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Library News: February 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 2025


New starters portal
Hello and welcome to our clients new and returning!
As an NT Health employee and member of the library, you have access to a broad range of online databases and resources covering medicines information, evidence based summaries, clinical skills videos and more. 

Our librarians are also on hand to provide you with expert literature searching and research support in one-on-one sessions or through scheduled training. Check out our New Starters Portal to learn more about how we can support you.

 

 

Library Lovers' Day 14 February 2025
Happening annually on February 14, Library Lovers' Day is dedicated to book lovers across the globe and celebrates the important work of libraries, librarians and library technicians everywhere.

This year we are celebrating Library Lovers' Day with a video and a library pop-up at Manunda Place. If you're based at Manunda Place today come and see us for a chat on level 6, Crocodile Room, 8.45am-4.30pm.

NEWS

 

Library Services research support week 2025
Attention all NT Health staff! Mark your calendars for the upcoming Library Services Research Support Week to be held from Monday 24th to Friday 28th March 2025. 

The Library Services team has developed a program of research support sessions in collaboration with other research experts. The week is aimed at promoting engagement in research activities, fostering networking and collaboration as well as supporting integrating research into health practice.

For more information about the event visit our webpage.

 

 

Research poster competition

Showcase your research poster as part of the Library Services' Research Support Week 2025, connect with peers, win exciting prizes and show us your brilliance!

The research poster competition is open to any NT Health staff member who has presented a poster at a conference in the past 12 months. Posters will be showcased online via the Library Services website homepage and the NT Health Research and Publications Online. repository.

 

 

Access to Australian Standards is changing

Australian and international standards are now accessed via a new platform – Engineering Workbench by Accuris. Access to standards via the old Techstreet platform will end 28th February.

See our help page to learn how to connect to the new platform.

 

 

Therapeutic Guidelines - downtime

Therapeutic Guidelines is undertaking a scheduled server upgrade over the 15th and 16th of February. During this time, Therapeutic Guidelines may not be accessible to users on desktop, tablet or mobile devices.

The library has a number of alternative medication information resources and point-of-care tools that can be accessed during this time. 

 

 

Specialist point-of-care tools and patient care apps

NT Health staff can download specialist point-of-care tools and patient care apps straight to your smartphone or tablet. Subscriptions are paid for by Library Services, which means you don’t have to pay a cent!


Click below to learn how you can connect to Therapeutic Guidelines, UpToDate, eMIMS elite, AMH and many more.

 

 

Download the new Therapeutic Guidelines app

Therapeutic Guidelines has released a new mobile app and we advise all users to download the new app as soon as possible. The old Therapeutic Guidelines App is no longer supported and critical updates are no longer being made. The old app will be completely decommissioned by mid-February.

Learn how to download the new Therapeutic Guidelines App.

 

 

Remote health manuals

The Remote Primary Health Care Manuals support and promote good clinical practice in primary health care in remote health across central, northern, and remote Australia. 

These great resources are available to all, in hardcopy and online 

UPCOMING TRAINING

Upcoming training: PubMed searching skills

This session demonstrates how to navigate and search the PubMed database effectively, to find information for clinical work, research or study.

Delivered via MS Teams
Tuesday 25th February 2025, 10-11am

NT HEALTH RESEARCH

 

Severe sepsis-associated acute kidney injury and outcomes: a longitudinal cohort study

This study aims to demonstrate an association between an episode of SA-AKI and progression to dialysis dependence, with a view to identifying a cohort who may be suitable for intensive nephrology follow-up.

Gallop L et al. Intern Med J. 2025 Jan 17

 

 

Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis in the Darwin Prospective Melioidosis Study

This study characterizes the epidemiology, presentation, treatment, and outcomes of patients from 24 years of the Darwin Prospective Melioidosis Study (DPMS).

cambell S et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Dec 19;12(1):ofae741

 

 

Obesity in Central Australia and the barriers to management

This article discusses the main barriers to managing obesity in Central Australia, where obesity is associated with many different health conditions, one of them most prevalent being type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Barbaro A et al. ANZ J Surg. 2025 Jan 19

NEW BOOKS

Check out the range of new print and electronic books this month 
Read new eBooks from any device using your NTG LAN login. New books can be sent to you via internal mail or you can pick them up from your nearest library.
 

      


      


       

SPOTLIGHT

 

Aboriginal Health Resources
The Library provides access to an extensive collection of resources that support the delivery of care to Aboriginal patients. Culturally sensitive tools, language apps and dictionaries, evidence and guidance will ensure you deliver the appropriate information in the best possible way. 

View these great resources online today or visit the library to explore our full Aboriginal Health collections.

LATEST HEALTH PUBLICATIONS

Building resilience in children and young people

Describes what good practice looks like in community-based group counselling for building resilience in children and young people. 

APO Analysis & Policy Observatory, 05 February 2025

 

 

Australian hospitals at a glance

Based on the latest available data, on average each day, Australian hospitals:

  • cost $293 million to run (public and private hospitals)
  • employ 186,000 nurses and 56,700 doctors in public hospitals
  • record 33,200 hospitalisations in public and private hospitals 

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 31 January 2025

 

 

World malaria report

This year’s report provides a critical and up-to-date snapshot of efforts to control and eliminate the disease in 83 countries worldwide.


World Health Organisation, 11 December 2024

WHAT YOU'RE SAYING

 


" I cannot fault the Library Service. Always helpful, and willing to go the extra mile. To produce informed reports for Chief Management for decision making is truly wonderful. You have a fabulous staff and I cannot thank each and every one of you for your efforts. Even when I go to Alice Springs the staff are so knowledgeable and accessible. "

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

NT Health Library Services acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout the Northern Territory and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

       

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