via Laura Killingsworth, Illinois State University)
Please join us for the 2024 Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference, taking place virtually from Wednesday, October 23, to Friday, October 25. Check out the continuing education session and speaker descriptions below for what is sure to be an informative event.
- “Visualizing the Value of Researcher and Institution Publications – iCite”
- Julie Esparza, MLS, AHIP, FMLA | Associate Director/Professor, LSUHS Library/Department of Medical Library Science, Comegys Endowed Professor in Medical Library Science
- Learning Objectives – Attendees by the end of this class will be able to:
- Describe iCite and how it functions.
- Describe the Relative Citation Ratio and how it is calculated.
- Analyze PMIDs using the iCite software.
- Download reports to take back to demonstrate the value of the author or grant publications.
- 2 MLA CE
- “Providing Consumer Health Information in Underserved Rural Areas”
- Emily Weyant Blevins, MLIS, AHIP | Senior Clinical Reference Librarian/Assistant Professor, East Tennessee State University, James H. Quillen College of Medicine Library
- Nakia Woodward, MSIS, AHIP | Assistant Director for Administration & Collections / Assistant Professor, East Tennessee State University, James H. Quillen College of Medicine
- Learning Objectives – Students will know how to:
- Use resources highlighted to research their communities / assess potential community concerns
- Match authoritative health information materials with identified community concerns
- Build a brief outreach plan outlining potential community collaborators, health concerns to highlight, materials to promote, and potential roadblocks to expect
- 3 MLA CE
- “The PICO Problem – Fishing with the wrong bait and other EBP updates”
- Laura Cullen, DNP, RN, FAAN | Department of Nursing Services and Patient Care, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, IA
- Description:
- This presentation will describe cutting edge updates in the EBP process. EBP updates will describe solutions to the problems PICO creates when establishing the focus and searching for best evidence. Collaboration among nurses, librarians and other interprofessional team members will guide a description of guidance for moving EBP forward in the fast paced healthcare setting.
Please keep an eye on your inbox, in addition to the HSLI Conference webpage, for updates and registration details coming in the near future, including Conference registration opening in one month. You may also contact Eric Edwards (eedwards@ilsos.gov) with questions.