New Webinar:  Running Your Hospital Library Like a Business

Hospital librarians provide a valuable service to their hospitals, a service that needs to be managed like the business it is.  Through a series of four, 90-minute online classes, you will:  define and describe how your organization calculates you dollar value; walk through the steps needed to write a business plan that matches the mission and objectives of your hospital; learn to be a convincing negotiator; learn how to show your worth with dollar signs rather than anecdotes.  As you look at the business of hospital libraries, you will develop a business backbone, allowing you to provide valued services that are aligned with the values of your hospital. In these challenging times developing a strategic business sense is essential.

Beginning May 31 running four successive Fridays, 1:30 – 3:00 pm (ET)

Participants in this series of programs will further develop their library business skills.  Goals specific to each session include:

May 31/ Session 1:  A Paradigm Shift: Asking “Why” Before Saying “Yes”

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:  a) Define and describe how their organization calculates their dollar value; b) List two questions that explain how their job value is calculated from a HR/Finance perspective; c) Identify and describe their hospital or system’s strategic imperatives; d) Analyze the role of selective dissemination of information in demonstrating worth; e) Discuss the importance of the reference interview and the all-important ‘why’ question; f) Define the people we serve.

June 7/ Session 2:  Writing a Business Plan

At the conclusion of this session, participants will:  a) Know the benefits of writing a business plan and how to write one; b)  Describe their library’s business/focus; c) Identify the people they serve; d) Have written the beginning of their library’s business plan.

June 14/ Session 3:  The Art of Negotiation

At the conclusion of this session, participants will:  a) Appreciate strategic approaches to negotiating; b) Know at least three specific negotiating strategies; c) Identify examples of workplace situations where these negotiating strategies may be applied; d) Develop negotiating strategies and know to which workplace situation they apply.

June 21/ Session 4:  Proving Your Worth / Adding to Your Value

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:  a)Calculate the dollar value of services in a way their hospital administrators can appreciate; b) Demonstrate their worth through information dissemination; c) Determine their customers’ needs; d) Align the library’s mission and objectives to that of the hospital; e) Conduct community outreach.

Registration:  No cost  / http://nnlm.gov/mar/training/register.html?schedule_id=2255
Deadline:  May 28, 2013  (Members of NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region will be given first priority)

This class is composed of four – 1.5 hr. sessions with 1.5 MLA CE awarded for each session attended.  For a complete description of this class:  http://cech.mlanet.org/node/815

You only need to register once.

NOTE:  At this time the class will be not be available to access online after the class session is over.

Sponsored by   Middle Atlantic Region

Additional questions:  Michelle Burda  / mburda@pitt.edu / (412) 624-1589

April 16, 2013 is National Healthcare Decisions Day, a day created to inspire, educate and empower the public and health care providers about the importance of advance care planning.  Learn more about National Healthcare Decisions Day and get free information at www.nhdd.org.  The website provides information and tools for the public to talk about their end-of-life wishes with family, friends and health care providers, as well as downloadable advance directive forms.  You can also follow National Healthcare Decision Day on:

• Facebook:           http://www.facebook.com/nationalhealthcaredecisionsday
• Twitter:                http://twitter.com/#!/nhdd (@NHDD)
• LinkedIn:             NHDD LinkedIn Group

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the availability of new funding to support Navigators in Federally-facilitated and State Partnership Marketplaces.  Navigators are individuals and entities that will provide unbiased information to consumers about health insurance, the new Health Insurance Marketplace, qualified health plans, and public programs including Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

To access the funding opportunity announcement, visit:  http://www.grants.gov, and search for CFDA # 93.750.

Join us on Monday, April 8th at the Sheraton Eatontown, NJ.  Come together with the emergency planning community, first responders, public health workers, and community and faith-based groups to provide a forum for discussing roles libraries can play in supporting future disaster preparedness, response and recovery efforts:  http://lss.njstatelib.org/events/2013/apr/08/ports_in_a_storm_the_library_as_disaster_recovery_center

Check out the April issue of NIH News in Health, the monthly newsletter bringing you practical health news and tips based on the latest NIH research. In this edition:

The Benefits of Slumber
Why You Need a Good Night’s Sleep
With so many demands on our time, we often sacrifice sleep to fit everything into our days. But sleep affects both mental and physical health, and lack of sleep can have serious consequences.
Read more about the benefits of slumber.

Sleep On It: How Snoozing Strengthens Memories
When you learn something new, the best way to remember it is to sleep on it. That’s because sleep helps strengthen the memories you’ve formed throughout the day.
Read more about the complex links between sleep and memory.

Health Capsules:

* Brain Scans Give Clues to Antidepressant’s Effects
* Living with Low Vision
* Featured Website: Inside Life Science

Click here to download a PDF version for printing.

Visit our Facebook page to suggest topics you’d like us to cover, or let us know what you find helpful about the newsletter. We want to hear what you think!

Please pass the word on to your colleagues about NIH News in Health. We are happy to send a limited number of print copies free of charge for display in offices, libraries or clinics. Just email us or call 301-435-7489 for more information.

MAR and others have added several new classes or new sections of classes.  So make sure to check out all the listings  so you don’t miss anything important!

Beginning May 31st, MAR will be offering free four successive Fridays, 1:30 – 3:00 pm (ET)

May 31 / Session 1:          A Paradigm Shift:  Asking “Why” Before Saying “Yes”

June 7  ^/ Session 2:           Writing a Business Plan

June 14 / Session 3:        The Art of Negotiation

June 21 / Session 4:        Proving Your Worth / Adding to Your Value

• 1.5 hours MLA CE credit awarded for each session
• Watch for Registration information—MAR members will be given first priority

Additional questions:  Michelle Burda, mburda@pitt.edu, (412) 624-1589

April 11, 2013

11:30 – 12:30 ET

Presenter: Amy Bush Stevens, MSW, MPH, Research, Evaluation and Policy Analyst, The Health Policy Institute of Ohio

This presentation identifies cross-cutting policy opportunities that are relevant to all prevention topics and support the ability of public health organizations to implement effective strategies to improve population health.  With a focus on prioritizing prevention, we will discuss the integration of community prevention with medical care, developing new sources of prevention funding, re-allocating existing funding, expanding employer-sponsored wellness programs, and advocating to federal policy makers.  We will also discuss building partnerships between prevention organizations and other sectors, ensuring a strong, local infrastructure and workforce, and improving the quality and accountability of prevention systems.

Registration Instructions: 

1. Log on to the Center for Public Health Practice’s Learning Content Management System:

https://www.cphplearn.org/.

2. Enter your username and password. (If you are a first-time user, select Create Account and enter

your profile information).

3. Select Course Catalog.

4. Select  Monthly Webinar Series.

5. Select View - Emerging Prevention and Public Health Policy Issues  

6. Select  LCMS Registration. Once you register, you will receive a confirmation email that will provide

you with access information.

Instructions are used to register for the live and/or the archived version of this webinar. 

Registration confirmation will be sent from cphp-registration@cph.osu.edu. Be sure to check your spam/junk email for a message from this address. You should add this address to your address book or safe senders list so that it is not marked as spam.

Note:  Once the LCMS registration is complete, you may click on TRAIN registration if you wish to have the webinar added to your TRAIN transcript.

When asked, leaders in communities everywhere will say that communication is by far the biggest problem during an emergency. Communication is such a broad term that it does not pinpoint the problem. Is it actual communication systems like phone lines and cell towers? Is it the communication you receive or try to obtain in an emergency? Is it communication to the people you are responsible for? Is it communication from the people you are responsible for? The question becomes how do we go about addressing these issues?  Start small and focus on one solution to one communication problem.

The New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM) has instituted the Partners in Preparedness program. OEM’s Partners in Preparedness program is designed to help organizations in the New York City metro area better prepare their employees, services, and facilities and develop a trusted communication system before disaster strikes. To become a Partner, an organization must complete five preparedness activities (three required and two additional) and report their actions through a partner’s survey. Only then will the organization become an official partner and obtain a Partners in Preparedness seal.

The three required activities are:

1) Stay Connected – Encourage coworkers and volunteers to sign up for Notify NYC, the city’s free real-time emergency notification system.

2) Get Prepared – Set up and test an emergency contact plan or call tree for your organization.

3) Send Preparedness Messages – Use e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, or your website to test and send preparedness messages to your employees.

To make the process simple and streamlined, the OEM provides marketing materials, samples, and pre-approved messaging for each activity. The end result is a larger pool of people better connected to a trusted information source prior to, during, and after an emergency.  Other added benefits to becoming a Partner in Preparedness include:

• Highlighting the dedication to the safety and well-being of employees and their families.
• Gaining tools and resources to prepare organizations for all types of emergencies.
• Receiving emergency updates from OEM.
• Displaying an official seal from OEM to demonstrate commitment to emergency preparedness.

Shearman & Sterling, LLP, an international law firm with a worldwide presence of some 1000 attorneys in 20 offices around the world, is headquartered in midtown Manhattan and is an official Partner in Preparedness. “During Hurricane Sandy, the support we received from Partners in Preparedness was incredible,” says Toni Reiffe, Sherman and Sterling’s Business Continuity Manager.  Reiffe adds that the information from Partners in Preparedness was constant and reliable before, during and after the storm. “We knew what city services were impacted and were able to get that information directly to our employees. We opened our doors on Wednesday after Sandy because people needed to come back to work in order to continue serving our clients in New York and around the world. Even people with direct hits to their homes came into the office. People needed to get back to normal.” Reiffe states that she knew that the OEM had their work cut out for them with the displacement of individuals, families and businesses that were affected but, thanks to Partners in Preparedness, Sherman & Sterling was essentially self-sufficient and not a drag on OEM’s stretched resources.

Shearman & Sterling set an example by taking key steps prior to an emergency by becoming a Partner in Preparedness and providing a more resilient organization for their staff and to the community of New York City. Reiffe points out that business continuity has graduated from just the practice of IT system redundancy to all systems and practices of keeping a business operational in an emergency. A big part of that, she says, is the personal preparedness of staff. “In an emergency, someone who is prepared has a better chance to help the firm,” says Reiffe.  She is raising the preparedness awareness level of individuals at her firm one person at a time.

The Partners in Preparedness program was selected as one of the promising examples of the Whole Community Approach to Emergency Management in 2013. Please go to this website for more information about Partners in Preparedness and the Whole Community Program.  View article….

Presenter:      Kate Flewelling, Outreach Coordinator, NN/LM MAR

Location:         Free, Online, Asynchronous

Date:                 May 20 – June 7, 2013

Registration:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/training/register.html?schedule_id=2241

Description:  This beginning class is intended to develop basic searching techniques and search strategies that will take advantage of the PubMed interface to MEDLINE.  The course will explore various methods for searching the PubMed system.  Topics covered include using MeSH and search qualifiers, limiting search results, and refining your search.  This course will provide an in-depth view of the system and demonstrate utilizing the features of PubMed to  search effectively.  Participants who complete course requirements will be eligible for 3.5 MLA CE credits.  This class is an approved course for Level I (non-health sciences) Consumer Health Information Specialization.  Questions?  Contact Kate Flewelling at flewkate@pitt.edu.