We want to take a moment to thank all of the dedicated nurses and nurse educators at Stony Brook University. Thank you to all nurses for your compassion, dedication, and professionalism. It is through your compassionate approach, patients are able…
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Stony Brook Medicine Healthy Libraries Program recognized for being a community resource
The work of bringing high quality health services and resources to our local communities by Stony Brook librarians, faculty, and interns associated with the The Stony Brook Medicine Healthy Libraries Program (HeLP) has been recognized by CBS news. The Stony…
New Health Disparities Research Guide
Guest post by Health Sciences Library Intern Sunny Chung The Health Disparities research guide provides links to healthcare information and resources that can help to reduce health disparities and provide more equitable health care. It contains information about which groups…
Posted in Health Sciences Library, Inclusion, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, School of Dental Medicine, Social Sciences, Social Welfare Tagged with: health disparities, health equity
Important Changes Coming to My NCBI Accounts
After June 1, 2021, My NCBI users will no longer be able to login using their My NCBI credentials. This includes access to SciENcv and MyBibliography. You must use a federated account, either through eRA Commons, Google or your institution, in…
Posted in Databases, Health Sciences Library, Library Science, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Social Welfare Tagged with: health sciences, PubMed, research
New NIH Data Management Policy
Guest post by Health Sciences Library Intern Sunny Chung. The National Institutes of Health recently announced a new Policy for Data Management and Sharing. This will replace the policy that is currently in effect on January 25, 2023. NIH requires…
Posted in Data, Health Sciences Library, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Research, Scholarly Communication, School of Dental Medicine Tagged with: data management, National Institutes of Health, research
Gregg Stevens – Distinguished member in the Academy of Health Information Professionals
The health sciences library is proud to announce that Gregg A. Stevens, our liaison librarian to the School of Nursing, has been accepted as a Distinguished Member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP). AHIP distinguished membership requires an…
Stony Brook Medicine Healthy Libraries Program (HeLP): Upcoming Webinar on Influenza
The Stony Brook Medicine Healthy Libraries Program (otherwise known as SBMHeLP) has an upcoming webinar on Tuesday, November 3rd from 2-3pm entitled “The Flu Vaccine: What You Need to Know.” The webinar will provide general information about the flu vaccine,…
Posted in Education, Health Sciences Library, Libraries, Library Outreach, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Social Welfare Tagged with: health sciences, healthy libraries program, influenza, public health, vaccination
National Nurses Month 2020
Normally in early May we celebrate National Nurses Week, which traditionally ends on May 12, the birthday of nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale. This year, however, is Nightingale’s 200th birthday and we are honoring our nurses all month long. Each week…
Posted in Health Sciences Library, Nursing
Important Changes to PubMed Coming Soon
A new version of PubMed has been in the works for some time now, and as of May 18, 2020, this new database will be the default. Users will still be able to access what is now being referred to…
Posted in Health Sciences Library, Medicine, Nursing, Research, School of Dental Medicine Tagged with: PubMed, research, systematic reviews
HealthTech Fair
On Wednesday, September 26, the Health Sciences Library hosted its first HealthTech Fair. We had representatives from eight companies talking about the great products they offer, which are all available through the HSL. A representative from the National Network of…
