Our Spotlight! on NLM Resources session was on “Multiple Language Resources” on May 22, 2013, presented by Dana Abbey.   Now you can watch the recording (all in English!)  (mm)

http://ow.ly/lkLNS 

• Spotlight on National Library of Medicine Resources – Wed. May 22, 2013, 1:00 MT, 2:00 CT – Multiple Language Resources.

Research conducted over the past 25 years has shown a strong correlation between language barriers and poor quality health care. Language can affect the accuracy of patient histories, the ability to engage in treatment decision-making, poorer understanding of a medical diagnosis or treatment, underuse of primary and preventative services, lower use and misuse of prescription medications, and a decreased level of patient trust. In the MidContinental Region there are many languages used:  American Sign Language, Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, Cushite, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Laotian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Thai, Urdu, and Vietnamese. Maybe more! In this session, Dana Abbey will discuss free and authoritative resources for meeting the multi-language health information needs in your community.

One MLA CE credit will be available for this class.

NOTE NEW URL:  https://utahntc.adobeconnect.com/mcr Equipment: connection to the Internet and a phone,  Login: as a guest with your first and last name. Instructions to connect to the audio will show up once you’ve logged in. Captioning will be provided.  Questions to mmagee@unmc.edu. (mm)

• Spotlight on National Library of Medicine Resources – Wed. May 22, 2013, 1:00 MT, 2:00 CT – Multiple Language Resources.  Research conducted over the past 25 years has shown a strong correlation between language barriers and poor quality health care. Language can affect the accuracy of patient histories, the ability to engage in treatment decision-making, poorer understanding of a medical diagnosis or treatment, underuse of primary and preventative services, lower use and misuse of prescription medications, and a decreased level of patient trust. In the MidContinental Region there are many languages used:  American Sign Language, Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, Cushite, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Laotian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Thai, Urdu, and Vietnamese. Maybe more! In this session, Dana Abbey will discuss free and authoritative resources for meeting the multi-language health information needs in your community.

One MLA CE credit will be available for this class.

NOTE NEW URL:  https://utahntc.adobeconnect.com/mcr Equipment: connection to the Internet and a phone,  Login: as a guest with your first and last name. Instructions to connect to the audio will show up once you’ve logged in. Captioning will be provided.  Questions to mmagee@unmc.edu. (mm)

Were you unable to attend the forum on “The Research Lifecycle: Partnering for Success?”  You can still experience it and earn 5 MLA CE credits by taking a new online asynchronous class based on the one-day forum.  Registration is now open for “The Research Lifecycle: data management, institutional research profiles, networking, collaboration, oh my!”  The class will be available on 4/29/2013 and you may register at http://ow.ly/klseo and complete the class at your convenience.  If you have any questions, please contact:

Rachel Vukas (rvukas@kumc.edu, 913-588-7307) or John Bramble (john.bramble@utah.edu, 801 585 5743)

Recording now available from April 17, 2013 Breezing session:

1. Dana Abbey introduced two speakers on Systematic Reviews
2. Barb Jones led the Advocacy Bookclub group in discussing “Winning the Story Wars.”

View the archived recording at: http://ow.ly/kbTtt 

The April Disaster Information Specialist webinar will be held Thursday, April 11, 2013. The meeting is open to anyone wishing to attend. The topic is “The Ambulance-Riding Librarian: How Embedded Informationists Help the Responder Community,” featuring Kacy Allgood. She was a very popular presenter at the recent Disaster Communication Summit!  In 2012, Kacy Allgood was awarded the Sewell Fellowship for embedded librarians. She currently provides information services to Indianapolis EMS (the largest 911 ambulance service in Indianapolis), the Indiana University Department of Emergency Medicine, MESH (a disaster preparedness coalition), and Indiana Emergency Medical Services for Children. All of these agencies collaborate to provide evidence based pre-hospital care for Indianapolis. Join in her adventures as an ambulance riding librarian and learn how information specialists can contribute to EMS!

To join the meeting at 11:30 am MT, 12:30 pm CT, Thursday, April 11, visit https://webmeeting.nih.gov/disinfo. Enter your name in the guest box and click “Enter Room.” A pop-up box should appear asking for your phone number. Enter your phone number and the system will call you. If you cannot use this call-back feature, the dial-in information is:

Dial-In:  1-888-757-2790

Pass-Code: 745907

/ch

It’s time to come and play in the our sandbox and check out a new toy…. Evernote, an an easy-to-use note-taking application. You can use it to capture webpages and online articles, create notes and voice recordings, and organize it all in one place. It’s free and available for PC, Mac, Android, iPad, iPhone, and Blackberry!

Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Time: 10:00 am (Mountain Time) / 11:00 am (Central Time)
Come to: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr_edtech

Prior to the session, you’ll need to download Evernote (and the webclipper) and create an account.

Hope to see you there!

We’ve added a new page about Electronic Health Records (EHRs) to our MCR homepage. You will find an introduction to EHRs, links to meaningful use definitions and standards, and resources for how health sciences librarians can become involved in EHRs. We hope these resources will raise awareness and knowledge of how electronic health records relate to clinical care and patient decision-making and encourage librarians to be involved with incorporating health information resources, such as MedlinePlus Connect, into the electronic health record.

Wednesday, March 27, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET

Click here to register.

About 9 of 10 Americans struggle to access, understand and act on health information. Limited health literacy is associated with medication errors, higher healthcare costs, and lower ability to self-manage chronic conditions. This webinar will help providers in Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) settings and other kinds of practices understand importance of creating patient-centered, clear health communication for all individuals. It will also teach specific practices that can help reduce health literacy barriers. Topics to be covered include:

• Evaluating how well patient education materials and patient forms meet health literacy principles
• Understanding how to develop educational materials to meet health literacy principles
• Assessing your healthcare setting and staff to identify and overcome barriers to health literacy

This free SurroundHealth webinar, sponsored by the National Communication Association, will help you understand health literacy and assess whether your practice environment is set up in a patient-friendly way. Plus: get a certificate of completion and earn CEUs (pre-approved for CHES/RD). /da

The March Disaster Information Specialist monthly conference call and web meeting  is open to anyone wishing to attend. Marcie Roth, Senior Advisor on Disability Issues at FEMA, will present “Needs of Persons with Disabilities in Emergency and Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery.”

Join the meeting at 11:30 am MT, 12:30 CT on Thursday, March 21, 2013.  Visit: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/disinfo. Enter your name in the guest box and click  “Enter Room.” A pop-up box should appear, asking for your phone number.  Enter your phone number and the system will call you.

Those who cannot use the call-back feature, may instead use this dial-in information:
Dial-In:  1-888-757-2790
Pass-Code: 745907

For more information on this and past meetings, see the Disaster and Information Management Resource Center web site. http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/dismeetings.html. /ch