International News
WHO launches new guidelines on managing physical health amid mental health issuesThe World Health Organization (WHO) has released guidelines to assist in managing physical health…
Join the PH/HA Meeting Jan. 14, 2019
A number of things that affect PH/HA have come up recently. We therefore are holding an online PH/HA Section meeting on Monday, January 14, 2019…
FYI: Bibliotherapy
Bibliotherapy. Ever heard of it? It has been “practiced” almost exactly a century, according to a posting that states simply that “the science” of bibliotherapy…
Learning from librarians in many languages at Állatorvostudományi Egyetem in Budapest, Hungary: a summary from Kris Alpi
By Kristine Alpi, AHIP The Librarians without Borders® Ursula Poland International Scholarship supported part of my travel to the University of Veterinary Medicine in Budapest,…
The National Guidelines Clearinghouse Returns – as the ECRI Guidelines Trust
This month’s blog will discuss the revival of the National Guidelines Clearinghouse and its redevelopment into the ECRI Guidelines Trust at https://guidelines.ecri.org/. As most of you know,…
International News
Exercise Medicine Is on the Rise in Malaysia Exercise medicine has become a popular and effective treatment for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Malaysia. Early intervention…
FYI: Communication Complexities
Fiducie, where has it gone? That’s trust, for those of you not conversant with French. So many of us are doused by things false, fake,…
FYI: Donuts and Deserts
Desserts are not deserts. Desserts are tasty; deserts are dry. Donuts are not doughnuts, at least not in longhand. Both, however, are tasty. Unless the…
Hospital Librarianship: Current Awareness, Professional Reading
Submitted by Brian L. Baker, Medical Library, Valley Children’s Hospital, Madera, CA; edited by Angela Spencer, AHIP In May of 2018, one of the pediatric…
Case Law for Public Health
A person’s environment and the actions that person takes both affect their overall health. Public health legislation shapes the public health environment. Laws regulate what…
Quantification and Peer Review: Possible Impacts of New Peer Review Tracker
I recently went to a meeting with a vendor representative from Clarivate Analytics (the company that owns Web of Science, among other widely used resources).…
International News
Innovative new technology improves patient care in Singapore Work is underway to develop software with which patients can “chat” for preliminary screening and quick, proper…
FYI: Fees
Is it proper to proctor and prosper? Or tutor and tally treasure? Recommend a reference and reap riches? Charging for services can be a predicament…
2018 PH/HA Research Awardee – Rosie Hanneke
The Public Health/Health Administration Section (PH/HA) presented the 2018 PH/HA Research Award to Rosie Hanneke, Assistant Professor and Information Services Librarian at UIC Library…
FYI: Oddities
Lots of items can be found in collections that could be considered offbeat, maybe even weird. Smithsonian, among others, has written about it more than…
Target: Data
Students at my institution are required to analyze raw data as part of their capstone course. The professors define raw data as data about an individual rather…
Librarians without Borders® HINARI Internet Resources Train the Trainers Workshop Bosnia and Herzegovina: May 14-17, 2018
From May 14-17, 2018, the Hinari/Internet Resources ‘Train the Trainers’ Workshop was conducted at the Hollywood Hotel, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The trainer was…