Submit a proprosal for the IHA Health Literacy Conference
Are you improving health information literacy at your institution? Do you have a skill to teach? The Institute for Healthcare Advancement is seeking breakout session presentations for their Health Literacy Conference on May 9-11, 2014 in Irvine, California. The conference theme is “Operational Solutions to Low Health Literacy.” This year they are emphasizing the Affordable Care Act and ways in which health literacy skills help with outreach, education and enrollment efforts. Go to the Institute for Health Advancement web site, call 800-434-4633, or email Michael Villaire (mvillaire@iha4health.org) for more info...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - November 8, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Health Sciences Libraries Public Health Source Type: news
Identifying Measures of the Attributes of a Health Literate Health Care Organization
The Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Health Literacy, with funding from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, has allocated $10,000 for a commissioned paper that identifies measures for each of the 10 attributes of a health literate health care organization. The goal is to obtain a set of measures that support quality improvement, reporting, transparency, and management. Everyone is welcome to apply and to send this announcement on to others you think may be qualified to prepare the paper. Deadline for submitting applications is November 20, 2013. Click here for more information. /ch (Source: Midcontinental Region News)
Source: Midcontinental Region News - November 8, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Health Sciences Libraries Source Type: news
If you missed it…..Spotlight! session of Nov. 6 – K-12 Resources – recording now available
Spotlight! on NLM Resources -November 6, 2013
Resources for K-12 Teachers and Librarians
View the archived recording at: http://ow.ly/qAxa1
Questions to mmagee@unmc.edu. (mm)
(Source: Midcontinental Region News)
Source: Midcontinental Region News - November 7, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Health Sciences Libraries Public Libraries Source Type: news
EDUCATION: Spotlight! on NLM Resources – Wed. Nov. 6 1:00 MT, 2:00 CT – NLM and K-12 Resources
Upcoming dates for Breezing and Spotlight! sessions….
November 6 – 1:00 MT/2:00 CT Spotlight! – NLM and K-12 Resources-Learn about NLM resources that can be used with any K-12 group. In addition to learning about the resources and how to use them, we’ll explore how to find lesson plans and activity sheets. You don’t want to miss seeing a talking cat or getting this free CE credit! – Presented by Monica Rogers
November 20 – 10:00 MT/ 11:00 CT – Breezing Along with the RML - Library Facilities in Transition – a panel discussion
December 18 - 10:00 MT/ 11:00 ...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - November 5, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Health Sciences Libraries Public Libraries Source Type: news
Sandbox Session: Mendeley – November 7, 2013 at 1 PM (MT) / 2 PM (CT)
Sandbox Session: Mendeley – November 7, 2013 at 1 PM (MT) / 2 PM (CT)
Hello Network members,
It is time to come and play in the sandbox and check out a new(ish) toy…
At the next NN/LM MCR Technology Sandbox Session we will be “playing” with Mendeley, a free reference manager and academic social network that can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research.
For these sessions, we will bring a toy, such as an online app or cool tool, and quickly show you how it works (where the switches are). Then you’ll get to play with it.
Please come and pl...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - November 5, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Community-Based Organizations Health Sciences Libraries Public Health Source Type: news
Mission I’mPossible
Congratulations to Secret Agent Kitty Serling, current leader of MCR’s Mission I’mPossible game. But we need more agents to complete our mission. You can register now and start racking up those points to become the next leader. Additional tasks will be added to the game and it’s possible to win bonus points. You can even get points by attending a Spotlight or Breezing webinar. Interested? View the game details.
Besides those network members currently playing, five other network members have registered, but still need to complete their mission tasks. You know who you are! Start playing and amaze us wit...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - November 4, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
NLM Job Posting: Head, Collection Access Section
Forwarded from NLM:
Sometime in the next week, there will be an announcement on USAJOBS.gov for the Head of the Collection Access Section in the Public Services Division at the National Library of Medicine. The position will be listed as Supervisory Librarian GS-1410-14, with a salary range from $105,211 to $136,771 including locality pay per annum. The announcement will be posted for five days. This brief posting period is because of the federal government’s interest in accelerating the hiring process and should not be interpreted as an indication that someone has already been selected.
The Head of the Collection Acce...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - November 4, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Health Sciences Libraries Other Libraries Public Libraries Source Type: news
NLM Job Posting: Head, Preservation and Collection Management
Forwarded from NLM
Sometime in the next week, there will be an announcement on USAJOBS.gov for the Head of the Preservation and Collection Management Section in the Public Services Division at the National Library of Medicine. The position will be listed as Supervisory Librarian GS-1410-14, with a salary range from $105,211 to $136,771 including locality pay per annum. The announcement will be posted for five days. This brief posting period is because of the federal government’s interest in accelerating the hiring process and should not be interpreted as an indication that someone has already been selected.
The Head o...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - November 4, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Health Sciences Libraries Other Libraries Public Libraries Source Type: news
Affordable Care Act and Libraries (noon-1:30pm MT / 1-2:30pm CT)
Attention Network members
Utah Librarians have been invited to learn more about the Affordable Care Act and what Utah libraries are doing to support their uninsured patrons.
We would like to extend this invitation to you as well.
More details (and below) and register here:
https://ulaaca.eventbrite.com/?ref=ebapi
What is the Affordable Care Act (ACA)?
Get an in-depth look at how the ACA impacts Utah in 2014 and beyond. Topics Discussed:
How does ACA affect families and jobs in my community?
How do people sign up or see if they qualify?
How will Utah’s insurance marketplace work?
What national resources are available for ...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - October 31, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Health Sciences Libraries Other Libraries Public Libraries Source Type: news
Stuck on a topic….read a book….online
Try this one: Business Cases for Info Pros. Find it, as part of the NN/LM MCR collection of more than 100 technology and management e-books available online: http://nnlm.gov/mcr/education/ (mm) (Source: Midcontinental Region News)
Source: Midcontinental Region News - October 30, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Source Type: news
EDUCATION: Upcoming dates for Breezing and Spotlight! sessions….
Upcoming dates for Breezing and Spotlight! sessions….
November 6 – 1:00 MT/2:00 CT Spotlight! – NLM and K-12 Resources-Learn about NLM resources that can be used with any K-12 group. In addition to learning about the resources and how to use them, we’ll explore how to find lesson plans and activity sheets. You don’t want to miss seeing a talking cat or getting this free CE credit! – Presented by Monica Rogers
November 20 – 10:00 MT/ 11:00 CT – Breezing Along with the RML - Library Facilities in Transition – a panel discussion
December 18 - 10:00 MT/ 11:00 ...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - October 29, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Health Sciences Libraries Source Type: news
EDUCATION: Upcoming dates to save for Breezing and Spotlight! sessions….
Upcoming dates to save for Breezing and Spotlight! sessions….
November 6 – 1:00 MT/2:00 CT Spotlight! – NLM and K-12 Resources
November 20 – 10:00 MT/ 11:00 CT – Breezing Along with the RML - Library Facilities in Transition – a panel discussion
December 18 - 10:00 MT/ 11:00 CT – Breezing Along with the RML – Data Accuracy in Journals
NOTE 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. Capt...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - October 29, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Health Sciences Libraries Source Type: news
FUNDING: EFTS Award for DOCLINE Users- Deadline to Apply is October 31st
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 is October 31, 2013. Applicati...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - October 29, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members General Interest Health Sciences Libraries Other Libraries Source Type: news
Improving Patient Engagement with Electronic Health Records
One of the benefits of the meaningful use of EHRs is patient empowerment, enabling patients to take a more active role in their health care. In turn, EHR vendors are currently developing more tools and avenues for patient engagement. Epic President, Carl Dvorak, described some ideas they are developing for “MyChart,” Epic’s patient facing app, at the recent Partners Healthcare Connected Health Symposium. /rv (Source: Midcontinental Region News)
Source: Midcontinental Region News - October 25, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
If you missed it….Spotlight! on NLM Resources – Resources for Community Colleges
If you missed the Oct. 23 Spotlight! session – Resources for Community Colleges, it is now available at: http://ow.ly/q71vF (mm) (Source: Midcontinental Region News)
Source: Midcontinental Region News - October 24, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Health Sciences Libraries Public Health Public Libraries Source Type: news
