For those interested in military medince, the University of South Alabama's Charles M. Baugh Biomedical Library is hosting a virtual book discussion next week.
Showing posts with label Book Discussion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Book Discussion. Show all posts
Monday, October 16, 2023
Friday, July 14, 2023
NNLM Book Discussion, Aug 14 - Oct 31: The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness by Meghan O'Rourke
The NNLM is offering a book discussion on Meghan O'Rourke's book, running from August 14 through October 31.After acquiring the book in your preferred format, join NNLM any time between August 14 until Oct 31 to participate.
Live Discussion
- Tuesday September 26th, 11 am CT
- Wednesday October 25th, 2 pm CT
NNLM Book Discussion offers librarians and library staff interested in better understanding health issues faced by people in the communities that they serve an opportunity to explore topics with other professionals and earn Continuing Education Credit.
Participants can complete the book and earn CE credit on their schedule. A new book is selected each quarter. Participants can acquire the book in their performed format and have three months to complete the requirements.
Requirements to earn CE.
- Complete the book in your preferred format
- Log into the Moodle
- Explore the related resources
- Do ONE of the following
- Answer the required discussion question in Moodle
- Attend one of the two live discussion sessions and participate.
It is not necessary to engage in Moodle discussions for all three months, although you are welcome to do so.
Objectives:
- To increase library staff awareness and understanding of health issues faced by individuals and communities
- Explore health resources from NLM, NIH, and other organizations related to the topic
Friday, February 25, 2022
Henrietta Lacks and HeLa Cells
Henrietta Lacks: The Mother of Modern Medicine
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
This post is a summary and follow-up to some of the things I learned about Henrietta Lacks through AAMLA's Experience MLA in February. The African American Caucus of the Medical Library Association hosted a 3-week online book discussion of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by journalist Rebecca Skloot.
In small group discussions with facilitators, participants had the opportunity to thoughtfully and eloquently wrestle with some of the ethical, health equity, patient-provider communication and other difficult issues raised by the case. I was grateful for the opportunity: Some books are definitely better discussed!
- Download the complete reader’s guide (pdf) for book discussion groups. It includes: discussion questions, timeline, cast of characters, and more ...
- The month-long focus on Henrietta Lacks culminated in a talk by Chris Belter, Informationist at The NIH. If you have a current MLA Membership, you can watch the recorded Experience MLA 2022 session here. If you are not a current MLA member, the Bright Talk below is similar:
Bright Talk from November 2019
Presented by:Chris Belter, Informationist at the NIH Library, and Holly J. Falk-Krzesinski, PhD, ICSR Advisory Board Member & VP, Elsevier
About this talk:In 1951, a young black woman named Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with cervical cancer. During her treatment, her doctor took a sample of her cells and tried to grow them in culture. The cells, called HeLa cells, were the first human cells that could be grown in a laboratory and are still the most widely studied cells in biomedical research, having led to treatments for diseases such as polio, HIV, and cancer.
- HeLa Cells: A Lasting Contribution to Biomedical Research
- The NIH created this site in response to The Lacks Family asking exactly what wonderful scientific advances came of their mother's HeLa cells. This is the result of Chris Belter's project above ... in plain language.
- After reviewing 110,000 papers published between 1953 and 2016, the website includes a timeline showing SOME of the scientific advances made possible by the immortal HeLa cells, such as:
- laying the groundwork for the polio vaccine
- helping scientists understand the effects of x-rays on human cells
- developing cancer research methods
- Research on infectious diseases such as how do salmonella and TB make people sick
- slowing cancer growth
- understanding HIV infection
- learning how cells age
- understanding how viruses cause certain cancers
- Efforts to protect privacy while advancing science.
Looking for even more information, see this excellent guide from Columbia College:
Friday, January 21, 2022
Discussion of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - February 2022
Join the African American Medical Librarians Alliance (AAMLA) Caucus for a 3-part discussion of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot during the Experience MLA annual event.
MLA CE credit will be provided for this activity.
The Experience MLA Events are open to non-MLA members, so feel free to invite others.
In preparation for the discussion attendees should read or watch one of the following:
Read: Skloot, R. (2010). The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks. New York: Crown Publishers. [Books will not be provided]
OR
Watch: HBO Films, The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne
BOOK DISCUSSION
February 1, 8, and 15, 2022
1:00 - 2:30PM (CST)/2:00 - 3:30 PM (EST)
Registration is not required, but encouraged as it gives the organizers an idea of how many facilitators will be needed to lead discussions.
[If you tried to register, but sessions were full, try again. It looks like they added more tickets.]
CLOSING SPEAKER
February 22, 2022
1:00 - 2:30PM (CST)/2:00 - 3:30 PM (EST)
The Series will conclude on February 22, 2022 with a presentation from Chris by Analyzing the Legacy of Henrietta Lacks: HeLa Cell Impact on Research.
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