Patient Safety: Librarian as Advocate

These materials, based on the Patient Safety Resource Seminar, are geared for libraries wanting to take a more active role in patient safety in their institution.
These will be updated regularly; please feel free to contact the author with suggestions and recommendations.

Resources

• Bibliography: Librarians and Libraries in Patient Safety: A Bibliography (75 kb, rev: Apr 22, 2013)
• Handouts: Patient Safety Advocacy (49 kb, rev: Oct 17, 2011)

Presentations

• Librarians Improving Health Care: Making a Difference (98 kb, rev: Apr 16, 2013)
  Selected articles highlighting librarian successes in improving the safety of healthcare
• Patient Safety: Librarian as Advocate (305 kb, rev: Jun 26, 2009)
  • Ten minute presentation highlighting the different areas in which the library may become involved in patient safety.
  • Presentation Script (175 kb, rev: Jan 15, 2010)
    Includes agenda, script notes and presentation bibliography. Script notes are also included on the PowerPoint slides.
  • Use the Handouts above

Author

Holly Ann Burt, MLIS, is the Outreach and Exhibits Coordinator at the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) Greater Midwest Region.