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Grand Rounds: Year End Roundup, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Jefferson Digital Commons News

Use your break to expand your knowledge by checking out the many Grand Rounds posted in the Jefferson Digital Commons. Topics range from nasal reconstruction to sexuality and aging. With hours of Grand Rounds to experience (see some samples below), your holiday will transform from boredom to excitement! Happy holidays from the Jefferson Digital Commons!

A Word From The Writing Center (November 2017), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Stylish academic writing
• The Write Stuff

A Word From The Writing Center (October 2017), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Selecting a target journal using journalguide.com
• Teaching and Communication Skills workshops

2017 Create Day Presentations In The Jdc, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Jefferson Digital Commons News

Collaborative Research and Evidence Among Therapists and Educators (CREATE) Day is a clinical education program presented by occupational therapy graduate students in partial fulfillment of the Master of Science degree in Occupational Therapy at Thomas Jefferson University. The 2017 CREATE DAY presentations have been loaded in the Jefferson Digital Commons.

Quality Improvement And Patient Safety Posters In The Jdc, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Jefferson Digital Commons News

More than 30 new House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Posters have been loaded in the Jefferson Digital Commons. Below is a sample of the recent additions reflecting the wide range of topics covered:

A Word From The Writing Center (July 2017), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Grammar tip: affect vs effect
• Opportunity for online writing workshop for scientists

Jefferson Digital Commons Quarterly Report (April-June 2017) Now Available, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Jefferson Digital Commons News

The Jefferson Digital Commons quarterly report for April-June 2017 is now available. Users from 7,500 institutions in 196 countries located materials in the JDC this quarter. View the report to see what assets were added this quarter.

Caps And Capes: Nursing News (1958-1971) In The Jefferson Digital Commons, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Jefferson Digital Commons News

One of the newest additions to the Jefferson Digital Commons is a run of the nursing student newspaper, Caps and Capes. Started on October 21, 1958, with Alice Bolig as Editor-in-chief, and continuing through at least 1971, the issues include updates about nursing faculty, highlights of individual students, and information about upcoming events. Alumnae news, crossword puzzles, and engagement announcements were also regularly included.

A Word From The Writing Center (June 2017), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Writing tip: Purpose of semicolons and colons
• Tips on preparing posters

Inside Out: 2017 Issue Now Available, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Jefferson Digital Commons News

The editors of Jefferson’s literary arts journal, Inside Out, have just released the 2017 issue. Readers can pick up free copies of the journal at various campus locations, including Scott Memorial Library, or download a copy from the Jefferson Digital Commons.

Gathering Qualitative Feedback And Demonstrating Value For An Institutional Repository (Ir), Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations

Objective:

To gather qualitative feedback demonstrating value for assets discovered in institutional repository from researchers across the globe.

Poster presented at 117th Medical Library Association Annual Conference in Seattle, Washington.

Who Helps Our Helpers?: Poster At Scott Library, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Jefferson Digital Commons News

Visit the 2nd floor gallery area of Scott Library this summer to view a 9-foot poster entitled Who Helps Our Helpers? Rediscovering Joy in Medicine by Addressing Secondary

A Word From The Writing Center (May 2017), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Grammar writing tip on ZOMBIE nouns!
• Keep Reading with BrowZine

Conference Posters Archived In The Jefferson Digital Commons, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Jefferson Digital Commons News

The Jefferson Digital Commons has archived over 680 conference posters. Here are some of the most recent additions to the collection:

• Evaluating Value-Based Frameworks Used for Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma Regimens: ICER Report, ASCO Value Framework, and NCCN Evidence Blocks
• Looking Beyond the Traditional: Integrating a New Curriculum Design into an Immersion Practicum Evaluation Tool
• Infection Prevention and Control in Baccalaureate Nursing Education: Identifying Content, Teaching Strategies and Gaps
• Book Club at Intern Orientation to Help Frame Professional Identity

And many more posters!

Jefferson College Of Population Health Capstones New To The Jefferson Digital Commons, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Jefferson Digital Commons News

A new batch of capstone presentations from the Jefferson College of Population Health have been loaded in the Jefferson Digital Commons:

MPH Capstone Presentations:

• Borders and Blood Pressure: Identifying the Association of Acculturation with Hypertension Diagnoses Among Hispanic-American Immigrants
• Partnerships to Improve Community Health (PICH) Initiative on Nutrition in Wilmington, DE: An Assessment of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
• Perceptions of Living with Chronic Illness as Type 2 Diabetic Transgender Adults
• Addressing Obesity in the Early Head Start Community Through Environmental and Educational Means (Pilot Program)
• Screening for Adolescent Alcohol and Other Drug Use by Jefferson Providers: Methods, Barriers and …

Jefferson Digital Commons Quarterly Report (January – March 2017) Now Available, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Jefferson Digital Commons News

The Jefferson Digital Commons quarterly report for January-March 2017 is now available. The JDC got off to a great start in 2017 with over 300 new assets added, including the first Global Research Day hosted at Jefferson, a variety of Grand Rounds, podcasts, posters, and continued feedback from users from around the world. View the report to learn more.

Jefferson Digital Commons Quarterly Report: January-March 2017, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi, Kelsey Duinkerken, Msi, James Copeland, Libt

Jefferson Digital Commons Reports

Quarterly report includes highlights of assets added to the JDC along with feedback from researchers.

A Word From The Writing Center (April 2017), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Writing Tip: Punctuation
• Organizing your Research using a citation manager
• Writing Café hours

New Presentations In The Jefferson Digital Commons, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Jefferson Digital Commons News

The Jefferson Digital Commons includes more than 1000 archived lectures, presentations, and grand rounds. Below are some recent additions:

• Osteoradionecrosis: An Overview
• Hypnosis and Pain Management?
• What you need to know about ENT infections and much more...

Against The Odds: Making A Difference In Global Health

Global Health Events

Against the Odds: Making a Difference in Global Health is a banner traveling exhibition highlighting the role of communities in improving health at home and all around the world. The exhibition explores the shared basic needs required for a good quality of life, including nutritious food and clean water, a safe place to live, and affordable health care. Using historical and contemporary photographs, the banners tell stories of collaboration between families, scientists, advocates, governments, and international organizations, all taking up the challenge to prevent disease and improve medical care. This exhibition raises awareness of the sources and effects of health …

Global Jefferson Day Presentation In The Jefferson Digital Commons, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Jefferson Digital Commons News

The first annual Global Jefferson Day, sponsored by the Office of Global Affairs, was held on Monday, January 30th. Presentations from the event–including the Keynote address “Evidence Based Interventions for Reducing Maternal and Neonatal Mortality: The Belgaum Experience”by Shivaprasad S. Goudar, MD, MHPE, KLE University’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, India–are now available in the Jefferson Digital Commons.

A Word From The Writing Center (February 2017), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Writing tip
• Publishing news
• Writing Café

Holocaust Remembrance Day Presentation Available In The Jefferson Digital Commons, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Jefferson Digital Commons News

A commemoration of the Holocaust was held at Thomas Jefferson University on January 27, the anniversary of the day that prisoners were liberated from the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in 1945. The program “Nazi Medicine, the Holocaust, and the Problem of Collective Evil”, featured a presentation by Salvatore Mangione, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College. Mangione discussed why study of the horrors of the Holocaust is especially important for medicine. A recording of the presentation, Group Thinking and the Roots of Collective Evil Implications for Health Care, is available in the Jefferson Digital Commons.

Grand Rounds In The Jefferson Digital Commons, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Jefferson Digital Commons News

The Jefferson Digital Commons has a collection of grand rounds presentations archived from various departments, including: 

• Surgery
• Otolaryngology
• Kimmel Cancer Center
• Family and Community Medicine
• Integrative Medicine

Jdc Quarterly Report (October-December 2016) Now Available, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Jefferson Digital Commons News

The Jefferson Digital Commons quarterly report for October-December 2016 is now available. View the report to see what assets were added this quarter and to review annual trends and statistics. As 2016 concluded the JDC reached a new milestone by passing the 3 million download mark along with the deposit of more than 12,000 assets to date.

Jefferson Digital Commons Quarterly Report: October-December 2016, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi, Kelsey Duinkerken, Msi, James Copeland, Libt

Jefferson Digital Commons Reports

This quarterly report includes:

• New departments joining the JDC
• Statistics for 2016
• Assorted assets added to the JDC in the last quarter
• What people are saying about the JDC

A Word From The Writing Center (January 2017), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Writing tip
• Selecting the right journal
• Writing Café