Introducing Dr. Joel H. Goldstein's book "HAIKU AFRICA"

Haiku Africa is a fascinating 65-page book by P/SL ophthalmologist Joel Goldstein. It is filled with wonderful photographs from Africa, each with its own haiku (an insightful Japanese verse form of three lines.) For example, there is a close-up photo of two watchful water buffalo protecting their herd behind them with the following haiku:

Huge buffalo herd

Black shapes milling and grazing

Bulls ready to charge

The Denver Medical Library is pleased to have two copies for all to enjoy. They are on display at the reference desk, so do stop by, take a look and know you are welcome to check out a copy.

Five P/SL Neonatal Nurse Practitioners publish!

Physical Assessment of the Newborn published by NICU, INK (2009) is now available for checkout at Denver Medical Library. We have it on display at the main reference desk. Five of the contributors are neonatal nurse practitioners from our very own institution. We say, "Good work!" to the following tops-in-their-field authors!

Michelle Bennett, MSN, NNP-BC
Pamela Dillon Heaberlin, RN, MS, NNP-BC
Mary Ellen Honeyfield, MS, RN, NNP-BC
Susan Meier, MSN, NNP-BC
Catherine Witt, RN, MS, NNP-BC

Dr. Block's latest article is published!

Dr. Geoffrey A. Block has published another article. The title is "Screening Dialysis Patients for Vascular Calcification." It can be found in the May - June 2010 (Vol. 23, No. 3) issue of Seminars in Dialysis on pages 271 - 276. You can come by the library and pick up a copy of his article at the front desk. He makes some thought-provoking statements concerning evidence-based medicine. For instance, he writes, "We need to move beyond the disturbingly opaque veil of "evidence-based" medicine and consider how well we actually care for our patients."

July is UV Safety Month

It's summertime; the sun is bright and there is a great danger the sun can harm the eyes. Everyone is at risk for eye damage that can lead to vision loss from exposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun. So, spread the message of sun, fun and safety to your community. Pick up free information sheets at the Denver medical Library!