Introduction to GaIN: Georgia Interactive Network for Medical Information

What is GaIN?  Nonprofit network  Founded in 1983  Centered at Mercer University Medical Library  Provides information services and resources to institutional and individual members

What Can You Find Online In GaIN?  Full text of medical and nursing journals  Evidence-based point of care tools  Drug information  Patient handouts  Images  Current literature alerts by specialty

Other GaIN Services  Reference/searching  Interlibrary loan/document delivery  Cataloging  Local automation  Journal services including GaIN Union List of Serials

GaIN in  GaIN icon displays in PubMed for full text

Full-text online journal articles from 300 journals covering:  Nursing  Biomedicine  Health sciences

 Evidence-based point of care clinical decision tool.  700+ topics covering the most common conditions, diseases, and procedures.  450+ Interactive decision support tools.  E/M Coding Wizard  Thousands of diagnostic calculators.

 Full text of 6,500+ systematic reviews  Assessments of diagnostic test accuracy in specific populations  Records of half a million clinical trials

36 online online textbooks, including:   Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses 13 th ed. (2013) .   The 5 Minute Clinical Consult (2014)  Medical-Surgical Nursing Care - 3rd Ed. (2011)  Red Book®: 2012 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases - 29th Ed.  ICD-9-CM for Hospitals volumes 1, 2, & 3 (2013)

More than 50 online textbooks, including  Harrison's Online Harrison's Online  W illiams Obstetrics, 23e W illiams Obstetrics, 23e Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, 9e AND MUCH MORE…

eBooks Diabetes Mellitus Manual Description: A practical and authoritative manual on treating the rising numbers of cases of diabetes mellitus CURRENT Essentials of Medicine, Fourth Edition Description: The perfect quick reference on the wards and in the clinic! The famous "one disease per page" design! AACN Essentials of Critical-Care Nursing, Second Edition Description: The authoritative, evidence-based coverage you need to safely and competently care for adult, critically ill patients and their families – or prepare for the critical care nursing Evidence-Based Medicine : A Framework for Clinical Practice Description: This book is a clinically oriented introduction to the new, emerging field of evidence-based medicine.

eBooks Internal Medicine On Call Description:4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "This is a very well organized, valuable tool for busy house officers to access necessary and useful information for the care of their patients."--Doody's Review LANGE Instant Access Hospital Admissions : Essential Evidence-Based Orders for Common Clinical Conditions Description: The most convenient, quick-access admissions guide available, packed with clinical facts, figures, and data you will refer to again and again Understanding Patient Safety Description: Everything you need to deliver safe patient care or to improve patient safety in your organization

Current Literature Alerts Regular updates on recently published literature in various specialty areas.

For More Information…. GaIN – Mercer Medical Library Alisha Miles, MLIS Assistant Director for Public Services GaIN Coordinator GaIN (4246)