Nov 22nd Library Vital (A)(R)(T) reception to feature marathon runner and mental health awareness advocate, Guy Fessenden

On November 22nd from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m., there will be a reception at the Library that will join UT Southwestern Medical Center together with two national mental health organizations, National Network of Depression Centers (NNDC) and NARSAD, The Brain and Behavior Research Fund.
The Vital (A)(R)(T) exhibit, a curated exhibit by the National Network of Depression Centers at the South Campus Library from November 1, 2010 to December 5, 2010 promotes understanding and hope on mental illness and social stigma through artistic expression.
The special guest at the reception will be the marathon runner and mental health awareness advocate, Guy Fessenden. He is visiting on a stop promoting the NARSAD sponsored campaign called “A Fathers Journey”.

Introducing the Library Wi-Fi Lounge

Responding to student requests, the main Library has recently added comfy new lounge furniture near the entry. The upholstered chairs have ottomans and side tables for maximum comfort, as well as convenient electrical outlets and strong wi-fi signals for laptop and mobile studying and relaxation. The Lounge has views of the outdoors through the building’s lobby windows.

Library Showcase features new classes, health policy forum, and dialogue

This year the Library’s Fall Showcase takes on issues both timely – the mental health needs of combat veterans – and timeless – the meaning of suffering in medicine and theology. The Fall Showcase also features four interactive, hands-on classes in resources for evidence-based practice, web publishing, research posters, and NIH grants and public access policy.
Registration is required for all classes.
HEALTH POLICY FORUM, NOVEMBER 16:
12 noon – 1 p.m., McDermott Plaza Lecture Hall (Room D1.700)
A Soldier’s Mind: Mental Health Needs of Combat Veterans (Speaker: Lia Thomas, M.D., F.A.C.P.)
Registration is not required to attend the forum; light lunch will be provided.
Dr. Thomas is Medical Director, Mental Health Trauma Services, Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System, and Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center. The event will be hosted by Alina Suris, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., Clinical Director, Mental Health Trauma Services, Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System, and Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern.
CLASSES, NOVEMBER 16:
11 a.m. – 12 noon, South Campus Library Classroom (Room E2.310A)
Beyond Up-To-Date: Evidence-Based Resources and Guidelines (Instructor: Laura Wilder, M.L.S.)
If you have relied on UpToDate in the past, come learn about other highly-rated evidence-based practice guidelines and databases, such as DynaMed and the Physicians’ Information Education Resource of the American College of Physicians (ACP PIER).
1 – 4 p.m., South Campus Library Classroom (Room E2.310A)
Web Publishing 101 (Instructors: Joseph Tan, M.S., and Cameron Kainerstorfer, B.A.)
Learn how to create a web page of your own. This hands-on class will cover the basics of web publishing and design using HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), with illustrations in Adobe Dreamweaver 8.
DIALOGUE, NOVEMBER 17:
12 noon – 1 p.m., South Campus Library Admin Conference Room (Room E3.314E)
Christian Bioethics and Suffering (Facilitator: Charles Curran, Ph.D)
Registration is not required, but seating is limited to 35. Bring your lunch – and your ideas! Beverages will be provided.
Dr. Curran will lead a discussion of Christian Bioethics and Suffering. Dr. Curran is Elizabeth Scurlock University Professor of Human Values at the Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. His latest book, Catholic Moral Theology in the United States: A History from Georgetown University Press, won the 2008 American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence in Theology and Religion.
CLASSES, NOVEMBER 17:
11 a.m. – 12 noon, South Campus Library Classroom (Room E2.310A)
PubMed Central and NIH Grants for Admins (Instructor: Tracey Minzenmayer, M.L.S., Ph.D.)
Learn how changes in eRA Commons affect the process of managing faculty publications and NIH Public Access Policy compliance. This class will discuss each online system involved and how they interact, as well as offering step-by-step guidance on what to do if a faculty publication is missing a PubMed Central ID (PMCID).
2 – 3 p.m., South Campus Library Classroom (Room E2.310A)
Creating an Effective Research Poster (Instructor: Claudia DeShay, M.L.S., Ph.D.)
Posters are an effective method of communicating with colleagues. Learn to create attractive, informative, and powerful posters using the right software tools and effective design principles.
For more information about any of the Fall Showcase events, contact John Fullinwider by email or by phone at 214.648.3801.

UT Southwestern Library presents "A Soldier's Mind: Mental Health Needs of Combat Veterans" forum

Lia Thomas, M.D., F.A.C.P., Medical Director, Mental Health Trauma Services, Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS), and Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, will speak on the topic “A Soldier’s Mind: Mental Health Needs of Combat Veterans,” on Tuesday, November 16, at 12 Noon in the McDermott Plaza Lecture Hall (Room D1.700). Registration is not required to attend the forum; light lunch will be provided.
A graduate of Smith College and the Tulane University Health Science Center’s School of Medicine, Dr. Thomas completed her residency in psychiatry at UT Southwestern, where she won the 2004 Award for Outstanding Resident Contribution to Medical Student Education. Since 2007 she has served as a staff physician, acting medical director, and current medical director at the VANTHCS. Dr. Thomas’s research interests include diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), veterans and suicide, and the impact of PTSD on the families of veterans.
The event will be hosted by Alina Suris, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., Clinical Director, Mental Health Trauma Services, VANTHCS, and Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Houston, Dr. Suris joined the VANTHCS in 1991 as a clinical psychologist and is currently the clinical director of the Mental Health Trauma Services Program and the director of the Women’s Stress Disorder and Military Sexual Trauma Program.
For more information, contact John Fullinwider either by email or by phone at 214-648-3801.
Co-sponsors: UT Southwestern Medical Center Library / UT School of Public Health, Dallas Regional Campus / UT Southwestern Department of Psychiatry / UT Southwestern School of Health Professions / UT Southwestern, Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Ethics & Health Policy / American Medical Women’s Association, Dallas / Dallas County HHS District 3 Public Health Advisory Committee American Medical Student Association, Dallas / UT Southwestern Medical Humanities Interest Group / UT Southwestern Global Health Interest Group / Dallas Ft. Worth Area Health Education Center / UT Southwestern, Office of Community Recruitment Initiatives / UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Department of Clinical Sciences, recipient of the North and Central Texas Clinical and Translational Science Initiative (CTSA NIH Grant UL1-RR024982)

Library now accepting credit cards

The UT Southwestern Medical Center Library is now accepting credit cards as payment for services. Some of these services include:

  • Photocopies and interlibrary loans
  • Overdue books and fees
  • Classroom rental
  • Binding
  • Classes taught to unaffiliated clients
  • Searches for unaffiliated clients
  • Cost recovery reimbursements

Clients wishing to pay by credit card must visit or call the Library Accounting Office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Library Accounting Office is located on the Middle Floor of the Library (E3.314) and the phone number is 214-648-2626. Campus departments paying with University funds will continue to submit payments with an IDL.