nutrients, when providing recommendations to lower BP in the overweight and obese childhood and adolescent population.
• Nutrition and medical professionals must consider non-nutrition factors contributing to childhood hypertension and other cardiovascular disease risk factors, as current dietary recommendations appear to have differential outcomes across races in this cohort of children and teens.
• To prevent or manage high BP in children and teens, nutrition and medical professionals should use a strong evidence base and work collaboratively to design patient‐focused nutrition interventions taking into account age, sex, and race.

Things coming soon...
Going Public: International Art Collectors in Sheffield continues at the Graves Gallery this autumn with one of the UK’s finest private collections of modern and contemporary art.

Bridget Riley, Red Overture, 2012 © Bridget Riley, 2017

Reflecting a passion for photography, minimalism and geometric abstraction, Jack Kirkland’s personal collection brings together work by some of the most important artists of the past 75 years.
This new exhibition showcases personally selected highlights from the collection, including painting, sculpture, works on paper and photography by Carl Andre, Donald Judd, Josef Albers, Anni Albers, Bridget Riley, Lewis Baltz and more.
Saturday 2 September 2017 - Saturday 2 December 2017

Things about health outcomes...
The Local Government Association has published  a report 'Partnership approaches to improving health outcomes for young people' - the case studies in this report showcase different approaches to supporting the health of young people. Whilst the approach and focus of the work in local areas varies, each case study provides an opportunity to reflect on what made the initiative a success and how we might use this learning in our own areas.



Things to bake...
One of my favourite food bloggers is Clotildel and her blog is called 'Chocolate & Zucchini' it occurs to me that any gardeners out there may be looking at a glut of courgettes (zucchini) at the moment and need inspiration on how to use them...so here is a cake to come to your rescue 'Chocolate and zucchini cake'

Things in the library 20 Jan ...

New Things about TRIP....
One of Trip’s main aims is to help users find the best available evidence with the minimum of effort. The latest update has some innovative new features, all there to support your evidence search. Don't forget that for a second year you have access to PRO features by registering as NHS staff.

• Answer Engine. They’ve been discussing this for nearly five years and seriously working on it for over twelve months. Obtain instant answers to some clinical questions, seamlessly integrated in to your search experience.
• SmartSearch. An useful system to help speed up your search and to help users avoid missing important documents. They analyse the articles you click and use that to predict other articles that are highly relevant.
• Search suggestions. Incorporated in to your results allowing you to easily produce a more focused search.
• Broken links. Arguably a minor upgrade, but very important. Broken links can be a terrible user experience. Take out your frustrations by hitting the new ‘Broken link’ feature under each result.

Things about transition and epilepsy...

A recent article in Epilepsy & Behavior discusses 'The transition from pediatric to adult care for youth with epilepsy: Basic biological, sociological, and psychological issues'.  Below they summarise a few of the broad concerns that arise from this review.

• Brain development – Impulsive pleasure seeking and risky behaviour may be the result of an imbalance between frontal and limbic maturation and should be anticipated.
• Endocrinological development – Puberty has a major effect on development, personality, and behaviour.
• Sexual development – Peer relationship problems may interfere with normal sexual development. Sexual debut is early in youth with epilepsy and long-term sexual experiences are often unsatisfactory.
• Psychological development – Normal developmental stages in adolescence may be disrupted by epilepsy. While epilepsy may contribute to adjustment problems, some of these issues are related to normal developmental concerns. Family dysfunction has a strong effect on maturation of adolescents with epilepsy. Severe behaviour problems with intellectual disability and/or autistic spectrum disorder are not typically related to family dysfunction and have multiple etiologies.
• Bone health – The degree of risk for and mechanisms of bone disorders in childhood-onset epilepsy are unclear. For those at increased risk, serum vitamin D and DXA screening may be useful along with supplemental vitamin D.

Things about 3D printing of drugs for children....

An article this week in AAPS PharmSciTech discusses the potential for using 3D printing for paediatric drugs the abstract is below. This article is part of a topical collection on the theme Pediatric Drug Development and Dosage Form Design.

The first medicine manufactured by three-dimensional (3D) printing was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The advantages of printing as a manufacturing route enabling more flexibility regarding the dose, and enlarging individual treatment options, have been demonstrated. There is a particular need for flexible drug delivery solutions when it comes to children. Printing as a new pharmaceutical manufacturing technology brings manufacturing closer to the patient and can easily be adjusted to the required dosing scheme, offering more flexibility for treatments. Printing of medicine may therefore become the manufacturing route of choice to provide tailored and potentially on-demand treatments for patients with individual needs. This paper intends to summarize and discuss the state of the art, the crucial aspects which should be taken into account, and the still-open questions, in order to make 3D printing a suitable manufacturing route for pediatric drugs.

Things about PKU...
A Key European guidelines for the diagnosis and management of patients with phenylketonuria was published in the Lancet recently. From the 70 recommendations formulated, in this Review they describe ten that they deem as having the highest priority.

An e-book for surgeons...
We have recently purchased an e-book copy of  the latest edition of Spitz Operative Pediatric Surgery for SCH staff. Follow the link and login with your free NHS Open Athens account.
Not a surgeon???.....then login to the e-book portal and search for what you are interested in. You can browse books free for 5 mins and if there is a resource which you think will be well used by your department ask us if we can purchase it.

Things with crunch...
As a quick easy and quite healthy dessert why not try these Honey nut crunch pears?  This recipe uses cornflakes but I expect other cereals would work well too!

Things in the library 25th November

Things about epilepsy...
Public Health England has published Epidemiological assessment on proposed change to England’s children’s epilepsy surgery service specification. This assessment provides independent epidemiological evidence on how the children’s epilepsy surgery service specification (CESS) may be affected if the proposed changes to the current service specification are implemented.
The proposed changes are:

• to expand the list of operations to be undertaken at designated CESS centres 
• to change the current service specification so that children of all ages needing epilepsy surgery have their operations at one of the four designated CESS centres.

Things about antibiotics...

Public Health England has published English surveillance programme for antimicrobial utilisation and resistance (ESPAUR) report 2016. The ESPAUR report includes national data on antibiotic prescribing and resistance, and hospital antimicrobial stewardship implementation. It forms a standard against which antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance can be compared in successive years and a resource for commissioning and implementing antimicrobial stewardship policies in England.

Things about ...

Recent cohort studies found that 'Implementing evidence-based practices improves neonatal outcomes' and that 'Morphine exposure in preterm infants correlates with impaired cerebellar growth and poorer neurodevelopmental outcome'.  The library has a number of services that can help you find recent evidence based information - ask us if you need help, or checkout this page on our website.

Things about kidney injury...
A recent study discussed in New England Journal of Medicine involved 4683 patients 3 months to 25 years of age who had been admitted to pediatric intensive care units (ICUs) and were expected to require a stay of 48 hours or longer. The study indicates that acute injury is not only common among critically ill children and young adults, but is associated with adverse outcomes, implying that we should look more carefully for markers of acute kidney injury. Given the link between acute kidney injury and subsequent chronic kidney disease, it is possible that identifying and treating acute kidney injury promptly might reduce the prevalence of chronic kidney disease, now estimated as roughly 1 in 8 adults in the United States

Things about our travelling librarian...

The latest news we have from Sarah is that she is washing her socks...oh ... and she has managed to climb to the top of Cayambe the third highest mountain in Ecuador. Its south slope is the highest point in the world crossed by the Equator and the only point on the Equator with snow cover (according to Wikipedia).



Things crunchy...
I have had builders in this week so have limited access to my cupboards and a nice layer of black plaster dust settling out over everything. This recipe for 'Lemon & black pepper crusted salmon' looks quick, easy and tasty and hopefully the black pepper will disguise an unintentional extra crunch!