DOCLINE 3.3 introduces several new features for our users. In order to best utilize these features, please review the following list of suggested action items for libraries now that DOCLINE 3.3 is available.Click Help in the DOCLINE menu to access the updated online manual.

Click FAQ to view the updated Frequently Asked Questions.

Email Notification: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/docline/release_note_images/v3_3/email_notice.jpg

Libraries now have the option of being notified by email each time a new request routes to their library. Libraries have the option of choosing to receive email notification by request type - Normal, Rush, and/or Urgent Patient Care depending upon their request volume and workflow. For example, Resource Libraries may choose to receive email notification only for new Urgent Patient Care and Rush requests, but not for Normal requests. Smaller hospital libraries may choose to receive notification for all request types.

Libraries may wish to consider using a shared email account so notifications are not missed during staff absences. The email notification is sent from the address docline@mail.nlm.nih.gov. If email messages from DOCLINE are sent to your Junk Mail folder, please contact your local email administrator to have DOCLINE email directed to your Inbox.

To configure email notification, go to Institutions, Update Select DOCLINE Options, Scroll down to Lending Preferences, Select which request type(s) for which toreceive notifications, Enter email address where email notification should be sent, Click Save

Out of Office: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/docline/release_note_images/v3_3/ooo_planner.jpg

DOCLINE 3.3 introduces a new way to request “temporary inactive” status in DOCLINE that prevents requests from routing to your library during times of extended staff absence or special circumstances. The new Out of Office request in DOCLINE provides a more efficient mechanism for your Regional Medical Library to review and process “temporary inactive” requests.

To temporarily deactivate your participation in DOCLINE, go to Institution Update. Complete the form on the Out of Office page and click Request Approval. Once the dates are approved by your Regional Medical Library, DOCLINE requests will not route to your institution during the specified time period.

Libraries can submit one absence period at a time. Once the library becomes active again, the library can submit the next Out of Office request.

Serial Holdings Reports: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/docline/release_note_images/v3_3/create_report.jpg

The interface for requesting and viewing serial holdings reports has been revised in DOCLINE 3.3. Libraries may wish to take this opportunity to review the reports that are available to help them keep their holdings records current. For information on the available reports, see the online manual. In DOCLINE, click Help. Go to the “Generating Serial Holdings Reports” topic in the table of contents, and then click the “Serial Holdings Report Overview” topic

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The Regional Medical Libraries can provide assistance and guidance with DOCLINE. Questions can be sent to NN/LM SE/A or NLM via the Contact Us link in DOCLINE.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/whatsnew.html

February is Low Vision Month

Take the low vision quiz at http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/lowvision/lowvision_quiz.asp

Review the eye disease simulations from the National Eye Institute at http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/examples/index.asp

Check out the low vision tutorial from NIHSeniorHealth at http://nihseniorhealth.gov/lowvision/toc.html

Browse the MedlinePlus Vision Impairment and Blindness topic page at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/visionimpairmentandblindness.html. On the topic page you will also find a series of links to useful information, to care providers and to the Institute primarily responsible for research on vision impairment and blindness.

Related Topics

• Cataract
• Diabetic Eye Problems
• Eye Diseases
• Eye Injuries
• Glaucoma
• Macular Degeneration
• Retinal Disorders
• Eyes and Vision

Listen to the NLM Director’s Comments on Ethnicity and Pain Relievers. The transcript is also available. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/podcast/transcript021408.html

Emergency room patients, who are white, receive more pain relievers than other Americans, finds a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers primarily based at the University of California-San Francisco found all emergency room patients received significantly more pain relievers nationwide during a 13 year period.

MedlinePlus contains two health topic pages that provide insights on both pain management and the problems associated with prescription and non-prescription narcotic drugs. MedlinePlus’ pain health topic page contains a good overview of pain management while MedlinePlus’ drug abuse health topic page drug abuse health topic page adds information on the serious side effects from narcotic prescription and illegal street drugs.

Visit www.pandemicflu.gov for one-stop access to U.S. Government avian and pandemic flu information, including health care planning resources and guidelines.

Where do you live

Selecting this map will take you to a page with links to state pandemic planning information, state pandemic Web site information, and local state contacts.

State & Local Planning & Response Activities:
Alabama: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/states/alabama.html
Florida: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/states/florida.html
Georgia: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/states/georgia.html
Maryland: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/states/maryland.html
Mississippi: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/states/mississippi.html
North Carolina: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/states/northcarolina.html
Puerto Rico: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/states/puertorico.html
South Carolina: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/states/scarolina.html
Tennessee: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/states/tennessee.html
Virgin Islands: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/states/vislands.html
Virginia: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/states/virginia.html
Washington, D. C.: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/states/dc.html
West Virginia: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/states/wvirginia.html

The February issue of NIH News in Health, the monthly newsletter bringing you practical health news and tips based on the latest NIH research, is now online at http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/.

In this issue:

Preventing Cancer Learn How to Lower Your Risk
If you think there’s nothing you can do to prevent cancer, you’d be wrong. Learn about the steps you can take to reduce your cancer risk.

Soothing the Sting of Shingles - When a Childhood Virus Comes Back to Bite You

Even when chickenpox is gone, the virus that causes it stays with you for life, hidden and inactive in your nerve cells. As you get older, the virus may make a second, unwelcome appearance and cause a painful disease called shingles.

Health Capsules:

• Brain Injuries and PTSD Risk
• Sealing Out Tooth Decay
• Featured Web Site: My Family Health Portrait

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Please pass the word on to your colleagues about The NIH News in Health. The National Institutes of Health will send a limited number of print copies free of charge for display in offices, libraries or clinics. Just contact NIH for more information. E-mail: weinh@od.nih.gov

Did you know that the majority of those who die suddenly of heart disease have no previous symptoms? Heart disease is the #1 killer of Americans, claiming more than half a million lives each year.

Check out the MedlinePlus topic pages on Heart Diseases and Heart Disease Prevention. Also read the latest news on heart disease at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alphanews_h.html#heartdiseases. For heart disease prevention, go to http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartdiseasesprevention.html.

Know the risk factors of heart disease and the signs and symptoms of a heart attack. The Healthy Heart Guide (PDF) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides an action plan for improving your health and outlines four major habits that help prevent heart disease:

• Eating healthy foods
• Getting regular physical exercise
• Maintaining a healthy weight
• Avoiding smoking

Your Guide to a Healthy Heart can be found at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/your_guide/healthyheart.pdf

Women and Heart Disease: Quick Facts can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/DHDSP/library/fs_women_heart.htm