Pediatrics

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Clinical Librarian Service

The Clinical Librarian Service at the University of Chicago equips clinical teams with evidence-based research and enhances access to information to support informed decision-making in patient care. As part of this service, the clinical librarian conducts literature searches to identify resources to answer patient care and/or clinical decision- making questions.

The clinical librarian is embedded within five teams, participating in patient rounds and morning reports to deliver this service in real time. These include two pediatric general medicine teams (Maroon and Silver), two adult general medicine teams, and the newborn/mother baby unit.

Outside of rounding, the clinical librarian service is available to all specialties within UCMC via email or consultation. The clinical librarian will provide 3-6 articles to answer your question within 48 business hours.

Example Questions:

The clinical librarian answers questions related to therapy, diagnosis, prognosis, etiology, guidelines, and any additional areas related to clinical care.

• Is there evidence-based screening for pancreatic cancer in patients with chronic pancreatitis?
• What are the incidence, timeline, and risk factors associated with IVIG-related hemolysis?
• What are the best imaging studies to visualize kidney stones?
• What is the risk of developing EPS (extrapyramidal symptoms) from first generation antipsychotics (prochlorperazine) versus second generation (olanzapine)?

When possible, please provide HIPAA compliant clinical context to aid in answering your questions.

Biomedical Resources in the Library
The online and print collections of the Library encompass all areas of the medical & health sciences and related basic biological sciences, with emphasis given to current and emerging areas of biomedical research, teaching, and patient care at the University of Chicago.

For pediatrics, see all available resources in the Library collection.

Additionally, view specific books and journals related to pediatrics on their respective pages. 

See the Collection Policy Statements for Medicine, the Biological Sciences, and Nursing for more detail.

Access most Library databases, e-journals, and e-books from off-campus by authenticating with your CNetID and password.

If you are not asked for a CNetID, use ProxyIt! to prompt authentication.