Audio-Digest publishes periodic audio updates covering the latest developments within many specialties. Keep up-to-date by listening to the best talks on today’s most significant medical topics via Audio-Digest.
In addition to CD format, the Library now provides convenient online access to Audio-Digest titles via podcast.
Programs on the following specialties from April 2006 to the present are available:

• Anesthesiology
• Emergency Medicine
• Family Practice
• Gastroenterology
• Internal Medicine
• Obstetrics/Gynecology
• Orthopaedics
• Otolaryngology
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry

Please visit the Audio-Digest Online page of the Library Web site to obtain the login information plus further information about locating specific titles within Audio-Digest.
To access the podcasts, users will need to log in first. (Note: Users need to be on campus or using VPN to view the complete access information.)
For titles not included within the Library’s subscription, or to obtain CME or CE credit for a podcast, you must purchase the complete MP3cast directly from Audio-Digest.

MICROMEDEX provides comprehensive drug, acute care, and toxicology information for point-of-care use by the clinician. It also offers 5,000 customizable patient care handouts (available in both English and Spanish) on drug/toxicology topics. Information is updated quarterly.
From the Micromedex home page, click on “Thompson Healthcare Evidence” for clinical information or “CareNotes System” for patient handouts.
Thompson Healthcare Evidence allows you to:

• Investigate mutiple intravenous drug compatibilities
• Search for single or multiple drug-drug, drug-food, drug-ethanol, and drug-lab test interactions
• Compare drug summaries in a side-by-side format
• View drug images for easier identification
• Download PDA versions compatible with both Palm OS and Pocket PCs

The CareNotes System allows you to:

• Access more than 1,180 drug topics to help you address patients’ drug information needs
• Retrieve over 200 lab documents to help patients understand why a test is being performed and what the results mean
• View color and 3-D graphics available within more than 250 of the CareNotes titles

The Library Web site contains links to a MICROMEDEX Training Module and a MICROMEDEX Tutorial. Find MICROMEDEX and these learning aids on the Library Web site by typing MICROMEDEX in the “Search” box.
For further information or assistance with MICROMEDEX, use the Ask a Librarian page on the Library Web site.
The Library’s MICROMEDEX license restricts use to authorized UT Southwestern faculty, staff, students, and contractors who are trained or training in the fields for which the products are being utilized.

Cardiosource Plus is a comprehensive, digital, cardiovascular information and educational resource that integrates research and clinical information from multiple sources. The UT Southwestern Library and the Cardiology Division of Internal Medicine are jointly funding this purchase through June 30, 2009.
Produced by the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF), the resource is designed to help cardiovascular professionals stay up-to-date with relevant research findings, practices, analyses, and commentary by experts. Features include:

• Clinical trials database, with more than 1,000 clinical trials
• Image library, including more than 4,500 clinical images
• Case studies and expert opinions
• ACCF practice guidelines and quality standards
• Epocrates Rx Online
• Cardiovascular Video Network (CVN), with news and expert commentaries
• American College of Cardiology In-Service (ACCIS) training program for residents and fellows
• Self-assessment and recertification educational materials for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) and ACCF CME/CE credit
• Full text of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) and sister journals
• And more

To reach Cardiosource Plus on the Library Web site, type “Cardiosource Plus” into the search box. To access most content, users must complete a one-time registration and login from a computer with a campus IP (Internet Protocol) address. You’ll be asked to create a personal user name and password. New users can click on the blue “Sign up now” button at the top right of any Cardiosource Plus page to begin this process.
A considerable amount of content is also available via mobile devices at http://www.cardiosource.com/mobileresources/index.asp.