AI and Medical Librarianship webinar recording

I tuned into a fascinating webinar from NNLM Region 6 earlier this week: AI, Higher Education, and Medical Librarianship: Opportunities and Risks presented by Michael Flierl from Ohio State. What I especially liked about it was the discussion throughout and examples of how AI and ChatGPT are being used in educational settings to teach things like critical thinking and analysis. It definitely sparked ideas for me on how I might weave those themes into my thinking of and teaching about AI and ChatGPT more specifically. 

The recording is now available on NNLM's Region 6 YouTube channel. 

2023 Virtual Symposium on Health Misinformation recordings now available

Were you able to attend any sessions in the NNLM Virtual Symposium on Health Misinformation in early April?  If not, the recordings are now available on their YouTube channel.  I was able to attend several sessions live, and here are some highlights I thought were interesting:

• The US Surgeon General's office created a great toolkit that anyone can use to address health misinformation within their community.
  
  
• While medical professionals frequently encounter patients who believe medical misinformation, they aren't necessarily equipped with the tools to counter it.  Medical libraries can help provide them with training so they're better prepared to educate their patients in a clinical setting.
  
  
• Neither the US Constitution nor Federal Law protect harmful actions just because there is speech involved.  Freedom of speech allows you to say whatever you want, BUT if you're making money on your false claims or someone gets hurt because of them, you absolutely can face legal consequences.
  
  
• Libraries can effectively promote online health literacy by focusing on reaching the persuadable, leading with evidence-based facts, providing digestible and targeted information, coordinating strategies to counter myths, and using personal anecdotes to help create a connection with the intended audience.  Remember that building relationships and mutual trust will take time.
  
  
• Did you know that Pfizer is based in Kalamazoo, MI?  I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I didn't until this symposium.
  
  
• Have you heard of Wisconsinliteracy.org?  They work to advance various literacy initiatives within our state through community outreach, trainings, and other resources.  Their health literacy page is a fantastic resource.
  
  
• Uncertainty and complexity are inherent parts of science, but the public doesn't necessarily understand that.  Some misinformation arises because science/medicine change over time as we learn more.  Things we used to think were helpful are now killing people.

From NLM, Images from the History of Medicine 

Updates from the NNLM Region 6 (Formerly the GMR)

3 items of interest showed up in the October 2021 Health Highlights Newsletter from the NNLM Region 6.  Click on the link above to see the entire issue and subscribe.

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UPDATED: NNLM  Guides & Resources for Hospital/Health Sciences Libraries

The Guides & Resources for Hospital/Health Sciences Libraries was recently edited and updated by NNLM staff. This concise list is intended to empower new and experienced hospital and health sciences librarians with the resources and skills necessary to offer robust biomedical and health information services. Your feedback on this list is always welcome.

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Introducing Erica Lake  We are excited to announce that Region 6 has welcomed Erica Lake to our team! Erica is joining us as our new Medical and Academic Library Outreach Coordinator. In this role, Erica will engage with our academic and hospital librarians as well as library school programs and students. She will also serve as the region's lead DOCLINE coordinator, and produce the monthly Health Highlights newsletter. Erica will be working remotely for us from Duluth, MN. Erica is an accomplished health sciences librarian with more than 20 years of experience in the field, including 11 years as a hospital librarian with Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, UT, eight years as an academic librarian with the Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of UT, and one and a half years as a Research and Evaluation Specialist with the Essentia Institute of Rural Health in Duluth, MN. She has presented more than 45 papers and posters at national, regional, and state conferences, and has received numerous honors and awards, including being named MLA’s 2018 Consumer Health Librarian of the Year. Her research interests include inter-professional team-based approaches to health care delivery, the integration of  library services into the electronic health record, and the impact of library services on quality, outcomes, and costs in health care processes. Erica earned her MLS from Indiana University, and is happy to be back in the Midwest. When she’s not in the office, Erica is usually outdoors running, mountain biking, or exploring with family and friends. Join us in welcoming her to NNLM! _______________________________________________________________________ DOCLINE Questions? Send your DOCLINE questions to Region6-RML@uiowa.edu