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Director’s Musings Barbara Epstein, Director We have just passed the midpoint of our five-year contract to lead the NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region. One of the hallmarks of our program is to encourage library collaboration and advocacy. In the past three months, we’ve seen two projects come to fruition. You’ve heard about the Value of Libraries… Read More »
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MAR Highlights Renae Barger, Executive Director In the 2012-2013 contract year, the eight regional medical libraries and the National Network Office identified four national outreach initiatives. The regional medical libraries have been working collaboratively to identify best practices to focus outreach activities toward: Community College Librarians K-12 staff Adoption of MedlinePlus Connect into electronic health… Read More »
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Member Spotlight Rebecca May-Cole Executive Director Pennsylvania Behavioral Health and Aging Coalition We are a non-profit organization providing advocacy and education about the behavioral health needs (mental health and substance use disorder) of older Pennsylvanians. As the only statewide organization in Pennsylvania with this focus, we bring attention to the fact that too many older… Read More »
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MAR is pleased to announce the winner of our 2013 National Medical Librarians Award–the staff of Library Services, Pinnacle Health System in Harrisburg, PA. The following is the submission from their Manager… We held an Open House in our new library for National Medical Librarian’s Month. We created a flyer which was placed on the… Read More »
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Sharing & Caring Michelle Burda, Network and Advocacy Coordinator The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has developed a suite of widely-used resources for mobile devices such as WISER (Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders). NLM has evaluated and made accessible many other mobile apps and information resources that are useful in emergency and disaster situations:… Read More »
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Nov
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Consumer Connections Lydia Collins, Consumer Health Coordinator The weather has turned colder and the holiday season is upon us. As everyone switches to their winter wardrobes and begins to prepare for those gatherings with friends and family, it’s important to remember to take care of yourself. MedlinePlus from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) provides… Read More »
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Out and About Kate Flewelling, Outreach Coordinator ClinicalTrials.gov was launched in 2000 by the National Library of Medicine (NLM). In 2008, as a result of Section 801 of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007, ClinicalTrials.gov was expanded to include basic results reporting, including adverse effects. Due to reporting bias, results reported in ClinicalTrials.gov may… Read More »
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Nov
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CyberCast Missy Harvey, Technology and Communication Coordinator PubMed Health is a resource from National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) announced in 2011 providing easy-to-read consumer guides of comparative effectiveness research (CER), fact sheets on diseases and conditions, information on drugs and supplements, overviews of health topics, and links to external websites. PubMed Health is based… Read More »
Posted in: 2013, Issue 4