Subject Guides: Physicians: Home

Library Services
NH Library has over 6000 full text journals, 800 eBooks, 900 streaming videos, and a robust selection of high quality databases and clinical point of care tools. Subject Guides can help you find information in specific topics. The library is a partner of PQI coaches, practice support coaches and other key services in NH supporting physicians and advises on and conducts literature searches for quality improvement, patient care and program implementation. If you have questions, please contact the library.

UpToDate This link opens in a new window
Find answers to your clinical questions quickly and easily with UpToDate - includes 11,000 clinical topics in 25 specialties, drug information (from Lexicomp), patient education sheets, and CME options for physicians onsite, off-site or from your mobile device. Staff and physicians working for NH can register for Mobile or offsite access by visiting uptodate.com when working at a NH computer, or via VPN. Simply click "Register" in the top right hand corner.

Get the UpToDate App
UpToDate Anywhere can be put onto two devices using your NH registration.

Check out:
- UpToDate: Practice Changing UpDates
- UpToDate: What's New in Primary Care
- UpToDate: What's New in Family Medicine

Not affiliated with Northern Health? For example - community physician specialist?

Check out the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC Library for Dynamed, BMJ Best Practice and other clinical point of care tools you can access with your registration with the college.

Northern Medical Program - Books held in NH Library
UBC Library
- Physicians who have been appointed as Clinical Faculty can use their Campus Wide Login to access UBC Library
- NH library staff can access UBC Library on your behalf. Please indicate you are Clinical Faculty when asking for articles or ebook access.

Library - College of Physicians and Surgeons
Active College Registrants have library membership included in their annual renewals.

NH Library's COVID-19 Guide - links to evidence-based resources and Search Alerts.
Physician and staff wellness resources related to COVID-19 are available on the Health Promoting Workplaces guide

Library Services

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Current Journal Content

NEJM Full Text Access: NH Physicians can access the NEJM directly when onsite at NH, or using their VPN connection. Register for a personal NEJM account while onsite at NH computer, then use those credentials to get full text access remotely (home or elsewhere).

JAMA Full Text Access: NH Physicians can access JAMA directly when onsite at NH, or using their VPN connection.

JAMA Internal Medicine Full Text Access: NH Physicians can access the NEJM directly when onsite at NH, or using their VPN connection.

American Family Physician is provided by the library and is accessible:

Onsite at any NH computer
If you remote into a desktop using a Northern Health VPN Connection
In print at the library in the Learning & development Centre (UHNBC)

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Working Offsite?

The library's resources are best accessed when you are working onsite at Northern Health locations. You can also use your VPN connection for easier access.

Information and Passwords for Offsite Access Link to information about using library resources from outside of Northern Health networks - remote access.