Monthly Archive for September, 2007

Diane Wolf Bids Farewell to Christiana Care

Diane WolfAfter 28 years of dedicated service, Diane Wolf, Associate Director, Medical Libraries, Christiana Care Health System will retire on September 27, 2007.

Diane came to the Philadelphia area in 1976 to work with June Fulton at the Regional Medical Library, then based at the College of Physicians. In August 1979, Diane began her tenure at Christiana Care Medical Libraries. At that time, it was managed by Helen St. Clair and known as the Wilmington Medical Center. Diane worked as Medical Librarian and AV Specialist and was promoted to Associate Director in 1996. Until November 2006, Diane managed the Wilmington Hospital Library, moving to the Christiana Campus when the new Lewis B. Flinn Library opened in the John H. Ammon Medical Education Center. Read more» » »

Laura Koepfler Joins ECRI Institute

Laura Koepfler, MLS, MLA Philadelphia chapter membership committee chair, has joined the Information Center staff of ECRI Institute as Hotline Response Team Leader. Laura and her team of three provide customized rapid review reports in response to client inquiries about diagnostic and treatment approaches including drugs, technologies, and health policy. Read more» » »

Hawaii! Call for MLA ’09 CE Course and Symposia Ideas

MLA is now accepting ideas for exciting & innovative courses and symposia to offer at MLA ’09 in Hawaii. Courses and symposia would be held on May 15, May 16 and May 20, 2009. Suggestions must be submitted by Friday, December 14, 2007, for consideration by the MLA Continuing Education Committee (CEC) at its Midwinter meeting, in January 2008. Read more» » »

Next Board Meeting

September 18, 2007
3:00 pmto5:00 pm

The MLA Philly Chapter Board will meet in the Board Room of Chestnut Hill Hospital, 8835 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19118.

The outgoing and incoming boards held a transitional meeting in July at the Wistar Institute (photo by Maura Sostack).

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