ClinicalKey (Australian Edition) is a medical search engine and database tool that offers access to the Elsevier medical library. The service aims to provide a source of clinical answers and includes online books, journals, videos, drug information and procedures.
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Learn how to save articles, add tags and share content in ClinicalKey.
Please Note: These features require that the user have a personal account in ClinicalKey so you can access your user profile (see the dedicated info box for further details).
To access your Saved Content:
Access ClinicalKey (Australian Edition)
(users will be required to authenticate using their ANZCA ID and password)
Features:
Procedures Consult is an online procedure reference tool that offers access to complete details on how to prepare for, perform and follow up on the most common procedures required in hospital settings. Each procedure includes ICD9 codes, procedural videos, step-by-step guidelines, and clinical pearls.
Searching ClinicalKey
ClinicalKey is a clinical search engine that employs a single search box that utilises keyword searching. Post-search, results may be narrowed/filtered as follows:
ClinicalKey's Presentation Maker allows you to add content as soon as you find it – without interrupting your search.
When you find images in ClinicalKey that you’d like to use in a presentation, you can save them for later use without leaving the results page. Images can be dragged and dropped from the search results list into Presentation Maker, or saved using the “Add to Presentation” button. You can also view, move and delete content within the Presentation Maker panel.
ClinicalKey - Find Answers
The Elsevier Find Answers page includes answers to many of your questions, including:
User profiles can be used to download book chapter PDFs, save searches, create alerts and enable mobile access for the ClinicalKey app.
It is possible to download most book chapters within ClinicalKey to read offline.
In order to download PDFs, you will need to create a separate ClinicalKey user profile [personal account] (see separate box). Once created, just log into using the link in the top-right of screen.
Note: This does not apply to journal article PDFs.
ClinicalKey supports Internet Point of Care learning (IPoC), which is a certified Continuing Medical Education (CME) activity that allows physicians the opportunity to identify and research a topic relevant to their clinical practice. CME credit/time is available for the following content types: books, Clinical Overviews, and published journal articles.
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