Our 1552 edition of Aulus Cornelius Celcus's 1st century treatise, 'De arte medica libri octo' (8 Books on the Art of Medicine), aka 'De Medicina'. It was one of the first printed textbooks on medicine and one of the oldest surviving medical documents. @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk

The Bodleian Health Care Libraries' open/staffed hours will be different over the Christmas and New Year period. Usual hours resume at all 4 sites on 5 January. www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/libraries @medsci.ox.ac.uk

Here's a couple of old photos of The Horton General Hospital in Banbury. The hospital was built with money left by Mary Ann Horton, a local heiress, and had only two wards and a total of 12 beds when it opened as Horton Infirmary in 1872. @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk

Festive finds at the @bodssloxford.bsky.social! ☃️

It was lovely to see so many readers take some time to join us and meet the Therapy Dogs yesterday lunchtime. Everyone went back to work with big smiles on their faces. Keep an eye on the Wellbeing calendar for more events you can get involved with next term go.glam.ox.ac.uk/5d6fGcPOX

Here's our 1750 edition of Anatomy of the Human Body by William Cheselden. On the title page a person is using a camera obscura to get a more accurate drawing. Cheselden is believed to be the first person to use a camera obscura for medical images. @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk

It's #ChristmasJumperDay today! So we wish a happy day to all fans of festive knitwear everywhere. Keep snuggly in your wonderful woollies! @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk

We have 2 booths at the Cairns Library! Great little 1-person spaces for video/telephone calls - bookable via Cairns library staff or our online booking tool LibCal: ox-ac.libcal.com/reserve/spac... @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk

Here's a photo of Wingfield-Morris Orthopaedic Hospital, later to be developed and become the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre. The hospital was opened by HRH The Prince of Wales in 1933. The site and surrounding area certainly look very different from today! @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk

And we also run a friendly book club at the Horton Hosp Library which meets monthly. Our next meeting is 16 December. We're currently reading You Are Here by David Nicholls. Details of future clubs at ox-ac.libcal.com/calendar/hcl... @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk.

Calling all book lovers in @ouhospitals.bsky.social & @medsci.ox.ac.uk. The OUH Book Club at the Cairns Library meets monthly so come and dive into a new book and chat with fellow readers in a relaxed setting. Next meeting 15 December. Further details at: ox-ac.libcal.com/calendar/hcl...

Nurses certainly had their work cut out keeping patients in check at St Thomas's Hospital back in the early 1700s as this list of rules shows! @ouhospitals.bsky.social

DynaMedex: a clinical point of care tool, providing evidence-based drug and disease information to support clinical decision-making. Search clinically organised topics, drugs A-Z, drug interactions and more. Free access for OUH staff libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/NHS/dynamedex @ouhospitals.bsky.social

Pictured is an antique box of old surgical instruments from Mayer & Meltzer, belonging to orthopaedic surgeon Professor Gathorne Robert Girdlestone, after whom the library at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre is named. The box was donated to the Oxfordshire Health Archives in June 2023.

We have an unlimited site-wide licence for #Covidence, the systematic review management software, which helps manage and support various stages of a review. Available to Oxford University staff, researchers, and students. @medsci.ox.ac.uk support.covidence.org/help/univers...

We're starting the month with an item from our historical collection: The Surgeon's Vade-Mecum. This compendium of Surgery (written, we think, by physician Robert Hooper) published in 1814 provides a guide to the practice of surgery in the 19th Century. @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk

We have this framed statement on display in the NOC Library. Written in 1363 (the preface to Chirurgia Magna) by medieval surgeon, Guy de Chauliac, widely regarded as the Father of Surgery, it states the qualities of a good Surgeon, and is an early example of professional standards.

Medical students outside the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 1912.

Our librarian Nia Roberts has co-authored a systematic review of brain health in adults with chronic pain, with @oxpop.bsky.social, HEE/Thames Valley @frimleyhealth.bsky.social, published #OA in @anaesjournal.bsky.social buff.ly/LwqsiK0

If you enjoy books (who doesn't) why not join our free book club at the JR. We've just finished reading a 16th century mystery by CJ Sansom called Dissolution. Next up is Dickens' A Christmas Carol. @ouhospitals.bsky.social & @medsci.ox.ac.uk are welcome to join us go.glam.ox.ac.uk/BHCL-Wellbeing

Are you submitting your research to a trusted journal? Make an informed decision by using the checklists provided by Think. Check. Submit. Don't get caught out. thinkchecksubmit.org @thinkchecksub.bsky.social

Check out the clinical search engine ClinicalKey for Nursing. Content includes point-of-care monographs, procedural videos, practice guidelines & ebooks. This resource is available to @ouhospitals.bsky.social staff on Trust PCs or via OpenAthens. libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/NHS/clinical...

In 1932 President of @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social Lord Moynihan gave the annual @ox.ac.uk Romanes Lecture at the Sheldonian Theatre. In his time Moynihan was the most famed of all British surgeons, and letters in our copy of the lecture describe him as "spick and span.."!

Need a break from your 2000 page book about haematology? The Cairns Library at the JR has a small collection of classic & contemporary literature, from Austen to Sansom to Hemmingway. These books are available 24/7 to borrow or enjoy in the library. @OUHospitals @OxfordMedSci

Did you know that we provide a free reference checking service for our readers, ideal for those doing literature/systematic reviews? Send us your list and we'll check the full-text availability of every item. We've checked >6000 references so far this year @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ouhospitals.bsky.social

We also offer sessions on managing your references, science communication and conference posters! Again, staff & students in @ouhospitals.bsky.social and @medsci.ox.ac.uk are welcome to sign up. www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ask/workshop...

A reminder about our free iSkills sessions on literature searching, advanced searching & systematic reviews. Sessions are facilitated by our Bodleian Health Care Librarians. Staff & students in @ouhospitals.bsky.social & @medsci.ox.ac.uk are welcome to sign up. www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ask/workshop...

Our librarian Matthew Henry has co-authored a systematic review on apnoea duration in preterm neonates, with colleagues in @paediatrics.ox.ac.uk @oxengsci.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @sussex.ac.uk @medsci.ox.ac.uk Published #OpenAccess in Nature Pediatric Research

Want to brush up on your literature searching skills but short on time? Grab a cup of coffee & watch our outreach librarian’s bitesize vids (2-6 mins) about search strategies, Medline, PubMed, MeSH terms & grey literature! Perfect for busy researchers! libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/medsci/videos

On November 27th the RSL is hosting a day of Bones to Brain sessions from 10am. Boost both your knowledge and wellbeing through playful learning. Take a break - Connect - Collaborate - Learn through curiosity go.glam.ox.ac.uk/Bones&Brain 📅27th Nov ⏰4 sessions from 10am 📍Wellbeing Room

NEWS: Oxford scientists capture genome’s structure in unprecedented detail @rdm.ox.ac.uk scientists have achieved the most detailed view yet of how DNA folds and functions inside living cells, using a new technique called MCC ultra .

The NHS Knowledge & Library Hub is the gateway to most NHS library resources and connects NHS staff to high-quality knowledge and evidence resources all in one place. Accessible from anywhere - Open Athens account needed for full access. libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/NHS/Hub @ouhospitals.bsky.social

Staff and students at the University of Oxford have free access to systematic review management software, Covidence. buff.ly/HIgkOgQ Attend the free Covidence webinar on Tue 18 Nov (2pm) to learn the basics. buff.ly/nTSp2qh @medsci.ox.ac.uk

Calling all bookworms in @ouhospitals.bsky.social & @medsci.ox.ac.uk. Come and join the Cairns Library (JRH) monthly book club - chat with fellow readers in a relaxed setting. All welcome. Next meetings are on 17 November. @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk ox-ac.libcal.com/calendar/hcl...

Today, we pause to remember those who lost their lives in conflict. At 11AM, a two-minute silence will be held to honour them. #LestWeForget #RemembranceDay

This week is #PsychologicalProfessionsWeek and an opportunity to acknowledge the tremendous work of all psychological professionals in supporting mental health. ppn.nhs.uk/ppweek @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk

Dr Squishy is in the NOC Library, grabbing a quick break between clinics, and he's mastering the art of origami in the wellbeing corner. Wow that's a big fish you've made Doctor! If you fancy creating an origami fish or frog, come in and get folding! @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk

Calling all University of Oxford Medical Students! We have two examination couches at the Cairns Library that you can use to practice skills. The couches can be borrowed overnight provided they can be kept secure. For further information please contact [email protected] @medsci.ox.ac.uk

Looking for a meeting space? The Bod Health Care Libraries might be able to help. The Cairns (JRH), NOC and Knowledge Centre (nr Churchill) Libraries have group study room that you can book. Check out our rooms here: nhs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services-and... @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk

This November, we're shining a spotlight on our 'on the shelf' ebooks at the Horton Library! Looking for online resources but not sure where to start? Scan the QR code on one of our ebook DVD cases to find curated, up-to-date resources on a broad range of topics. @ouhospitals.bsky.social

Today is #NationalSandwichDay so we've made a Jam and Cleese sandwich. 🥪

It's #StressAwarenessWeek - the Bodleian Health Care Libraries have loanable books on a variety of mental health issues and we have leisure reading collections and wellbeing activities to help take your mind off the stresses of the day. @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk

Please be aware that the silent study room in the Knowledge Centre Library will be closed today and tomorrow, 3rd-4th November, while the lighting is upgraded. More details below @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk

To celebrate Halloween, we thought we'd share this engraving from 'On the Fabric of the Human Body' by anatomist Andreas Vesalius (1543), which adorns our Book Collection Room at the Cairns Library. We may or may not have doctored the image!

Where to study during Halloween? Try the spooktacular Booodleian Hell Scare Libraries - cue sinister cackling! They’re wicked! @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk

Advanced notice that the silent study room in the Knowledge Centre Library will be closed from 3rd-4th November while the lighting is upgraded. More details below @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk

We've improved our little wellbeing corner in the NOC Library. We've moved some shelves and been able to enlarge our wellbeing space so there is more room for our readers to relax, to enjoy our wellbeing activities (currently Scrabble and Sudoku) or browse our wellbeing and fiction book collection.

We have a range of fortnightly and monthly news bulletins on topics such as nursing & midwifery, medical research, sepsis, healthcare leadership and more. The bulletins contain links to the latest articles and reports. Sign up now! libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/Keeping_up_t... @ouhospitals.bsky.social

Our librarian Nia Roberts co-authored a rapid review on public users’ views on self-sampling & self-testing for infections, with colleagues @oxprimarycare.bsky.social, NIHR HPRU, @ukhsa.bsky.social @qmulwhri.bsky.social, #OA in BMC Public Health

Advanced notice that the silent study room in the Knowledge Centre Library will be CLOSED from 3rd-4th November while the lighting is upgraded. More details below. @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk