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25
0 comments Tags: AHRQ, diagnostic error, hospital librarians
This is the second in series of posts on patients, families and librarians in the diagnostic process. In October 2017, I attended the Patients as Partners in the Diagnostic Process preconference for the Diagnostic Error in Medicine 10th International Conference in Newton, MA. To open the discussion, we watched this video from MedStar Health: Larry Pennings, Associate Director of… Read More »
Posted in: Patient Engagement
Jan
24
0 comments Tags: Data, data_science, eScience, professional development, Training
SAVE THE DATE and CALL FOR PROPOSALS The e-Science Symposium Planning Committee invites you to submit a proposal for participation at the 10th Annual University of Massachusetts and New England Area Librarian eScience Symposium, to be held on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, MA. This year’s symposium theme “Libraries in Data… Read More »
Posted in: Announcements, Data, Trainings
Jan
23
0 comments Tags: complementary medicine, integrative medicine, Kripalu, meditation, yoga
Posted in: Blog, NLM Resources, Patient Engagement, Public Health
Jan
12
0 comments Tags: All of Us, Precision Medicine
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) All of Us Research Program and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) have teamed up to kickstart a three-year pilot project that will support this unique and promising NIH initiative. This collaboration will maximize the power of All of Us Research Program’s community engagement and by informing and engaging… Read More »
Posted in: Announcements, NIH, NLM, Patient Engagement
Jan
10
0 comments Tags: hospital librarians, patient education, technology
This post is part of a series on NNLM NER’s funded projects. This is an excerpt from the Final Report submitted by Wendy Urciuoli, MLS. In FY2016-2017, NNLM NER funded a partnership between Lyman Maynard Stowe Library (UConn Health) and educators at the outpatient diabetes clinic to investigate the use of tablet computers in the… Read More »
Posted in: Funded Project