The Champlain Library

Dear ROHCG Staff,

In July 2011, a group of hospitals within The Champlain LHIN decided to streamline the way we share resources between our libraries. Books and other print materials from the new Champlain Library, which include the Queensway Carleton Hospital, The Royal, The Ottawa Hospital, Bruyère Continuing Care, CHEO, The Cornwall Community Hospital and the Resource Centre on Aging, are now listed in a single catalogue.

The web-based catalogue can be found here: http://www2.ottawahospital.on.ca/Inmagiclibrary/AdvSearch.aspx

Staff and physicians at The Royal can borrow books from the Champlain Library for three weeks with the option to renew for an additional three weeks. This means that in addition to accessing the library holdings of The Royal’s Medical Library, you now have access to the holdings of all hospital libraries listed above. Of course, we are still here to help you in person at The Royal’s Medical Library or you can visit our virtual library on OREO. http://oreo.rohcg.on.ca/departments/library/index.cfm

For more information about this service and future activities of the Champlain Library, please contact Cathy MacLean: cathy.maclean@rohcg.on.ca , 613-722-6521 ext.6832, or Chris Penn: library@rohcg.on.ca , 613-722-6521 ext.6268.

NICE Guidance Updates: (UK)

NICE Alerts
19 June 2011

Guidance in development: the following guidance topics have been published or updated recently:

Conduct disorders in children and young people


Guidance by topic: the following guidance topics matching your health area preferences have been published or updated:


Alcohol-use disorders (prevention)

Autism spectrum disorders in children and young people

Autistic spectrum conditions in adults

Brief interventions and referral for smoking cessation

Common mental health disorders

Conduct disorders in children and young people

Dementia

Nocturnal enuresis - the management of bedwetting in children and young people

Preventing the uptake of smoking by children and young people

Schizophrenia (update)

Schizophrenia - aripiprazole

School-based interventions to prevent smoking

Service user experience in adult mental health

Smoking harm reduction

Social anxiety disorder

Structural neuroimaging in first-episode psychosis

Reliable Resources on the Internet

Knowledge Ontario has recently launched its eResources Portal, which provides easy access to many searchable databases to internet users in Ontario - no password required. Resources range from peer-reviewed articles in medical journals (full text available in some cases) to databases on business, law, literature, Ontario Government documents and much more. You can also search for general interest topics such as health, auto repair, gardening, cooking, travel, current affairs, and students from kindergarten to Grade 12 can find age-appropriate information for school projects.

Try it at eresources.knowledgeontario.ca.

Spirituality and Mental Health

The role of spirituality in mental health has been a much researched subject in recent years, with many books and journal articles published on the topic. In addition to religious beliefs, spirituality may include meditation, yoga, enjoying nature and creative activities, practices which help give a sense of meaning and hope to life.

Searching our book catalogue using the key word “Spirituality” brings up 99 titles. Here are some recent additions:

Creativity, spirituality and mental health : exploring connections (Ashgate : 2009) by our chaplain Dr Kelley Raab-Mayo looks at the connections between imagination, creativity and spirituality and their role in healing, specifically for mood, anxiety and eating disorders.

Spiritual resources in family therapy by Froma Walsh (Guildford Press : 2009)

Religious and spiritual issues in psychiatric diagnosis: a research agenda for DSM V edited by John Peteet (American Psychiatric Association : 2011)

Religions that heal, religions that harm: a guide for clinical practice by James L Griffith ( Guilford Press, 2010)


If you would like to join the discussion, the Association of Spirituality and Mental Health has a journal club which meets every second month from September to May here at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre. Details can be found on the web site.

Never-ending Book Sale

The never-ending book sale continues in the library! This is a great time to stop by and pick up some summer reading for the cottage. Books range in price between $0.50 - $1.00, and all proceeds go towards supporting your medical library service!

We are located in room 2100 - - 2nd floor, and are open between 8:00am-12:00; 1:00-4:00pm.