HSLM - Health Science Libraries of Minnesota

FYI. REMM is a comprehensive database for guidance for health care providers on diagnosis and treatment of radiation events.

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The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Radiation Event Medical Management System (REMM), a web site produced by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), has won a bronze in this year's Web Health Awards in the category of web sites produced by the government for health professionals.

http://www.healthawards.com/wwwha/ss2009winners/mp_web.html

The Web Health Awards is a program that recognizes the best Web-based health-related content for consumers and professionals. It is organized by the Health Information Resource Center (HIRC) - http://www.healthawards.com/wwwha/about.html , a national clearinghouse for consumer health information programs and materials. Entries in the Spring/Summer 2009 Web Health Awards Program were evaluated for content and creativity.

REMM is produced by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Office of Planning and Emergency Operations, in cooperation with the National Library of Medicine, Division of Specialized Information Services, with subject matter experts from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and many US and international consultants. http://remm.nlm.gov/Aboutthissite.htm

REMM provides:
* Guidance for health care providers, primarily physicians, about clinical diagnosis and treatment during mass casualty radiological/nuclear (rad/nuc) events
* Just-in-time, evidence-based, usable information with sufficient background and context to make complex issues understandable to those without formal radiation medicine expertise
* Web-based information that is also downloadable in advance, so that it would be available during an event if the internet is not accessible.

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Short notice, but a potentially relevant event this Thursday and Friday from NIH.

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From: Hesse, Bradford (NIH/NCI) [E]
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 11:31 AM
To: NIH-STAFF@LIST.NIH.GOV
Subject: Live Webcast, Informatics for Consumer Health Summit, Nov 5-6, 2009

**LIVE WEBCAST**
Informatics for Consumer Health Summit, Nov 5-6, 2009
www.consumerhealthinformatics.org

Join leaders from commercial IT, government, healthcare, research, and advocacy to envision the future of consumer health IT at the Informatics for Consumer Health Summit. The purpose of this summit is to bring together stakeholders to create a blueprint for improving health care quality through enhanced behavioral support for health care consumers. The summit will foster
communication and collaboration focused on increasing the quality and utilization of evidence-based consumer products integrated into the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN).

Keynote Speaker: David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P., National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Thursday, November 5, 2009
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Friday, November 6, 2009
8:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Please check the agenda for a list of speakers and topics.

Visit www.consumerhealthinformatics.org/video.asp for videocast registration details.

Join us in creating a safer, more efficient, more effective healthcare system.

Partners:

• Department of Health and Human Services
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• National Library of Medicine (NLM)
• Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
• Department of Commerce
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• National Science Foundation

Captioning will be provided for those with disabilities. For other reasonable accommodations to participate in this webcast contact Amy Sanders, NCI, 301-435-8663.

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If you have not already done so, please consider signing up for the PubMed Alerts. For more information, go to: https://list.nih.gov/archives/pubmed-alerts.html

Current information transmitted included the following notice regarding this morning's unavailable service:

> PubMed is unavailable due to a problem in the NLM computer room.. We hope to have this resolved as soon as possible.
> **** PUBMED-ALERTS NOTICE ****

Information about other NLM Email Lists may be found at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/listserv/emaillists.html

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MedlinePlus released a new version of the A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia that includes approximately 400 new Patient Instruction pages, covering pre-operative information and instructions, discharge instructions, self-care instructions, and questions to ask your doctor.

The Patient Instruction pages are available in both English and Spanish, and you will be able to find them in the MedlinePlus search engine and A-Z index pages for the Encyclopedia. Additionally, you will see links to related Patient Instructions in the side-bar of many encyclopedia articles (see screen capture below):

Medline Plus Patient Instructions

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Sarena K. Burgess
Librarian
Reference & Web Services
National Library of Medicine
Phone: (301) 496-7732
E-mail: sarena.burgess@nih.gov

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The MLA Continuing Education Committee (CEC) needs to hear from you! MLA's CEC would like to present a variety of courses at MLA '11 in Minneapolis, MN. Courses and symposia will be held on May 13, May 14, and May 18, 2011. Ideas must be submitted by Tuesday, December 15, 2009. To ensure consideration, use the simple submission forms found here: http://www.mlanet.org/education/callcourses2011.html?focus_20091001.

What new topics or courses have caught your eye? Who is teaching a class or has expertise you would like to tap into? What classes from past meetings would you like to see offered again? MLA CE courses are four, six, or eight hours in length. For ideas, look at MLA's Continuing Education Clearinghouse for offerings at other meetings.

Send your submission form to: Kelly Near, CEC Liaison, 2011 National Program Committee, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, 1350 Jefferson Park Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22908; 434-924-1607; fax 434-982-4238; email, kkn3u@virginia.edu.

For more information check out the MLA annual meeting course selection process or contact Kathleen Combs, continuing education coordinator, at mlapd1@mlahq.org or 312.419.9094 x29.

Kelly Near
Outreach Librarian
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
434-924-1607

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GMR Members,

We wanted to make you aware of a Swine Flu School Planning Workshop that will be held in Chicago November 19-20. The brochure can be found here: http://nnlm.gov/gmr/depot/brochure.pdf (this brochure will only be available from our file depot for about two weeks.) Otherwise you can find more information from the conference website: http://new-fields.com/sfspw/.

The conference will be held at the Marriott Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile.

Thanks,
Max

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Max C Anderson, MLIS
Technology Coordinator
National Network of Libraries of Medicine
Greater Midwest Region
1750 W. Polk St. M/C 763
Chicago, IL 60612-4330
312.996.2008 Phone
312.996.2226 FAX

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The Health Sciences Libraries at the University of Minnesota will be hosting the Medical Library Association's educational webcast "Cut the Cord: Connecting to our Mobile Users." This is a free event and 2 MLA CE credits will be awarded to participants. To register, please contact Anne Beschnett at besch015@umn.edu by Monday, November 16th.

Cut the Cord: Connecting to our Mobile Users
MLA's Educational Webcast
Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 1:00-3:00 pm central time
Bio-Medical Library, University of Minnesota, Diehl Hall Room 555, Minneapolis, MN

Goals

The goal of this webcast is to familiarize information professionals with current and emerging mobile technologies, innovative initiatives using mobile devices, useful mobile software applications, and funding options for projects using mobile devices.

Program objectives:

* describe mobile technology and its value for librarians and health care professionals
* demonstrate mobile technology devices and innovative applications
* explore programs that illustrate the potential of mobile technology for health professionals
* discuss funding opportunities to create and sustain mobile technology programs

The sponsorship of this webcast site has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. NLM-N01-LM-6-3503 with the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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For those that may know Frances Cockrum, Reference Librarian at Mayo Clinic Libraries in Rochester, MN, Frances will be retiring at the end of the year!

You are cordially invited to attend the Retirement Reception for Frances E. Cockrum,
Mayo Clinic Libraries Reference Librarian

Time: 2-4 p.m. / Presentation at 3 p.m.
Date: Monday, December 7, 2009
Place: Plummer Hall, Room 1400
Mayo Clinic Libraries
Plummer Building
Rochester, MN 55905

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NLM has released the following DOCLINE quarterly statistical reports for
July-September 2009:

1-1A, 1-11A, 1-1AT - Summary DOCLINE Borrower Statistics
1-1B - Summary DOCLINE Lender Statistics
1-2A, 1-22A - Detailed DOCLINE Borrower Statistics
1-2B - Detailed DOCLINE Lender Statistics
2-14 - Resource Library Quarterly Report - Fill Rate
5-1A - Loansome Doc Detailed Lender Statistics
5-1B - Loansome Doc Throughput Report

Please note:
Reports 1-11A, 1-1AT and 1-22A are only distributed to libraries that have entered requests in DOCLINE for other libraries. Report 2-14 is only distributed to resource libraries.

DOCLINE quarterly statistical reports are available by going to Requests, then Reports in the DOCLINE menu. Instructions for downloading and printing reports may be found in the "Request Reports" section of the online manual (click the Help link at the top of the DOCLINE screen) or at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/faqdocline.html#reports

If you have any questions, please complete the relevant form found under Contact Us in DOCLINE.

- Maria

DOCLINE Customer Service
National Library of Medicine
US: 1-888-FINDNLM (press 3, then press 1)
Intl: 301-594-5983 (press 3, then press 1)
http://docline.gov

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The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) has added its first set of nanomaterial records. Nanotechnology is the study of matter on an atomic and molecular scale-- structures 100 nanometers or smaller. A nanometer (nm) is one billionth of a meter.

Like other HSDB records, the nanomaterial records are peer-reviewed and contain information on toxicity, manufacturing and use, chemical and physical properties, environmental fate and exposure, and more.

There are currently seven HSDB nanomaterial records:
* Carbon nanotubes
* Fullerenes
* Silver nanoparticles
* Iron nanoparticles
* Titanium oxide nanoparticles
* Zinc oxide nanoparticles
* Cerium oxide nanoparticles

Information on hollow, spherical or ellipsoidal carbon nanostructures is found in the fullerenes record. The carbon nanotubes record contains information on tubular or lattice materials.

The fields of nanoparticles and nanostructures, as well as associated nomenclature, are continually evolving. Information and/or records will be added as data become available. The HSDB and nanomaterial records can be accessed at: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?HSDB

HSDB is a toxicology data file on the NLM Toxicology Data Network (TOXNET(r)). It focuses on the toxicology of potentially hazardous chemicals. It is enhanced with information on human exposure, industrial hygiene, emergency handling procedures, environmental fate, regulatory
requirements, and related areas. All data are referenced and derived from a core set of books, government documents, technical reports and selected primary journal literature. HSDB is peer-reviewed by the Scientific Review Panel (SRP), a committee of experts in the major subject areas within the data bank's scope. HSDB is organized into individual chemical records, and
contains over 5,000 such records.

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A message from Amy Donahue, NLM Associate Fellow at the U of M. The session is this Saturday, but you can still register:

I just wanted to alert you to an event that's happening on the University of Minnesota campus at the Mayo Auditorium this weekend: http://healthcampmn.eventbrite.com/

I've signed up to go; I learned about HealthCamps from a colleague at NLM, and since I'm pretty interested in social networking and healthcare, it seemed like a good match! I don't know if anything will actually be of interest to us, but I'll definitely pass on anything I learn on the blog/at meetings. It seems that it's mostly industry people (insurance, medical devices, etc.), but it definitely crosses over into the health information realm, and librarians have attended some of the other healthcamps around the country. I think the two most interesting sessions are the personal health "It's your health deal with it!" and the doctor rating (maybe I'll get a chance to bring up GoLocal?) "American Idol Doctors."

Take care,
Amy
adonahue@umn.edu

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A message from NIH about Technical Assistance Workshops for Applications to Recovery Act Limited Competition (RFA-OD-09-010) Building Sustainable Community-Linked Infrastructure to Enable Health Science Research (RC4)

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Technical Assistance Workshops for Applications to Recovery Act Limited Competition (RFA-OD-09-010) Building Sustainable Community-Linked Infrastructure to Enable Health Science Research (RC4)

The NIH Office of the Director will host two pre-application technical assistance workshops (to be videocast live) for NIH RFA-OD-09-010, Building Sustainable Community-Linked Infrastructure to Enable Health Science Research. The purpose of the informational meeting is to provide technical assistance on and answer questions related to the preparation of applications in response to RFA-OD-09-010. The meeting will begin with brief presentations from relevant staff, and then open into a question and answer session. Online participants may submit questions to sheurtin@mail.nih.gov with the word "Question-NIH CRI RFA-09-010 wkshkp." Please frame questions clearly, specifically and concisely, in no more than 4 sentences.

All researchers, community members and other persons interested in submitting an application in response to this "Grand Opportunities" RFA are strongly encouraged to attend the technical assistance meeting either in person or online.

The workshops/videocasts will be held Friday, October 23rd at
* 10:30 am-1:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT),
* And 2:00-4:30 pm (EDT).

To access the videocasts live on October 23, please follow this computer link:
http://videocast.nih.gov
To view the videocast description in future events scheduled please follow this link:
http://videocast.nih.gov/FutureEvents.asp

Meeting Registration
Pre-registration for this event is required. Please read instructions carefully. Failure to follow these instructions will keep your registration from being processed. Meeting attendees are encouraged to register for the meeting at their earliest opportunity. Registration deadline is October 22, 2009. To register for the meeting please send an email to burgoonp@od.nih.gov.

* In the subject line you must enter "Registration NIH CRI RFA-09-010 wkshkp."
* Enter your name, Office or Dept. , institutional Affiliation, email address and telephone into the appropriate fields
* You may write a brief statement of your interest in this RFA (no more than 3 sentences)
* State whether you plan to participate in-person or online

You will receive a confirmation email upon successful registration.

For questions about the video casts please contact:
Suzanne Heurtin-Roberts, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Senior Advisor to the Deputy Director
Office of the Director
The National Institutes of Health
1 Center Dr., Rm B3-11
Bethesda, MD 20892
301-402-2277
sheurtin@mail.nih.gov

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From: Norton, Elizabeth (NIH/NLM) [C]
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 11:46 AM
To: List DISASTR-OUTREACH-LIB
Subject: [DISASTR-OUTREACH-LIB ] Oct 22 1:30pm EST Disaster Information Specialist Project meeting - w/ Special Presentation

The Disaster Information Specialist Project monthly meetings are open to all and may be attended in person or by conference call.

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Dear Colleagues,

We have a meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 22, 2009 (rescheduled from Oct 8), 1:30-3:00 pm (eastern) in the Edward Rhodes Stitt Library at the National Naval Medical Center, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD. To join by phone, please call 1-888-813-8477 and enter passcode 394248. A separate email will be sent to local participants with directions and logistics.

We are very fortunate to have Dr. Kenneth Schor, Acting Director, and Kandra Strauss-Riggs, Joint Program Coordinator, from the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (NCDMPH) joining us for the meeting. The newly launched NCDMPH was established under Homeland Security Directive 21 (HSPD-21). The Center is actively engaging input from the Federal and non-Federal sectors to develop a cross-boundary disaster medicine and public health education and training collaboration that is cutting-edge, innovative and outcomes focused.

Dr. Schor will share a brief history of the Center and its role as an education center for disaster health preparedness. Following the presentation, he will join us in a discussion about the information needs of the Center, the roles librarians can play in disaster preparedness training and how the Center will transform disaster medicine and public health training and education.

This will be an excellent presentation that your staff or persons in your organization may be interested in attending. Please feel free to invite them and to join us on the phone.

The usual announcements and business items will also be included on the agenda.

I hope you'll be able to join us on the 22nd.

Elizabeth Norton

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Hi all,

If you didn't know already, the Dictionary section of the MedlinePlus has a tutorial titled "Understanding Medical Words" http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/medicalwords.html Now this tutorial talks! There are still a few edits that need to be made to the page but you can get a sneak preview. There are controls on the bottom left of each page to turn sound on or off or adjust the volume.

If you have any questions you can contact Naomi Miller millern@mail.nlm.nih.gov.

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Samanthi Hewakapuge, MA, MLS
Consumer Health Coordinator
National Network of Libraries of Medicine
Greater Midwest Region
Library of the Health Sciences - UIC
1750 W. Polk St. (M/C 763)
Chicago, IL 60612-4330
(312) 996-7791
(312) 996-2226 Fax
samanthi@uic.edu

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Midwestern University has a proud and impressive history dating back to 1900; the organization was incorporated in Chicago, Illinois, to train physicians in a not-for-profit environment. Today, Midwestern University is still governed by the strong principles of the founding administration and faculty. The organization has grown in two campuses located in Downers Grove, IL and Glendale, AZ. Midwestern University is an independent, not-for-profit corporation organized primarily to provide undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate education in the health sciences.

At our Downers Grove campus, we seek an Electronic Resources Librarian

Under the direction of the Assistant Director, the Electronic Resources Librarian coordinates and maintains electronic access to library resources creates and maintains library web pages and links, provides user support for library software and web resources, and provides reference services. Hours are Monday-Friday 8:30-5:00 p.m.

Responsibilities include:
* Manage, maintain, and troubleshoot access to a variety of library electronic resources and utilities such as databases, ejournals, ebooks, link resolver tools, and an integrated library system.
* Provide both staff and user support (in person and remotely) including troubleshooting and training for library software, web resources and equipment.
* Create and maintain library web pages and links and coordinate content provided by other staff.
* Manage user authentication, including global and individual ids and passwords.
* Provide reference and circulation services.
* Coordinate the library's electronic systems and activities with the university's information technology services.
* Continuously improve personal health science related database knowledge and searching skills, and stay current with health science library and technology trends.
* Contribute good teamwork skills to accomplish group projects and goals.

Requirements:
* A Masters Degree in Library/Information Sciences from an ALA-accredited institution
* Experience and knowledge in integrated library systems technology, including online catalogs, link resolvers, document delivery systems, etc.
* Experience with web page design and maintenance
* Experience in technology troubleshooting including electronic subscription access
* Experience providing reference in a health sciences library
* Ability to prioritize and address daily technical challenges in a rapidly changing environment
* Experience working in a team and customer service oriented environment
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills

MWU offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits. The benefits package for full-time and eligible part-time employees includes: medical, vision, dental, life insurance, disability, retirement contributions, tuition reimbursement, child care subsidy and a generous paid-time off policy.

For consideration, please submit your resume to: Jobsil@midwestern.edu, or send by fax: (630) 515-7207 Attn: Recruiter.

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