Medical Assisting

Summit Borrowing

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:24:58 -0700

The PCC Library catalog includes books and other items in the Summit system. Summit is the combined catalog of college and university libraries in Oregon and Washington, with over 27 million items, that allows easy searching, requesting, and delivery of books and movie.

Items requested through Summit can be delivered to any PCC Library for pick-up in 4-5 days. An email to your myPCC account will notify you when your item is ready for pick up. PCC students and staff can also borrow items directly from a Summit library with your PCC photo ID. Return your borrowed items to any PCC library.

Recent News

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Tue, 03 May 2011 14:05:39 -0700

Read recent articles about medical assisting at Google News.

Professional Organizations

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:28:53 -0700

American Association of Medical Assistants

American Medical Association (AMA)

Oregon State Society of Medical Assistants

Databases: Published Journal Articles

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:29:14 -0700

Search the Library Catalog

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:26:15 -0700

Welcome to PCC Library. The Library Catalog is your starting point to find books, ebooks, DVDs, articles, and other materials.

Recommended Books

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:04:13 -0700

Medical assisting : administrative and clinical procedures including anatomy and physiology

Cascade Library, 610.73 M43 2009

Medical Assisting, Third Edition addresses the most current competencies for medical assisting certification, CPR procedures, coding and insurance billing requirements, HIPAA regulation, OSHA guidelines, and clinical diagnostic testing such as hemoglobin A1c (diabetes) testing. It trains students on medical office administrative procedures and equipment, clinical procedures, infection control, anatomy and physiology, assisting with patients, medical emergencies and first aid, laboratory procedures, nutrition, pharmacology, diagnostic equipment, and much more.

Excelling in the externship : a preparation guide for medical assisting and allied health

Cascade Library 610.73 H35e 2010

Table of contents: The link between your education and your career -- Meeting and exceeding expectations -- Externships interviews -- Attitudes and perceptions -- Etiquette and professional manners -- Developing professional relationships -- Fulfilling the student role during the externship -- Benefits of successful externship completion -- Performance evaluation and your grade -- Allied health externship: case studies -- Beyond externship: beginning your job search.

Every patient tells a story : medical mysteries and the art of diagnosis

Sylvania Library 616.075 S36e 2009

Presents an unflinching look inside the detective story that marks nearly every illness-the diagnosis-revealing the combination of uncertainty and intrigue that doctors face when confronting patients who are sick or dying--from the challenges of the physical exam to the pitfalls of doctor-to-doctor communication, the vagaries of tests, and the near calamity of diagnostic errors.

Medical Assisting DVDs

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:46:36 -0800

Delmar's Skills for Medical Assistants, 2008

1. Administrative skills
2. Practicing financial skills
3. Modern reimbursement procedures
4. Infection control procedures
5. Taking measurements and vital signs
6. Taking a patient history
7. Body mechanics : therapeutic and rehabilitative procedures
8. Emergencies and first aid procedures
9. Administering non-parenteral drugs, prescription writing, and inventory procedures
10. Preparing and administering parenteral medications
11. Venipuncture, hematology, and immunology procedures
12. Specimen collection and processing procedures
13. Cardiac screening procedures

E-books on Diagnosis and Treatment (read online)

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:30:41 -0700

Current medical diagnosis & treatment, 2008

Current diagnosis & treatment in family medicine

Disease & Diagnosis Web Sites

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:43:28 -0700

Medline PLUS Health Topics
Symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention for over 800 diseases, illnesses and health conditions. Check out "Videos & Cool Tools" for animated videos showing the anatomy of body parts and organ systems and how diseases and conditions affect them.

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
Current medical information for allied health professionals. The Merck Manual’s 17th, Centennial Edition is available free, searchable by keyword or the table of contents.

Also freely available: Merck Manual of Geriatrics; Merck Manual of Health & Aging.
Print edition of Merck Manual available on all campuses - call number R 615.02 M47 2006

Web Sites With Info on Multiple Diseases

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:02:05 -0800

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

American Society of Retired Persons

American Geriatric Society

American Red Cross

Center for Disease Control

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - The Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare Information.

Diversion Control Program of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Food and Drug Administration

Grants and Funding - Information and applications for the Department of Health & Human Services.

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Nursing Research

National Eye Institute

National Institute of Nursing Research

The NHLBI Healthy People 2010 Gateway - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) information and resources in four key areas related Healthy People 2010.

The Office of Minority Health - Your first stop for minority health information.

SAMHSA - View all recent reports from the Office of Applied Studies (OAS).

World Health Organization

Recommended Web Sites for Specific Diseases

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Tue, 28 May 2013 16:02:48 -0700

Alzheimer's Association

American Cancer Society

American Diabetes Association

American Heart Association

American Lung Association

American Stroke Association

Arthritis Foundation

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Lupus Foundation of America

Multiple Sclerosis Foundation

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

National Hemophilia Foundation

National Kidney Foundation

National Osteoporosis Foundation

National Psoriasis Foundation

National Reye’s Syndrome Foundation

National Down Syndrome Society

National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)

National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP)

Paralyzed Veterans of America

UNAIDS: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

Get Help in Person

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:45:16 -0700

You can ask one of our librarians a question during open hours at any PCC Library.

PCC Library locations and hours

Chat or Text a Librarian for Help

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 23:21:42 -0700

You can chat with a PCC librarian any time you see the PCC Ask A Librarian chat widget on any of the library's pages (like the PCC LIbrary home page) or in a subject guide like this one. You can also get to us through AIM, Yahoo!, or Google Talk.

AIM/Y!: pcclib
Google Talk: pcclib@gmail

You can also text a librarian for help at:
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Need help when the library isn't open? Chat with an L-Net librarian 24-7.

Helping Yourself!

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 23:25:40 -0700

PCC Library has lots of resources that you can use on your own. You may already know that about the quiet study spaces as well as study rooms you can reserve.

But did you know the library also has video tutorials on everything from how to use the catalog to understanding how and why to cite sources? You'll find those videos, as well as information about using e-resources, at Tutorials and Handouts.

Help from Tutors

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:37:44 -0700

Tutors are available to you both in person and online, and the service is free! Cascade, Sylvania, Rock Creek and Southeast Center each have a tutoring center with in-person tutors in most subjects. More information about each campuses hours and locations at the links below:

Cascade Campus Learning Center

Rock Creek Student Learning Center

Tutoring at Southeast Center

Tutoring at Sylvania

Or get started working with PCC's online tutors:

eTutoring at PCC