Autumn Happenings

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Fall 2023 edition of HLSP News. As the temperatures start to become cooler and we're enjoying leaf-peeping, pumpkin patches, and apple harvests, I bring your attention to some great things happening with HLSP at SCRLC.

Learning. The Health, Wellness and Hospital Libraries Lunch and Learn series continues! Our next program will be held on October 18 at noon on the topic of tick research. Read below for details about this program.

We will also hold a Lunch and Learn program on workplace chemical exposure on December 7 at noon. More information about this program is included below, as well.

We are happy to announce that the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) will be holding a webinar for us on Health Literacy on October 19. October is Health Literacy Month, and all libraries can gain information to improve health literacy in our communities through this webinar. For more information about health literacy and the NNLM program registration, see the Continuing Education section below.

We are also offering a presentation on the challenges and opportunities for libraries dealing with technology in health care and how libraries can address those challenges on November 15.

New Resources. In the Summer Edition of HLSP News we announced that SCRLC started new subscriptions to STAT!Ref and the STAT PEARLS Quiz bank for NLEX - RN for all HLSP members on July 1. On September 20, a STAT representative provided training on both resources and the session was recorded so if you weren't able to attend, you can view the recording to learn some ways to maximize your searches and get the most from the quiz bank. To learn more, including the training webinar, check out the STAT!Ref and STAT PEARLS section below.

Also, remember that we provide a subscription to New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) for all HLSP members. Please let me know if you have any questions about the NEJM subscription and read below for details.

Grant Applications. The HLSP grant applications have been distributed. If you have any questions about your application, please reach out to me. Dues will need to be paid before we can send the funds. For more information about the HLSP Grant program, please see below.

This edition of HLSP News also includes information about Fall and Winter health observances, a reminder about our Telehealth/Digital Equity Kits, some information about the HLSP Grant Program as we progress through the current year grant period, and some upcoming continuing education opportunities and recordings of prior webinars.

If you have any questions about SCRLC, HLSP or anything in this edition of HLSP News, please email me. And, if you would like to stay informed about HLSP News in between the quarterly editions, please submit a request to join our HLSP listserv.

All the Best,

Christine Brown

Outreach Services Librarian/HLSP Coordinator

STAT!Ref and STAT PEARLS

We began providing our HLSP members with two additional electronic resources in July:

• STAT! Ref journals
• a Quiz bank through STAT PEARLS

STAT! Ref is an intuitive, full-text resource that enables users to cross-search evidence-based and authoritative healthcare references in seconds. STAT PEARLS NCLEX - RN includes more than 4,000 multiple choice questions in the bank and articles from PubMed are used to support the questions.

If you haven't already taken advantage of these new resources, we encourage you to do so as soon as possible. They are designed to provide information to providers to improve the level of care for patients.

We held a training webinar from STAT for both resources on September 20 and the session was recorded so if you weren't able to attend or would like a review, you can access it here. The training was open for all HLSP member hospital librarians/liaisons AND also the medical providers (i.e., physicians, nurses, technicians, etc.) and administrative staff so please share it with anyone who might be interested in these resources. If you or anyone in your hospital, including providers, have a question about either resource, we're here to provide answers.

Health Wellness and Hospital Libraries

Lunch and Learn

We successfully launched our new Health, Wellness, and Hospital Libraries Lunch and Learn series this Summer with two programs and we're continuing the series this Fall with programs in October and December. The goal of this program is to provide information that can be useful for your job and introduce you to the other HLSP members as well as other SCRLC members including museums and other types of libraries.

Our first program this Fall is on ticks and Lyme to be held online at noon on Wednesday, October 18. Mandy Roome, Research Scientist at Bassett Healthcare, will cover the various tick species across NY and the human pathogens that they can carry, discuss how different mammals impact the spread of Lyme and other tick born diseases, and cover the ongoing Pfizer Lyme vaccine clinical trial. Registration for this Lunch and Learn program will soon be available on our website.

In December, Nellie Brown will share information about workplace chemical exposure as it pertains to personal care, hair and nail products, including the hazards presented by the products and how to reduce the hazards. Nellie is the Director of Workplace Health and Safety Programs at Cornell University's ILR School. Registration will be available soon. Please check our website for more information.

We're pursuing additional topics for the Winter and Spring including AI in healthcare and medical libraries; QA in hospitals; credentialing of medical providers and new medical advances among other topics. Let me know if you have any questions, thoughts or comments about the Health and Wellness Lunch and Learn series (including future topics) or about any of the Fall programs.

Autumn and Winter

Health Observances

Throughout the year, various governmental agencies and other organizations recognize health conditions and health care providers to raise awareness and highlight actions that can be taken to improve overall health through observance days, weeks and months. Below are a few monthly observances for October, November, December, and January (to help you plan!).

October

Health Literacy Month

October is Health Literacy Month and National Today determined that more than 40% of the US population experiences difficulty obtaining, processing, and understanding health information. This difficulty negatively impacts a person's ability to make informed healthcare decisions. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides information about improving health literacy for individuals and for organizations. We will be providing a webinar on health literacy in October.

National Medical Librarian Month

October is also National Medical Librarian Month which is recognized by the Medical Library Association (MLA). The goal of designating a month for medical librarians is to remind everyone about the important role that health information professionals play in improving healthcare for all.

November

American Diabetes Month

November is American Diabetes Month and it's a time to raise awareness of the disease and how to combat it. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is a good resource for information on managing diabetes. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) also shares information about diabetes.

December

National Safe Toys and Gifts Month

December is appropriately National Safe Toys and Gifts Month and National Today states that the goal is to "create a happy, healthy and safe gift giving experience for all." When shopping for gifts, especially for children, it's important to consider whether the toy is safe and age appropriate for the person who will receive it. The American Public Health Association includes a guideline for choosing safe and appropriate gifts.

January

National Blood Donor Month

January is National Blood Donor Month and was first recognized as such in 1970. Due to holiday schedules, seasonal illnesses (think flu) and bad weather, Winter can be a difficult time of year to collect blood. Donating blood saves many lives and improves health for many people. National Today reports that according to the World Health Organization, “blood is the most precious gift that anyone can give to another person — the gift of life. A decision to donate your blood can save a life, or even several if your blood is separated into its components — red cells, platelets and plasma.” National Today has more information about National Blood Donor Month.

For additional information on these and other awareness months, weeks and days, please visit the HealthFinder.gov list of National Health Observances and take steps to raise awareness of health and wellness issues.

Telehealth in Libraries

New England Journal of Medicine

A Benefit of HLSP Membership

Don't forget that we offer the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) subscription for all our HLSP members. We ask that you share the existence of the subscription with your providers including nurses and residents. When you get a chance, please share with your providers either through email or posting in common areas used by the providers. NEJM has been long recognized throughout the world as an important source of the latest medical information and includes peer-reviewed research, literature reviews, and clinical trial information. If you or your providers aren't sure how to access NEJM, please contact Christine.

HLSP Grant Program

July 1st was the beginning of SCRLC's new fiscal year and it also marked the beginning of a new year for the HLSP Grant Program. The funding levels will remain the same as they were last year. The applications were sent to the librarian or liaison for each member hospital in early September via email.

As a reminder, the funds must be used for hospital library items and services and those items and services must be available to all users of the hospital library system. The users include all medical providers and any administrators in the hospital. The program is designed to enhance the hospital libraries' ability to improve patient care and not to supplement the resources of an individual.

So, for example, the funds can be used to purchase an item(s) (such as a book(s)) or to pay for a library service(s) (such as ClinicalKey) as long as the item(s) or service(s) are available in the same way and using the same processes and procedures that are used for other library items and services. Likewise, the HLSP grant funds may be used for a subscription to an electronic journal when the journal is available to all individuals who have access to other library materials. Please let Christine know if you have any questions or haven't received your application.

Continuing Education

Upcoming Webinars

SCRLC has the following programs planned for this Fall:

Health, Wellness and Hospital Libraries Lunch and Learn Series

October 18 12:00 - Mandy Roome, Research Scientist at Bassett Healthcare, will cover the various tick species across NY and the human pathogens that they can carry, discuss how different mammals impact the spread of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, and cover the ongoing Pfizer Lyme vaccine clinical trial. Registration for this October 18 Lunch and Learn session will soon be available at our website.

December 7 12:00 - Nellie Brown will share information about workplace chemical exposure as it pertains to personal care, hair and nail products, including the hazards presented by the products and how to reduce the hazards. Nellie is the Director of Workplace Health and Safety Programs at Cornell University's ILR School. Registration will be available soon. Please check our website for more information.

SCRLC program about challenges and opportunities in addressing health information and disinformation for hospital and other libraries.

Technology has brought on many changes to finding information for both librarians and consumers. It has also brought on changes as to how misinformation proliferates and infiltrates within society. Michelle Kraft will talk about the opportunities and challenges librarians face when dealing with health information in a post-truth world. From social media posts, predatory publishing, and AI, how can we be sure the information we are providing to patrons is valid and how can we help arm our clinicians and patrons to become better discerning consumers of health information?  Michelle is the Director of Library Services at the Cleveland Clinic's Floyd D. Loop Alumni Library. Prior to her current position, she was a librarian at a community hospital. This presentation will take place on Wednesday, November 15 at 11:00. Look for details about this program including registration on our website.



NNLM/SCRLC Program

October 19 - 10:00 to 11:30 "Making Health Literacy Local with NNLM"

Sarah Levin-Lederer from the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) is presenting this webinar for SCRLC on the topic of Health Literacy to recognize Health Literacy Month. For more information about this program and to register for it, please visit our website.

The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) is offering the following FREE CE classes which are scheduled to take place in October, November, and December of this year and January of 2024:

Rural Health Resources

November 16 at 1 pm.

The Future will see you now: AI for Healthcare, A Library's Perspective

October 18 at 11:00.

Making the link between structural inequities and health outcomes: Implications for community based helping professions

October 11 at 11:00 am

Effective Health Communication and Health Literacy: Understanding the Connection

October 25 at 2:00.

The Medical Library Association (MLA) is offering the following CE classes which are scheduled to take place in October, November, and December of this year and January of 2024:

Doing More While Avoiding Burnout: Helping Medical Librarians Balance Emerging Demands

October 4, 1:00

Show your Work! How to document, evaluate and report search strategies for gold standard systematic reviews

November 15, 2:00 to 3:30.

Putting Evidence in the Best Light: Supporting Data Visualization in Systematic Reviews and Other Evidence Synthesis

November 28, 2:00 to 3:30.

NOTE: There is a charge for each MLA CE class with a discounted price for members. SCRLC may be able to pay for your registration for MLA programs so keep that option in mind for these or any other courses on the MLA website.

Recently Recorded Webinars:

In August 2022, SCRLC offered an NLM webinar on the topic of Trauma-Informed Librarianship and seats remain available. Please reach out to Christine for to access this webinar at no charge.

On March 9, SCRLC offered a DEI program by Herb Alexander titled, The Emerging Forces of Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Trends and Strategic Approaches. SCRLC also presented an excellent program on digital accessibility by Rebecca Oling on March 30th titled, Digital Accessibility: Why It -- and You -- Make a Difference. And on April 12th, we presented a program on climate change by Brian Alexander titled The Climate-Conscious Library: How Libraries Can Mitigate Climate Change and Save the World!

On May 11 and May 22, we provided presentations on cultural competency by Dr. Kawanna Bright and on June 5 and June 12, we provided presentations on Trauma- Informed Librarianship by Lorin Jackson.

On June 7, we provided a program by Matt Roslund on Medical Librarianship, which kicked off our Health, Wellness and Hospital Libraries Lunch and Learn program.

On August 8th, the Health Wellness and Hospital Libraries Lunch and Learn program continued with a program on Telehealth and Librarians presented by Reid Plimpton from the Northeast Telehealth Resource Center (NETRC).

MedlinePlus Tutorial for Librarians & Health Educators - self-paced. This interactive, narrated tutorial provides a tour of the MedlinePlus website and explains why MedlinePlus is a trusted reference when answering health information questions.

This tutorial takes about 1 hour to complete. (1 CE credit)

Additional resources include recordings of past webinars, which can be found here.

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