Special Event for MSK Nurses! Join us for “Disseminating Your Work: Beyond the Article”

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Join us for the next event in our Advancing Authorship series.

When: Thursday, June 27, 2019, 12:00pm- 1:30pm
Where: Mortimer B. Zuckerman Research Center, Room 105, 417 E 68th St, New York, NY, 10065 (entrance on 69th Street)
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In today’s publishing world, the nursing community contributes to the growing body of healthcare and scientific knowledge. An author needs to go beyond the written word and take steps to bring awareness to their research through social media and other venues.  Join us to discover:

  • The value of writing for the non-scientist, policy maker, and other audiences.
  • What you need to know before you submit your manuscript for publication.
  • How to promote and increase awareness of your research using social media.

Speakers include:

  • Margaret Barton-Burke, BN, MS, PhD RN, FAAN, Director of Nursing Research, MSK
  • Stacie Corcoran, RN, MN, AOCNS, Program Director for Adult Cancer Survivorship, MSK
  • Maureen “Shawn” Kennedy, MA, RN, FAAN, Editor-in-chief, American Journal of Nursing

Accreditation Statement
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Predicting Breast Cancer Spread and More

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  • Scientists from Johns Hopkins University developed a new diagnostic tool for predicting breast cancer spread. Knowing whether a tumor is going to metastasize is crucial for timely addressing the issue and ultimately prolonging lives. Current prediction tools use genetics screening which can be difficult to interpret. The new tool, called MAqCI, developed by Professor Konstantopoulos team is based on cell characteristics, behavior and phenotype. This was reported in Nature Biomedical Engineering on May 6th.
  • A new and potentially more effective way to prevent the spread of castration resistant prostate cancer was identified by researchers from at Boston University School of Medicine. The team of researchers “discovered that inhibition of the protein BRD 4” may be a way to hinder cancer spread by regulating cancer cell migration and invasion. The study was published in Molecular Cancer Research on May 20th.
  • Through a unique intersection of biology, medicine, physics and mathematics, researchers from Johns Hopkins University created a visualization they compared to Google Maps of blood vessels and blood flow in a tumor. While this technology will likely not be used to directly study human cancer growth, the tools can be used to identify earlier signs of cancer and predict it’s behavior to customize treatment. A report originally published in March was publicized recently on a physics news site.

@Covidence Added to Library Resources

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The Library has recently added Covidence to the collection. Covidence, a Cochrane technology platform, is a web-based systematic review tool designed to facilitate the process of screening, data extraction, and analysis of published literature. This resource has been integrated into the MSK Library’s Systematic Review service.

Users interested in utilizing this resource can create their personal sign-in information with Covidence before or after joining the institutional subscription. To request access to the institutional account in Covidence, use your current MSK email address. If you have already joined the MSK Library’s Covidence account, then you can log into Covidence with your email and password and start using this reference review management tool immediately.

Covidence may be found in our Database A-Z or by searching OneSearch.