CAPHIS at the MLA Annual Meeting » Chicago 2008
Chicago 2008
CAPHIS has a number of events and programs planned at MLA in Chicago. Please mark your calendar for the following:
Patient Education and Consumer Health Libraries: Collaborating for Improved Patient Care, a CE Symposium at this year’s MLA Annual Meeting in Chicago, presents compelling evidence and case studies of consumer library implementation and the role collaboration plays in improved outcome for both patient education and consumer health education for health promotion, disease management, patient safety, and scientific literacy. In essence, librarians (academic, public, or hospital) + clinicians and health educators, working together = improved patient and consumer health, health care, and health literacy.
Those already well versed in consumer health information services and health literacy will gain valuable ideas for approaching leadership in their own organizations to discuss the compelling merits of healthcare provider and librarian collaboration for improved communication, and increased consumer/patient satisfaction.
The keynote for this program, "Deliver the Best Patient Care through Partnerships with Patient Education and Consumer Health Libraries," will be delivered by David Baker, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; and Chief, General Internal Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL.
Other featured speakers include: Elaina Cundiff, MPH, Manager of MD Anderson's The Learning Center; Mindwell Egeland, MLS, Director of the Patients' Library, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Mary Gillaspy, MLS, MS, Manager of the Health Learning Centers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago; Martin Morris, Ph.D., Vice President and Chief Development Officer of the Salem and West Valley Hospital Foundations, Salem, OR; Magdalyn Patyk, MS, RN, Program Manager for Patient Education, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Judy Rycombel, Librarian, Arlington Heights Memorial Library; Holly Trandel, BA, Program Coordinator, Health Learning Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago; and Barbara Bibel, MLA, MA, and current CAPHIS chair, Oakland Public Library, Oakland, CA.
The Bridge Is Out: Better Learn How to Swim--Coping with Budget Cuts--Creative Solutions in Lean Times
Sunday, May 18, 2008
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Location: Grand Ballroom A
Contact: Tammy Mays
In theory, at least, the more people use something, the less likely it is to be cut from the budget. The more beneficial the library service, the more secure it is. So wouldn't it be great if libraries could attract overflowing crowds. This session addresses the budget cuts challenges faced by all libraries. Potential solutions will be presented, as well as creative marketing/branding will also be addressed.
Consent or Obedience? Medical Authority and Consumer Health Education: Bridging the Medical Ethics Gap
Monday, May 19, 2008
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location: Grand Ballroom A
Contact: Tammy Mays
Today, the Internet has transformed the way consumer health information is distributed and who has access. Consumers have access to multiple, conflicting sources of medical information and in order to decipher this information it calls for skills and strategies for judging the trustworthiness of a source. This program will discuss the ethics of research on medical authority and knowledge e.g. how consumers use health information and the ethical implications of that.
The Executive Board Meeting will be held on Sunday, May 18, 2008: 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., Room: Atlanta
The Business Meeting will be held Monday, May 19, 2008: 6:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m., Room: TBD
Further information about MLA 2008 is available at http://www.mlanet.org/am/am2008/ce/800.html