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The Librarian is available to help with your research using a variety of databases.

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Email a detailed request with search terms & limits to judy.kraemer@commonspirit.org

Specify a Need By Date.

Article Requests

The Librarian is available to obtain journal articles you need.

Complete the Article Request Form, - OR -
Email your request including citations (journal & article titles, publication date, volume, issue, pages, PMID) to judy.kraemer@commonspirit.org

If the Library does not have a requested article, it will be obtained from another library.

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Department Book Orders

Department book orders are accepted in writing.

Send requests to judy.kraemer@commonspirit.org
Include:
- Book Details: title, author, publisher, ISBN
- Quantity needed
- Department Charge Account Number with Authorized Person's Name

The Librarian will place orders & process department expense reports. Library discounts will be applied.

Need Help? Medical Librarian Available

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Judy Kraemer, MLIS, MBA

judy.kraemer@commonspirit.org

Mobile: (714) 886-9067

Librarian Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Medical Staff Services Hours: Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

About Us

Library Location:

St. Mary Medical Center, 2nd Floor 1050 Linden Ave., Long Beach, CA 90813

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Library Hours:

Library is available 24/7! Library door - SMMC badge. Licensed resource access - OpenAthens, use Network Username & Password.

Available for Use:

9 general use computers, 1 printer

4-in-1 (copy/printer/scanner/fax)

5 house phones

15 seats (study tables, meeting table)

For Lost & Found, Please Contact Librarian

OneSearch - Search across databases, journals, and books

Use OneSearch to search across: Library Catalog, CINAHL, ClinicalKey, ClinicalKey for Nursing, JAMA Network, Natural Medicines, NEJM, Ovid Medline, PubMed@SMMC

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Joseph E. Bellis Library Online Catalog
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Ukraine

Equity in Healthcare

Eliminating Disparities in Care: What Can You Do? (Rockpoint Webinar Slides 7/9/20) While the health of Americans overall has improved dramatically over the last century, these gains have not been shared equally, with racial and ethnic minorities continuing to have worse health outcomes. Examples of this include higher rates of hypertension, myocardial infarctions, strokes, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease and lower life expectancy seen in black individuals, and the increased rates of diabetes and infant mortality rate seen in Native Americans.
Education on healthcare disparities has focused on statistics and awareness. To address this issue effectively, the program Eliminating Disparities in Healthcare: What Can You Do? will provide physicians with an understanding of the causes of healthcare disparity and tools to help achieve healthcare equity.

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Monkeypox Webpage for the General Public (LACDPH)
Monkeypox cases, state by state (Becker's Hospital Review, Updates)
CDC raises monkeypox alert level, advises travelers to don masks (Becker's Hospital Review 6/7/22)
3 recent developments in the aftermath of RaDonda Vaught's conviction (Becker's Hospital Review 6/7/22)
CMA calls for immediate action to address epidemic of gun violence - What You Can Do (CMA 6/3/22)
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“Physicians have a responsibility as trusted public health figures to respond to the harms associated with firearm violence, both as individual clinicians and as community advocates,” says Dr. Wailes. “I ask my fellow physicians to make a commitment to ask your patients about firearms when appropriate and follow through with support and resources to keep them safe. We can make a difference, one patient at a time.”
LAC DPH Health Alert: Contaminated Ecstasy and Accidental Drug Overdoses (5/25/22)
LAC DPH COVID-19 Vaccine Update: Vaccine Recommendations-Boosters and Staying Up To Date with Recommended Doses (5/24/22)
'We can't punish our way to safer medical practices': 2 experts on criminalization of medical errors (Becker's Hospital Review 3/1/22)

News

Information

Webinars

Bipartisan agreement reached in U.S. Senate on gun reforms (CMA 6/14/22)
CMA calls for immediate action to address epidemic of gun violence - What You Can Do (CMA 6/3/22)
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“Physicians have a responsibility as trusted public health figures to respond to the harms associated with firearm violence, both as individual clinicians and as community advocates,” says Dr. Wailes. “I ask my fellow physicians to make a commitment to ask your patients about firearms when appropriate and follow through with support and resources to keep them safe. We can make a difference, one patient at a time.”
What You Can Do Initiative (California Firearm Violence Research Center at UC Davis)
The BulletPoints Project: Clinical Tools for Preventing Firearm Injury (UC Davis)
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The BulletPoints project is funded by the State of California and developed by the California Firearm Violence Research Center at UC Davis. Some information provided is specific to California; laws in other states may differ.
Video Library: 2 minute Explainer Videos & Webinar Recordings (UC Davis)