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16
0 comments Tags: Community of Interest, graphic medicine
The Region 7 Graphic Medicine COI welcomed 24 colleagues from across the Network for a Graphic Medicine Virtual Social on May 25. Attendees got the chance to network through facilitated conversations and participating in drawing and storytelling games. Although the majority of attendees were from R7, we welcomed folks from all but one NNLM region and… Read More »
Posted in: Communities of Interest, Graphic Medicine
Jun
13
0 comments Tags: #escience; #bootcamp #data_science, Boot Camp
Each year a group of librarians from institutions, including NNLM Region 7, around New England organize the New England Science Boot Camp for Librarians. This event aims to introduce librarians to a cutting edge or particularly prominent area of scientific research. This year the topic chosen was Precision Medicine, and we had some amazing researchers… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Jun
13
0 comments Tags: DOCLINE, hospital librarians, hospital library advisory group
On Thu, June 9, 2022, we hosted our Hospital Libraries Advisory Group Annual Meeting. The virtual meeting was limited to folks working in Region 7 to discuss the needs of hospital librarians in CT, ME, MA, NH, NY, RI, and VT. Fifty-five people registered for the meeting, and fifty attended the live session. Thirty-six of… Read More »
Posted in: Communities of Interest
Jun
01
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Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD can result from many different types of experiences, for example the trauma of surviving a war or global health pandemic. It may also be more insidious, embedding itself in a survivor or witness of childhood physical, sexual or emotional abuse. This type of PTSD may manifest itself in adulthood as… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
May
24
0 comments Tags: Funded Projects
This post highlights one of NNLM R7’s funded projects during 2021-2022. The following blog post was written by Jan Fountaine and Kate McCarthy of DetecTogether, an organization that strives to improve conversations and awareness about cancer detection and how to take action. Detecting cancer early is the best way to save and improve lives for… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Funded Project