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July new acquisitions at Royal Free London Library Services

By ucyljef, on 9 July 2018

The following new titles are available from the Royal Free site Library. Search the Library catalogue via Explore to find the shelf location for each item, or ask at the issue desk for help.

Lee, Arthur Bolles, 1849-1927, author. The microtomist’s vade-mecum (Bolles-Lee) : a handbook of the methods of animal and plant microscopi London : J. & A. Churchill Ltd., 1937.

Pratt, Julian, author. Working whole systems : putting theory into practice in organisations / Julian Pratt, Pat Gordon and Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2005]

Rae, Peter, 1953- author. Lecture notes. Clinical biochemistry / Peter Rae, BA, PhD, MBChB, FRCPE, FRCPath, Mike Crane, BSc, P Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell, 2018.

Sociology as applied to health and medicine / edited by Graham Scambler. London : Palgrave, 2018.

Metcalfe, David (Physician), author. Situational judgement test / David Metcalfe, Harveer Dev. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Pharmacotherapy principles & practice / editors, Marie A. Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MPH, MBA, FCCP, FA New York : McGraw-Hill Education, [2016]

Modern soft tissue pathology : tumors and non-neoplastic conditions / Markku Miettinen, MD, PhD. Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.Katritsis, Demosthenes, author.

Clinical cardiology : current practice guidelines / Demosthenes G. Katritsis, MD, PhD, FRCP, FACC, B Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2016]Herring, Neil, author.

Levick’s introduction to cardiovascular physiology / Neil Herring, BM, BCh, MA, DPhil (Oxon), MRCP, Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2018]

Interventional cardiology : principles and practice / edited by George D. Dangas, MD, PhD, FACC, FSC Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, 2017.Herrmann, Joerg, author.

Clinical cardio-oncology / Joerg Herrmann, MD. Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, [2017]

Hatton, Chris (Hematologist), author. Haematology / Christian Hatton, MA, FRCP, FRCPath, Deborah Hay, DPhil, MRCP, FRCPath, David M. Keeli Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley Blackwell, 2018.

Hematopathology / Elaine S. Jaffe, MD, Daniel A. Arber, MD, Elias Campo, MD, Nancy Lee Harris, MD, L Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, [2017]

Shackelford’s surgery of the alimentary tract / [edited by] Charles J. Yeo. MD, FACS. Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, [2019]

Textbook of penile cancer / editors, Asif Muneer, Simon Horenblas. London : Springer-Verlag London Limited, [2016]

Anschel, David, author. Neurology : PreTest self-assessment and review / David J. Anschel, MD. New York : McGraw-Hill Education, [2017]

Hoppenfeld, J. D. (Jon-David), author. Orthopaedic neurology : a diagnostic guide to neurologic levels / J.D. Hoppenfeld, MD, Stanley Hoppe Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2018]

Ayers, Susan, 1964-, author. Psychology for medicine & healthcare / Susan Ayers and Richard de Visser. Los Angeles : SAGE, [2018]

Simmons, Jane (Clinical psychologist), author. CBT for beginners / Jane Simmons and Rachel Griffiths. Los Angeles : SAGE, 2018.

Returning to work in anaesthesia : back on the circuit / edited by Emma Plunkett, Emily Johnson, Ann Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

Giele, Henk, author. Plastic and reconstructive surgery / Henk Giele and Oliver Cassell. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Ola-Ojo, Oluwakemi O., author. Ultrasound services in an early pregnancy and acute gynaecological unit. Book 1 / Oluwakemi O. Ola-O [London] : Protokos Publishers, 2018.

Graham-Brown, R. A. C. (Robin A. C.), author. Dermatology : lecture notes / Robin Graham-Brown BSc (Hons) (Lond), MB BS (Lond), FRCP, FRCPCH, Kare Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2017.

Bowker, Lesley K. (Lesley Kenyon), author. Oxford handbook of geriatric medicine / Lesley K. Bowker, James D. Price, Ku S. Shah, Sarah C. Smith Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018

Chapman, Felicity, author. Counselling and psychotherapy with older people in care : a support guide / Felicity Chapman. London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018.

Warner, James (James Peregrine William), 1962- author. A pocket guide to understanding Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias / Dr. James Warner and Dr. N London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018.

Holland, Karen, 1949-, author. Cultural awareness in nursing and health care : an introductory text / by Karen Holland. London : Routledge, [2018]

Jex-Blake, Sophia, 1840-1912, author. Medical women : two essays / Sophia Jex-Blake. Fairford, Glos. : The Echo Library, 2016.

New acquisitions at Royal Free London Library Services

By ucyljef, on 11 June 2018

The following new titles are available from the Royal Free site Library. Search the Library catalogue via Explore to find the shelf location for each item, or ask at the issue desk for help.

  • An introduction to biomaterials by Jeffrey O. Hollinger / by Cram101 Publishing.
  • Biomaterials : the intersection of biology and materials science by Johnna S. Temenoff / by Cram101.
  • Adverse drug interactions : a handbook for prescribers / edited by Lakshman Delgoda Karalliedde, MBB.
  • Abrams’ clinical drug therapy : rationales for nursing practice / Geralyn Frandsen, EdD, RN.
  • Essential practical prescribing / Georgia Woodfield MBChB MRCP, Benedict Lyle Phillips MBChB BSc(Hons)
  • Teaching medicine and medical ethics using popular culture / Evie Kendal, Basia Diug, editors.
  • HIV and aging / edited by Sharon Dian Lee.
  • Noyes’ knee disorders : surgery, rehabilitation, clinical outcomes / editor, Frank R. Noyes, MD ; as.
  • Fast facts : non-small-cell lung cancer / Mary O’Brien MD FRCP, Benjamin Besse MD PhD.
  • Levick’s introduction to cardiovascular physiology / Neil Herring, BM, BCh, MA, DPhil (Oxon), MRCP.
  • Clinical cardiac pacing, defibrillation, and resynchronization therapy / [edited by] Kenneth A. Elle.
  • Clinical haematology / Atul B. Mehta, MA, MD, FRCP, FRCPath, Keith Gomez.MBBS, PhD, MRCP, FRCPath.
  • ABC of clinical haematology / edited by Drew Provan.
  • A beginner’s guide to blood cells / Barbara J. Bain MB BS FRACP FRCPath.
  • Handbook of neuro-oncology neuroimaging / edited by Herbert B. Newton.
  • Clark’s pocket handbook for radiographers / A. Stewart Whitley, Charles Sloane, Gail Jefferson.
  • Learning radiology : recognizing the basics / William Herring, MD, FARC.
  • Progress in endoscopic ultrasonography / editor, Frank G. Gress, MD ; consulting editor, Charles J.
  • Clinical breast tomosynthesis : a case-based approach to screening and diagnosis / Lonie R. Salkowsk
  • SBAs for the MRCOG. Part 2 / Mirka Slavska, MD, DFSRH, MRCOG, Charity J. Knight, MBChB, MRCOG, BSc
  • Emergencies in obstetrics and gynaecology / edited by S. Arulkumaran.
  • Dermatology : lecture notes / Robin Graham-Brown BSc (Hons) (Lond), MB BS (Lond), FRCP, FRCPCH
  • Caring for people with learning disabilities : a guide for non-specialist nurses / Chris Barber.
  • Pediatric pulmonology, asthma, and sleep medicine : a quick reference guide 
  • Oxford handbook of geriatric medicine / Lesley K. Bowker, James D. Price, Ku S. Shah, Sarah C. Smith
  • Cultural awareness in nursing and health care : an introductory text / by Karen Holland.
  • Leininger’s transcultural nursing : concepts, theories, research, & practice / Marilyn R. McFarland
  • Critical care nursing : science and practice / edited by Sheila Adam, Sue Osborne, John Welch.
  • Understanding the essentials of critical care nursing.
  • Acute nursing care : recognising and responding to medical emergencies / Ian Peate, RGN, DipN (Lond)
  • Maternal-child nursing / Emily Slone McKinney, MSN, RNC, Susan Rowen James, RN, MSN, Sharon Smith

 

Critical appraisal top tips: Understanding confidence intervals

By ucyljef, on 2 June 2017

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Have you ever wanted to feel more confident about interpreting the findings of clinical trials and reviews? We’re here to help with a new series of blog posts aiming to help you get to grips with understanding and interpreting biomedical research.

This month’s post focuses on 95% confidence intervals.

What is a confidence interval?

Confidence intervals can be calculated for most kinds of statistical test, e.g. p values, t tests, measures of risk and numbers needed to treat. They provide an indication of the strength of evidence e.g. for the effectiveness of a treatment. Confidence intervals define a range of values within which you can expect the statistical results of a study to fall.

If a study is carried out once it will obviously end with one set of results, and one set of statistics calculated from those results, e.g. a p value. If that study were to be repeated over and over again, you’d expect the results to be slightly different every time –if only because there will always be some variation.

So, you might find a different p value if a study were repeated. Statistics such as p values are often used to try and determine whether an intervention has a statistically significant effect, and it’s possible that one repeat of a study would find a non-statistically significant p value, even if the original study findings had been statistically significant. Confidence intervals can help you to understand how likely this is to happen.

What do confidence intervals mean?

Confidence intervals provide a range of values within which you would expect the results of a study to fall, were it to be repeated. Although the same trial repeated hundreds of times would not yield the same results every time, on average the results would be within a certain range.  95% confidence intervals are often calculated as standard. A 95% confidence interval means that there is a 95% chance that the true size of the intervention effect will lie within this range – so if a study were repeated there is a 95% chance that it would produce a result falling somewhere within the range defined by the confidence interval.

Find out more

In the next of this regular series of posts on interpreting medical statistics we’ll look at another common statistical technique, odds ratios. In the meantime the Library provides you with access to range of resources and papers on confidence intervals and other statistics. A short selection of further reading is given below.

Davies, Huw T.O., Crombie, Iain K. (2009) What are confidence intervals and p-values? Hayward Medical Communications

Sedgwick, Philip (2014). Understanding confidence intervals BMJ 2014; 349 :g6051

Don’t forget, we also run regular training sessions on critical appraisal for study types such as RCTs, systematic reviews and qualitative research.

Sources

Greenhalgh, Trisha (2014). How to read a paper : The basics of evidence-based medicine (5th ed.). Chichester: Wiley ; BMJ Books.