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Recommendations for Clinical Care Guidelines on the Management of Otitis Media in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations has been added to the Guidelines list on CKN. This is the current version of the Guidelines, last updated on the 1st April 2010.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health staff working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families are likely to have the greatest impact on severe otitis media (OM). Otitis media refers to inflammation and infection of the middle ear space. It is a complex condition associated with both illness and hearing loss.

From January 1, 2018, Elsevier will be enforcing their access policy to curb excessive downloading and piracy of content from ClinicalKey and ClinicalKey for Nursing.

CKN users will need to register for a personal account (instructions below) in order to download full-text book chapter PDFs; use the Presentation Maker; access Search History, Saved Searches and Saved Content; access ClinicalKey remotely and use the Mobile App. PDFs will be watermarked with the user’s registered email address. 

ClinicalKey has some new additions for January. There are some new eBooks, an update on removals and recommended alternatives. Find the full list here

ClinicalKey has upcoming new content. There are 21 new eBook editions in this update. The list of December 2017 releases is available here. Also find other eBooks on ClinicalKey and CKN here.

CKN recently commenced a trial of the Natural and Alternative Treatments database. Some CKN users have experienced problems accessing the database, making it difficult for them to properly assess the suitability of the product. The publisher of the database is investigating the problem. We have decided to end the trial until the problem has been resolved, and will notify users when the trial recommences. Thank you for your patience.

Embase has nine search forms: Quick, PICO, PV Wizard, Advanced, Drug, Disease, Device, Article and Authors. Earlier this year Embase introduced a new PV Wizard search form on their platform. The PV search form enables Embase users to build structured, comprehensive pharmacovigilance and literature monitoring search queries in an easy and fast manner. 

PV Wizard search form includes 5 key elements: drug name, alternative drug names, adverse drug reactions, special conditions and human limits. For more information about the PV Wizard search form, please click the following links:

There are valuable resources available under eBooks’ on drug safety and prescribing during pregnancy. "Drugs During Pregnancy and Lactation: Treatment Options and Risk Assessment" is a ‘fast look up’ and ‘accessible’ text to provide advice on prescribing during pregnancy. Find this text under eBooks’ You can also find it here.

The new 8th edition of Talley & O'Connor's Clinical Examination is now available on ClinicalKey.

The book has been renamed from ‘Clinical Examination: A Systematic Guide to Physical Diagnosis’ to 'Talley & O'Connor's Clinical Examination’.

Find the new resource here

This Call for Expressions of Interest will remain open for twenty-one (21) days and closes at 5:00 pm on Friday, 3 November 2017 (AEDT).

A call by MIMS for Expressions of Interest to serve on the MIMS Honorary Advisory Board is now being made. MIMS is the leading supplier of trusted, quality, independent medicines information to Australian and New Zealand healthcare professionals.

Find further information here

Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Medicines Guide (PBMG) is no longer available on CKN. Coverage of this topic can be found in these other related available resources:

Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed)
Lactation & Drugs Database | Toxicology | Drug & Breastfeeding Compatibility | Adverse Effects | Therapeutic Alternatives | Chemical Safety | Environmental Health

Medications and Mothers’ Milk
Lactation & Drugs Database | Drug & Breastfeeding Compatibility | Adverse Effects | Relative Infant Risks | Adult Pharmacokinetics | Herbal & Alternative Substances |

Prescribing Medicines in Pregnancy Database
Pregnancy & Drugs Information