Things in the library 30 May

Things flying about

If you've been watching the University of Sheffield's Peregrines on the webcam you might be interested in this on Thursday 5th June from 7.00-8.00 p.m. there will be a free public talk in St George's Church to review the 2014 story of the Peregrines (no booking required).
The talk will have contributions from Phil Riley and Jim Lonsdale (both EFM) and David Wood (SLC) on various aspects of the project, and will be preceded by a Peregrine watch in the church grounds from 6.00-7.00 p.m., weather permitting.

Things to come along to

Journal Club on F Floor Stephenson Wing will be on Tuesday 3 June at 17:30 to 18:30 as usual there will be interesting discussion in an informal setting ..with cake. The paper being discussed this week is 'Effect of Inhaled Glucocorticoids in Childhood on Adult Height'

Things to help you

You can always check our catalogue here but if you login with your library ticket number and your PIN then you can also reserve items, write reviews, create favourites and lists to refer back to - as well as renewing items if not required by other readers. If you haven't joined the library or need a PIN please contact us

Things to debate - publishing clinical trials

BMJ blog post on the topic "Is the current system for publishing clinical trials fit for purpose?" summing up the recent debate here 

Things in the library 23 May

Things with free access
Take Advantage of the NHS Trial Access to Essential Medical Content.
As a part of a National NHS Pilot the publisher Springer is giving all NHS employees and entitled personnel free access to Springer´s medical and health content until the 31st of October 2014.You can access 1800+ eJournals (post 1997) and 40,000+ eBook titles (post 2005) without charge or obligation
Don't have an Open Athens account yet? Sign up here. 
There are also some resources from Elsevier and Nature Publishing Group included in this pilot. All the journal titles available will be listed via the Journal A-Z list here as normal so it isn't necessary to visit the publishers websites. Any access problems please contact the library.

Things for the family
You are just 30 cm tall, don't know the alphabet and have a really sore tummy....who do you go to?  Teddy Bear Hospital of course!
This Saturday, student doctors and dentists will be welcoming children and their families to the Teddy Bear Hospital in Barker's Pool. Children and their bears will have the opportunity for a one to one consultation with a teddy bear doctor which will include an "MRI scan", a look at an x-ray, having teddy bandaged and getting advice on how to stay healthy. Teddy bear dentists will also be on hand for top tips on dental health.
Teddy Bear Hospital is a Sheffield Students' Union Society which aims to reduce anxiety in children about medical treatment as well as promoting child health.
12pm - 4pm Saturday 24th May Barker's Pool, Sheffield, S1 2JA

Things next week in the library
Closed on Monday for the Bank Holiday and closing at 17:00 on Tuesday but normal hours the rest of the week.

Things in the news
You may have heard on the news today about a possible breakthrough for a vaccine against malaria. Read the scientific abstract here 

If you ever hear a news story on a health or science issue and want to know what it is really about then the NHS Behind the headlines is a good place to start. It will give a summary of what the science/research is, the possible significance and a link to the reference that generated the news.

Things to dig up
Join the Department of Archaeology this Saturday 24 May for a family-friendly afternoon of demonstrations, hands-on activities and talks celebrating 50 years of Archaeology at Sheffield: Northgate House, West Street, any time during 1.30-4.30pm.Find out what the human skeleton can reveal about life and death in industrial Sheffield. Younger children can attempt the cranium jigsaw challenge and put an exploded skeleton back together again. Learn about the Department's work on the relationships between humans, plants and animals from archaeobotany and zooarchaeology specialists.There will be a crash-course in Europe's earliest writing system, talks by some our leading researchers, and an exhibition created by our undergraduate students about a Sheffield-based archaeology and community project.More information is available on the Department of Archaeology's website

Things Greek
Keeping the archaeology theme Sarah is just back from a week in Greece - staying with an archaeologist friend who worked here in the Illingworth library some years ago. So I thought we should have a Greek recipe this week and Sarah has suggested 'Rooster in wine and tomato sauce' or Kokoras Krasatos .....find the recipe here

Things in the library 16 May

Things to read
NICE Quality Standard (QS62) covers the diagnosis and management of idiopathic constipation in children and young people (from birth to 18 years) you can read or download it here

The Department of Health has published its response to the Health Working Group Report on Child Sexual Exploitation read it here

Things we did
Our Infobites session this last week on literature searching and constructing a clinical questions was well attended. Don't forget that if you work here you can book a 1 to 1 session for training on how to conduct a literature search  or you can ask us to search for you, more information here

Things counting down
The King's Fund are counting down to next year's general election with an infographic exploring key facts and figures around public satisfaction with the NHS.


Things from Cochrane
An editorial published this week entitled 'Preventing otitis media with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine: more data than certainty?' which can be read here



Things to celebrate



The University of Sheffield, across the road, has been voted 1st in theTimes Higher Student Experience Survey 

Children with co-ordination difficulties learnt to ride a bike for the first time thanks to a remarkable bike riding group set up by physiotherapists at Ryegate Childrens Centre find out more here



...and on a personal note Monday is my (Gill's) 35th wedding anniversary!

Things in the library 9 May

Things to use
Recent paediatric systematic reviews are sent to me via a notification from TRIP Database (see below). Although you don't need to register to use TRIP, if you do it is helps you keep up to date with new research based on your clinical speciality and/or specific topics of interest. Each month, they identify new content focused on your interests and email these to you.
SCH is registered with TRIP so you can easily access your institution’s full-text via TRIP and your OpenAthens account. Many clinicians find it useful to keep a record of their activity  on TRIP. This may be for CPD/CME purposes or simple curiosity. You can also sign in with Twitter or Facebook if you like to link your resources.

Things to read

Recent paediatric systematic reviews (see above) are listed below - if you highlight and copy the title you are interested in and search for it in Google you should find it - please ask us if you need help.

• Developing and evaluating a child-centered intervention for diabetes medicine management using mixed methods and a multicolored randomised controlled trial (2014). NIHR HTA Programme.
• Effect of smoke-free legislation on perinatal and child health: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2014). DARE.
• Ivacaftor for the treatment of patients with cystic fibrosis and the G551D mutation: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis . (2014). NIHR HTA Programme.
• Nonpharmacological interventions for ADHD: systematic review and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials of dietary and psychological treatments. (2013). DARE.
• Parents’ experiences and views of caring for a child with a tracheostomy: a literature review. (2013). DARE.
• Structured, intensive education maximising engagement, motivation and long-term change for children and young people with diabetes: a cluster randomised controlled trial with integral process and economic evaluation the CASCADE study. (2014). NIHR HTA Programme.
• The cost-effectiveness of clinic-based chloral hydrate sedation versus general anaesthesia for paediatric ophthalmological procedures. (2014). Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Database.

Things to download

From September 2013 the print version of the BNF will be distributed by NICE annually instead of every 6 months so the next print copy will therefore be distributed in September 2014. The British National Formulary for children (BNFC) will continue to be distributed annually.

Many clinicians are choosing to access the BNF in digital formats. NICE's BNF and BNFC apps and BNF and BNFC content on NICE Evidence are updated monthly, unlike the print version, making them the easiest way to keep up-to-date. The apps available on smartphones and tablets can be used conveniently without an internet connection. In order to access these you need a NHS OpenAthens account available here

Things to come along to
Journal Club is on Thursday 15th May  at 8.00-9.00  in the Clinical Skills Facility F Floor Stephenson Wing  -the paper presented for discussion this week is

"Use of macrolides in mother and child and risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis" 

Article accessible here

Journal Club is open to all health professionals in SCH and is a fun, informal way of learning to criticise papers and gather evidence to change practice.At each meeting a speaker presents a critical appraisal of a research paper,  using a recognised appraisal tool such as CASP or the GATE frame.Group members then have an informal discussion to determine whether or not current practice should be altered in light of the presenter's findings. If you do not get a chance to read the paper do not worry just come along.
Muffins and drinks are provided at every meeting.

Things in which to indulge

Yummy cake recipe this week 'Cookies and cream fudge brownies'

Things in the library 2 May

Hope you didn't miss us too much over the last couple of weeks but thought we'd better get another blog in before the next Bank Holiday.

Things to try for free
Clinical Key are offering a two week free trial to their Elsevier paediatric resources (8 journals and 26 books) . If you try it out do let the library know your opinion of it. When we have trialed similar things in the past there has not been enough interest to justify the expense of purchasing. Tell us your views...

Things to buy

We currently have a book sale in the library - mostly texts we replaced with new editions but some great bargains available. First come first served - please note book sales cannot take place within 30 mins of closing time. Please ask at the counter to browse the books.

Things we've done

Every year at this time we count up things we have done in the last year. We now have 34% of SCH staff registered with us in the library; we have loaned books 5366 times; conducted 108 literature searches with feedback received of 91% excellent for this service; supplied 1162 articles (request form here) and our e-prompt current awareness service now has 131 subscribers. 

But so far we only have 10 likes on Facebook.....do like us to keep in touch.

Things published

The RCPCH have this week published their report 'Why Children Die: death in infants, children and young people in the UK' and their policy response to the report read the full text here or via the links in our library catalogue

Things to do with the city

Organised by University of Sheffield -talks and events about Sheffield and beyond during May and June. In The City is a celebration and exploration of urban existence, heritage, and experience, with a variety of themes including modernist housing, forgotten places, activism, musical heritage and personal narratives. Alongside contributions from academics and others based in Sheffield, will be those from acclaimed writers, thinkers and artists include John Grindrod, Anne C Fogarty, Iain Sinclair, WJT Mitchell, Desiree Reynolds, and Tristram Hunt MP, amongst many others.Most events in this series are free. Check out the programme here

Unwanted things in the library

I was rather startled to find I had a companion in the office on Wednesday evening..thanks to help from Facilities and PGME it was herded out again leaving only one feather..and one small deposit. A fellow librarian related a tale of a pigeon getting into his library and dropping down behind a bookcase leading to dismantling of the furniture so I reckon I got off lightly.

Things noisy and/or hot

http://www.freesignage.com/mandatory_signs.php

Due to being situated right next to the building site on Damer Street I'm sorry that the library is so noisy at the moment, unfortunately if we close all the doors and windows everyone tends to overheat - so it's a difficult balance to try to get right. Which is obviously how the pigeon got in...

Things to eat

Should be pigeon pie but instead how about this 'Moroccan chicken and almond filo pie whichSarah made recently- recipe here

Things in the library 11 April

Things to put in your diary

Please note the changes to our opening hours for the Easter Period, we would like to wish you all a very Happy Easter.

Week Beginning 14th April 2014          Week Beginning 21st April 2014

Mon         8.45am to 7.00pm             Mon Closed - Easter Monday       

Tues         8.45am to 7.00pm            Tues         8.45am to 5.00pm

Wed         8.45am to 7.00pm            Wed         8.45am to 5.00pm

Thurs 8.45am to 7.00pm            Thurs        8.45am to 5.00pm

Fri            Closed - Good Friday          Fri         8.45am to 5.00pm

Things published by SCH staff

You may have seen this symbol on our website or at the end of our email signatures, this is the symbol for Delicious.  Delicious is a social bookmarking web service for storing, sharing, and discovering web bookmarks.When you click on the Delicious icon you will be taken to our Delicious profile - illingworthinfo.

We use Delicious to gather together articles published by Sheffield Children’s Hospital staff.

To see what your colleagues are publishing click here

'NEW' Things:  Eyes on Evidence

April's edition of Eyes on Evidence has been published by NICE. It includes the following item.

CT scans in childhood or adolescence and risk of cancer  - A population-based cohort study in Australia suggests that people who undergo CT scans in childhood or adolescence are at increased risk of developing solid, lymphoid and haematopoietic cancers.

The new evidence presented is by Matthews et al and concludes:

"This analysis should reinforce the legal requirement for healthcare professionals to only perform CT in children when there is a clear patient benefit and that the radiation dose and image quality must be optimised to be consistent with the imaging task." – Mr Matthew Dunn, Head of Radiology Physics, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Allison Low presented this very paper at Journal club 3^rd October 2013. Her presentation is available to view here.

Things to attend

The next Journal club is on Thursday 17^th April 8.00 – 9.00 am where Usha Niranjan will be presenting the paper "Rapid versus standard intravenous rehydration in paediatric gastroenteritis: pragmatic blinded randomised clinical trial". Come along and join in the discussion and sample the homemade baking too.

Check the journal club webpage for more information

Things about Good Friday

• Good Friday is the Friday before Easter Sunday

• The name may be derived from 'God's Friday'

• It is 'good' because the barrier of sin was broken

• It is traditional to eat warm 'hot cross buns' on Good Friday

• The pastry cross on top of the buns symbolises and reminds Christians of the cross that Jesus was killed on.

• The buns were traditionally eaten at breakfast time, hot from the oven. 

• They were once sold by street vendors who sang a little song about them.

 "Hot cross buns, Hot cross buns,

One a penny, two a penny,

Hot cross buns."

To make your own hot cross buns see this recipe

Things in the library 4 April

Things we have done
Busy week again what with the end of the financial year and some staff all deciding to ask the library for help simultaneously! We pride ourselves on a quick turnaround for journal requests - most articles are supplied within 48 hours. There is a charge for this service 15p per page but many staff have an agreement to add it to a departmental account that has been set up with us. If your department doesn't do this but would like to offer this service to their staff please contact me (Gill) for details. Once a year we then send out accounts listing the charges and requesting our finance dept to arrange internal payment.

Things to help you
This week Sarah ran a drop-in session up at Ryegate and helped people with Athens access queries and advice on managing your email.
You have another chance for e-mail help on Tuesday next week at our next InfoBite session (a very popular one run by Kate) on  'Managing your email' make a note of the time now 13:00 Tuesday 8th April for 20- 30 mins - bring your lunch or sample our free cakey bites - all welcome. Reduce your inbox to a few items and get organised for increased efficiency.

Things to help us...and you
Journal Club is run by Sarah Massey and Charlie Elder and is open to all health professionals. It is a fun, informal way of learning to criticise papers and gather evidence to change practice and eat muffins! See website for details . We are currently planning dates for the Autumn season of Journal Club and would appreciate feedback from you .
 Many people struggle to attend the current days and times so if you would please fill in the short survey  Sarah can assess which ones suit the majority.

Things Autistic
If you didn't catch it this week there was an interesting BBC programme by Uta Frith 'Living with Autism', showing how people with autism perceive the world and interact with their surroundings, and how, for them, another kind of reality exists. She meets people with autism who have extraordinary talents, and explains why they often fail to understand jokes. She also explores whether many of us could be just a little bit autistic. Only available till next Wed 9th April on iPlayer here

Things to read on Autism
If you want to see what books we have on the subject then this link will show you what's on our catalogue. If you have a PIN and your library card number you can make use of extra options in our catalogue such as saving lists, reserving items, writing reviews. If you don't have a PIN email us to ask for one here using the drop down menu selection...don't forget to tell us who you are!

Things about a surgeon
One of our own Mr (the Americans were obsessed by this!) Ross Fisher bravely took part in a IAmA on reddit this week talking about paediatric surgery; life, the universe and almost everything - including giving baking advice. It makes interesting reading here - just skim over the few stupid comments (not Ross's).