MLA Webinar, Sept 28: Precision Medicine
Helping Patients and Health Care Consumers Understand Precision Medicine
http://www.medlib-ed.org/products/1300/helping-patients-and-health-care-consumers-understand-precision-medicine
Date of Live Event: Thursday, September 28, 8:00 am-9:30am at JABSOM Health Sciences Library (Quiet Reading Room)
With the rise of precision medicine, more patients and health care consumers
will require access to information about genetics that they can understand,
and health information professionals will need to take steps to improve
consumers’ ability to understand how their genetic information can be used
in their treatment. The webinar will provide participants with guidelines and
tools for creating and evaluating consumer health materials and equip them
with a concrete understanding of how to apply health literacy and learning
style principles in the creation and communication of consumer-friendly
precision medicine information. Hospital and academic librarians will gain
the practical knowledge needed to help patients and health care consumers better
understand precision medicine and help researchers communicate their
findings to a lay audience. The websites and tools introduced during the webinar will be immediately very useful to all attendees.
Objectives
.Discuss the use of best health literacy practices to enhance patients’ and
health care consumers’ understanding of precision medicine concepts relevant
to their care.
.Gain familiarity with guidelines and tools for creating and evaluating
consumer health materials.
.Learn how to apply health literacy and learning style principles to create
patient-friendly information about precision medicine.
Save the Date! 2017 Chapter Annual Meeting on MARCH 29
The HPCMLA annual meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at the John A. Burns School of Medicine’s Health Sciences Library.
Kay Deeney and Judy Consales will be coming from NN/LM PSR as well as Michelle Kraft, MLA Past President who will present on the “Evolving Librarian” and about new technologies.
Further details, including an agenda will follow soon! Please stay tuned!
MLA Webinar, Jan. 31: Flexing Your Powerhouse Librarian Muscles
Information below for those who want to participate in the live webinar:
http://www.mlanet.org/blog/flexing-your-powerhouse-librarian-muscles-the-foundations-of-effective-project-management?source=5
Date & Time: January 31, 2017
9:00 a.m., Hawaii-Aleutian Time
Location:
Health Sciences Library
John A. Burns School of Medicine, UHM
651 Ilalo Street, MEB 101
http://hslib.jabsom.hawaii.edu/libinfo/location.html
Parking:
http://hslib.jabsom.hawaii.edu/libinfo/parking.html
*Participants receive 1.5 contact hours that you can apply toward the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP)
MAHALO to the staff of the JABSOM Health Sciences Library for serving as the host site, and to the Chapter for funding this webinar.
Please contact Walter Benavitz, Continuing Education Chair, for answers to any questions.
Chapter Holiday Lunch Today
The Board hopes you can all join us at Bravo Restaurant in Aiea today for our annual holiday social!
Where: Bravo Restaurant (Private dining room)
When: TODAY, December 8
Time: 11:30 a.m.
We wish everyone a joyous and safe holiday season for 2016!
Mahalo!
MLA Webinar: “Demystifying R” on OCTOBER 5
Information below for those who want to participate in the live webinar:
Time: Wednesday, October 5, 1p.m.-2:30 p.m., central time = (i.e., 8:00
a.m., Hawaii-Aleutian Time)
Location: Health Sciences Library of JABSOM
651 Ilalo Street, MEB 101, Honolulu, HI 96813-5525
http://hslib.jabsom.hawaii.edu/libinfo/location.html
Parking: http://hslib.jabsom.hawaii.edu/libinfo/parking.html
Certificate: MLA CE contact hours for all participants (1.5 MLA CE contact hours)
If you have further questions in regards to the content of the webcast, please click on the following link: http://www.mlanet.org/blog/demystifying-r-an-introduction-for-librarians
MAHALO to the Health Sciences Library of JABSOM staff for serving as the host site/refreshment site, and to NN/LM Pacific Southwest Region for generously funding this webinar!
Walter
Continuing Education Chair
Announcement: MLA Kronick Traveling Fellowship
David A. Kronick Traveling Fellowship
Do you have a project in mind that will take you on the road?
Consider applying for MLA’s David A. Kronick Traveling Fellowship!
Established in 2002, this grant awards one $2,000 fellowship each year to
cover the expenses involved in traveling to three or more medical libraries
in the United States or Canada, for the purpose of studying a specific
aspect of health information management. Activities that are operational in
nature or have only local usefulness will be considered. The award winner
is required to submit a report to MLA on the results of the project, that
may be published in appropriate health information journals.
ELIGIBILITY
* The applicant must hold a graduate degree in library science.
* The applicant must be a practicing health sciences librarian with at least
five years of professional experience.
* The applicant must be an individual member of the Medical Library
Association.
* The applicant must be a citizen of or have permanent residence status in
either the United States or Canada.
* Consideration will be given in exceptional cases to an outstanding
candidate not meeting the criteria above.
The completed application form must be received at MLA headquarters
byDecember 1, 2016.
Learn more about the application process on MLANET.ORG at
Caution-http://www.mlanet.org/p/cm/ld/fid=308 <
Caution-http://www.mlanet.org/p/cm/ld/fid=308 >
If you have any questions, please contact Robert Johnson, Jury Chair,
atrobertej@usc.edu < Caution-mailto:robertej@usc.edu >
If you’re ready to submit an application, choose the 2017 Kronick Traveling
Fellowshiponline application form <
Caution-http://www.mlanet.org/e/sx/tk/eid=26 > .
REMINDER: MLA webcast Tomorrow, AUG 10 at JABSOM
Please join the Chapter as it hosts an MLA Webcast
Are All Systematic Reviews Created Equal?
featuring Connie Schardt, AHIP, FMLA, retired Associate Director for Research & Education for the Medical Center Library & Archives at Duke University in 2013.
Location: Health Sciences Library of the JABSOM
651 Ilalo Street, MEB 101, Honolulu, HI 96813-5525 http://hslib.jabsom.hawaii.edu/libinfo/location.html
Local Time: 8:00 a.m., Hawaii-Aleutian Time
Parking information: http://hslib.jabsom.hawaii.edu/libinfo/parking.html
If you have further questions in regards to the content of the webcast, please click on the following link:
http://www.mlanet.org/blog/are-all-systematic-reviews-created-equal
A big MAHALO to NN/LM Pacific Southwest Region for funding this webinar.
HPC-MLA Continuing Education Chair
Walter Benavitz III
Congratulations to Chapter Member, Julie Kwan!
The Chapter sends its best wishes and warmest congratulations to chapter member, Julie Kwan, on her upcoming retirement in June! She was featured in the PSR-NNLM Latitudes newsletter recently (April 2016 issue).
You can read more about Julie’s remarkable work career: Former NN/LM PSR Associate Director Julie Kwan Announces Retirement!
Save the date! HPC-MLA Annual Meeting on APRIL 29
We are pleased to announce the HPCMLA Annual Meeting for 2016. It will be held on Friday April 29 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at the UH JABSOM Health Sciences Library. The meeting will take place in the Quiet Reading Room.
Please arrive by 8:30 for some early morning refreshments which will be served in the Library’s Administration Workroom.
1. Please tell contact Mabel Trafford (mabel.a.trafford.civ @ mail.mil) if you will be participating (including dinner).
2. The Chapter will be having a brief session prior to the start of the business meeting in order to share any interesting updates, such as awards, publications, travel, new products being considered, etc. We would all love to hear about it. Please contact Mabel if you have anything in mind to share with the group.
3. Mabel is also putting together a dinner after the meeting and would appreciate any ideas on where dinner can be held. If you would like to join her, please let her know.
The day’s meeting agenda is as follows:
8:30 – 9:00 Registration & Refreshments
Health Sciences Library Staff Workroom
9:00 – 11:00 Disaster Health Information Sources: The Basics (Part I)*
Kelli Ham, NN/LM PSR Consumer Health & Technology Coordinator
Health Sciences Library Quiet Reading Room
11:00 – 11:30 MLA Update
Heidi Heilemann, Member, MLA Board of Directors; Director, Lane Medical Library, Stanford University
Health Sciences Library Quiet Reading Room
11:30 – 1:00 Lunch (On Your Own)
Across the hall: Simply Ono (plate lunches) / around Kakaako neighborhood
1:00 – 3:00 Disaster Health Information Sources: The Basics (Part II)*
Kelli Ham, NN/LM PSR Consumer Health & Technology Coordinator
Health Sciences Library Quiet Reading Room
3:00 – 3:30 RML Update:
Judy Consales, Director, NN/LM Pacific Southwest Region; Director, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, UCLA
Kelli Ham, NN/LM PSR Consumer Health & Technology Coordinator
Health Sciences Library Quiet Reading Room
3:30 – 3:45 HPC-MLA Member Developments/Trends
Health Sciences Library Staff Workroom
3:45 – 4:30 HPC-MLA Business Meeting with light Refreshments
Health Sciences Library Staff Workroom
* Disaster Health Information Sources: The Basics worth 4.0 MLA CE credits. “This class provides a comprehensive overview of the essential resources needed to provide health-related information services for supporting disaster mitigation, planning, response, and recovery. This case-based workshop will cover key sources from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), federal and nonfederal agencies, and international organizations. Tools for locating, organizing and disseminating disaster health information will also be discussed. The final hour of the presentation will explore specific disaster and emergency topics relevant to Hawai’i, including creating a plan for personal preparedness.
Parking info: http://hslib.jabsom.hawaii.edu/libinfo/parking.html
Reminder Instructional Design Webinar Tomorrow, Dec 2nd
Just a friendly reminder about tomorrow’s webinar!
Instructional Design for Medical Librarians
Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Time 9:00-10:30 am
Registration: http://goo.gl/forms/AcV3ax51AU
(Long URL:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/196bynYupcfHy98Tx32UVP5MbAzGO9894lCRaVh_EOaM/viewform?usp=send_form)
Location:
Medical Library of Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC)
Location and parking information will be sent out to those who register for the webinars.
Register by Monday, November 30, if you plan to attend or if you are interested in viewing the recorded session at a later date and time. You need to be registered in order to get the link to view the recorded session.
A BIG Mahalo to the TAMC Medical Library for serving as a host site and to NN/LM Pacific Southwest Region for sponsoring this webinar!
HPC-MLA 