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About MLA’s Medical Informatics Section

By jen derichemond. Published on March 11, 2010 in the Chronicle. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .
Jeanette de Richemond

by Jeanette de Richemond

What We Do
The Medical Informatics Section (MIS), established in 1988, provides a forum for education and communication among medical librarians, health professionals and other information sciences professionals. Although definitions vary, medical informatics focuses on broad-based computer applications involved in the transfer of information for health care and for the education, research, and administration that support it.

MIS section has a blog, an an email discussion list, and other resources, such as Self-Education on Medical Informatics, a special project of the Section. See <http://www.medinfo.mlanet.org/index.php> and<http://www.medinfo.mlanet.org/self_ed.php> for more details.

Jeanette de Richemond, MLA MIS Membership Chair
jderichemond@gmail.com

Registration is Open for PubMed

By jen derichemond. Published on March 4, 2010 in Continuing Education. 0 Comments Tags: .

Thomas Jefferson University, Edison Building, Room
130 South 9th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Friday, Apr. 23, 2010
8:30 AM  - 5:00 PM

Registration

7.5 MLA continuing education units

Class Description

Download workbook > PDF (5.0 MB) MS Word (6.9 MB)

This full-day class is designed to teach students how to use PubMed® which includes MEDLINE citations. The class also includes an overview of the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®) and its importance as a tool to both searchers and indexers.

Agenda

8:30 – 8:45 Welcome

8:45 – 9:00 Introduction to NLM and PubMed®

9:00 – 9:15 What’s in PubMed®

9:15 – 10:15 Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

10:15 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 12:00 Building the Search (part I)

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch

1:00 – 2:30 Building the Search (part II)

2:30 – 2:45 Break

2:45 – 3:15 Managing the Results

3:15 – 3:30 Saving the Search

3:30 – 3:45 Viewing the Articles

3:45 – 4:15 Additional Tools

4:15 – 4:45 Review Exercises

4:45 – 5:00 Closing

Self-Education on Medical Informatics

By jen derichemond. Published on February 17, 2010 in Continuing Education. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Self-Education on Medical Informatics from the MIS Section:

http://www.medinfo.mlanet.org/self_ed.php

More Medical Informatics: Books

By jen derichemond. Published on February 12, 2010 in General News. 0 Comments Tags: .

Cleveland, A.D., & Cleveland, D.B. (2009). Health Informatics for Medical Librarians. New York: Neal Schuman Publishers, Inc.

Shortliffe, E.H. & Cimino, J.J. (2006). Medical informatics:
Computer Applications in Health Care and Biomedicine. New York: Springer.

Hoyt. R., Sutton, M. & Yoshihashi, A. (Eds.) (2008). Medical Informatics: Practical Guide for the Healthcare Professional. Pensacola, Fl: University of West Florida, School of Allied Health and Life Sciences, Medical Informatics Program. lulu.com

Springer health informatics series (see Springer web site)

Books recommended to me by Nancy K. Roderer, Director’s Office, Clinical Informationist Service, Welsh Medical Library, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Medical Informatics

By jen derichemond. Published on February 11, 2010 in General News. 0 Comments Tags: .

Medical Informatics Section, MLA: The Medical Informatics Section, established in 1988, provides a forum for education and communication among medical librarians, health professionals and other information sciences professionals. 

Although definitions vary, medical informatics focuses on broad-based computer applications involved in the transfer of information for health care and for the education, research, and administration that support it. Listserv, blog, and more. Look for us at MLA National’s Section Shuffle in DC or contact membership chair, jderichemond@gmail.com

Woods Hole: The Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, conducts an NLM sponsored one-week course in Medical Informatics yearly. Thirty trainees are selected from applicants in health professions, research, and librarianship. They receive intensive hands-on experience with a variety of medical information systems, including medical informatics, expert systems, and molecular biology databases. Trainees have most costs covered. Details, contact: Ms. Catherine N. Norton, Dir., Info. Systems, Marine Biological Lab, Woods Hole, MA 02543 (508-548-3705 x341).

Medical Informatics Elective: The Computer Science Branch, LHNCBC, conducts an eight-week elective in Medical Informatics, as part of NIH’s Clinical Electives Program. Each spring this elective combines an extensive seminar series by senior figures in the field with an independent research project under the preceptorship of an NIH professional. Eight to fourteen fourth-year medical students are admitted each year. Details, contact May Cheh, LHNCBC (301-435-3193).

Medical Informatics Training Program: LHNCBC conducts a Medical Informatics Training Program to provide support for faculty members, postdoctoral scientists, graduate students, undergraduate students for research participation at the Center for visits of a few months to several years. Details, contact May Cheh, LHNCBC (301-435-3193).