The library staff wish you a joyful holiday season and a Happy New Year! Thank you for a wonderful 2024 and we look forward to working with you in 2025.
As the holidays approach, please remember:
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The 5th floor of the library will be closed from December 2024 through February 2025.
Updates to the sprinkler system will be underway on the 5th floor of the library. This work may cause significant noise and disruption, which may be audible on other floors.
For safety reasons, the 5th floor will be accessible only to work crews.
In the meantime there are alternative sites for study in the library.
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It's the 510th anniversary of the birthday of Andreas Vesalius!
Andreas Vesalius, a 16th-century Flemish anatomist and physician, is often regarded as the founder of modern human anatomy. Born in 1514, Vesalius revolutionized the study of anatomy through his meticulous dissections and detailed observations of the human body.
His most famous work, "De humani corporis fabrica" (On the Fabric of the Human Body), published in 1543, provided an unprecedentedly accurate and comprehensive description of human anatomy. This text challenged many of the inaccuracies perpetuated by ancient authorities like Galen, whose anatomical knowledge was based largely on animal dissections.
Vesalius's insistence on hands-on dissection of human bodies laid the groundwork for future anatomical studies, shifting common practice to direct observation and evidence. Vesalius had a hand in advancing the field of medicine and setting new standards for scientific inquiry and methodology. His work remains a cornerstone in the history of medicine, underscoring the importance of evidence-based practice in the medical sciences.
Vesalius's detailed anatomical drawings and descriptions provided a valuable educational resource for medical students and professionals. His work emphasized the importance of hands-on learning and critical thinking, principles that are still central to medical education today.
"Lithograph: portrait of A. Vesalius" by A. Mouilleron / Wellcome Images, used under CC BY 4.0.
UpToDate is one of the library's mostly highly used resources. If you've never used it before it offers evidence-based, physician-authored clinical decision support you can use to make point-of-care decisions.
Comprehensive, UpToDate also supports these specialties:
Did you know UpToDate has a mobile app? The app allows you to take UpToDate with you anywhere you go, and you can access it all through the library.
Child Abuse: Medical Diagnosis and ManagementAntoinette Laskey and Andrew Sirotnak
Via the publisher:
Thoroughly revised and expanded, the 4th edition offers a practical, objective, evidence-based guide to the medical diagnosis and management of child abuse.
Written and edited by a vast array of the world's leading experts on child abuse and neglect, this indispensable resource clearly explains the signs, symptoms, and injuries of a child who has been abused; techniques for taking the medical history and examining children who may have been abused; and guidance on medicolegal principles.
Features hundreds of photographs and illustrations and a wealth of diagnostic, radiographic, and management information.
Check out the book through EBSCOhost eBook Collection, provided by the Briscoe Library.
Did you know the library has ebooks? Browse our collections that cover everything from the health sciences to literature.