2024 NLM/MLA Joseph Leiter Lecture - Responsible AI in Healthcare: A Practical Approach

 This is always an interesting session at the annual MLA Conferences.

And it looks like it may be viewable even if you are not registered for the conference.

You will be able to view this event at https://videocast.nih.gov/ on the day of the event.

Air date:	Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 2:00:00 PM (1 PM CST) Time displayed is Eastern Time, Washington DC Local
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Description:	Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform healthcare and improve health outcomes, but it also poses ethical, legal, and social challenges. Dr. Maia Hightower, founder of Equality AI and former EVP, Chief Digital Transformation Officer at University of Chicago Medicine, will discuss some of the principles and practices of responsible AI in healthcare, drawing on her experience as a CEO and a physician. Dr. Hightower will share some examples of how AI can be used to enhance patient care, clinical decision making, and health equity, as well as some of the risks and pitfalls to avoid. She will also offer some recommendations on how to foster a culture of trust, transparency, and accountability in the development and deployment of AI in healthcare. For more information go to https://www.mlanet.org/p/cm/ld/fid=250
Author:	Maia Hightower, MD, MPH, MBA
Runtime:	1 hour

NNLM National Update - May 2, 2024

 

May 2, 2024  at 2 pm.

The NNLM is the outreach arm of the National Library of Medicine

Join NNLM Project Director, Martha Meacham, as she shares NNLM's achievements over the past year and outlines future plans. This online event is free and open to everyone. Don't miss out on this opportunity to stay informed and engaged!    Register.

*  Even if you can't make the live session, register anyway so you can watch it later.

Unacceptable Risk - Environmental Carcinogens

Unacceptable Risk [Documentary]

I watched the NNLM webinar this week on Environmental Chemicals and Breast Cancer.  The speaker, Dr. Julia Brody, from The Silent Spring Institute mentioned this short documentary with Dr. Margaret Kripke.

Here are 4 things that jumped out at me as "Wow! Really?" moments:

1) Chemicals in the US are not tested before being put on the market.  The US regulates chemicals only AFTER evidence of harm.  Other countries require proof of safety prior to release.  The FDA only covers food and drugs, not all the other chemicals in the US (insecticides, herbicides, cleaning products, etc.)

2) Known carcinogens are NOT regulated in the US.

3) Regulations are not enforced.

4) Prevention is easier than curing cancer, but there is little to no government money to research environmental carcinogens, and certainly no industry money.  

The Poison Book Project (be careful with green)

To help call attention to ALA's Preservation Week (April 28-May 4), American Libraries Call Number podcast recently covered an interesting project between a museum and university library around toxic bookbinding materials from the 1800s. Check out the Poison Book Project from the University of Delaware and the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library. I don't know if you have any books in your collection that might fall into this category, but it's an interesting read regardless. 

My Degeneration: A Journey through Parkinson's (Graphic Novel)

 

My degeneration : A journey through Parkinson's [Graphic Novel]

by Peter Dunlap-Shohl.

[It's a quick read at 96 pages.]

Editorial cartoonist Peter Dunlap-Shohl is featured on the following Independent Lens (PBS) documentary, which follows 3 people living with Parkinson's Disease: 

Trailer | Matter of Mind: My Parkinson’s [Independent Lens]

04/08/24 | 30s | Rating: NR

In Matter of Mind: My Parkinson's, three people navigate their lives with resourcefulness and determination in the face of a degenerative illness, Parkinson’s disease. An optician pursues deep brain stimulation surgery; a mother raising a pre-teen daughter becomes a boxing coach and an advocate for exercise; and a cartoonist contemplates how he will continue to draw as his motor control declines.

Upcoming air dates on Wisconsin Public Television:

Friday Apr 12  10 pm PBS Wisconsin

Sat. Apr 13   2 am  PBS Wisconsin

Sunday April 14  10 pm The WI Channel

Monday Apr 15  3 pm  The WI Channel

Tuesday Apr 16  3  pm The WI Channel  

NNLM Webinar: From Wallflowers to Power Players: Mastering the Art of Networking

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From Wallflowers to Power Players: Mastering the Art of Networking
Thursday, April 25, 2024 from 12:30 - 2:00pm EDT.
See webinar description and registration link below.

Networking is a crucial skill for career advancement. In this presentation, Shannon Jones, EdD, MLS, Med, AHIP, FMLA, the Director of Libraries for MUSC and Brian Leaf, the Executive Director of NNLM Region 3, will share insights and strategies to help you own any room and build relationships that foster professional growth and success. Discussion topics will include identifying networking opportunities, initiating conversations, working a room, following up after an interaction, and building genuine connections. Whether you are an introvert or extrovert, a seasoned professional, or a new graduate, this presentation will equip you with the necessary tools to make the most out of networking opportunities, expand your professional network, and position yourself as an invaluable resource to colleagues and your library.

This webinar is brought to you through a partnership with NNLM Region 3 and the Early Career Librarian Initiative (ECLI), a volunteer-based group within SCC/MLA.
Webinar registration link included here: https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class/wallflowers-power-players-mastering-art-networking

Join the committee to promote medical librarianship in Wisconsin’s information schools!

WHSLA is looking for volunteers to participate in a committee interested in outreach to the UW-Madison iSchool and UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies. The goal of this committee is to develop a connection between Wisconsin’s information schools and WHSLA for the promotion of job shadowing opportunities, practicum/fieldwork placements, and interest in medical librarianship as a profession.

If you are interested in participating, please email Barb Ruggeri (barbara dot ruggeri at aah dot org) or Hayley Severson (hseveron at mcw dot edu) by April 10^th. 

Spring Board Meeting Announcement News!

Last Friday's WHSLA Board Meeting included two milestone announcements from members in the Madison and Fox Valley areas. 

Congratulations,  Michele Matucheski on 25 years at Ascension NE Wisconsin- Mercy Campus Medical Library on April 4^th!

Long time WHSLA member and Treasurer, Robert Koehler, announced he is planning his retirement for this year.  No date set as yet.  In August, Robert will celebrate 39 years at UnityPoint Health-Meriter Medical Library. 

Please join us in congratulating them on these anniversaries.

Most concerning: DOI archive issue/Missing scholarly publications

The promise of doi isn't quite working out the way we'd hoped or planned.

Read the full article ...

Introduction to Zotero for Citation Management [Free Webinar]

 

 

March 22, 2024 at 9:00 AM EST on Zoom
Presenter: Kathryn Vanderboll, MLIS

Taubman Health Science Library

REGISTER HERE 

 

Are you struggling to organize the sources that you've found for your research (journal articles, books, websites, reports, videos, and more)? Do you want to share those sources with your colleagues around the world? Do you spend hours trying to format your bibliography? Join us for this workshop to learn about Zotero, a free citation management tool! You will learn to:

·  Create and organize personal and group libraries,

·  Invite collaborators to view or contribute to those libraries,

·  Annotate the PDFs you read,

·  Add a bibliography and in-text citations in your Google Docs or Microsoft Word document. 

Please note: To use Zotero, you will need a desktop or laptop computer - not a Chromebook or tablet - capable of downloading software. However, this is not required during the workshop.  REGISTER HERE

 

See https://guides.lib.umich.edu/globalhealth/webinars for past recordings and upcoming webinars in Taubman Health Sciences Library's Global Health Webinar Series.