SHPA adds new reference
May 2, 2013
THE Society of Hospital
Pharmacists of Australia has
launched a new benefit for its
members across the country, who
now have access to the EBSCOhost
online reference system.
EBSCOhost provides access to
a range of publication databases
including DynaMed, MEDLINE
Complete, CINAHL Complete,
Health Business Elite and Health
Policy Reference Centre, giving
availability of over 3,000 full-text
journals.
“We saw a need to support
our members in their day-to-day
practice, professional development,
research, undergraduate studies
and postgraduate studies,” said
SHPA President Sue Kirsa.
She said the package will provide
access to the latest public research
in Medline and CINAHL, as well
as a comprehensive evidencebased
clinical reference source in
DynaMed.
There are also disease-specific
learning modules, CPD activities
and the ability to receive email
alerts relating to particular areas of
clinical interest.
“SHPA is very excited about the
possibilities that EBSCOhost brings
to our members,” Kirsa said.
She said that while some
pharmacists have access to
information resources via hospital
medical libraries, many do not,
particularly SHPA members who
work in smaller hospitals, in
community pharmacy or in rural
and remote areas.
And although SHPA members
already have full access to SHPA’s
Journal of Pharmacy Practice and
Research (JPPR), the inclusion of
this journal in the CINAHL database
means members can utilise the
EBSCOhost search engine to get
comprehensive results that will
include JPPR from 2008 onwards.
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