There had been some earlier requests for the ability to identify a batch of PMIDs and get their associated PMCIDs. In support of the Public Access Policy implementation, a new feature has been added to Pubmed this week. This new feature is the NCBI PMID-PMCID converter, which allows you to translate one type of ID to the other. The converter allows you to enter one or more identifiers, allowing for a batch process.
The converter is located at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/pmctopmid
There’s a small blurb on the NCBI new and noteworthy page at:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/feed/rss.cgi?ChanKey=PubMedNews [scb]

Access Transformed: Building a Primary Care Workforce for the 21st Century
National Association of Community Health Centers - August 2008
Available online PDF [40p.] at: http://www.nachc.com/client/documents/ACCESS%20Transformed%20full%20report.PDF

For Immediate Release
August 11,2008
NACHC Issues New Study on Primary Care Workforce

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Though access to primary care protects health and cuts costs, a study released today finds there aren’t enough primary care doctors and nurses at health centers to meet the need, with some areas having almost none - a situation that cannot be solved just by expanding health insurance coverage. The study finds the availability of a primary care workforce depends on where you live, and primary care clinicians are not locating in areas that need them most, especially low-income communities.

Press Release: http://www.nachc.com/pressrelease-detail.cfm?pressreleaseID=304
You can now listen to the audio news conference on the report, ACCESS TRANSFORMED: Building a Primary Care Workforce for the 21st Century. http://www.fenton.com/nachc081108/7NACHC%20081108.mp3

The report was issued by NACHC, George Washington University, and the Robert Graham Center. [posted on Pan American Health Organization, PAHO/WHO, Equity listserv] scb

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched CDC-TV, a new online video resource available through the CDC. CDC-TV videos will cover a variety of health, safety and preparedness topics. The premiere series on CDC-TV is “Health Matters.” The first segment of the series, “Break the Silence: Stop the Violence,” addresses the topic of teen dating violence. In this video, parents and teens discuss the problem of dating violence and how to prevent it.

The library of available videos through CDC-TV will expand to include single-topic presentations as well as series for children, parents and public health professionals. Most are short and all include captioning for the hearing-impaired. The videos are part of CDC’s efforts to increase access to information that can help people prevent illness and injury.

Click here to visit the video library. [rb]

The PubMed Summary results page will soon show results from other high-quality resources in a column to the right of the PubMed search results.

Click here to read about the update. [rb]

This Wednesday August 20, 2008 at 10am MT, 11am CT is the time for our monthly Breezing Along with the RML. Barb Jones, Missouri/Library Advocacy Liaison, and Betsy Kelly, Assessment and Evaluation Liaison, will reprise their MLA presentation on tools to enable hospital librarians to determine the return on investment and cost benefit of their libraries and services. Come with some numbers and let’s discuss how you can use the online calculators to show the value your library brings to your institution. Joining is as easy as going to a web site (http://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcrupdate). More information and links to recordings of previous sessions are available on the MCR web site (http://nnlm.gov/mcr/services/updates/updates.html Add this event to your calendar and join us! /ch

Join me on September 30th at 11 CT for a 90 minute session to explore RSS: Really Simple Syndication. The session will be held online using Adobe Connect; all you need to participate is a web browser and a telephone (the phone call is free of charge).

To sign up for the class, contact Rebecca Brown (NN/LM Technology Liaison) at rbrown3@kumc.edu

Quarter of Latinos Get No Health Information from Medical Professionals, New Survey Finds

WASHINGTON - More than one in four Hispanic adults in the United States lack a usual health care provider and a similar proportion report obtaining no health care information from medical professionals in the past year, according to a report released today by the Pew Hispanic Center and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

At the same time, the report finds that more than eight in 10 receive health information from alternative sources, such as television and radio. This includes most of those who get no information from doctors or other medical professionals.

The report Hispanics and Health Care in the United States: Access, Information and Knowledge is available at the Pew Hispanic Center’s website, http://pewhispanic.org/reports/report.php?ReportID=91, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s website, http://www.rwjf.org. [scb]

This year, under American Library Association (ALA) President Jim Rettig’s leadership, members will have new opportunities to participate in ALA and to communicate their success stories. One of these opportunities is an ALA-wide virtual poster session. The first of two poster sessions will debut this fall. Its focus is “Community Central.”

Share your experiences of making your library vital in your community (any kind of community). The possibilities are almost endless. Are you reaching underserved populations? Are you vital to local political activity? Is your library a center of learning? Are you visible outside the building? Demonstrate the specific purpose of your community involvement and the ways that you have achieved that purpose. Photos, images, and sounds may accompany your presentation. http://www.ala.org/ala/pressreleases2008/august2008/rettigposter.cfm [scb]

The August issue of the Plains to Peaks Post Newsletter is now available at: http://nnlm.gov/mcr/services/comm/newsletter/PTPP_August_2008.pdf

IN THIS ISSUE

New Director: Jean Shipman
Network Membership by the Numbers
Whooo Says
Golden Nuggets for Specific Audiences
New Wyoming Liaison: Jim Honour
NN/LM MidContinental Region Year 3 Objectives
It’s Good to Pick Up a Book
Marketing to Physician Assistant Students