MLA CE Credits for Mission I’mPossible
How would you like to earn some MLA certified continuing education credits on your own schedule and at your own pace? All you have to do is become a Network Agent (register online) in the Mission I’mPossible game AND complete a 3-part mission. You can earn 3 hours of CE credit by completing all three tasks in any of the following missions:
1) Mission I’mPossible: Advocacy – Emergency Preparedness for Continuity of Service
2) Mission I’mPossible: Health Information Literacy – Community Languages
3) Mission I’mPossible: Advocacy – Walk’n Talk Like A CFO
Once you have finished a...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - March 3, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Preventing Diagnostic Error Webinar Series
The National Patient Safety Foundation in collaboration with the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine is offering a free Diagnostic Error Webcast Series. These webinars will be held throughout March, and are offered without charge. Registration is required (http://www.npsf.org/events-forums/patient-safety-awareness-week/diagnostic-error-webinar-series/)
Upcoming topics are:
Wednesday, March 12, 2-3 PM ET, 1-2 PM CT, 12-1 PM MT
“Diagnostic Safety in an EHR-enabled Health Care System” by Gordon D. Schiff, MD, Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH and Mark L. Graber, MD, FACP
Wednesday, March 26, 2-3 PM ET, 1-2 PM CT, 1...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - March 3, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Health Sciences Libraries Source Type: news
How Mayo Clinic Is Using iPads to Empower Patients
The Mayo Clinic is using technology to improve outcomes and lower costs delivering care to surgical patients. They developed a program using iPads to provide educational materials to patients recovering from cardiac surgery. Using the capabilities of the iPad, the materials (such as expected daily care events and a self-assessment tool) were presented as videos, voice-over slideshows and text modules. The full article in The Health Care Blog includes more details on the development of the standardized practice model and the program results and benefits. Most patients felt it was a positive experience and preliminary data...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - March 1, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Recordings from February webinars now available…
1) Breezing Along with the RML – Feb, 19, 2014, at: http://ow.ly/tNmJm
Business Communications: Library Style – The One Pager – Marty Magee
Resource Sharing – Jim Honour
2) Spotlight! on NLM Resources – Feb. 26, 2014 – PEMAT – Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool at: http://ow.ly/u2p1U
(Source: Midcontinental Region News)
Source: Midcontinental Region News - February 27, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Source Type: news
EDUCATION: Spotlight! on NLM Resources – PEMAT (Patient Education Materials Tool) – Wed. Feb. 26 1:00 MT/2:00 CT
Spotlight! on NLM Resources – Feb. 26 – 1:00 MT/2:00 CT
The Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) – Monica Rogers -How do you know if a patient education handout is worth having? PEMAT is an assessment tool to evaluate and compare the understandability and actionability of print and audiovisual materials for patient education. If you are a health care provider, health sciences librarian, patient educator, or anyone else who has a stake in health literacy, come learn how to use this tool. You’ll be able to follow along as scoring is demonstrated, and then get a chance to try i...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - February 25, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Source Type: news
Mission I’mPossible – Top Secret Memo
TO: Network member Agents
RE: Come in from the cold!
It’s time to come in from the cold to review and update your skills in responding to emergencies. Have you written your one-page disaster plan? We have a template plan to guide you through this mission. This valuable exercise will enable you to be prepared should a disaster strike your library and you can earn 30 points. If you’ve already written your plan, share it with your supervisor or with your fellow Network member Agents by writing an article for Plains to Peak Post and earn an additional 70 points. Brand new agents can benefit from these activit...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - February 24, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Health Sciences Libraries Other Libraries Source Type: news
If you missed it….Recording now available from Feb. 19 Breezing Along with the RML
The recording is now available for Breezing Along with the RML on Feb, 19, 2014, at: http://ow.ly/tNmJm or it’s also available from our website at: http://nnlm.gov/mcr/services/updates/spotlightresources.html
Business Communications: Library Style – The One Pager – Marty Magee presented options for the one-pager, what it can do to help you and your library “stick” in peoples’ minds, identifying you, your skillset, and what services you offer.
Resource Sharing: Jim Honour led a discussion on best practices in resource sharing for those librarians who have an interest in inter...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - February 20, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Source Type: news
Member Activities RE: Medicare Quality Measure
We have 84 hospitals who are Full members. Fifteen (18%) responded to our questionnaire on quality activities. 11 (73%) are involved in an activity. 4 (27%) either don’t know or are not involved in an activity.
How are our members involved? They are doing literature searches and document delivery and/or are participating in their hospital’s efforts (committee, project, task force) addressing one or more of the Medicare metrics.
Top three Medicare effective care metrics with librarian involvement:
5 (71%) Discharge Instructions
4 (57%) Averting Blood Clots in Surgery Patients
4 (57%) Averting Catheter Infections
Top...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - February 18, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Health Sciences Libraries Source Type: news
Mission I’mPossible: Current Scores
The Mission I’mPossible agents have been busy as they’ve immersed themselves into their “librarian” identities. Three of our agents have garnered over 100 points by completing various missions: Kitty Serling, Erin Wimmer, and Amy Birks. And we commend Agent Kitty for earning over 200 points! But remember, there is plenty of time to gain more points. Current agents, check out the missions you haven’t completed and see if you can overcome our leaders!
Remember, this game lasts until April 30, 2014, so the rest of you still have time to get involved. We challenge all network members to become successful ag...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - February 18, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Health Sciences Libraries Source Type: news
Cleaning Up Your Charts – a post from the OERC
Check out the OERC Blog for interesting articles that you can put to use in your own work. Nikki Dettmar’s Feb 7 2014 post offers tips for creating good charts for presentations and reports. BK (Source: Midcontinental Region News)
Source: Midcontinental Region News - February 13, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: General Interest Uncategorized evaluation Source Type: news
Education: The EHR: What’s it all about?
The EHR: What’s it all about?
If you need an overview of EHRs, a better understanding of meaningful use, want to learn more about the workings of MedlinePlus Connect, or are just wondering what all of this means to a librarian, this is the class for you. One hour of MLA CE credit can be earned as well as points for the MCR online game, Mission I’mPossible. The class will be offered twice, once in the morning and once in the afternoon, to accommodate busy schedules.
Date: 2/25/14
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 MT/11:00 – 12:00 CT; Or 1:00 – 2:00 MT/2:00 – 3:00 CT
URL: http://webmeeting.nih.gov/...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - February 11, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Mission I’mPossible : Recruiting Agents
Recruting Agents for the I’mPossible Missions Force
Having well trained secret agents is essential to the survival of medical libraries and health information services in our region. Do you have what it takes to be an agent and to assume this critical role? We need additional qualified agents and if you want to apply, we will provide the required training. As you conduct assigned missions, you will acquire skills in a variety of areas, including multiple language resources, new technology, continuity of service, and how to demonstrate library value. To join the I’mPossible Missions Force, register online. Quest...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - February 11, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
FUNDING: EFTS Award Continues!
The MidContinental Region (MCR) is offering $150 in start-up funding for the Electronic Funds Transfer System (EFTS) to each MCR library using DOCLINE but not currently participating in the EFTS program. EFTS is used by health sciences libraries, and other DOCLINE users, for processing payment of inter-library loan transactions. Benefits include reduced costs, minimizes human error, reduced paperwork and increases efficiency. More information on the program is here.
Any MCR DOCLINE library, but EFTS non-participant is eligible to apply. Deadline for submitting an application has been extended to April 30,...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - February 11, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Health Sciences Libraries Other Libraries Source Type: news
EDUCATION: Breezing and Spotlight sessions for February
Feb. 19 – 10:00 MT/11:00 CT
Breezing Along With the RML
Business Communications: Library Style – The One Pager – Marty Magee – What can you do to help you and your library “stick” in peoples’ mind. How about creating a quick one pager, identifying you, your skillset, and what services you offer? And when and where can you use this? If you’ve ever created one, send it to Marty Magee (mmagee@unmc.edu) and we’ll share a few of our members offerings as well!
Resource Sharing: Jim Honour will be leading a discussion on best practices in resource sharing for th...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - February 10, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Uncategorized Source Type: news
EDUCATION: Breezing and Spotlight sessions for February
Feb. 19 – 10:00 MT/11:00 CT
Breezing Along With the RML
Business Communications: Library Style – The One Pager – Marty Magee – What can you do to help you and your library “stick” in peoples’ mind. How about creating a quick one pager, identifying you, your skillset, and what services you offer? And when and where can you use this? If you’ve ever created one, send it to Marty Magee (mmagee@unmc.edu) and we’ll share a few of our members offerings as well!
Interlibrary Loan – Jim Honour
Feb. 26 – 1:00 MT/2:00 CT
Spotlight on NLM Resources
The P...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - February 10, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
