Join Bill Johnson of Thomson Healthcare on Tuesday April 22 to learn how to get the most out of the MICROMEDEX® drug information service:
- Locate general drug information: recommended dosage, indications, potential side effects, proper administration, and monitoring.
- Check drug interactions and IV compatibility.
- Compare multiple drugs.
- Identify drug therapies.
- Access the electronic version of the PDR®.
- Utilize dosage calculators.
- View detailed evidence-based drug monographs.
- Access emergency medicine information.
- View and print patient education leaflets on drugs, lab tests, procedures, conditions, and treatment.
- Consult MICROMEDEX using PDAs and smartphones.
Session Times
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. : General Session
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. : Session for Pharmacists
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. : General Session
Session Location
NIH Library, at the south end of Building 10. The 9:30 a.m. session will take place in the OC Conference Room on the main level of the Library. The 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. sessions will take place in the NIH Library Training Room, on the lower level.
Audience
Training is open to Clinical Center staff and patient care providers.
Registration
To register, see the MICROMEDEX: Efficient Access to Drug Information announcement on the CIT Training site.
Reasonable Accommodations
To request Sign Language Interpreters and other reasonable accommodations, please contact the NIH Library Information Desk at 301-496-1080 five business days in advance. For TDD users/callers, please call the above number through the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.
To Access MICROMEDEX
MICROMEDEX is available through the Databases webpage of the NIH Library website.
For More Information
Contact Deborah Ozga, Biomedical Librarian, NIH Library (ozgad@mail.nih.gov, 301-594-6426).
This event is sponsored by the NIH Library as part of its Resource Training program on new and existing research tools. For more information, email nihlibrary@nih.gov or call Reference & Information Services at 301-496-1080.