NExT Steps: A Unique Nurse Librarian EBP Collaboration

NExT Steps: A Unique Nurse Librarian EBP Collaboration is a 1 hour live webinar presented Wednesday, April 6 at 3pm ET/2pm CT/1pm MT/12pm PT.

Nurses need to document and demonstrate that they engage in research and implement evidence based practice (EBP) to enhance healthcare quality, improve patient outcomes, and reduce costs. However, despite the explosion of scientific evidence, evidence-based care is not standard of care.

The University of Illinois Chicago’s (UIC) Library of the Health Sciences and the College of Nursing have been…
Date: April 6, 2022

National Center for Data Services Internship Information Session

The National Center for Data Services (NCDS) of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) provides internships for people from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. These are paid opportunities to work in a guided environment on structured data-related projects as practical experiences outside of the classroom with mentoring. The goal of this program is to introduce students from historically excluded racial and ethnic groups to data librarianship within the health sciences and provide practical experiences that provide them with skills…
Date: March 24, 2022

Copy of National Center for Data Services Internship Information Session

The National Center for Data Services (NCDS) of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) provides internships for people from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. These are paid opportunities to work in a guided environment on structured data-related projects as practical experiences outside of the classroom with mentoring. The goal of this program is to introduce students from historically excluded racial and ethnic groups to data librarianship within the health sciences and provide practical experiences that provide them with skills…
Date: March 24, 2022

Copy of National Center for Data Services Internship Information Session

The National Center for Data Services (NCDS) of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) provides internships for people from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. These are paid opportunities to work in a guided environment on structured data-related projects as practical experiences outside of the classroom with mentoring. The goal of this program is to introduce students from historically excluded racial and ethnic groups to data librarianship within the health sciences and provide practical experiences that provide them with skills…
Date: March 24, 2022

Tech Talk with R2: 3D Printing For Health Care Applications

Innovators across VHA have an ambitious goal: for every VA Medical Center to have access to 3D printing services. The 3D Printing Network is bringing VHA closer to this reality, with 75 sites across the enterprise and counting. Expanding access to 3DP capabilities can address several current state challenges to scale and allow Veterans to have equitable access to innovative, timely, and personalized care. Emerging 3D printing technology is empowering the VHA 3D Printing

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Date: March 24, 2022

Working With Youth Impacted by the Child Welfare System

Devon Abejo is a teen services librarian with King County Library System in the Seattle, Washington metro area. She has had nineteen foster children in her care over the past six years. In 2021, she was honored with the Unsung Heroes Award from the Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families and the Stella Mae Carmichael Award from the Amara foster care agency. She earned a her MLIS from San Jose State University and BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has spoken about her work as a foster parent and librarian, and the impact libraries can…
Date: March 23, 2022

NIH Data Management and Sharing (Session 3). Practitioner Perspectives: Education

This is webinar number 3 in the series.

The webinar introduces the basics of data management and the new requirements for data management and sharing that will be in place beginning in 2023.

This webinar will provide “practitioner perspectives” – i.e., data librarians sharing their opportunities, barriers, methods, and successes as they work toward improving data management practices at their institutions.

Session 3: Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice: Appraisal and Application

Course description: This three-part webinar series provides a comprehensive overview of evidence-based practice (EBP). Essential skills for clinical inquiry are addressed, including: the role of the librarian, formulating clinical questions, searching the literature, exploring levels of evidence, critically appraising research articles, and applying evidence in practice.

Emily Brennan, MLIS, is a Research Informationist in the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Library. She is the liaison to the College of…
Date: March 17, 2022

R4 Connections. Implementation of Telemedicine in Rural Public Libraries

Part of the R4 Connections Webinar Series. This session will feature guest speaker Dr. Pamela DeGuzman who will focus on telemedicine in rural public libraries and her research in this area.

Session 2: Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice: Literature Searching

Course description: This three-part webinar series provides a comprehensive overview of evidence-based practice (EBP). Essential skills for clinical inquiry are addressed, including: the role of the librarian, formulating clinical questions, searching the literature, exploring levels of evidence, critically appraising research articles, and applying evidence in practice.

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Date: March 10, 2022