AHEC Digital Library Down Thursday Feburary 2 5:00 - 7:00 AM

The UNC Chapel Hill libraries (that house the ADL) will be undergoing a significant service outage on Thursday morning February 2, from 5:00 - 7:00 AM. This means the AHEC Digital Library as well as the UNC Chapel Hill Health Sciences Library resources will be unavailable during this time frame. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause. (1/31/12)

AHEC Digital Library - Will be Down Monday Morning 11/21/2011

Due to server maintenance at the University Library (which houses the ADL), the ADL will be down Monday morning 11/21/2011 between 5:00 AM - 8:00 AM. (11/17/11)

ADL May Be Down Briefly Between 5:30-6:30 Wed. September 14

Due to emergency maintenance, the ADL may be briefly down between 5:30-6:30 this evening (Wednesday September 14, 2011). After that time, the next time you login, you will be asked to do so with the new default password which will be sent to you via email around that same time. If you do not receive the email, feel free to use our password reset form. (9/14/11)

ADL Disaster Collection Updated with Hurricane Irene Preparedness, Response, Recovery Information

Please visit the <a href="http://library.ncahec.net/scMain.cfm?scid=5">ADL Disaster Preparedness Collection</a> for newly updated links to help with preparation, response, and recovery in light of Hurricane Irene. <p>Please send suggestions for links to <a href="mailto:adl-questions@listserv.unc.edu">adl-questions@listserv.unc.edu</a> (8/25/11)

The Duke AHEC Program Announces the Release of Polyglot Med Spanish iPhone App -- Free Trial Offer Through April 7

Durham, NC February 28, 2011 Polyglot Med Spanish is the perfect tool to bridge the communication gap between health care providers and Spanish-speaking patients. This simple-to-use app offers immediate audio translation of over 3,000 common words, phrases and assessment questions from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English. <p> The original Polyglot: Multimedia Medical Spanish Translator was developed in 1999 by a Duke University medical student, BJ Lawson. Since 1999, the Duke AHEC Program has distributed CD-ROM versions of Polyglot to healthcare providers and health professions students across North Carolina with the support of the NC AHEC Program. One past user of Polyglot stated, “The program helped me tremendously in learning certain phrases.” <p> Polyglot Med Spanish is available for use on the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad! While you are sitting in a café or waiting at the airport, you can practice medical words, phrases, or entire assessment questions! If you need to conduct a mental health assessment or a prenatal assessment on a Spanish speaking patient, we have the phrases you need to get started. Polyglot Med Spanish offers phrases categorized in conversations to allow the health care provider to practice a series of assessment or conversational questions structures to solicit a “yes” or “no” response. Users can create their “favorites” list, so that locating their most frequently used phrases or questions fast and easy! <p> The voice of Polyglot Med Spanish is Alicia Gonzalez, MSN, RN, CS. Ms. Gonzalez, born in Honduras, is a Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist and has worked with the NC AHEC Program developing and presenting beginning Spanish programs for healthcare providers, including Latino culture and cultural differences since 1998. “Many health care providers work with patients who are predominately Spanish speaking on a daily basis. Polyglot Med Spanish is designed to teach them the common clinical phrases for use in their work setting. Saying even a few phrases in Spanish to their patient will communicate much more than just that statement. It communicates your interest and motivation to work with them” said Ms. Gonzalez. <p> The Polyglot Med Spanish app is now available in the App Store! During the weeks of February 28th to April 7th the app will be available for FREE. Spread the word to your colleagues across North Carolina! This is an exclusive offer for all North Carolina health care providers and health professions students. After April 7th, the app will cost $4.99. Visit the App Store at <a href="ww.apple.com/itunes">www.apple.com/itunes</a> get your copy! (3/2/11)