MLA ’10: Visit MIS at the Section Shuffle
By Jeanette de Richemond, MLA MIS Membership Chair MLA’s annual meeting gives MLA members and affiliated professionals a chance to share ideas, hear from experts, see the latest products, and network! Connect with MLA’s twenty-three sections at the Section Shuffle on Thursday, May 25 from 5-6pm. All MLA members are welcome; no advance signup required. […]
We Want Your Input on the 2010 Joint Meeting!
Update: Congratulations to Gary Freiburger for winning the $50 Amazon gift certificate! *Drawing was open to all conference attendees who completed the survey on or before midnight PST on Monday, February 15, 2010. Whether you did or did not attend the Joint Meeting in Glendale last month, we would LOVE to hear from you! If […]
MLGSCA Slate of Officer Candidates
By Deborah Klein, MSLS, AHIP, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center After much hard work, the Nominating Committee is thrilled to announce the following outstanding slate of officers for the 2010-2011 year: President-Elect: Becky Birr: Maricopa Integrated Health System, Phoenix Zoe Pettway-Unno: Kaiser Permanente South Bay, LA Area Secretary: Emily Brennan: USC Norris Medical Library, LA […]
JM2010: Invited Speaker: David Rothman, “A Refreshing Take on Technology Trends”
By Marsha Kmec, Director of Library Services, Olive View/UCLA Medical Center Invited Speaker: David Rothman, Information Services Specialist, Community General Hospital Medical Library, Syracuse, NY, “A Refreshing Take on Technology Trends” Everything old is new again. Well, that adage really doesn’t apply when we listen to what David Rothman had to say during the Joint […]
JM2010: Financial Realities of Planning the 2010 Joint Meeting
By MLGSCA JM2010 Quad-Chairs: Ellen Aaronson, Rebecca Birr, Judy Bube, Kathy Zeblisky A PDF version of the Financial Realities of Planning the 2010 Joint Meeting report is also available. Concerns about Joint Meeting finances arose during the MLGSCA Business Meeting and AC Meetings held on January 28, 2010. The quad-chairs are therefore providing the […]
The Role of Nursing Theorists in Nursing Research
By Cheryl Bartel, MLIS; MSN-Entry student, Western University of the Health Sciences Notes on Nursing School If you haven’t seen me around recently, it’s because I am keeping very busy at nursing school. Yes, after many years as a librarian to nurses, I have switched sides and am in the process of getting an entry-level […]
Job Opportunity: Parks Medical Library, Long Beach, CA
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center (LBMMC) and Miller Children’s Hospital (MCH) seeks a leader and team player to join the Parks Medical Library Team to support the clinical, educational, research and administration information needs of the institution. The Medical Librarian, a .8 FTE, provides library services and user instruction for LBMMC/MCH involving print and non-print […]
JM2010: Hollywood Librarian
By Marsha Kmec, Director of Library Services, Olive View/UCLA Medical Center Seidl’s vision plus an excellent dinner made for a wonderful evening. This librarian was immensely entertained, intrigued, educated, and adored the presentation of “The Hollywood Librarian”. The interviews with various librarians (including our own Chris Ewing) were extremely interesting and the passion shared by […]
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: Contributed Paper: Readability of Patient Education Materials in Electronic Health Records
By April R Frost, Independent Medical Librarian and Trainer Contributed Paper: Readability of Patient Education Materials in Electronic Health Records. Jean Roehrs, Director, Medical Library, Phoenix Indian Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ. This paper presentation focused on the search to provide patient education materials that are readable and understandable by patients. Many patient handouts are available, […]
JM2010 Round Table: Return on Investment (ROI)
By Evonda Copeland, Supervisor, Library Services, Scottsdale Healthcare, Scottsdale, AZ. Round Table: Return On Investment: Library Staff and Services. Facilitator: Suzette Kopec, Carondelet Health Network, St. Joseph’s Hospital Medical Library, Tucson, AZ. Questions posed by the group: Libraries are downsizing & cutting budgets. What are the implications? What are libraries paying for, and how does […]
JM2010 Contributed Paper: Evidence Based Bioethics – Available Tools and Resources for Librarians
By Debra Schneider, Librarian, Scottsdale Healthcare, Scottsdale, AZ. Contributed Paper: Evidence-Based Bioethics – Available Resources and Tools for Librarians. Linda Suk-Ling Murphy, Health Sciences Librarian; Brian R. Williams, Librarian, University of California-Irvine Libraries, Irvine, CA. The definition of evidence-based bioethics remains subject to debate among bioethicists themselves. Hence, how would you respond to a request […]
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