Sunday, May 20th

Bases Loaded, Patient at Bat: Genetics clinicians, Clinical Librarian and Consumer Librarian Collaborate to Enhance Patient Care
Susan Robishaw and Patricia Ulmer

This successful, collaborative project among genetics clinicians and librarians has had a positive impact on patient care for both clinicians and patients. The clinicians need less time to prepare for a patient encounter. They maximize the time they spend with the patients. They have more information about the patient’s potential diagnoses at the time of the initial visit. Having more information allows the clinician to spend more time reviewing the diagnosis with the patient and addressing his/her concerns and to selectively order tests. Patients receive trusted, accurate and up to date health they use to better understand their condition/treatment.

Covering the Bases: Running a Library-Based Bioinformatics Service at a Health Sciences University
Carrie L. Iwema and Ansuman Chattopadhyay

iPad Lending Library for On Call/Night Float Residents: Home Run or Foul Ball?
Catherine M. Boss and Chunwei Ma

A pilot study was conducted to determine the usefulness of an iPad for independent learning and direct patient care by on-call/night float residents. An iPad with WiFi would allow for connectivity to the medical center’s patient care portal with licensed patient-based and evidence-based databases, electronic books, and journals.

iPads as a Tool to Enhance Communications and Access to Emergency Preparedness Resources
Cristina A. Pope and Donna K. Sowles

Poster Sessions

Building a Farm Team: Ten Years of Developing New Academic Health Sciences Library Directors; The NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program
Carolyn E. Lipscomb, Barbara A. Epstein, Lynn Kasner Morgan, Julia F. Sollenberger and M.J. Tooey

In response to a documented need to build the next generation of leadership for academic health sciences libraries, the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries, with co-sponsorship from the National Library of Medicine, initiated a program to identify, encourage and develop candidates for director. The poster measures program results and identifies factors of success.

Gray Literature Searching in Health Sciences Systematic Reviews: A Survey Study
Ahlam Saleh, Melissa A. Ratajeski and Marnie Bertolet

Using Quick Response (QR) Codes to Promote E-Books
Melissa A. Ratajeski

The Value of Health Libraries and Information Services for Clinical Decision Making and Patient Safety
Joanne Marshall and Julia Sollenberger

Monday, May 21st

Enhancing PubMed EBM Search Outcomes with Customized My NCBI Filters
Tanya Shkolnikov

The customized Levels of Evidence Filters (LEF) for PubMed searches provide medical residents with a much-needed tool for retrieving EBM information in accordance with the Levels of Evidence Pyramid. LEF allow users to locate materials with higher levels of evidence in one click, and to easily access articles with lower levels of evidence, if needed.

Tuesday, May 22nd

Partnering to Encourage Health Information Seeking at an Urban Minority Health Center: A Case Study
Prudence Dalrymple, Lenore Hardy, Lisl Zach, Michelle Rogers, Patricia Gerrity, Mary Green and Kathleen Turner

A multidisciplinary partnership of librarians, health professionals, and LIS faculty collaborated to encourage health information seeking by medically underserved patients at an urban health center. The objectives of the program were to 1) gain greater insight into the information behaviors of these patients and 2) test the effectiveness of sending tailored text messages to participants in a group prenatal class.

154 Results of the Value of Health Library and Information Services Study
Joanne Marshall and Julia Sollenberger

• Watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oHMpMNybaA&feature=related
• It is also on the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA) Facebook Page, which has great updates: https://www.facebook.com/#!/PCACares.org.

Free CE course offered at Penn State Hershey:

Public Health Information on the Web

Monday, June 4, 2012, 1:00 – 4:00 pm

George T. Harrell Health Sciences Library

Penn State Hershey

Hershey, PA

4 MLA CE credits

Instructor: Kate Flewelling, MAR Outreach Coordinator flewkate@pitt.edu

Registration information:

http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/class_details.html?class_id=27.

Older Americans Month is an opportunity to recognize the guiding wisdom and important contributions of our nation’s seniors.

Here are a few resources that seniors may find useful:

• Economic Security for Seniors — Learn about reverse mortgages and job training; and find benefit programs to help pay for medications and other essentials.
• Tips on Exercise and Healthy Eating — Get ideas for meal planning and safely increasing your level of physical activity.
• Facts about Older Americans — Did you know that more than 16% of older Americans are in the labor force or that the fastest growing age group in the older population is 85-94? Learn more interesting facts about America’s 65+ crowd.
• Senior Resources on USA.gov — Find a wide range of resources for seniors on topics that include health, money, housing, and more.

The AAMC issued a statement expressing support for the newly introduced “Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012,” (S. 3201) sponsored by Sens. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), as an important positive component of a larger graduate medical education (GME) reform package that must include an increase in the number of Medicare-funded residency slots. “This is a thoughtful approach to transparency and accountability, which, when combined with an increase in the number of Medicare-supported residency positions, could be part of a comprehensive strategy to address the access crisis facing this country,” said Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., AAMC president and CEO, in a letter to the two Senators.
https://www.aamc.org/download/282982/data/120518.pdf
http://tinyurl.com/7xet2jf (bill text available shortly)

The HHS Secretary’s annual report on the nation’s health was released on Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). “Health, United States, 2011″ is the 35th annual report and includes “a compilation of health data from a number of sources within the federal government and in the private sector. Trend data on virtually every health topic from all stages of life are presented in tables and charts, and this year’s report contains a special focus section on socioeconomic status and health.”
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the launch of a new web-based tool “that will make it easier for all Americans to monitor and measure how the nation’s health care system is performing.” According to HHS, the Health System Measurement Project “will allow policymakers, providers, and the public to develop consistent data-driven views of changes in critical U.S. health system indicators.”

https://healthmeasures.aspe.hhs.gov/

This is a wonderful opportunity to engage with the research and clinical communities at Weill Cornell Medical College.  See the job description at: http://library.weill.cornell.edu/About/career.html.

Institution: Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, Weill Cornell Medical Library

Title: Translational Science Librarian

Status: Full Time, Academic/Faculty

Starting Salary: $60,000

Position Summary:

The Translational Science Librarian serves as the liaison for the Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC) and biomedical informatics programs including the Center for Health Informatics Policy (CHIP).  Provides research support for members of the CTSC and the WCMC biomedical informatics community through consultation, training, current awareness, and service development in bibliographic and informatics-related research tools. Reports to the Assistant Director, Research and Digital Services, Weill Cornell Medical Library.

Position Activities:

  *   Provide support to the CTSC, biomedical informatics programs and other research areas.

  *   Build relationships with bench researchers and clinicians through proactive participation in clinical librarian and other informationist programs.

  *   Provide education and training in informatics and research tools.

  *   Participate in researcher consultations of, and serve as liaison to the Translational Research Support Team.

Serve on the Institutional Review Board.

  *   Suggest and create special projects and programs to further the effective use of biomedical information resources throughout the center.

  *   Partner with Clinical Informatics to increase information access in the electronic medical record.

  *   Collaborate with health and life sciences librarians at Cornell University and Hunter College to further e-science initiatives.

  *   Assist with data curation, and data discovery and access processes.

Minimum Requirements:

  *   Graduate degree in library/information science from an ALA-accredited institution.  Advanced degree in basic sciences, informatics, or related field preferred.  Demonstrated expertise in the use of bibliographic research tools.

  *   Experience in the use of molecular or genetic databases or translational science computational methods a plus.  Two years of professional experience in a biomedical or hospital library preferred.  Excellent technical, written and verbal communication skills and teaching/presentation skills.  Able to work collaboratively in a team environment.

  *   Demonstrated initiative, the ability to manage multiple projects and a commitment to professional development.

Applicants should send cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e‑mail addresses of 3 references to Anny Khoubesserian, Administrative Manager, Weill Cornell Medical Library, 1300 York Ave., New York, NY 10065‑4896, or e‑mail to arevod@med.cornell.edu.  The Weill Medical College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, creed, national origin, marital status, disability, citizenship or veteran status.

(EOE/M/F/D/V)

All of the MAR coordinators will be attending the Medical Library Association (MLA) Conference.  So we will be out of the office from Wed., May 16^th – Wed., May 23^rd.  We will be monitoring our MAR email account and our 800 # during our absence.

However, please bear in mind that we will do our best to respond to emails and calls within 24 hours during those dates.  Also, please note that the conference is taking place in Seattle, WA.  So there will be a 3-hour time difference between the East and West coasts.

If any of you are planning to join us at MLA, we’d like to alert you that there will be 2 paper presentations and 1 poster presentation resulting from MAR funding.

Sunday, May 20, 4:30 – 6:00 pm
Section Programs 1
WSCC, Room 612, Level Six

The Value of Health Libraries and Information Services for Clinical Decision Making and Patient Safety
Joanne Marshall, AHIP, FMLA, and Julia Sollenberger, AHIP, FMLA
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Poster Session 3 │ Tuesday, May 22, 1:00 – 2:00 pm
WSCC, 4A/B, Level Four

154 Results of the Value of Health Library and Information Services Study
Joanne Marshall, AHIP, FMLA, and Julia Sollenberger, AHIP, FMLA
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Sunday, May 20, 4:30 – 6:00 pm
Section Programs 1
WSCC, Room 608/609, Level Six

iPads as a Tool to Enhance Communications and Access to Emergency Preparedness Resources
Cristina A. Pope, AHIP, and Donna K. Sowles