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Archive for the ‘Education’ Category
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
The National Library of Medicine Training Center (NTC) will be creating web based self-paced tutorials related to PubMed®, TOXNET®, and NCBI databases.
We need your input in order to inform topics, length, and format of the tutorials we will develop. Please visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ntctutorial to complete a short questionnaire. The questionnaire should take 10-15 minutes to complete.
To say thank you for your time, we will give a $10 Amazon.com gift certificate to the first 50 people who complete the questionnaire.
Please complete the questionnaire by close of business on Friday, February 17, 2012.
Questions may be directed to Sharon Dennis, Assistant Director of the NTC, at sharon.dennis@utah.edu.
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Thursday, November 10th, 2011
The NN/LM National Library of Medicine Training Center (NTC), located at the University of Utah, offers in-person and online training related to NLM products.
PubMed® class
The previous one-day PubMed class is being replaced with a hybrid PubMed for Trainers class. This hands-on course consists of lectures, individual exercises, group work and discussions in four sessions, with independent work before or after each session. The course consists of three 2 hour online sessions and an in-person session. NLM or NTC trainers will deliver the lectures and facilitate discussions.
The objectives of the class are for current and future PubMed trainers to discover and develop:
- functional knowledge of the MEDLINE® database,
- understanding of the structure and use of the Medical Subject Heading (MeSH®) vocabulary in MEDLINE/PubMed,
- expertise in the use of features and functions of the PubMed system, and
- techniques and best practices in MEDLINE/PubMed instruction with fellow trainers.
The class is intended specifically for those who train, or will train, others to use PubMed. This class could be for you if you teach PubMed to large groups, small groups, or one-on-one training. We look forward to lively discussions on PubMed instruction and adult education best practices.
The first NTC PubMed for Trainers class was held in October 2011 in Bethesda, MD. Registration is now open for the PubMed for Trainers class in Chapel Hill, NC from March 13-27, 2012. The class will also be taught in other locations between February and April 2012: Los Angeles, CA; Houston, TX; Chicago, IL; and Syracuse, NY.
TOXNET® and Beyond class
We will continue to offer the one-day TOXNET and Beyond class. This course is designed to convey the basics of searching TOXNET, a Web-based system of databases in the areas of toxicology, environmental health, and related fields. The course also teaches students how to use the NLM Environmental Health and Toxicology portal which provides resources beyond the TOXNET® databases. Students learn the content and structure of files covering toxicology data, toxicology literature, toxic releases, and chemical nomenclature. The databases highlighted are TOXLINE®, the Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB®), the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), and ChemIDplus®. The course includes lectures, online demonstrations, and hands-on exercises.
NTC has TOXNET and Beyond classes scheduled beginning in February 2011 in Los Angeles, CA; Houston, TX; and Chicago, IL.
Plans for Online Training
In addition to the hybrid PubMed class and in-person TOXNET and Beyond class, NTC will be offering shorter online Adobe Connect classes for delivery later this year. In conjunction with the Pacific Southwest Region, we are also developing a Moodle version of the “Effective Training Design: Teaching with Technology” class (see http://cech.mlanet.org/node/576).
In the next few months, will be conducting a needs assessment to identify gaps in the current Web-based training offerings. After the needs assessment is completed we will be developing additional Web-based training.
Wait, there’s more…
The NTC blog features regularly published short articles about teaching technologies, adult education, and upcoming activities. You can also follow us on Twitter where we are posting links to resources related to education and NLM products. Please visit the NTC Web site at http://nnlm.gov/ntc/ for more information, to register for classes and to follow the NTC blog or Twitter feed.
–Sharon Dennis, Assistant Director
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Thursday, November 10th, 2011
January 18, 2012 – 1 PM ET
90 minutes
A free Webinar via Adobe Connect
- Created by the Chicago Collaborative, a joint partnership of librarians, publishers and editors*
- Sponsored and hosted by the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeastern/Atlantic Regions of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine
This 90-minute webinar provides an opportunity to learn about the publishing cycle of biomedical journals, both in print and online. The complexities of publishing, in a world of rapidly changing delivery formats and devices will be explored, including the publishing challenges and opportunities posed by each. Presenters include John Tagler of the Association of American Publishers, Inc. and the session will be moderated by MJ Tooey, Associate Vice President , Academic Affairs and Executive Director of the Health Sciences and Human Services Library and Director of the Southeastern/Atlantic Region at the University of Maryland.
Participants will gain knowledge of the various roles and responsibilities of different players in the scientific publishing chain and of the international aspects of bioscience communication. All participants will have a chance to engage in discussions with the presenters. Key topics to be covered include:
• The Current Biomedical Publishing Landscape
• The Publishing Process
• Publication Ethics
• Production & Delivery
• Practical Considerations
• The Road Ahead
Please register at http://nnlm.gov/sea/training/register.html by December 31, 2011 if you plan on attending.
Connection instructions will be provided upon registration.
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Thursday, October 20th, 2011
Several new titles have come in for the Professional Development Library hosted by the NN/LM SE/A.
- Copyright for Teachers & Librarians in the 21st Century by Butler
- E-books in Academic Libraries by Minčić-Obradović
- E-Metrics for Library and Information Professionals: How to Use Data for Managing and Evaluating Electronic Resource Collections by White & Kamal
- Evidence-based Librarianship: Case studies and active learning exercises by Connor
- Facelifts for Special Libraries: A practical guide to revitalising diverse physical and digital spaces by Bassett, Ballantyne, & Fry
- Lean Library Management: Eleven Strategies for Reducing Costs and Improving Customer Services by Huber
- Library Marketing that Works! By Walters
- Management Basics for Information Professionals by Evans & Ward
- Measuring Library Performance Principles and Techniques by Brophy
- Productivity for Librarians: How to get more done in less time by Hines
- The Center for Intellectual Property Handbook ed. by Bonner
- The Medical Library Association’s Essential Guide to Becoming an Expert Searcher: Proven Techniques, Strategies, and Tips for Finding Health Information by Jankowski
- The Medical Library Association’s Guide to Managing Health Care Libraries ed. by Mandy & Dudden
- The Medical Library Association’s Master Guide to Authoritative Information Resources in the Health Sciences ed. by Thompson
- The Virtual Reference Handbook: Interview and Information Delivery Techniques for the Chat and E-mail Environments by Kovacs
- Winning Grants by Mackellar & Gerding
How to use the NN/LM SE/A Professional Development Collection:
- Find a title in the RML subset in the HS/HSL collection and check availability.
- If the item is checked out, contact Ashley Cuffia to see if the item may be recalled.
- Use the DOCLINE M/A/N Map to order the item from the University of Maryland, Baltimore Health Sciences and Human Services, Library LIBID: MDUMDB, and indicate that you are an NN/LM SE/A Network Member in the Comments field.
- Send the request.
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Monday, August 29th, 2011
Prepared By: PJ Grier, Outreach/Access Coordinator, NN/LM, SE/A
Various viewpoints abound about the wisdom of using physician shadowing as a learning tool for students. One end of the range supports a student’s need to experience medicine’s practical side[1] while the opposite end holds physicians accountable for ethical obligations to their patients[2]. A middle ground exists, somewhere, because medical schools continue to use the tool as a vehicle to foster student pursuit of the profession. With prior written agreement and patient acceptance a shadowing event must be grounded in patient privacy and confidentiality, and access to patients must be provider supervised at all times[3]. As a medical librarian my purpose is to use shadowing as a gateway for gathering physician-centered data from University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) ambulatory clinics at various stages of Portfolio Ambulatory©[4], an electronic medical record system, implementation. Though physician shadowing has traditionally been used to inspire students to pursue the field of medicine, shadowing may have larger research implications for health science information professionals, faculty and students pursuing a health sciences specialization from a library science program.
As someone with a keen interest in clinical informatics, more specifically the interplay of various terminology standards, sharing a few observations on electronic medical record – systems (EMR-S) and medical librarianship seems worthwhile. Gladly, this is a welcome by-product of recent independent research for certification completion in clinical informatics from Johns Hopkins.
Medical librarians can improve upon an EMR-S’s human computer interaction (HCI) factors, from development, design and implementation standpoints. Because there are many flavors and capabilities of EMR-Ss (ambulatory, hospital, specialty-based, etc.), HCI efforts are usually encoded in the R&D portion of an EMR-S lifecycle and tweaked or customized during end-user implementations and deployments. An example of an HCI issue is “patient mismatches” meaning provider narrative data has been entered in an incorrect patient record. Narrative data is where the physician enters (either through a keyboard, or digital dictation) the patient’s objective/subjective assessment for chief complaint, history, diagnosis, treatment and assessment of tests. Since no two patients are ever alike, it follows that clinical narratives also are not exactly alike. The content of the patient narrative is really the “core” of any EMR-S and should be of interest to medical librarians. If the EMR-S does not have an effective process to counter patient mismatches, it can become a barrier to improved patient quality and safety.
Health science librarians should know about the “info-button”, an HL7 compliant feature which when activated allows an EMR-S user to link-to, or “jump-to” a clinical e-resource for published literature discovery. Future EMR-S developments are to make functions transparent, particularly when they involve billing and reimbursements. Contributing to this push is that ICD-10 clinical documentation will be required by 2013. Here again, the clinical narrative is front and center. While EpicCareÓ[5] employs documentation tools to assist the physician in completing the patient narrative, the narrative’s content still contains mostly unstructured data. While not yet perfected, computer synthesis of unstructured narrative data is essential for billing, revenues/reimbursements as well as analytics including surveillance, research, outcomes, and performance management. In order for successful computer synthesis to occur, it requires the maturation of natural language processing (NLP), artificial intelligence (AI) and pattern recognition techniques coupled with the integration of medical terminologies (i.e.: SNOMED-CT, LOINC, etc.) and domain thesauri; all of which are supported by behind-the-scenes computer processes that cross-walk, auto-suggest, correlate, and harvest the semantic representations of the physician’s written words in the narrative. This is just to say, that, health science librarians having skills or even a penchant for managing vocabularies, thesauri, and standard terminologies can make professional contributions.
Commercial interests are looking to exploit computer synthesis of the narrative primarily driven by healthcare reform and the need for improved healthcare coding mechanisms. Remember what I said earlier that the “physician narrative should be of interest to librarians?” It is because of another important healthcare opportunity that could ignite the further adoption of NLP techniques in scholarly publishing. Once the developmental science of NLP and it cousins are more perfected, there is every reason for a publisher to want to integrate appropriate electronic literature on a patient’s diagnosis and treatment directly within the EMR-S’s narrative, where it ultimately belongs. Accomplishing this concept is fraught with pitfalls, such as radically changing the publisher-pricing paradigm and possible impacts to health science librarianship, as well. However it is only a matter of time before the developmental science of NLP catches up, thus opening the potential to make published literature discovery more transparent than through an EMR-S’s info-button.
If these topics are interesting, then I invite further exploration in a newly designed class called Informatics for librarians – peeling the onion. The SE/A co-developed class is offered in-person and comes with 3MLA CE upon completion.
[1] Wong KR, Gold, JA. Letter. JAMA. 2011;2114-5.
[2] Kitsis EA. Shining a light on shadowing. JAMA. 2011;1029-30.
[3] University of Washington. (Internet). Application and agreement for shadowing, and/or observation. (cited 2011 Aug 9). Available from http://uwmedicine.washington.edu/Education/MD-Program/Admissions/Documents/Observation-Shadowing-Agreement.pdf.
[4] Portfolio© Ambulatory is the service mark of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) for its EpicCare Electronic Medical Record system (EMR-S)
[5] EpicCareÓ is copyright of Epic Systems Corporation, 2011
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Friday, August 19th, 2011
Registration Now Open!!
A One-Day Workshop Co-sponsored by CENDI and NFAIS
Hosted by FLICC at the Library of Congress
The Mumford Room, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20540
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
The over-arching nature of this one-day workshop will appeal to a broad array of communities, including librarians, scientists/researchers, technologists, information professionals, both managerial and content providers, publishers, and futurists – anyone who is concerned with ensuring access to the record of science, both today and in the future! Registration is now open for all who need to pay before the new fiscal year begins.
THE FOCUS OF THE DAY
Clifford Lynch, Executive Director of the Coalition for Networked Information, will open the day with a thoughtful and high-level perspective of the current repository landscape – the various types that have emerged and the different, yet synergistic missions served by libraries, archives and repositories. Following his perspective will be a series of case studies given by established repositories from around the globe, including PubMed, the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, Dryad, EROS (NASA), and DSpace@MIT. These studies will provide real-life examples of how and why each repository was developed, how they operate, and how they are handling the diverse issues facing all repositories, whether they be institutional or national, data-oriented or subject-oriented, public or private - issues such as interoperability, standards, scope, user concerns, accessibility, preservation, costs and sustainability, level of openness (access), and the evolution of digital formats will be highlighted and discussed. The Library of Congress will also present the results of the requirement-gathering phase in preparation for the implementation of their new digital content repository.
A tools session will take a look at two initiatives that directly support the mission of repositories through the development of unique identifiers – DataCite and ORCID. These identifiers will play a major role in ensuring ease of access to the record of science.
The day will close with a summary wrap-up by Judith Russell, Dean of University Libraries, the University of Florida, after which she will facilitate a discussion on such key challenges as interoperability, information sharing, and collaboration across repositories. What action is required now to build a secure foundation for the preservation and ease of access to the growing mass of scientific output? What role will “repositories” play in the Knowledge Infrastructure of the Future? Follow-up sessions may be scheduled depending upon the outcome of today’s workshop. So plan on joining us and add your voice in the development of the future role of repositories.
EXPERTISE
All speakers were chosen for their significant expertise and experience in the subject matter being addressed. We believe that at the end of the day, all attendees will leave with a much broader perspective on the essential role that repositories play in preserving the record of science and the diverse challenges and issues that they face in fulfilling their missions. Watch for future communiqués on this timely and informative event, but for NOW – make sure your calendars are marked for November30th!!!!
Online registration is now available at:
http://cendi.gov/activities/11_30_2011_CENDI_NFAIS_FLICC.html
Registration Fees
$95 Members (CENDI, NFAIS, FLICC)
$125 Non-members
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Jill O’Neill
Director, Communication and Planning
NFAIS
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 1004
Philadelphia, PA 19102-3403
(215) 893-1561 Voice
(215) 893-1564 Fax
jilloneill@nfais.org
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Friday, August 19th, 2011
by Terri Ottosen, Consumer Health Coordinator, NN/LM, SE/A
The “nature” vs. “nurture” argument took an interesting turn recently. An article in the journal Science, describes recent research that found that genes, not a healthy lifestyle, determine whether most people make it to age 95 or beyond. Of course, lifestyle matters, but according to Dr. Jill P. Crandall, a professor of clinical medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and co-author of a new study on longevity, “the genetic component that allows people to survive into extreme old age is probably a very powerful one, even counteracting the effects of unhealthy lifestyle choices.”[1] This article has since been retracted, but in the full notice of retraction, the main scientific findings remain supported by the original data.
The study authors interviewed people living independently at ages 95 through 109, and asked them to recall things such as their weight, height, alcohol consumption, smoking and their physical activity at age 70. They were also asked whether they ate a low-calorie, low-fat or low-salt diet at that age. All the subjects were Ashkenazi Jews, who share a similar genetic heritage. The researchers then compared the responses to those from a group of 3,164 people who took part in a survey in the 1970s. The participants in the earlier study were at about the same ages as the elderly subjects who appear in the new study.
So, did today’s elderly people act differently back when they were 70, from people in general? Were they healthier, or did they smoke less and exercise more? The researchers found the answer to be, not really. They discovered that centenarians in general did not stick to any specific healthy diet any more than the general population. The same was found for smoking and exercise. For example, only 43% of men 95 and older reported exercising regularly with moderate intensity, compared with 57% of men in the comparison group.
Generally, science knows relatively little when it comes to genetics. Since the Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, we are learning more and more as the data from that project is analyzed. As librarians, you may get questions regarding genetic conditions occasionally, but not routinely. In the future, we will probably see this change as consumers and health professionals seek knowledge and answers. Additionally, there are many social, ethical and legal issues surrounding genetic information. It is important as health information professionals that we know good sources of reliable genetic information to assist those with questions. Some health sciences librarians are adept at searching genomic databases and assist researchers with genetic sequences and more. Some of us may simply recognize that a particular disease or condition is genetic in nature and will refer patrons beyond MedlinePlus, to the National Library of Medicine’s Genetic Home Reference database. [2]
The NN/LM SE/A has a consumer genetics class, “ABCs of DNA: Unraveling the Mystery of Genetics Information for Consumers,” that has been taught several times throughout the Region and at MLA. It will be updated and offered in Seattle at MLA 2012 and will be added to the suite of courses via distance education on Moodle in the future. The Consumer Health Coordinator has a keen interest in genetics information and constantly strives to increase her knowledge of the subject. There are quite a few interesting genetics blogs for those interested in the topic. Tomorrow’s Table: http://scienceblogs.com/tomorrowstable/ is a blog that explores genetically modified food and its future. The U.S. PharmD.com site has a great list of the top 50 genetics blogs for further reading: http://www.uspharmd.com/blog/2009/top-50-genetics-blogs/. A SEAGuide (our version of a LibGuide) will also be forthcoming on the topic.
For those of you that would like to take a look at the resources and materials from the class, please visit: http://nnlm.gov/training/genetics/index.html
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Friday, August 19th, 2011
The National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR), a component of the National Library of Medicine, is very pleased to announce the following 2-part free webinar series:
Part I: HTA 101: 2011 Update on Introduction to Health Technology Assessment – Wednesday, August 31st, 1:00-2:00pm EST
Part II: CER-HTA-PCOR: Converging on What Works for Patients – Wednesday, Sept.7th, 1:00-2:00pm EST
Clifford (Cliff) Goodman, Senior Vice President and Principal, the Lewin Group has developed two informative sessions to update and inform you in a brief overview of the tools and techniques currently being used in health technology assessment and the focus on patient-centered outcomes.
URL for descriptions of the HTA: 101 and Comparative Effectiveness Research: a 2-Part Webinar Series http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/htawebinars/index.html. No registration required. Titles will be live links on day of event.
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Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
The RML now houses a collection of monographic and media titles in support of professional development in the SE/A region. These materials circulate for free via DOCLINE. Topics include but are not limited to grant-writing, consulting, technology in libraries, website usability, evaluation, and library marketing. Additionally, SE/A is collecting DVDs of MLA webinars and titles. The DVDs are currently being processed but when available will be viewable for MLA CE credit.
Instructions for ordering from the collection and getting MLA CE Credit are available on the NN/LM SE/A website .
Titles in the collection:
A guide to developing end user education programs in medical libraries / Elizabeth Connor, editor.
ABCs of e-books [videorecording] : strategies for the medical library.
Addressing patients’ health literacy needs.
Answering consumer health questions : the Medical Library Association guide for reference librarians / Michele Spatz.
Answers to the health questions people ask in libraries / Laura Townsend Kane, Rozalynd P. McConnaughy, Steven Patrick Wilson ; with David L. Townsend.
Applications of social research methods to questions in information and library science / Barbara M. Wildemuth.
Basic training for trainers : a handbook for new trainers / Gary Kroehnert.
Beyond bullet points : using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 to create presentations that inform, motivate, and inspire / Cliff Atkinson
Bienvenidos! = Welcome! : a handy resource guide for marketing your library to Latinos / Susannah Mississippi Byrd ; foreword by Carol Brey-Casiano.
Bit literacy : productivity in the age of information and e-mail overload / by Mark Hurst.
Blueprint for your library marketing plan : a guide to help you survive and thrive / by Patricia H. Fisher and Marseille M. Pride ; with assistance from Ellen G. Miller.
Building digital libraries : a how-to-do-it manual / Terry Reese, Jr., Kyle Banerjee.
Business cases for info pros : here’s why, here’s how / Ulla de Stricker.
Conflict management for libraries : strategies for a positive, productive workplace / Jack G. Montgomery and Eleanor I. Cook ; with contributions from Pat Wagner and Glenda Hubbard.
Creating a comprehensive information literacy plan : a how-to-do-it manual and CD-ROM for librarians / Joanna M. Burkhardt, Mary C. MacDonald, Andree J. Rathemacher.
(more…)
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Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
The Office of the National Coordinator just released their open source Health IT Curriculum. The curriculum materials are now available to the public on the NTDC website at http://www.onc.ntdc.info. You can also download the course blueprints.
http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=1807&parentname=CommunityPage&parentid=13&mode=2&in_hi_userid=11673&cached=true
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