Jun
15
0 comments Tags: genetics, Health Literacy, resources, sickle cell disease
This Friday, June 19 is World Sickle Cell Disease Day—an opportunity to promote education and advocacy for sickle cell disease. Learn more about sickle cell disease, genetics, and resources for sharing information with your community. What is Sickle Cell Disease? Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders. If you… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Jun
03
0 comments Tags: artificial intelligence, hospital librarians, hospital library advisory group
This is part of a series of blog posts from hospital librarians using AI in their work. This post was submitted by Beth Merkle, Lead Librarian for Acquisitions & Collections at University of Rochester Medicine (NY). A viral meme circulated on social media in Spring 2020, as bizarrely named apps and online platforms such as Kahoot, Canvas,… Read More »
Posted in: Communities of Interest
May
31
0 comments Tags: coding, conferences, Data
The 2026 R/Medicine conference took place virtually from May 5th to May 8th. This conference provides a live space for sharing R-based tools and approaches to analyze and gain insights from health data. Even though not everyone attending this conference will consider themselves data librarians, we all share an interest in working with health data,… Read More »