eHealth Ontario on YouTube
eHealth Ontario is the Government of Ontario’s eHealth division. Ontario is the largest province in Canada by population.I would like to draw your attention to…
The Future of Education at MLA is Signed, Sealed, and Soon to be Delivered: Please Welcome Medlib-Ed!
MLA is proud to announce that we’ve signed a contract with LearnSomething to use their LearnerCommunity platform to host all MLA educational offerings starting in…
Technology: Game On: Online Serious Gaming to Build Interprofessional Competencies
Submitted by Dana Thimons, AHIP, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Alexandria, VA; edited by Jean M. Gudenas Unlike the classroom…
Correction
Incomplete and incorrect affiliation information was provided for Jenny Pierce, contributing author for the June/July social media column in the MLA News. It should read:…
Continuing Education: MLA’s Consumer Health Information Specialization Recipients
Congratulations to the following individuals who have received MLA’s Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) from January 2016 through April 2016. MLA’s CHIS program is a continuing…
rapid and relevent information in the clinic setting
As a librarian-physician I am still trying to figure out my place in informatics. I have been interested for 15 years, beginning with some years…
July 2016 News to Know…bytes and bits from around the social web
This is the July installment of News to Know…bits and bytes from around the social web. The CMS Open Payments Data Explorer tool allows you…
The Data Discovery Bootcamp Challenge!
Truthfully, I was tired and not sure if I felt up to attending The Data Discovery Bootcamp Challenge! on the last morning of MLA 2016,…
eHealth 2016
Several weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend the annual eHealth conference organized by COACH: Canada’s health informatics organization. This year, the eHealth conference…
Beginning Well: The Guiding Principles of the Expanded MLA Education Program
The Education Strategic Goal calls on MLA to become the go-to education resource for health information professionals. In the next three to five years MLA will…
Social Media: New (and Illegal) Ways Academics Access Research
Submitted by Jenny Pierce, AHIP, Health Sciences Library, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP Historically, academics have always found ways…
Technology: Research Data Loss
Submitted by Sue Espe, AHIP, Merril W. Brown Health Sciences Library, Banner Health–University Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ; edited by Jean M. Gudenas Scientists, during the…
The True Meaning of Impact
As part of MLA’s strategic goal on education, we’re expanding MLA’s education programs. A new learning management system will launch by January 1, with plans…
MLA 2016 Tech Trends Roundup
If you missed the MLA Tech Trends in Toronto, here is a roundup to catch you up! Tiffany Grant – An Informatics Lab: A Collaborative…
Technology: The Gene Expression Omnibus as an Introduction to Genetic Data Sharing for Health Sciences Librarians
Submitted by Dorothy Ogdon, AHIP, Library, Touro University California–Vallejo; edited by Jean M. Gudenas The Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), provided by the National Center for…
Social Media: Using Flickr for Library Reference
Submitted by Patricia F. Anderson, Taubman Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP Once upon a time, I received a…
Medical Library Education: Show Me the Money: Student Funding Opportunities
Submitted by Jodi L. Philbrick, AHIP, Department of Library and Information Sciences, College of Information, University of North Texas–Denton Over the past few weeks while…
Staffing the “Born Digital” Library
Submitted by Nadine Dexter, AHIP, Health Sciences Library, University of Central Florida–Orlando, and Bradley A. Long, AHIP, Park Library, Central Michigan University–Mount Pleasant Campus Editor’s…
Professional Development: Academy New Members or Members Renewing at a Higher Level
Congratulations to new members and members who have renewed at a higher level in the Academy of Health Information Professionals. This quarterly listing is based…
NLM Georgia Biomedical Informatics Course – Spring 2016
I recently attended the 40th iteration of the National Library of Medicine’s Biomedical Informatics course at Brasstown Valley Resort in northern Georgia hosted by Augusta…