DynaMed

The Library & Knowledge Service has subscription to DynaMed, a clinician-focused tool designed to facilitate efficient and evidence-based patient care. Staff can access this tool without any password on the Trust networked computers. To access remotely you need OpenAthens account, if you don’t have openAthens account you can register now.

Access is now available via Cerner EPRYou can also access DynaMed anywhere, with online and offline via DynaMed app. contact us for more details

The DynaMed mobile App is availble for your iOS and Android devices. You can find FAQs and installation and authentication instructions here

Watch this video tutorial which demonstrates the features and functionality of the DynaMed mobile app, available for Android and iOS (Apple) phones and tablets.

Scan this QR code to access on your mobile.

Key features

Updated Daily –New evidence is added to DynaMed multiple times each day, ensuring you always have the most current information.

Dynamed contains Micromedex Drug content, – Micromedex® evidence-based content is presented in concise, sourced, and referenced blocks of information to help you get answers quickly when the situation demands.

Dynamed provides UK guidelines including NICE – When you are using a point of care tool be assured that Dynamed publishes and monitors the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

Browse by Speciality – If you wish to look to a particular speciality/category then you can easily do so by clicking Browse by Speciality from the Dynamed homepage. 

Graphics and Images included – DynaMed contains more than 4,700 medical graphics and images to help clinicians answer clinical questions. More than 700 come from ACP. Images are searchable as well as embedded in relevant topics. DynaMed graphics and images include:

  • Tables
  • Clinical photos
  • Radiological imaging
  • Algorithms
  • Illustrations
  • Microscopic images

Overview and Recommendations section included – DynaMed topics include concise summaries and detailed recommendations based on the most current evidence.  Clinicians can view the Overviews & Recommendations section of DynaMed topics to get a quick summary of the topic and recommended actions based on the most current evidence. Clinicians can easily see the levels of evidence and guidelines behind each recommendation.

Mobile app – With the DynaMed app, you can use the tool everywhere you go. One-time authentication is easy. you can follow relevant content, earn and redeem CME and MOC credit, and email topics right from within the app.

A short promotional video available on YouTube and Vimeo in which junior doctors can find out how DynaMed can provide fast and reliable answers to their clinical queries and help to support their clinical decisions.

Basic Searching Tutorials

DynaMed Tutorial (Video)

DynaMed ,Claiming CME credits and hours (Video)

Any queries please contact the Library & Knowledge Service. Email: chelwest.library.InfoService@nhs.net Tel: 0208 321 5969

Library News & What’s new

Library Relocation and Book Sale Announcement

Later this year, the West Middlesex Hospital Library will be relocating to a smaller space within the Diagnostic, Treatment and Education Centre (DTEC). As a result of this move, the library will be selling a large portion of its book stock.

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Library Relocation: Print journal holdings available for free

 The Westmid Library will move to the new Diagnostic, Treatment and Education Centre (DTEC) building later this year. Because the new space is much smaller, we will be disposing of our print journal collection. Before that happens, we invite staff, teams, and departments to take any individual journals or entire sets from our holdings free of charge. For a complete list of available journals, please contact us. You are also welcome to visit the library in the Education Centre to browse our print collection. We are open Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.

Health & Wellbeing Collection

Our wellbeing collection has a range of self-help and mood-boosting-books for library members to borrow. Books includes:

  • Mindfulness
  • Stress and Anxiety Management
  • Emotional Resilience
  • Meditation
  • Yoga, Pilates & Tai Chi
  • Healthy Eating

Access full list of  Health & Wellbeing Book Collection

We also have a range of resources to help staff to relax and stay healthy, including on-going jigsaw puzzles, colouring books and colouring pencils to help staff to relax and de-stress, so feel free to pop in and do a bit of jigsaw and colouring.

Board Games

We have a collection of educational board games which can be used in training sessions and to gain CPD credits. Below board games recently added to our existing collection.

Menopause Game

Team resilience game

Dysphagia game

Hydration game

Mental health at work  Map game

Mental health awareness

LGBT+ in the workplace game

Safeguarding game

If you’re interested in borrowing these board games for your CPD or training or if you have any questions please email chelwest.library.infoservice@nhs.net

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DynaMedAccess DynaMed, clinical decision support tool on the Trust intranet without password, access remotely with NHS OpenAthens, download the app to access on mobile devices anywhere. See the quick guide for details

 

Access BMJ Best Practice, clinical decision support tool on the Trust intranet without password, access remotely with NHS OpenAthens, download the app to access on mobile devices anywhere. See the  user guide for details.


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