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Shifting Skills to Navigate the Changing Horizon: Finding Our Way in New Biomedical Research and Health Care Environments

Originally held Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m., central time

Agenda

Wraparound discussion session I
Allow 1/2 hour
Webcast 1 1/2 hours

Potential issues to be addressed include:

To top of page Part I: Overview of the Changing Horizon: Brief history, Definitions and Driving Forces (e.g. funding sources, legal requirements)

eScience

    • New data sharing - data sharing in the cloud
    • Data curation
    • Mandates for public access to data (NSF, NIH data sharing plans)
    • Scholarly communications / scholarly publishing
    • Institutional, domain, researcher repositories
    • How institutions play a role

Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSAs)

    • Building collaboration, new roles for researchers
    • Systematic reviews and librarians
    • What is the role of the library?
    • How to locate and be involved

Electronic Health Records (Meaningful use)

    • Look at changing requirements
    • Consumer information
    • MedlinePlus Connect and other patient-integrated tools
    • HL7 info buttons, integrating clinical resources into the EHR
    • How to talk to vendors
    • Regional Extension Centers
    • Community College training networks - new jobs, skills

To top of page Part II: New and/or Expanded Opportunities Available

    • What has been done?
    • Examples

To top of page Part III: New and/or Enhanced Skills and Tools Needed

    • What new skills are needed: people, business, research, computer/technology and teaching?
    • What you can do now with your current tool set?
    • Panel discussion/question and answer session

To top of page Part IV: What and who is out there to help? Where to get training?

    • Training opportunities to re-tool yourself
    • Additional training options
    • Association-sponsored and/or regionally funded professional development opportunities
    • Regional initiatives, e.g. NN/LM NER eScience Initiative

To top of page Part V: Conclusions

Wraparound discussion session II
Allow 1 hour

To top of page For more information, contact Debra Cavanaugh, mlapd3@mlahq.org, 312.419.9094 x32.

 

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