Classes Offered
CE#1 Grant Writing for Success-CANCELLED
Description: This is a forum to learn how to write a fundable proposal. The
instructors will take you through the process of growing your idea, budgeting,
clearly describing your intent, and submitting the proposal. The full-day workshop
will concentrate on funding available from the Regional Medical Library and
the National Library of Medicine. Participants will complete the course with
a manageable project and the outline of a proposal ready to be completed and
submitted to their RML or NLM.
Instructor: J. Randal Johnson, Ph.D.
Mr. Johnson has had years of experience writing proposals, reviewing proposals
(including those submitted to NLM), and teaching others how to write proposals.
Instructor: Claire Hamasu, Associate Director NN/LM Midcontinental
Region
Ms. Hamasu has developed funding criteria, consulted with Network members
applying for NLM and NN/LM funds and
has managed the agreements for projects sponsored by NLM and NN/LM. The experience
of the two instructors will enable them to
answer questions from the proposal idea to the final report
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CE #2 Emerging Mobile Technologies
Saturday, October 13, 2007 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
4 MLA CE credits
$75
Description: This four-hour class is designed to increase your knowledge of new technologies impacting our profession by discussing Web 2.0 services, podcasting, wireless ubiquity, and emerging mobile services. Some of the devices using these technologies include iPods, smart phones, Blackberries, PDAs, and Ultra Mobile PCs. There is an increasing amount of health-related students and professionals using mobile technologies in daily practice. It is essential for librarians to investigate and experiment with these technologies and utilize those that appeal to their users as a vehicle to increase access to timely and relevant health information at the point of need.
Additional topics include discussion of the potential ramifications of security and infrastructure as well as how to keep up-to-date on new technologies that impacts our profession. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss case studies from institutions that are taking innovative approaches to using mobile devices and new technologies.
Instructor: Melissa De Santis is the Assistant Director for Public Services
at Briscoe Library of the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio.
She received both a BA in Psychology in 1993 and an MLIS in 1995 from UCLA.
She has been at the Briscoe Library for over 11 years and has held a variety
of positions including managing the Library Computer Center. Currently Melissa
oversees Access Services and develops programs and services for users. She
regularly teaches classes on searching databases, searching the Internet and
using PDAs. She is active in the Educational Media and Technology Section of
MLA and is a member of the MLANET Editorial Board. She has presented posters
and papers on a number of technology topics including instant messaging and
intranets.
Instructor: Gabriel R. Rios is the deputy director at the
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences.
Gabe has provided
leadership and vision for key public services, including reference, information
technology, Web presence, PDA support, education programs, liaison programs,
and outreach. Over the last nine years, Gabe has coordinated the integration
of emerging technologies into the library environment. He was recently a presenter
in the MLA Webcast, Moving at the Speed of Byte: Emerging Technologies for
Information Management. He has also taught MLA CE classes on emerging mobile
technologies at regional and national meetings. Gabe received his MLIS from
the University of Texas–Austin.
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Saturday, October 13 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
4 MLA CE Credits
$75 member
Description: This class will help each participant to identify leadership skills s/he wants to develop, and then identify non-supervisory leadership opportunities that currently exist for them in their own circles of influence. People without supervisory experience often wonder how to get leadership experience to qualify for a future management role, and thus enhance their career development opportunities. In response to the growing need to develop library leaders to replace retiring baby-boomers, a task force of the Leadership and Management Section of the Medical Library Association has identified experience and qualification expectations that current upper library managers hold. These are somewhat different from beliefs about skills that the applicant pool holds. Leadership opportunities exist all around us, in and out of our professional responsibilities and places of work. Participants will use in-class discussion and worksheets to create a personal action plan and timeline to obtain leadership experience that they desire.
Instructor: Natalie
Reed has managed large and small library staffs, and has managed a one person
hospital library and medium and large academic libraries.
She has studied leadership formally in an MBA program as well as informally,
by continually studying current leadership literature and trends. Natalie
teaches library skills workshops, and is a trained facilitator with many
years of experience
leading a variety of adult problem solving groups. Her passion is helping
others be all they can be, and especially mentoring leaders of the future.
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Saturday, October 13 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
4 MLA CE Credits (pending)
$75 member
Description: Bioinformatics is changing the Science and Information Science professions. Simultaneously a subject discipline, a new kind of computer-based research and a growing paradigm in data management, organization and scholarly communication, bioinformatics aligns librarian searchers and bioresearchers side-by-side in practice. This four hour demonstration workshop will introduce bioinformatics from an historical perspective, placing events into context as to how the current databases/resources evolved and why they are on the Internet in the format and location they are today. Throughout the workshop, clinical and biomedical resources will be emphasized. Various bioinformatic records and search strategies will be demonstrated, including both text-based and DNA/protein sequence-based (BLAST) bioinformatic database searching. Emphasize will be placed upon resources at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), as well as the major clinical/medical bioinformatic sequence spaces external to NCBI that support clinical practice and biomedical research. The workshop is designed to both introduce the vocabulary of bioinformatics and enable medical librarians to effectively search and migrate through the major medical bioinformatic resources. This workshop has been updated for the 2007 year from previous versions.
Instructor: Diane Rein is the Molecular Biosciences Specialist and liaison
for Purdue University Libraries, where she provides bioinformatic instruction,
services and informational research needs system-wide to Purdue faculty, staff
and students. She has an active interest in non-textual information resources
and access, as well as scientific information literacy. She currently is an
EduCollab Project member of the National Center for Biotechnology Information
(NCBI) which develops and provides advanced bioinformatic instruction for information
specialists, and is one of the instructors for the Introduction to Molecular
Biology Resources continuing-education 3-day course sponsored jointly through
the National Library of Medicine, the Medical Library Association and NCBI.
Prior to joining the librarian profession, Diane received her Ph.D. in Developmental
Biology from the Institute for Developmental Research at the Cincinnati Children's
Hospital Medical Center. She performed post-doctorate research into the genetics
of muscle disease prior to joining the faculty at the University of Cincinnati
as a "wet-bench" scientist working and publishing in the areas
of DNA repair and enzymology while teaching in anatomy and physiology. Beginning
in 1994, Diane became active as an analyst/consultant for various biotechnology
companies. It was during this time that she became fascinated in scientific
information transfer and knowledge management that ultimately led to her
obtaining a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from
the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2001.
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CE #5 Getting Magnetized--Search and Service Strategies for Nursing Excellence
Saturday, October 13 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
4 MLA CE Credits
$75 member
Description: The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Magnet initiative promotes a journey to excellence, a common thread in accreditation
and certification programs setting the standards for professional nursing for
the 21st century. Librarians and nurses will:
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Learn about knowledge-based information needs of nurses in clinical and academic
settings, with an emphasis on evidence based nursing practice and the ANCC
Magnet initiative.
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Learn efficient methods for finding resources for evidence-based practice via
the Internet, CINAHL and MEDLINE (attendees should have basic knowledge of
PubMed/MEDLINE).
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Evaluate point-of-care resources for interdisciplinary practice.
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Identify collaborative education and service strategies to improve knowledge-based
information services for nurses in clinical and academic settings.
Margaret
(Peg) Allen, MLS-AHIP, is a library consultant based in Stratford, WI. Current
contracts include teaching Medical Library Association (MLA) CE courses, consulting
for Cinahl Information Systems, and coordinating the Hmong Health Education
Network. She served as Editor of the International Nursing Index, and is certified
by MLA at the distinguished level. Her experience includes 23 years working
with nursing and allied health education programs, plus 14 in NLM funded health
information outreach programs serving rural and culturally diverse populations.
She chairs the Medical Library Association Nursing and Allied Health Section
(MLA/NAHRS) Task Force on Mapping the Nursing Literature, and also chairs the
NAHRS Research Committee. Ms. Allen has developed publications and presentations
for both nurses and librarians, and is considered an expert on nursing information
access.
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CE #6 Redesigning Library Spaces for the Electronic Age
Saturday, October 13 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
6 MLA CE Credits
$100 member
Description: This fast paced course examines the issues and principles of technology space planning for new, remodeled, and renovated library space. Requirements and principles for designing electronic classrooms, information commons, public access workstations, touch down stations, and redesigning staff workflow are outlined. Emerging technologies, the impact of electronic publishing on library space design, social and spatial boundaries and their implications for library design will be discussed. Other issues related to technology including alternative user space designs, furniture requirements, lighting and noise abatement challenges, budget planning issues related to technology are also explored.
Instructor: Logan Ludwig has held numerous leadership roles in a number of
professional associations including presidency of the Association of Academic
Health Sciences Libraries and two international health communications associations;
he is a well-known author and speaker. He has authored over 50 publications
and given numerous presentations on information management and technology,
library design, telemedicine, copyright and intellectual property rights.
His expertise in library design is well known in the health sciences library community as evidenced by his selection to serve for the last ten years as Library Buildings Editor for the Journal of the Medical Library Association, publication of nearly a dozen articles on various aspects of library space, co-planner and presenter for the National Library of Medicine’s international symposium “The Library As Place: Symposium on Building and Revitalizing Health Sciences Libraries in the Digital Age” http://www.aahsl.org/building, and his originative national Delphi study addressing the future needs of health sciences libraries space and services issues.
Through his firm, Information Access Solutions, Dr. Ludwig has provided library space planning consultation for nearly two dozen health sciences, academic, public and school libraries. Most recently he has helped plan a new health sciences library for the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Central Florida’s new medical school. The Queens Hospital in Honolulu employed his services for a resizing of its hospital library and he is currently working on a remodeling project for George Washington University in Washington, DC.
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Saturday, October 13, 2007 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
4 MLA CE credits
$75 member
Description: Expert Database Searching for Nursing and Allied Health is a four hour workshop for experienced health sciences librarians who want to improve their knowledge and skills as expert searchers on interdisciplinary teams. The course covers the tools and techniques needed for comprehensive database searching for nursing and allied health, including database selection. The instructor will share her knowledge of the databases and literature of nursing and allied health, including the scope and coverage of CINAHL and NLM databases and their indexing practices, with an emphasis on understanding CINAHL Subject Headings. Search exercises will be based on participants’ questions submitted in advance, including clinical strategies based on the ACE Star model of evidence-based practice. The course also includes search strategies for management and education questions. Prerequisites include prior training covering MEDLINE and other NLM databases..
Instructor: Margaret
(Peg) Allen, MLS-AHIP, is a library consultant based in Stratford, WI. Current
contracts include teaching Medical Library Association (MLA) CE courses, consulting
for Cinahl Information Systems, and coordinating the Hmong Health Education
Network. She served as Editor of the International Nursing Index, and is certified
by MLA at the distinguished level. Her experience includes 23 years working
with nursing and allied health education programs, plus 14 in NLM funded health
information outreach programs serving rural and culturally diverse populations.
She chairs the Medical Library Association Nursing and Allied Health Section
(MLA/NAHRS) Task Force on Mapping the Nursing Literature, and also chairs the
NAHRS Research Committee. Ms. Allen has developed publications and presentations
for both nurses and librarians, and is considered an expert on nursing information
access.
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CE #8 Research for Beginners: Seven steps for success
Saturday, October 13, 2007 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
4 MLA CE credits
$75 member
Description: Participants will discuss why we don’t do research and why we should and how to get started by picking the research topic, the research design and perhaps a research partner. Participants will address the topics of getting the resources and approvals to begin, finding and using research instruments, collecting and analyzing data, avoiding “project fatigue” and publishing the results in an appropriate venue.
Instructor: Brenda Pfannenstiel has been a professional librarian for 25 years
and currently manages library services at Children’s Mercy Hospitals & Clinics
in Kansas City. Ms. Pfannenstiel has conducted a number of small library research
projects which have been published or presented in poster sessions, in conference
papers, on websites and in peer reviewed journals including “Famous Persons” in
MEDLINE: examination of a medical subject heading.”
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CE #9 Library Advocacy-CANCELLED
Description: This class will focus on providing health sciences librarians
with the tools and education to successfully advocate for their libraries within
their institutions. It will also increase awareness of the value of libraries
and librarians to hospital administrators and health care professionals.
Instructor: Barbara Jones, is the NN/LM MCR Missouri Liaison
And Coordinator for the Regional Library Advocacy Program. She is based at
the J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library University of Missouri - Columbia.
Library Advocacy is a new special project for the NN/LM MidContinental Region.
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Saturday, October 13, 2007 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
4 MLA CE (pending)
$75 member
Description: This four hour interactive session will explore concepts related to building a foundational understanding of medical error and an introduction to key resources related to patient safety. It will provide task-oriented instruction on how librarians can contribute to the work of patient safety at their organizations through case study reviews from the field. In addition, session participants will work together to identify strategic leverage points to position the information professional as a partner in creating safety. Lastly, the group will visualize how knowledge transfer can be identified as an element that supports an organization’s ability to learn from both error and patient safety successes.
Instructor: Lorri Zipperer, MA is the principal at Zipperer Project Management.
Ms. Zipperer has been in the information field for over two decades, over half
of which have been focused on information in health care. She was a founding
staff member of the National Patient Safety Foundation as the information project
manager. While there, she provided the structure and scope for the NPSF’s
Clearinghouse, discussion list, literature awareness and Web page initiatives.
Ms. Zipperer currently works with clients to provide patient safety information,
knowledge sharing and general project management guidance. Lorri has recently
led projects in patient safety educational tool and curriculum development,
evidence identification for a variety of publications and organization visioning
for improved knowledge access.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
4 MLA CE credits
$75 members
Description: This course focuses on meeting the health information/health literacy needs of refugee and immigrant populations, using a collaborative interdisciplinary model. The model can also be applied to low literacy ethnic groups. Topics will include:
o Barriers to health information literacy/health information needs of refugee, immigrant and low literacy populations
o Standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate health care and education
o Overview of resources for bilingual and low literacy populations – focus on communications media and audiovisual formats
o Working with interpreters, translators, community-based organizations, health educators and health care organizations
o Teaching providers and bilingual health & social service personnel about appropriate resources for bilingual/low literacy populations
Instructor: Margaret
(Peg) Allen, MLS-AHIP, is a library consultant based in Stratford, WI. Current
contracts include teaching Medical Library Association (MLA) CE courses, consulting
for Cinahl Information Systems, and coordinating the Hmong Health Education
Network. She served as Editor of the International Nursing Index, and is certified
by MLA at the distinguished level. Her experience includes 23 years working
with nursing and allied health education programs, plus 14 in NLM funded health
information outreach programs serving rural and culturally diverse populations.
She chairs the Medical Library Association Nursing and Allied Health Section
(MLA/NAHRS) Task Force on Mapping the Nursing Literature, and also chairs the
NAHRS Research Committee. Ms. Allen has developed publications and presentations
for both nurses and librarians, and is considered an expert on nursing information
access.
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CE #12 EBM: Introduction to Study Design and Critical Appraisal
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
4 MLA CE credits
$75 members
Description: This course is designed to give learners an introduction to critical appraisal skills through an understanding of basic study designs and validity issues related to reducing bias in clinical studies. The course will focus on understanding the basic designs in medicine (case-control, cohort, randomized controlled clinical trial, systematic review, and meta analysis). Learners will also discuss the criteria for determining internal validity of therapy studies and systematic reviews. After completing this course, learners will be better able to identify good studies and help support evidence-based medicine within their own institutions. Teaching methods will include discussion, group exercises, and practice in appraising articles.
Instructor: Connie Schardt is the Associate Director for Education Services
at the Medical Center Library at Duke University. She has developed several
web-based educational tutorials used by health professionals across the country
to introduce the concepts of evidence-based medicine.
[Introduction to Evidence-based Medicine (
http://www.hsl.unc.edu/services/tutorials/ebm/index.htm) and the Ovid MEDLINE
Tutorial (http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/training/ovid)] She also developed
the distance education course (EBM and the Medical Librarian) which she also
teaches for the School of Information and Library Science at the University
of North Carolina. Connie is a Co-Director of the annual EBM workshop held
at Duke University since 2003.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
4 MLA CE credits
$75 member
Description: This course will introduce participants to basic concepts, dilemmas, and requirements for creating, maintaining, and marketing an institutional repository. Topics covered will include open access, copyright, system infrastructure, work flow and staffing, and recruitment and use. The first part of the course will address the fundamental issues involved in building institutional repositories. The second part of the course will involve participant discussion and strategies for creating a sustainable repository at participants’ institutions.
Instructor: Allyson Mower is the Institutional Repository Coordinator for
the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah. Allyson
is currently attending the Information School at the University of Washington.
She also has an MA in Liberal Arts from St. Johns College in Annapolis, Maryland.
Instructor: Instructor:
Karen Estlund is the Digital Collections Coordinator at the University of Oregon.
Formerly, she was the Head of Digital Technologies for the J. Willard Marriott
Library at the University of Utah. Karen graduated from the Information School
at the University of Washington with her MLIS in 2005 and began working on
the University of Utah’s Institutional Repository in late 2005.
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