Read and Watch #CancerFilm: The Emperor of All Maladies!

On March 30, PBS will begin airing the long-awaited Ken Burns film Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (#CancerFilm), which features several MSK clinical leaders and staff.

READ Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee’s The Emperor of All Maladies: Biography of Cancer available now at the MSK Library. You’ll find this title in TriCat, our library catalog.

WATCH MSK’s Dr. Clifford A. Hudis, MD, chief of the Breast Cancer Medicine Service, speak with Dr. Mukherjee about his work and the upcoming documentary:
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/841334

TUNE IN on Monday, March 30 to your local PBS station to see Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies. Learn more at www.cancerfilms.org

New! Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature

Two updated reference books from JAMAevidence have been added to the MSK Library collection.

The 3rd Edition of the Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature: Essentials of Evidence-Based Clinical Practice includes numerous updates, several new chapters, and a greater emphasis on the role of patient preferences and preappraised resources.  This title is a part of our reference collection and is available for use in our Nathan Library (RRL building).

The Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, also the third edition, has been revised and updated to reflect the latest in medical research and evidence-based resources. This users’ guide is a part of our circulating collection and is available for borrowing.

Both resources can be found in Tri-Cat, our library catalog.

Smith’s Anesthesia for Infants and Children Added to Collection

The 8th edition of Smith’s Anesthesia for Infants and Children has been added to the MSK Library collection. This latest edition delivers all the state-of-the-art guidance needed to provide optimal perioperative care for any type of pediatric surgery.  The new edition includes:

  • Expert guidance from leading experts covering both basic science and clinical practice for every aspect of pediatric anesthesia.
  • Quick-reference appendices: drug dosages, growth curves, normal values for pulmonary function tests, and a listing of common and uncommon syndromes.
  • New chapters on ICU management, conjoined twins, and basic neonatal physiology, plus new coverage of pharmacology and monitoring techniques.
  • Outstanding visual guidance with full-color illustrations throughout the book.

This resource can be accessed in our eBook A-Z listing or by searching MSK Search.