Resource Links

Information Sites for University of Iowa Ophthalmology Employees

This page is intended for use by employees of the Department of Ophthalmology. Others are welcome to use the page as well. However, if you have arrived at this page from outside the department, there will be many links that do not work off-campus or outside of the Hospital.

CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE

Department Resources
UI Hospitals & Clinics Information
University of Iowa Resources
UI Manuals, Policies and Guidelines
Ophthalmology Resources
Medical & Scientific Databases
General Medical Information
Drug Information
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources
General Reference
Bibliographic Style Guides
Iowa City and University of Iowa

Department Resources

The C.S. O'Brien Library Catalog
EyeRounds.org
Gonioscopy.org
Iowa Glaucoma Curriculum
for Residents and Fellows
Ophthalmology: The Point (UI Hospitals & Clinics, Healthcare Login via The Point required)
Ophthalmology Billing and Coding (UI Hospitals & Clinics, Healthcare Login via The Point required)
Staff Photo Directory
The Update (Department Employee Newsletter)
Iowa Eye News | Iowa Vision Newsletter

UI Hospitals & Clinics Information

Clinical Applications Web Links (UI Hospitals & Clinics, Healthcare Login required)
Clinical Resources (UI Hospitals & Clinics, Healthcare Login via The Point required)
- NPO/Fasting Guidelines Summary (UI Hospitals & Clinics, Healthcare Login via The Point required)
E-mail via the Web
Employee Self Service (UI)
Employee Self Service (UIHC)/ Compliance/ Education Tracking
GME Office
Menus, UIHC Cafeterias
Noon News for University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
The Point UI Health Care Intranet site, Hawkid required. If asked, our domain is Healthcare
Remote Access (UI Hospitals & Clinics)
Smartweb: OnCall Application | alternate link (UI Hospitals & Clinics)
Smartweb: Find Me (UI Hospitals & Clinics)
Smartweb: Page Me (UI Hospitals & Clinics)
UI Hospitals & Clinics Facts
- Basic Facts about UI Hospitals & Clinics
- The Loop UI Health Care, People, Events, News
UI Hospitals & Clinics Patients' Library
UI Hospitals & Clinics

UI Resources

University of Iowa
UI Human Resources
University of Iowa Libraries
Hardin Library for the Health Sciences
InfoHawk+ (University of Iowa Library Catalog)
Databases via the UI Libraries
Electronic Journals (University of Iowa InfoLink)

UI Manuals, Policies and Guidelines

Clinical Applications Web Links (UI Healthcare ID and password required)
Division of Sponsored Programs (DSP) Research Administration Handbook. Covers basic requirements and procedures for requesting, accepting, and managing external funding and conducting sponsored projects. Draws information from DSP, Grant Accounting, Conflict of Interest in Research, Purchasing and Travel, Research Services Administration, UI Research Foundation, and UI Human Resources.
Human Subjects Office (HSO) Clinical Research Navigation Tools, Resources and Website links for UI Faculty/Staff Researchers
UI Health Care Lab Services Handbook Laboratory Tests

Ophthalmology Resources

American Academy of Ophthalmology
AAO Basic and Clinical Science Set (on campus or HawkID required)
Eye Resources on the Internet
EyeSmart, information for patients from the American Academy of Ophthalmology
Hardin Library's Lib Guide for Ophthalmology
"The Visual System" IN AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 6th ed.healthcare\Hawkid required.
NOVEL (Neuro-Ophthalmoogy Virtual Education Library)
The Field Analyzer Primer: Excellent Perimetry, fifth edition

Medical and Scientific Databases

A-Z list of Health Science Resources from the University of Iowa Libraries
CINAHL Plus (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health)
Clinical Key (Users must log in to (free) personal accounts to download PDFs. Not compatible with Internet Explorer)
Cochrane Library Evidence Based Medicine Resources
Electronic Books (UI Libraries)
- NCBI Bookshelf, a collection of full-text biomedical books that can be searched directly
Embase (via the UI Libraries)
Google Scholar via Univ of Iowa Libraries (login for access to some full text)
Journals@OVID fulltext
MDConsult (see Clinical Key)
MEDLINE via OVID (best with Firefox or Safari)
NLM Databases & Electronic Resources (a long list)
OVID databases note: OVID seems to work better with Firefox or Safari than it does with Internet Explorer
PubMed (via Univ. of Iowa libraries, allows online access to full text where available from Infolink)
Scopus (via the UI Libraries)
SUMSearch (Medline, DARE, and Guidelines)
TDS Health
Trip Database (clinical evidence for clinical practice)
UpToDate Online
VisualDx
Web of Science (Contains Science Citation Index, Journal Citation Reports)

Medical Information (General)

Iowa Board of Medicine
CDC Travel Information Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Dictionary:Taber's on-line medical cyclopedic dictionary
FPInfo (Family Practice Info, other information sites)
MEDLINEPlus. Information aimed at the public (from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health)
- (Eyes and Vision Topics)
The Merck Manual
National Guidelines Clearinghouse (Clinical Practice Guidelines)
National Library of Medicine Mobile Resources

Drug Information

UIHC Rx Formulary and Handbook
Micromedex
MEDLINEPlus: Drug Info (for the public)
NLM Drug Information Portal
Toxicology (and Environmental Health) Resources from the NIH

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources

General Reference Sources

University of Iowa Libraries reference section's "Resources by Subject"
Lynda.com Online Training Library (some require UI login)
RefDesk (huge collection of reference links)
Council of Science Editors

Style Guides

Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences

(from the Raymon H. Mulford Library The University of Toledo)
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals

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