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KU Medical Library
KU Medical Librarian: Jason Fetty - jason.fetty@ku.ac.ae - x4722 - Office: Library E02057
Medical Library Resources
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Library Search:
To search across the KU Library's collections including books, journals, and articles please go to Library Search. You can also manage your library account (renew books, etc.) from there.
Medical Library Resources:
For the full list of Medical Library resources including links to useful free online sources click here or on the image below:
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To get started with using the Medical Library click here or on the image below for a brief tutorial:
Contact + Help
KU Medical Librarian: Jason Fetty - jason.fetty@ku.ac.ae - x4722 - Office: Library E02057
Your KU Medical Librarian, Jason Fetty, is available to help with a range of library, research, and citation topics including:
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Medical Library FAQs:
The Physical Library
The physical Library is located in the "E" building on the main campus. There is also a Library branch on the SAN campus. The Library is spread over three floors:
- 1st Floor: Main entrance and information desk, computers, printers, group study rooms
- 2nd Floor: Medical librarian office (E02057), study space, group study rooms, library classrooms
- 3rd Floor: Medical study space (seen in the image below), medical and main book collections, study space
RefWorks Citation Management Tool
RefWorks is a web-based citation management tool that helps you collect, organize, and format citations in many different styles including APA, Vancouver, and AMA.
- To sign up for an account using your KU email go to https://refworks.proquest.com/signup/email/
- Information on KU's RefWorks account can be found here
- You can work through a medical-oriented tutorial here
- To get help with using and learning RefWorks please reach out to jason.fetty@ku.ac.ae
Selection of New Book Titles
Below are a brief selection of titles related to medicine added to the collection. To search the entire collection of print books and e-books please go the Library's Primo search. For a longer list of new titles please go to the KU Medical New Books Guide.
50 Pharmacotherapy Studies Every Palliative Practitioner Should Know by
50 Phamarcotherapy Studies Every Palliative Practitioner Should Know is a compilation of key pharmacotherapy studies that form the foundation of evidence-based practice. The studies cover topics including: agitation and delirium, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, pain, anorexia and cachexia, ALS, seizure, dyspnea, anxiety, pruritis, symptom clusters, COPD, cancer, and more. For each study, a concise summary is presented with an emphasis on the results and limitations of the study, and its implications for practice. Brief information on other relevant studies is provided, and an illustrative clinical case offers readers the opportunity to conceptualize findings. As with all books in the "50 Studies" series, each study was selected using an objective selection criterion that included citations per year, high levels of evidence, clinical studies and trials, and a 3-stage Delphi review by international experts in the field. This book is a must-read for palliative practitioners, pharmacists, advance practice nurses, and physician assistants, and anyone who wants to learn more about the data behind clinical practice.
Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780197770337Publication Date: 2025
Big Data Analytics and Intelligent Applications for Smart and Secure Healthcare Services by
The book provides a comprehensive discussion for utilizing computational models such as artificial neural networks, agent-based models, and decision field theory, for reliability engineering. It further presents optimization solutions for smart and secure healthcare services. The text showcases how to predict the failure and repair rates of healthcare subsystems using computational intelligence. This book: Explores how data-driven methodologies and advanced computational intelligence are revolutionizing the healthcare industry, promoting efficiency, accessibility, and sustainability Highlights the pivotal role that big data analytics plays in harnessing vast amounts of patient records, clinical information, and real-time medical data to provide timely insights for healthcare professionals and policymakers Discusses the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques in healthcare, with a focus on revolutionizing disease detection, treatment planning, and resource allocation Lays the foundation for developing sustainable healthcare systems that are adaptable to long-term challenges, such as population growth, emerging diseases, and resource constraints Covers computational intelligence techniques, like fuzzy logic, neural networks, and evolutionary computations, emphasizing their role in solving complex, data-driven healthcare problems Includes topics like data management, visualization, protection, and complex adaptive systems, as well as hybrid computational intelligence techniques for synergistic problem-solving strategies This volume will serve as an ideal text for senior undergraduates, graduate students, and academic researchers in fields including electrical engineering, electronics and communications engineering, computer engineering, and mathematics.
Call Number: EbookISBN: 9781032832791Publication Date: 2025
Health Care Ethics: Critical Issues for the 21st Century by
Focused on today's critical issues from an ethical standpoint, Health Care Ethics: Critical Issues for the 21st Century, Fifth Edition brings together the insights of a diverse panel of leading experts in the fields of bioethics, long-term care, and health administration, and more, to examine the key issues for individuals, organizations, and society. The early chapters of this thought-provoking book offer readers a solid understanding of healthcare ethics. They cover the fundamental principles and theories that underpin healthcare ethics. Later chapters shift the focus to the pressing issues of our time, such as autonomy, the patient's right to choose, health inequities, health inequality, COVID-19, and ethical decision-making. These chapters also introduce the ethical theories, their application, and the principles that guide them.Key Features:* New discussion on the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and the future of IVF and infertility* The role of technology in health care considering Chat GPT and other AI Technologies in healthcare - from how they'll be used and to what extent to safety, privacy and ethical considerations.* New and expanded discussion of COVID-19 and the ethics of epidemics, pandemics and endemics.* Clear differentiation between intimate partner violence and domestic violence.* Discussion questions at the end of each chapter and "Think About This" boxes throughout require students to think critically about important issues.
Call Number: EbookISBN: 9781284283396Publication Date: 2025
Health Communication, Language, and Social Action Across the Life Span by
The language utilized within health communication encounters has a direct influence on our physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. In many ways, the difficulties associated with efficient, effective, and competent communication within the health care context can be the major determinant of successful health outcomes. Further, while many of the interactional contexts within health are intergenerational, communication encounters are challenged by ageism and a lack of appropriate intergenerational communication skills. While it may seem obvious that the nature of human interaction is constantly changing as individuals develop throughout their lives, few theoretical or empirical investigators within the general disciplines of Communication, Language, and Social Psychology ground their research within a life span developmental perspective. This book addresses communication events within health care institutions from a theory-rich, methodologically varied, and social action/positive communication orientation. Chapters in this book examine interpersonal relationships, the social environment, and culture to develop beneficial communication practices for healthcare professionals, individuals, families, and communities.
Call Number: R118 .H4345 2025ISBN: 9781433197550Publication Date: 2024
An Introduction to Compassion in Healthcare Practice by
Explore the concept of compassion as it applies to the field of healthcare and improving patient outcomes An Introduction to Compassion in Healthcare Practice identifies the core components of being compassionate and self-compassionate, so that we may be in a better position to attend to our health and to engage in helping others. The foundation of this book is that if we have an intention to help, we are best served by understanding what 'helping' really means. This is addressed by reviewing compassion in a range of contexts and environments, including through an evolutionary science perspective. In this view, we are 'programmed' to be compassionate--but social forces may throw challenges or obstacles in our way. Also covered in this text are the challenges associated with being compassionate to the self, as well as care encounters with individuals in a clinical context and working in a clinical team. Some of the ideas explored in An Introduction to Compassion in Healthcare Practice include: Artificial intelligence (AI) and compassion, covering ethical theories for AI alongside considerations surrounding consent and the role of touch The role of mindfulness in self-compassion, the challenges and benefits of self-compassion, perfectionism, our "inner critic", and shame Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) in teamwork, lessons in developing compassionate teams, and the theory of Values-Based Practice Components of compassion-focused leadership and supervision, and the development of self-efficacy and competence Providing a core conceptual framework for compassion in healthcare with guidance on how to explore various topics in greater depth, An Introduction to Compassion in Healthcare Practice is an essential reference for undergraduate nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, medical practitioners, and students in related programs of study.
Call Number: EbookISBN: 9781394220458Publication Date: 2025
Natural Health Sciences: A Comprehensive Guide by
Natural Health Sciences: A Comprehensive Guide serves as a valuable resource for both healthcare practitioners and business professionals, supporting ongoing professional development by bridging the gap between proponents of traditional or natural health systems and those who follow scientific or medical perspectives. The book synthesizes existing literature and fosters a more nuanced understanding of the benefits and limitations of natural health practices. By presenting academic and scientific evidence in an accessible format, it offers evidence-based insights into a broad spectrum of natural health approaches. These include herbal remedies, nutritional strategies, lifestyle interventions, and alternative therapies, covering key areas such as Ayurveda, bioenergetic therapy, music therapy, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and aromatherapy. It also addresses criticisms, ethical and regulatory concerns, and the future of natural health sciences. With the increasing awareness of the limitations and side effects of conventional medicine, people are seeking natural, preventive, and personalized approaches to maintain and improve their health. Natural Health Sciences: A Comprehensive Guide provides a comprehensive overview of natural health sciences and its various sub-disciplines, allowing readers to gain a deeper understanding of these practices and make informed decisions about their health.
Call Number: EbookISBN: 9781032845302Publication Date: 2025
To request a title please reach out to your Medical Librarian at jason.fetty@ku.ac.ae
