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Oct
16
0 comments Tags: librarian roles, medical librarian, Medical Librarians Month
October is National Medical Librarians Month. Region 5 is celebrating by highlighting some of the wonderful medical librarians in our region. This guest post is from our colleagues in Alaska. Hello from the last frontier! We are Anna and Jennifer, the two sole medical librarians who work at the Alaska Medical Library in Anchorage, Alaska…. Read More »
Posted in: Guest Post, News from Network Members
Oct
09
0 comments Tags: hospital librarians, librarian roles, medical librarian, Medical Librarians Month
October is National Medical Librarians Month. Region 5 is celebrating by highlighting some of the wonderful medical librarians in our region. This guest post is from one of our colleagues in Washington state. Greetings from Tacoma, WA where I have been a hospital librarian at St. Joseph Medical Center (part of Virginia Mason Franciscan Health/CommonSpirit… Read More »
Posted in: Guest Post, News from Network Members
Oct
01
0 comments Tags: Medical Librarians Month
Medical librarians perform an essential role in providing critical and accurate medical information to healthcare professionals, the healthcare industry, and for patients. Unfortunately, their work is often overlooked and goes unacknowledged. But National Medical Librarians month is an opportunity to highlight their fundamental role and celebrate their contributions in healthcare. The Network of the National… Read More »
Posted in: Medical Librarians
Sep
03
0 comments Tags: disaster preparedness, emergency preparedness
In this Consumer Health Minute blog column, National Health Observances have been featured as a way to bring awareness and information to your communities. One of the September observances is National Preparedness Month. Region 5 communities experience flooding, wildfires, snow storms, droughts, tsunamis, earthquakes, and other disasters. Some of these are happening a lot more… Read More »
Posted in: Emergency Preparedness, News from NNLM Region 5, Training & Education
Aug
13
0 comments Tags: History of Medicine, library programming, NLM Traveling Exhibits, programming
Looking for an opportunity to plan a program about health at your library or organization? The National Library of Medicine is offering an opportunity to host a traveling exhibit where you can plan a program related to the topic and highlight local resources. It’s also a great chance to work together with other organizations in… Read More »
Posted in: News from NLM, News from NNLM