Staff Bio
Erica Lake, MLS, AHIP
Research & Evaluation Specialist, Region 6
Erica Lake is the Health Sciences Librarians Outreach Specialist for the Network of the National Library of Medicine, Region 6. In this role, Erica engages with hospital and academic health sciences librarians, tribal college librarians, and library information science programs in the region, and teaches national NNLM webinars and Moodle courses.
Classes I Teach
| Event Title | Summary |
|---|---|
| ClinicalTrials.gov for Librarians | ClinicalTrials.gov is the openly available federal registry and results database of publicly and privately funded clinical studies conducted in the United States and around the world. ClinicalTrials.gov is a vital resource for researchers, healthcare providers, and health sciences librarians who wish to consult the entire body of evidence on any particular topic. |
| From PubMed to TrialGPT: Exploring the Impact of AI & Large Language Models in Medicine | This presentation will explore the role of AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) in transforming biomedical discovery and healthcare. It highlights real-world applications like improving PubMed searches (Best Match, Nature Biotechnology 2018), supporting precision medicine (LitVar, Nature Genetics 2023), and assisting patient-to-trial matching (TrialGPT, Nature Communications, 2024). This presentation will also address the challenges and limitations of using AI/LLMs in this field. |
| How PubMed Works: Automatic Term Mapping (ATM) | The How PubMed Works: Automatic Term Mapping session addresses increasing health information access and use by highlighting information about the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed bibliographic database. |
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