The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking input from health information exchange (HIE) project evaluators to participate in studies to assess the usability and usefulness of a revised version of the AHRQ HIE Evaluation Toolkit.

Participants should not have used the AHRQ HIE Evaluation Toolkit.

• Study #1 is a usability study and seeks participants developing an HIE project evaluation plan with limited experience in HIE project evaluation.

• Study #2 seeks participants who will be developing an evaluation plan in the latter part of 2012. Participation in study #2 will require use of a revised HIE Evaluation Toolkit in planning the HIE project evaluation.

Participation in both of the studies includes an interview of up to 90 minutes.  Participants in each study will receive $100.

If interested in participating, please email Westat at HIEevaluationtoolkit@westat.com or call toll-free, 888-653-4336 by May 13, 2012 for Study #1 and by June 1, 2012 for Study #2.  Contact Mary Crimmins at marycrimmins@westat.com for more information.

Public health institutes (PHIs) are nonprofits that improve the public’s health by fostering innovation, leveraging resources, and building partnerships across sectors.  PHIs address current and emerging health issues by providing expertise in areas such as:  Fiscal/Administrative Management; Population-Based Health Program Delivery; Health Policy Development, Implementation, and Evaluation; Training and Technical Assistance; Research and Evaluation; Health Information Services; Health Communications and Social Marketing and Convening/Partnering. See NNPHI’s membership categories http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0015SI1ebXXO-RVZSmvIiaseANLYc8UlAS5G72qesOyo2iEY4pdSqPdh0L6AB6byMeDw4tn2nc3u1IycjD2WXmYdkL-5deRcufgvf0sE8V1tEXxMU_8JuXgCoyc7UQQJK99I0753G9DISR8lbMthHil5YN1SHaOtvAN9jrl4ujGzjQ= for more information.

In August 2011, NNPHI embarked on a new set of projects that are designed to amplify  PHI’s roles and impact http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0015SI1ebXXO-SrnhrPU_bp02yTFuTDwpbkLTiJPVJ3BlvpFXg-oES5gVoqZmu1qRJbkXtYc7hZmrV9zPNNtJt0Z_-tph1igJhhJNNTlDhxPSCdu59NsR6CQnUcx1BW-wlJV27oXz4U1uDLMNkIzrxk0atihptNecec5wHFmS43h8g= on public health performance, policy, and evidence, as well as strengthen NNPHI’s own infrastructure and partnerships to promote PHIs as an essential component of the “new public health system” http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0015SI1ebXXO-QOiEaNZmS0TmqC4X7CRDM4EfILIWY9FuLCCgt4aNVYhqpMkGH7QaU4HzYaijho8OGNz74oxlz67x1P1DfeAhGvCZCxlWZTDXc-JP3H_R32aDxEbbIajR36sYnS3smBtHNXqMWvEFxRZkTbnHq4zP6PKbsis2f0XdXcmoQ-9grHoPmH9T-5l3RxQ57Xyvwymtv7FBbjpCiZNbL80W9EgDpgbFs4B4Jfg8kU1H3ELk341RHQncpcdcmWDWuyro_7eFHToOJpaf3HT4bWieLm8a7rYeSfVlc14GPtRVukwgCegguM1JK1yiFJ0X2kl-q1J-Q=“. This CFP seeks to enhance the performance of the public health system by supporting additional states with finding ways to use the PHI model to help address their pressing health challenges.  The 22 states currently without a PHI (as defined by NNPHI http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0015SI1ebXXO-QXdcilfWHaldaR-81cQzCexj2cFB7IBs92lcNOoKzK0VPrabtcJ97lNna9QPLG7yK7v7nyaSdydXNFTNtaJW1kJxd-JhaKOt-AU-VV_RYkEcmY1TMFSB_pqE9o151erDmyhaWPtNhDEEUu8TtcyLdGtci9GTIUTBq04beROCoocxmbNP552pSy04lwks7Cl48= are eligible to apply for this opportunity (click for a map of current NNPHI Members http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0015SI1ebXXO-R0W8rynKTFqHH7rKdl5D_8uL840QGArK4Vs-bGtH8QZbsEfqtmGMaKppKmUyPCGtq-u_N9R0m55ElVpWfMS2vD6HBXhukJzFIfbf9sYWlz68xILUoniMB3N_zZj7ugaJqjUvosD2BgDA==. This project will fund up to two states to advance efforts to establish a PHI that meets NNPHI’s definition, with an ultimate goal of improving these states’ public health systems.

Important Dates:

• May 30, 2012 (1:00-2:00 PM CT): Dialogue4Health Webinar http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0015SI1ebXXO-TGha5zbzqCtZOlc_zE05jhrdedje3z4aiZffQd0DpgpT7d9KE9GaOHr2m3a5H5YOXSq-ZASCTlDAfSi0jyRQq9RnG7LEjqgaFqUZtgGs6fOnx9x3a_xeOAYlDXMR6eAd8JJNrwrY3BDLQ3LFJtPf2PErSu5-86SZNz2_eA5HM5QO12x4Y3i9U_xSeEuAML4qIJc1GNLeQ1wAO00Gmys_kAkO7cPsr1dS0boxVjR1LR1sgnTHOMVxLLC5yZkzV6zSv8M0p8eno-UooT7UPG142I on “What can a Public Health Institute do for my Health Department” featuring additional information on the CFP opportunity).
• June 6, 2012: Letters of intent are due
• June 25, 2012: Deadline for full receipt of proposals
• Late July 2012: Projects are selected

Project Timeline:

Selected states will be notified in late July.  The grant period begins August 1, 2012 and continues through March 31, 2013.

• PubMed Filters Sidebar Replaces the Limits Page
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/mj12/mj12_pm_sidebar.html
• PubMed Results and Citation Manager Software
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/ma12/ma12_pm_cite_mgr.html
• PubMed and Computed Author Sorted Display
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/mj12/mj12_pm_author_ranking.html

PRINCETON, NJ (May 3, 2012)—Known as the first consortium of its kind in the nation, the 10-year old Group Licensing Initiative formed under the umbrella organization Health Sciences Library Association of New Jersey (HSLANJ), is currently inviting new members to join the current membership of 75 hospitals throughout the Mid-Atlantic region (NJ, DE, PA and NY).

There are two major benefits of membership:  access to the highest-quality, current electronic resources in the form of medical journals, books and databases; and the most cost-effective pricing available thanks to the organization’s leverage of group purchasing strategy.

For more information, see www.hslanj.org/gli.html or contact Project Manager Robert Mackes, MLS, AHIP, at 570-856-5952 or rtmackes@gmail.com.

Karen Hendricks

Hendricks Communications LLC

717-253-3553

EMForum.org is pleased to host a one hour presentation and interactive discussion Wednesday, May 9, 2012, beginning at 12:00 Noon Eastern time.  Our topic will be the recently published Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Guide (CPG) 201.

The guide provides a comprehensive approach for identifying and assessing risks and associated impacts and expands on existing risk methodologies by broadening the factors considered in the process, incorporating the whole community throughout the entire process, and by accounting for important community-specific factors.

Our guest will be Donald “Doc” Lumpkins, Executive Director of FEMA’s PPD-8 Program Executive Office since mid-2011.  Doc Lumpkins also serves as Branch Chief, National Planning Coordination and Assistance, National Preparedness Directorate. In this position he oversees the development of national planning doctrine, catastrophic preparedness planning initiatives, and tailored technical assistance programs.

Please make plans to join us, and see the Background Page for links to related resources and participant Instructions.  On the day of the program, use the Webinar Login link not more than 30 minutes before the scheduled time. The password is attend.

As always, please feel free to extend this invitation to your colleagues.

EIIP and Jacksonville State University are now partnering to offer CEUs for attending EMForum.org Webinars.  See http://www.emforum.org/CEUs.htm for details.

Is your organization interested in becoming an EIIP Partner?  Click here to review our Mission, Vision, and Guiding Principles and access the Memorandum of Partnership.

This educational opportunity is provided by the Emergency Information Infrastructure Project (EIIP).

Note: Our instructions have changed since we have moved to a WebEx Webinar service. Mac users are now able to join us, and we hope to see improvements in access to computer audio.  Please take time to review the new instructions in advance.

John C. Scott

President, Center for Public Service Communications

3221 North George Mason Drive

Arlington, Virginia 22207

Phone: 703-536-5642

Fax: 703-782-1620

jcscott@cpsc.com

NLM’s Specialized Information Services (SIS) will once again be funding AIDS community outreach projects.  The announcement of the forthcoming RFP is listed currently on FedBizOp at the URL below. The RFP will be available on May 15 with proposals due on June 18.

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=617fb50d5cbee0ed17add7b770d12226&tab=core&_cview=0

The National Library of Medicine Training Center is bringing their PubMed for Trainers course to New York City, October 11 – 23, 2012.  The course requires attendance at all sessions, both online and  in-person:

• Online session:                                                October 11, 2012 (10:00 am – Noon ET)
• Online session:                                                October 15, 2012 (10:00 am – Noon ET)
• Online session:                                                October 18, 2012 (10:00 am – Noon ET)
• In-person session in New York, NY:            October 23, 2012 (9 am – 4 pm ET)

Seating is limited.  For class details and to register, see:  http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/schedule.html.

Jesse L. Goodman, M.D., M.P.H., the FDA’s Chief Scientist and Deputy Commissioner for Science and Public Health, was interviewed on Friday on the FDA Voice web site about the FDA, DARPA, and NIH collaboration, “Human on a Chip”:  http://tinyurl.com/bt63uh6.

Our colleagues at PRIM&R have announced two new webinars.  A webinar titled “Data Sharing in Genomics Research:  Participant Attitudes and Ethical Issues,” will take place on Thursday, May 24, from 1:00-2:30 PM ET. A webinar titled, “Introduction to Adaptive Clinical Trial Designs,” will take place on Wednesday, June 20, from 1:00-2:30 PM ET.
http://www.primr.org/Conferences.aspx?id=13079
http://www.primr.org/Conferences.aspx?id=13107.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1000 Genomes Project data available on Amazon cloud

http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2012/nhgri-29.htm

Dr. Frederick M. “Skip” Burkle, Jr. to Give the 2012 Joseph Leiter NLM/MLA Lecture, May 9

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/ma12/ma12_mla_leiter.html

National Library of Medicine Awards $67 Million for Informatics Research Training

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/informatics_grants_awarded.html

National Library of Medicine Ends Its Support for ToxSeek

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/ma12/brief/ma12_sis_toxseek.html

National Library of Medicine Ramps Up for Full Deployment of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/IPv6.html

NIHSeniorHealth Redesign

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/ma12/ma12_seniorhealth.html

NLM @ Medical Library Association (MLA) 2012 — Schedule of Events

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/ma12/ma12_mla_invite.html

NLM Announces New Look for NIHSeniorHealth

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/new_look_nihseniorhealth.html

NLM Completes Mass-Digitization Projects with Gale/Cengage Learning

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/gale_cengage_collaboration.html

NLM Lends Historical Collections to Yeshiva University Museum Exhibition, “Trail of the Magic Bullet”

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/nlm_lends_yeshiva.html

NLM Preservation Week 2012

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/psd/preservationweek/presweek2012.html

Patient Tracking and Locating System Wins HHSinnovates Award

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/hhsinnovates_disaster.html

PubMed Results and Citation Manager Software

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/ma12/ma12_pm_cite_mgr.html

Showcase of NLM APIs – Free Webinar

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/ma12/ma12_api_webinar.html

US National Library of Medicine Hosts Lecture, Reception Honoring S. Kalani Brady, MD and

Commemorating St. Damien’s Day

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/lecture_kalani_brady.html

 

NLM DIRECTOR’S PODCASTS

Air Pollution & Health Risks

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/podcast/transcript041612.html

Colonoscopy Reduces Colon, Rectal Cancer Deaths

http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=473&sid=2837873

Diabetes, Obesity & the Night Shift

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/podcast/transcript030512.html

Malaria Deaths Underestimated

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/podcast/transcript031212.html

New Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment Approach

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/podcast/transcript040912.html

Weight Loss Surgery Controls Type 2 Diabetes?

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/podcast/transcript040212.html

 

NLM IN THE NEWS

A DC Primer: Measuring Grant Impacts at the National Library of Medicine

http://asb12.cms.si.umich.edu/blog/dc-primer-measuring-grant-impacts-national-library-medicine

AHA Member Spotlight: Jeffrey S. Reznick

http://blog.historians.org/AHA-Member-Spotlight/1621/aha-member-spotlight-jeffrey-s-reznick

Amazon Takes Genomics Research to the Clouds

http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/04/amazon-takes-genomics-research-to-the-clouds/

A Pillar of Modern Neurology, Robert J. Joynt, Dies

http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/index.cfm?id=3466

Buttoned Up: Still cleaning with toxic chemicals?

http://www.boonvilledailynews.com/lifestyle/homeandgarden/x787555438/Buttoned-Up-Still-cleaning-with-toxic-chemicals?zc_p=0

Clinical trials 101

http://www.americannursetoday.com/Article.aspx?id=8952&fid=8916

Creighton University Health Sciences Library [Omaha, Nebraska] to host National Library of Medicine exhibit, ‘A Voyage to Health’

https://sites.google.com/site/iconlibne/home/icon-news/creightonuniversityhealthscienceslibrarytohostnationallibraryofmedicineexhibitavoyagetohealth

Digital AustinMan Created To Study Cell Phone Radiation

http://www.livescience.com/19554-austin-man-radiation-nsf-bts.html

ECU Notes: Tree’s Roots in Ancient Greece

http://www.reflector.com/news/ecu-notes-tree-traces-back-ancient-greece-1018579

Federal government releases SNOMED to ICD-10 map

http://www.govhealthit.com/blog/federal-government-releases-snomed-icd-10-map

Giving Docs iPads Might Boost Patient Care

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/03/12/giving-docs-ipads-might-boost-patient-care

Half of federal websites working on mobile strategy

http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=473&sid=2837873

Internet connects patients with resources – and each other

http://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/article_9fdf6272-842b-11e1-9ec2-0019bb2963f4.html

Is It Safe to Play Yet? Going to Great Lengths to Purge Household Toxins

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/garden/going-to-extreme-lengths-to-purge-household-toxins.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Hidden Treasures at NLM

http://irp.nih.gov/catalyst/v20i2/hidden-treasures-at-nlm

Hitler as Seen by His Doctors, 1945-46

http://retina.smithsonianmag.com/post/20365328785/smithsonian-magazine-adolf-hitler-x-ray

Leila Denmark dies at 114; pediatrician practiced until she was 103

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-leila-denmark-20120405,0,3350487.story

Magic Meets Medicine in Lewisburg [West Virginia]

http://www.wvva.com/story/17139920/magic-meets-medicine-in-lewisburg?clienttype=printable

New Additions to the MHL [Medical Heritage Library]

http://www.medicalheritage.org/2012/03/new-additions-to-the-mhl/

New HHSinnovates winners show culture of innovation at HHS

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-hhsinnovates-winners-show-culture-of-innovation-at-hhs-2012-03-30

News anchor talks about covering an election while living with MS

http://www.healthcarecommunication.com/Main/Articles/8671.aspx

NIH announces database for genetic test information

http://blogs.nature.com/news/2012/02/nih-announces-database-for-genetic-test-information.html

Quirky Photos From the National Library of Medicine (Slideshow)

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/04/16/quirky-photos-from-the-national-library-of-medicine-slideshow/

Rare, Beautiful and Disturbing Objects From the National Library of Medicine

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/04/library-of-medicine-gallery/

Researchers Tune In to the Internet Buzz

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303404704577309794125038010.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Services Match Patients With Clinical Trials

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303459004577361972881249382.html

The 14 most trusted health sites

http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/womens-health/14-trusted-health-sites-2

The strange evolution of medical art

http://www.salon.com/2012/03/07/the_strange_evolution_of_medical_art/singleton/

Toddler swallows 37 magnets, survives [papers of Dr. Chevalier Jackson housed at NLM; see images, foot of page]
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/46639581/ns/today-today_health/

Two IEEE Publications Now Part of World’s Largest Medical Library

http://theinstitute.ieee.org/briefings/business/two-ieee-publications-now-part-of-worlds-largest-medical-library

 

NEW IN NLM IN FOCUS

Health in a Hair Salon: Outreach Project Rooted in Beauty Shop

http://infocus.nlm.nih.gov/2012/04/health-in-a-hair-salon-outreac.html

NLM Celebrates Acquisition of Papers of Sickle Cell Pioneer

http://infocus.nlm.nih.gov/2012/03/nlm-celebrates-acquisition-of.html

That’s a Wrap: 2011 Combined Federal Campaign Makes Big Finish

http://infocus.nlm.nih.gov/2012/04/thats-a-wrap-2011-combined-fed.html

 

NEW FROM SIS

WISER for iPhone/iPod touch 2.0

The second release for WISER for iPhone/iPod touch is now available. Investigate what’s new in this updated release:

WISER’s Help Identify Chemical capability is now available on the iOS platform. Identify and validate an unknown chemical based on the following criteria:

• Physical properties of the substance gathered by observation or sensors
• Signs and symptoms of victims of exposure
• The ability to categorize a substance, such as a substance used in a meth lab or a flammable substance
• Hazard values from NFPA 704 placards
• Transportation identification, including DOT placards, type of road trailer and type of rail car

Use WISER’s protective distance mapping feature on your iPhone or iPod touch. Visualize the areas likely to be affected during the first 30 minutes after a substance is spilled or released on a live map. The Department of Transportation’s Emergency Response Guidebook is the source of WISER’s protective distance data.

WISER for iPhone/iPod touch can be downloaded and installed directly from the Apple App Store:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wiser-for-iphone-ipod-touch/id375185381?mt=8

Reviews are always appreciated. If you’d like to let us know what you think of the latest WISER enhancements, please consider leaving a comment on the App store. You can read more about our privacy policy on Third-Party Web Sites and Applications at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/privacy.html when reviewing WISER on the iTunes App Store.

WebWISER Update

WebWISER has been updated to include protective distance mapping. Visualize a protective distance map directly within your Web browser.