Bates’ Visual Guide to Physical Examination Online
Marlene M. Bishop, MLIS, AHIP, Head, Collection Development, LSUHSC-New Orleans Library
The library is pleased to announce that we now subscribe to Bates’ Visual Guide to Physical Examination Online!
Bates’ Visual Guide includes over 200 streaming videos on physical examination, communication and interpersonal skills, and clinical skills. The examination series covers head-to-toe and systems-based examination techniques in the adult, older adult, infant, and child. The communication series includes contemporary topics such as empathic responses, non-stigmatizing language, LGBTQ+ patients, and interprofessional communication. The clinical skills series is designed to increase clinical reasoning skills in preparation for Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE).
These videos are based on the classic textbook, Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking edited by Dr. Lynn S. Bickley, which the library also subscribes to via the LWW Health Library. Dr. Barbara Bates first published A Guide to Physical Examination in 1974. Dr. Bates was a pioneering female physician who championed interdisciplinary health care and was a key figure in the advancement of the profession of the nurse practitioner.1 Dr. Bickley took over editorship in the 1990s and continues to oversee publication of both the textbook and videos.
To access the Bates' Visual Guide videos, please visit the library database page, https://www.lsuhsc.edu/library/databases/bates.aspx, or the library catalog record, https://innopac.lsuhsc.edu/record=b1158833.
To access the online textbook visit the LWW Health Library web page, https://www.lsuhsc.edu/library/databases/lwwhealthlibrary.aspx, or the library catalog record for the textbook, https://innopac.lsuhsc.edu/record=b1153440.
Keep in mind that access is for LSUHSC-New Orleans students, faculty, residents, and staff. Users will need to authenticate through one of our remote access systems. Sharing links to videos, through Moodle for example, will require a special url structure to facilitate authentication. For more information on off-campus access or for help with urls, contact a collection development team member via email, LibraryTech@lsuhsc.edu or visit our off-campus access web page, https://www.lsuhsc.edu/library/offcampus.aspx.
Reference:
1. National Library of Medicine. Changing the Face of Medicine [Internet]. Bethesda,
MD: National Institutes of Health; 2015 June [cited October 11, 2022]. Available from:
https://cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov/physicians/biography_25.html