8 Reasons to use Anatomy TV

Explore the human anatomy in extraordinary detail

Anatomy TV is a free resource for all Salisbury staff and students who have an NHS Athens account. We in the library were given an online demonstration on how Anatomy TV works and what it’s capable of and I must say that we were all mightily impressed. Now we’re not medical professionals of course but even we can see what a great reference and teaching tool Anatomy TV is. Here's some of the reasons you should try Anatomy TV if haven't already.



Multiple 3D layers of the anatomy

1. Amazing 3D Models

Going into the Functional Anatomy link on the homepage will take you to a 3D model of the human anatomy. From here you can add or remove muscle, tissue and skin layers. You can also rotate the model 360 degrees so that you can get exactly the right view of the body you need.

2. Information


Clicking on any of the structures within the image (bone, muscle, organ etc.) will bring up information on that particular structure in a text box. The text box contains general information, articulations and muscle attachments. (This will probably mean more to you medical folks then it does to us... sounds good anyway!)



Skeleton run

3. Animations and Movies


This is my favourite! You can view short videos or animations on all the major body parts. The videos have ranges of motion showing bone and muscle movements. You can also view the 3D model performing gross motor movements in animations including sit-ups, jogging, climbing stairs and standing jumps, and just like the static 3D model you can rotate the image. There are also movie clips with human models performing the same motor movements.

4. MRI's




Compare a 3D model to an MRI

Again, something that means absolutely nothing to us but would certainly be of interest to any Radiologists or for those who need to use an MRI for educational purposes. You can view an MRI of all the major organs and compare them to a detailed 3D image. Linking the two images allows you to highlight a particular area in the organ and this will show up on the MRI, clever huh!?

 

5. Saving and using the content

I said right at the beginning that this was an excellent tool for teaching and learning. All of the content and features are fantastic but one of the best things about Anatomy TV is the fact that you can save and use all the images, videos, animations, slides and text for presentations or demonstrations. It is so easy to save and import any of the content into PowerPoint (or any other presentation software for that matter) and there is no copyright restrictions providing it's used for educational purposes. How impressive would it be to bring up a detailed, animated model for your next teaching session?

6. Online tutorials

When you first log on it can be a tad overwhelming but fear not because there's simple to follow tutorials to help. You can choose to have an overview of how it works in text format or watch a video outlining all the functions and how to use them.

7. Accuracy

The software has been created in collaboration with a team of expert clinicians and educators and is currently being used as a key learning resource at a number of medical education establishments, including the Royal College of Surgeons. So don't just take our word for it.

8. Easy to access

I'm sure most of you have now registered for an NHS Athens account and if you have you can simply link to Anatomy TV from the SWICE homepage (see below). When you click on the link it will bring up a box asking for your Athens username and password, enter the details and you're away. If you're already logged into Athens then you won't need to worry about logging in again.
 

Link to Anatomy TV from the SWICE homepage

 

Hope you enjoy getting the most of Anatomy TV and like with anything we're always here to help if you have any problems or queries. We'd also be happy to provide any training or demonstrations to individuals or groups, just let us know.

 

Until next time...

Drop-in training sessions

"Hmmm... maybe I'll just 'Google' it!"

I think it's fair to say clinical staff have a really tough time trying to keep appointments that are not absolute necessities. Things can change pretty quickly on the wards. One minute you've got a free half hour to do some CPD and before you can switch on a PC it's all changed and you're rushed off your feet. We as library staff do not know this from first hand experience of course, but we're reliably informed this is often the case.

Keep a look out for the poster

We also know from various discussions with various people that many staff members working on the wards would like to know more about accessing the online resources. It's all very well and good us telling you all about these things but unless you know a) where to look and b) how to use them, it's not really a lot of use to you is it?

So how do we resolve the issue of supplying the demand for training whilst knowing that staff's spare time can be a fickle thing?

One idea is to hold informal 'drop-in' sessions in our training room. We'll open the room up for 3 hour slots and let you guys pick a convenient time to pop in and learn how navigate yourself around the labyrinth of online resources. Feel free to bring your lunch and a coffee with you.

In these sessions you can find out how to search the databases (Medline, CINAHL, BNI etc.) and get access to online journals.
You can discover Anatomy TV, learn how to use UpToDate and see how BMJ Learning works. If you just want to come along and get help with registering for an Athens account, we can help with that too.

Dates and times for sessions are as follows, these dates are also available on the calendar at the bottom of the blog page. Details can also be found on the poster in the library and on 'Post IT':

• 14th March 10am - 1pm
• 2nd May 12pm - 3pm
• 13th June 10am - 1pm
• 11th July 12pm - 3pm
• 26th September 10am - 1pm
• 14th November 12pm - 3pm

If none of these dates are good for you, but you would still like some training, please contact us. We're always happy to arrange either one-to-one or group training, in the library or at a place suitable for you.

Until next time...

All the wonders of an Athens account

Hello all. Yesterday I explained about the wonderful things we have in the library to offer. Today, I shall dazzle you with the magic of on-line resources.

SWICE homepage

YOU can search the healthcare databases, access e-books, e-journals and much more by simply registering for a NHS Athens account at the SWICE (South West Information for Clinical Effectiveness... in case you're interested!) page. The registration process is FREE, very straightforward and if you use a trust PC you can activate your account pretty much instantly. For those of you who have registered before, but need to do so again, you will notice that layout is a bit different. This is because of an "upgrade" (apologies for the slight cynical sarcasm) recently, but it works in much the same way. Just make sure you enter 'Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust' as your organisation and a email will be sent to you with the activation link. Click on the link, set up your own password and ta-da!... you now have an NHS Athens account.

So what do you get with an Athens account? Well, as I said previously you'll now be able to carry out literature searches using the healthcare databases including MEDLINE; CINAHL; BNI and more. You'll be able to save, retrieve and print your search results and (fingers crossed!) link to the available full text articles.
You'll also have access to over a 1000 journals on-line. You can search for journal titles and see what access there is here. If there is access to the journal you're looking for, the search results will display the start and end dates of availability. It will also tell you if the journal is available in print at the library. If the journal isn't available electronically or in print and you want an article from a particular issue, let us know and we'll get it for you, no problem.
The e-books that are available can be found here. You'll also be able to find them by searching the library catalogue.

But databases, books and journals are not the end of it, no sir. Your Athens username and password will also let you access lots of other exciting things such as Anatomy TV, BMJ Learning and UpToDate. Links to these sites can also can be found on this blog and I'll go into more detail on each later on... oh the anticipation!

For those of you that haven't already rushed off to register/re-register/renew your Athens account, I'm sorry if this post has sounded a bit like a sales pitch. We really just want you all to make the most of this brilliant resource that will hopefully help you achieve top quality evidence-based care (there I go again... sorry!).

As with anything library or information related, please contact us with any questions or queries we're always more then happy to help.

Until next time...