Medical Library

 

The Medical Library is open to all staff of Phoenix Children's Hospital. Our patients and their families are welcome to use the library on a limited basis, but will be directed to The Emily Center when appropriate.  The library is not open to the general public.

Location:
1919 E. Thomas Road
Administration Building C, 2nd Floor, Room 2220
Phoenix, AZ 85016

Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
After hours access is available

Contact:
Kathy Zeblisky, MLS, Manager
Phone: (602) 546-4248
Fax: (602) 546-4249

 

Resources:

The Medical Library has access to a variety of electronic journals and databases through its membership in the Arizona Health Information Network (AZHIN). The library is also a member of The Medical Library Association, the Central Arizona Biomedical Libraries (CABL) group, and the Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona (MLGSCA).

 

Services:

The Medical Library provides the following resources and services:

1. Access to medical books and journals, both hard copy and electronic. Certain items may be checked out by hospital staff.
2. Access to medical databases such as Medline, CINAHL, UpToDate, Health Business, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Stat!Ref. You must obtain a login and password from the librarian to access these databases.
3. Literature searches and procurement of articles through interlibrary loan services. Contact the librarian to request a literature search or to order articles.
4. Computer use - Public computers in the library have access to the Internet and Microsoft office programs.

 

Journals:

Please click here for a listing of print and electronic journals. Access to many of these journals requires a password to the OVID databases. Please contact the medical librarian to obtain passwords. Passwords are only provided to hospital staff.

 

Databases:

Pubmed
From National Library of Medicine
Click Here

OVID: requires password
Medline
CINAHL (Nursing)
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
PsycInfo
Login Here

Stat!Ref (Electronic Textbooks): requires password
Login Here

UpToDate: On Campus access only
Login Here

Health Business: requires password
Login Here

Please contact the librarian for passwords to these databases. Only physicians, nurses and staff of Phoenix Children's Hospital may request passwords.

 

Library Catalog:

Search the catalog of books and journals at the library website.

 

Other Resources:

 

Evidence-Based Resources

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
(through OVID - password required)
Login Here

Evidence-based Links from the University of Southern California

McGill University Evidence-based Nursing Guide & Tools

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence-based Practice Centers(EPC)Program

 

Clinical Guidelines

Guidelines can be found at the following websites:

American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines

 
National Guidelines Clearinghouse

 

MedlinePlus

MedlinePlus is a goldmine of good health information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine. Health professionals and consumers can depend on it for information that is authoritative and up to date.

 

 

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details.