2023 in Review
Happy New Year to all our clients and NT Health Staff!
The new year is the time for us to look back at everything we achieved in 2023. Library Services staff are committed to providing access to high quality, evidence-based resources and clinical decision-making tools, along with expert information support on everything from patient care to systematic reviews and policy writing.
Take a look at our 2023 in Review infographic to find out more about what we achieved together in 2023. Just click the image below to view in full.
The Library's 2024 training schedule is packed with all your favourite sessions, plus new training covering referencing tools and getting the most out of the library's resources and services.
Look below out our upcoming library training for the first half of the year:
New MIMS Online platform coming soon
MIMS Online is changing to a new platform called eMIMSelite. The new platform will provide a faster and more intuitive user interface, easy to use app-based access, improved monthly updates and an integrated tool for medicines in pregnancy.
The Library will run both MIMS Online and eMIMSelite platforms until the end of January 2024. This will give you time to get familiar with the new platform and update any saved links you might have. At the end of January, we will switch off the old MIMS Online platform.
Please note this change only affects MIMS Online (available through the NT Health Library website) and does not affect the MIMS module available through RefViewer.
Contact the Library on 89228961 if you have any concerns or queries.
New library training room configuration in Darwin
The Library training rooms in Darwin have been reconfigured to allow ample space for your next meeting, training or seminar session! Library training Room 4 in particular, provides access to desktop computers and can accommodate up to 12 participants.
All Library training rooms include Cisco video conferencing, and a teleconference phone can be made available upon request.
Extending high quality health information to non-government organisations across the Northern Territory: experiences of NT Health Library Services
This paper discusses NT Health Library Services’ initiative to provide resources and services to health professionals who work for non-government organisations across the Territory.
S Kahkonen, M Purnell. JoHILA. 2023 Dec 21; 4 (3): 39-44
Sydenham chorea in the top end of Australia's Northern Territory: A 20-year retrospective case series
This case series highlights the significant burden of Sydenham chorea among First Nations children living in Northern Australia and demonstrates wide variation in treatment approaches. High-quality clinical trials are required to determine the best treatment for this disabling condition.
T Soller, K V Roberts, B F Middleton, A P Ralph. J Paediatr Child Health. 2023 Nov;59(11):1210-1216
Alcohol-Attributable Death and Burden of Illness among Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Populations in Remote Australia, 2014-2018
The aim of this study was to assess and compare alcohol-attributable deaths and the contribution of alcohol to the burden of disease and injury (BOD) among the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations in the NT between 2014 and 2018.
R Unnikrishnan, Y Zhao, R Chondur, P Burgess. Int J Environ Res Public Health.2023 Nov 15;20(22):7066
Medicines Complete Trial
Trusted evidence-based guidance to support confident decisions on the safe and effective use of medicines. Medicines Complete makes it easy for health professionals to access essential medicines information at the point of need.
Population-based interventions for preventing falls and fall-related injuries in older people
Reviews and synthesises the current evidence on the effects of population‐based interventions for preventing falls and fall‐related injuries in older people. It defines population‐based interventions as community‐wide initiatives to change the underlying societal, cultural, or environmental conditions increasing the risk of falling.
This strategy outlines priorities for the next 5 years to address the health and wellbeing impacts of climate change. It sets out actions which will build healthy, climate-resilient communities, and a sustainable, resilient, high-quality, net zero health system.
Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia), 03 Dec 2023
This paper explores the evidence for digital mental health tools, specifically web-based tools or mobile phone apps, for First Nations people. It highlights benefits of these resources, examples of best practice in their development, alongside barriers and challenges to their use.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), 08 December 2023
Check out the range of new 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.
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.
A YEAR IN REVIEW
Find out more about what we achieved together in 2023.
