9th Annual Health Literacy Conference
By Kathleen Carlson, MLGSCA Newsletter Co-Chair Interested in health literacy? Then the Institute for Healthcare Advancement (IHA) Annual Conference may be for you. This year, the 9th Annual Conference “Health Literacy in the Real World: Programs & Solutions That Work,” was held in Irvine, California May 6-7th. There was a Pre-Conference Workshop, Health Literacy 101: […]
Information Literacy Instruction: Theory and Technique – Register NOW!
By Joan Kaplowitz, Instructor of IS 448 – Information Literacy Instruction: Theory and Technique. A blended Instruction Approach. Are you interested in enhancing your understanding of information literacy and improving your teaching and presentation skills? Does the idea of a blended approach to learning that combines face-to-face (F2F) meetings with online instruction intrigue you? Then […]
JM2010: Rejuvenate – Engage…Refocus…Connect
By JM2010 Quad-chairs: Ellen Aaronson, Rebecca Birr, Judy Bube, and Kathy Zeblisky The Joint Meeting of the Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona (MLGSCA) and the Northern California and Nevada Medical Library Group (NCNMLG) was held at the Renaissance Glendale Hotel and Spa in Glendale, Arizona, January 27-30, 2010. 125 attendees enjoyed the beauty and […]
MLGSCA Spring CE: Register by April 16!
The MLGSCA Spring Continuing Education (CE) course, Library without Walls: Creating Web Portals for Online Services and Resources, is on Friday, April 23 from 10-12pm. Register by Friday, April 16! The class instructor is Nital Sheridan, MLIS, AHIP, the Manager of the Ochsner Medical Library & Archives in New Orleans. She is also the author […]
MLA Symposium: E-Patients: The Techno Cultural Revolution of Health Consumers
By Patricia Hinegardner, Ryan Harris and Dixie Jones; MLA “Librarians in the Trenches” Sub-committee The Medical Library Association (MLA) is sponsoring a symposium, E-Patients: The Techno Cultural Revolution of Health Consumers. It will be held on Saturday, May 22, 2010 from 10am – 4pm. The symposium is being held in conjunction with the 2010 Annual Meeting of […]
JM2010 CE: Locating Cancer Information for Your Clinicians and Patients
By Carol Ann Attwood, MLS, AHIP, MPH, RN, Consumer Patient and Health Education Library, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ. Locating Cancer Information for Your Clinicians and Patients. Stephanie Fulton, MSIS, Assistant Library Director, Research Medical Library, and Elizabeth Brackeen, MSIS, Senior Librarian, The Learning Center at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. Information on searching for […]
JM2010 CE: Understanding Healthcare Literature: Advanced Critical Appraisal
By Hella Bluhm-Stieber, MLIS, AHIP, Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System Ann McKibbon, MLS, PhD, from McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences started the CE class “Understanding Healthcare Literature” with different definitions for evidence-based medicine (EBM). A simple definition is: “evidence-based healthcare (EBHC) is the integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and […]
JM2010 CE: Understanding Healthcare Literature/Critical Appraisal
By Evonda Copeland, Supervisor of Library Services, Scottsdale Healthcare, Scottsdale, AZ The CE “Understanding Healthcare Literature: Advanced Critical Appraisal” by Ann McKibbon, opened with a lively, attendee-initiated discussion about the reliability of results that are reported in published studies and the importance of looking at external factors that could influence that reporting. Author’s affiliations, sponsor’s […]
JM2010 CE: Understanding Healthcare Literature
By Kathleen Carlson, MLS, AHIP Health Sciences Librarian; Arizona State University at the Downtown Phoenix Campus, Information Commons Library This four hour continuing education class by Ann McKibbon, “Understanding Healthcare Literature: Advanced Critical Appraisal,” took attendees through the paces of examining specific articles in the medical literature. She made attendees fearless to participate and she […]
University of Pittsburgh’s “HealthCAS” Program: Apply Now!
Applications are now being accepted for University of Pittsburgh’s inaugural online “HealthCAS” program from June 2010-May 2011. The cohort is limited to 25 students. All students will complete an applied research project in their community or institution as part of their studies. The University of Pittsburgh invites applications to its online Certificate of Advanced Study […]
Starting a CME Program at Your Library
By Joe Pozdol, USC Norris Medical Library At the November 20th MLGSCA Continuing Education program, “Exploiting Librarian Skills to Enhance Continuing Medical Education Programsâ€, Dr. Jerrald Roberts from the University of Utah School of Medicine spoke about setting up a CME program for clinicians. By allowing doctors to submit the searches they conduct, medical libraries […]
Enhancing CME with Web 2.0 tools
By Angela Murrell, The Scripps Research Institute The November 20th MLGSCA Continuing Education program, “Exploiting Librarian Skills to Enhance Continuing Medical Education Programsâ€, was held in conjunction with the 13th Annual Conference for CME Professionals which is presented by the Southern California Medical Education Council (SCMEC). The venue was the Good Samaritan Hospital conference center, […]
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