Happy Holidays from the IHS Library!
The IHS Campus and IHS Library will remain open 24/7 throughout the holiday break, including Christmas and New Year’s Day.
IHS Librarians will be on holiday from Thursday, December 23 – Monday, January 3. Please contact ihslibrary@shu.edu with any questions, and someone will respond to you on January 4.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Combining pictures and words, infographics provide a powerful visual tool for explaining complex topics and reinforcing learning.
AccessMedicine recently introduced The Infographic Guide to Medicine, a collection of over 600 one-page, high-yield graphic summaries covering multiple specialties and body systems. These summaries are meant to serve as a point of entry into core foundational topics/concepts for students. The infographics are indexed by system of the body.
AccessMedicine infographics can be downloaded in PDF format. Direct links to specific infographics are also available. AccessMedicine and the Infographics can be accessed through the IHS Library.
December 3rd is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, an annual celebration of people with disabilities.
This years’ theme is ‘Fighting for rights in the post-COVID era’ to recognize people with disabilities were some of the most impacted by the COVID19 pandemic. The International Day of People with Disabilities website calls on “domestic and international public health officials, political representatives, advocates, supporters, and every citizen in every community, to learn from the experiences of people living with disabilities during this pandemic, and push for more meaningful investments into the socioeconomic building blocks which will reduce the barriers faced by people with disabilities in every community on earth.”
Below, we highlight just a few voices of people with disabilities. Click on the links to be taken to the ebook.
The state of the digital Covid vaccine card — the bar code that we store on our phones and present to businesses and venues as proof of inoculation — is chaotic.
While some states, like New Jersey and New York, accept digital records as proof of vaccination to allow entry into restaurants and other businesses, states like Alabama and Florida have banned their use. That means anyone who plans to travel in the United States this holiday season has to research the policies at the destination.
Companies like Apple and Google have come up with convenient ways to store and retrieve our vaccine credentials. Apple Support on this topic can be located here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212752
The best method: Apple and Google wallet apps
First things first. To find your state’s policies on digital vaccine credentials, look up its health department website. Some states, including New Jersey and New York, offer so-called SMART Health Cards. These are digital credentials linked to an official database containing your records of vaccination or test results. They come in the form of QR codes, which are essentially bar codes that look like a bunch of black-and-white squares and contain information about your inoculations or test results.
States that work with SMART Health Cards (a full list can be found online) let you visit a web portal to add your credentials directly to the official wallet apps on iPhones and Android phones. These wallet apps are a default place to store the data and can immediately be opened by pressing the phone’s power button for quick access to your health document.
If your health providers use MyChart (EPIC) (a full list can be found here) a QR code can also be generated and added to the official wallet app on the iPhone.
Here’s an example of how to do this on an iPhone in New Jersey:
If you received a QR code
If you received a downloadable file
Once you receive the vaccine card, tap on the button labeled “Add to Apple Wallet & Health.” Now you have access to your vaccine card by opening the Wallet app or double pressing the power button.
For Covid test results, you similarly add the document to your mobile wallet using a digital bar code from the state’s health department or your health care provider.
The most basic method: Save a photo
On an iPhone, here’s how you can store the record in the Notes app:
About vaccination cards in Wallet
Once you add your vaccination card in the Wallet app, you can view and present it at any time. The front of the card shows your name, the vaccine type, the dates of the doses administered, the issuer, and the QR code.
The full details of your vaccination card won’t be visible until you’ve authenticated with Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode.
Your vaccination card can’t be shared with other iPhone, iPod touch, or Apple Watch users.
Chen, BX. (December 1, 2021) How to Carry Your Covid Health Data on a Smartphone. New York Times. Technology Section.
Apple Instructions: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212752
In 2022, 27 new videos will be released that will be focusing on communication and interprofessional skills. The content of these new videos will help educate students on the expanded coverage of communication skills that can be found on the USMLE Step 1. The goal is to also train students in this discipline in order for them to become better at approaching holistic patient care and developing stronger patient relationships.
The Bates’ Visual Guide is a visual resource that provides users with head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques for the Assessment or Introduction to Clinical Medicine. There are 8 hours of video content available as well other useful content including:
You can access Bates’ Visual via the IHS Library website. The library subscription allows an unlimited number of users with access to the resource available off-campus from any device.
A complete list of video URLs can be accessed by clicking the below link. For inquires about how to use or access this resource please email the IHS library at ihslibrary@shu.edu
https://batesvisualguide.com/DocumentLibrary/Bates/BatesVideoPersistentUrls.pdf
– Kyle Downey kyle.downey@shu.edu
