From Monday December 3rd the library will begin operating under it's summer opening hours: Monday - Friday : 8:30am until 5pm

The library website and catalogue will still be available 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Summer opening hours will end on Friday February 1st, with a return to the usual opening hours.

The Health Sciences Library regularly receives new issues of the print journals in our collection.

In the table below you can see the latest print journal issues that have arrived and are now available in the library for you to access. 

Pay Your Library Fines & Support a Good Cause

We are updating our options for library patrons who have a fine, and we are now happy to offer an alternative!

Make a donation to any of the hospitals by clicking on one of the links below:

The Royal Melbourne Hospital     (http://tiny.cc/RMHDonation)

The Royal Women’s Hospital     (http://tiny.cc/RWHDonation)

The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre     (http://tiny.cc/PMCCDonation)

What to do:

• Return the book to the library (please note: donation is not an option for lost books costs).
• Select the institution you would like to donate to, and click on the link.
• Select the amount you would like to donate, and complete the online process of donating to the institution of your choice by credit card.
• Email a copy of your donation receipt to the library (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
• Your outstanding fines will then be cleared.

Australian clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation 2018
and
Australian clinical guidelines for the management of heart failure 2018

The National Heart foundation of Australia & the Cardiac Society of ANZ have developed two clinical guidelines for to assist clinicians in caring for adult patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure.

The full clinical guidelines are available in the journal Heart, Lung and Circulation:  

- Australian clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation 2018 (October 2018, Volume 27, Issue 10, Pages 1209–1266): Click Here to access via: RMH, RWH, PMCC

- Australian clinical guidelines for the management of heart failure 2018 (Volume 27, Issue 10, Pages 1123–1208): Click Here to access via: RMH, RWH, PMCC

NSW Clinical Guidelines: Treatment of Opioid Dependence 2018

NSW Health has developed these guidelines that seek to provide clinical guidance and policy direction for opioid treatment in NSW.

The guidelines aim to improve access to opioid treatment by:

• Personalise patient care by introducing a system that differentiates between those who have low/moderate treatment needs and can be treated in community settings and those with complex/high treatment needs and should be referred to and treated in the specialist treatment sector
• Support more effective coordination of care across health services.

These guidelines are intended for use in generalist health settings (for example primary care, hospital, clinic or community settings) as well as specialised drug and alcohol / opioid treatment clinics.

The Guideline can be accessed at: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/aod/Pages/nsw-clinical-guidelines-opioid.aspx

For Library Members, PsychiatryOnline offers free access to a featured book DURING the current MONTH from the APPI bookstore. 

Preventitive Medical Care in Psychiatry: A Practical Guide for Clinicians

Edited by: Robert M. McCarron, D.O., Glend L. Xiong, M.D., Craig R. Keenan, M.D., Henry A. Nassrallah, M.D.