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Medical Library

NOTE:

 Pain Management Prescribing Courses Information

  • PCSS-O (Provider Clinical Support System – Opiates)
    Free CME Credit
    Core Curriculum accessed here:
    https://pcss-o.org/education-training/core-curriculum/
  • FMA has posted a controlled substance prescribing course (approved by both the Florida Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine) in its online CME catalog. The cost is $25 for members and $75 for nonmembers.  The link to the course is below.

 https://flmedical.inreachce.com/Details?groupId=c64bbce1-c037-4008-b6bd-1204fd149224

  • FMA will also be offering an approved version of the course on Friday afternoon, August 3rd at FMA Annual Meeting in Orlando.  Physicians can register for this courses from the FMA website at:

https://www.flmedical.org/florida/Florida_Public/Events/Florida_Public/Events/Events.aspx?hkey=17f48007-24d0-4af0-afa8-ab808fd005b6

  • FOMA Members
    Opioid Prescribing Controlled Substances 2hr Course
    Course​ Cost : $0 – Free for FOMA Members (call FOMA for coupon code) ​$75 for Non-Members ​

 http://www.foma.org/cme.html

  • FAFP/AAFP Members
    Opioid Prescribing Controlled Substances 2hr Course
    Registration Fee: FAFP/AAFP Member $0; Nonmember $80

  https://www.fafp.org/webinars

The Medical Library provides the latest medical information resources and expert support services for teaching, learning, and healthcare research.

The library has been a fixture at Halifax Health since 1963, offering help to physicians, nurses, clinicians, educators, and other staff, as well as patients, family and friends from all over the area. We have kept up with the times and the changing trends in the biomedical sciences, and strive to advance our knowledge of information needs and delivery methods. We hope that you will continue to use the library and look forward to many more years of successful service.

Marla Wilhite, Medical Librarian

Contact 386.425.4051, medical.library@halifax.org

Location

HMC 1st Floor, North-East Wing
Follow the signs toward Health Information Services (Medical Records)
Across the hall from the VCMS Office and the Physicians Lounge

Hours & Access

7:30am – 4:00pm / Monday-Friday
24-hour swipe access available for Halifax physicians

Resources

Seating for 18
400 reference texts
175 print journal titles (going back 10 years)
1 photocopier / fax machine

Computers

4 Internet computers with Meditech access
Microsoft Office 2003 (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
CD Players (cannot write to a CD or play DVD’s)

Library is equiped with wireless Internet access for laptops.

Circulation Policy

Books can be checked out for 2 weeks
Journals cannot be checked out (photocopier available)

Commonly Used Databases

MedlinePlus

Cinahl

Drugs and Supplements

Health Topics A-Z

Biomedical literature from MEDLINE:

PubMed