June 2009 Institutional Newsletter

Welcome to the June 2009 Institutional Newsletter.

An update from the BMJ Group.

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What's new this month?

NICE recommends acupuncture for low back pain

Best Practice now available on mobile

NEW- BMJ Journal websites

'Endgames; from BMJ... Find out more

 BMJ Careers Fairs

Conferences you can visit BMJ Group at

NICE recommends acupuncture for low back pain

NICE guidelines have established a reputation as one of the most rigorous evidence based recommendations on therapy. They issued their latest guideline - on low back pain - in which they recommend a course of acupuncture for any patient whose back pain persists for more than 6 weeks.  The evidence from several high quality studies published in Acupuncture in Medicine has shown acupuncture to be much better than usual care.

The BMJ Group began publishing Acupuncture in Medicine in March 2009 as a quarterly title, which aims to build the evidence base for acupuncture. More and more healthcare professionals are learning how to use acupuncture within their practice, and they stand to benefit from the journal’s rigorous approach to research.  Take a look at the journal here

View the NICE guidelines here

Contact the sales team if you would like to add Acupuncture in Medicine to your journals collection

NEW- Best Practice Mobile

Best Practice provides reliable, up-to-date information to health care professionals when making diagnosis and treatment decisions.  Now with the launch of Best Practice Mobile, subscribers can access this vital resource on the move.  Access is included with all personal or institutional subscriptions at no extra cost.

Key features

• Best Practice Mobile has been specially optimised for access via any internet enabled mobile phone, PDA or handheld device
• Optimised for the mobile internet - quick to download and easy to navigate
• Includes the full content of Best Practice - information relating to over 10,000 diagnosis
• Incorporates relevant systematic reviews from Clinical Evidence, one of the most trusted names in evidence-based medical information
• Browse by topic or search the full text
• Consistent structure for each condition designed to provide quick and easy access to the right information

How to access Best Practice Mobile

Visit the Best Practice Mobile page of the website which gives full details on how to set up mobile access for subscribers.

BMJ Journal websites have had a facelift...

We are pleased to announce that the websites of our specialty titles (eg. Gut, Heart, Thorax etc) have been redesigned. The new look homepages, enable you to easily find the latest issue, online first articles, plus quick access to the full back archive, along with the most read articles and interactive features such as polls and podcasts where available. Visit group.bmj.com/products/journals/ and select from the drop down list on the right hand side to see each individual journal website.

What is Endgames? Free exam preparation and a publishing opportunity from BMJ

Exam preparation
Users can now test their knowledge with questions on a common case history, a statistical challenge, a clinical picture, and with real exam questions
The questions and short answers appear in the print journal (see inside back page each week).
The questions, short answers, and more detailed explanations on bmj.com (users need to choose the Education channel and click on. Endgames to browse, or search for a specific quiz using the advanced search option at the top right of the screen).

Get published
Get a peer reviewed publication based on experience with a patient from any specialty.
Detailed author instructions at http://resources.bmj.com/bmj/authors/types-of-article#endgames.

• Find a patient with a common presentation, with or without an interesting illustration
  
• Get patient consent on a BMJ form http://resources.bmj.com/bmj/authors/checklists-forms/patient-consent-form
• Think of three to five questions that are no harder than membership examinations
• Work with a senior colleague to write evidence based answers
  

Submit to BMJ submit.bmj.com

Visit bmj.com or the print journal each week for more information.

Do your users ask you where they can find careers advice?

BMJ Careers is organising two Careers Fairs this year, specifically aimed at doctors exploring their career options.

Dates are 2-3 October at the Business Design Centre in London, and 9-10 October at Thinktank in Birmingham.

It's free to attend the exhibition for delegates who register in advance, and there is a paying seminar programme, covering topics such as CV writing, interview skills, MMC update, how to get the most out of the Foundation programme, plus much more. 

For more information on how to register and a full list of seminar topics go to careersfair.bmj.com

Conferences you can visit BMJ Group at:

You can also book an appointment with Lorenzo Fabbri who will be attending

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