MLA '08: Symposium
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
800 Patient Education and Consumer Health Libraries: Collaborating
for Improved Patient Care 
Sponsored by the Consumer and Patient Health Information Section, Gale, and Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Cost: $300 (nonmember, $450); includes continental breakfast and
lunch
MLA CE contact hours: 8
Attendance Maximum: 125
Hospitals-whether large or small, urban or rural, academic center or community institution-have an interest in assuring both patient education for improved outcomes and consumer health education for health promotion, disease management, patient safety, and scientific literacy. Establishing a comprehensive, hospital-based program that encompasses consumer health, patient education, and community institutions presents unique challenges and opportunities for collaboration and synergy to support existing clinical entities and centers of excellence. This symposium will profile four hospital programs that have successfully implemented effective collaboration between patient education and consumer health libraries, with the aim of suggesting implementation strategies to attendees in their own settings. The symposium provides the opportunity for participants to showcase collaborative programs that they have completed in their own libraries. Model collaborations between hospital and public libraries will also be highlighted.
For further questions, email Mary L.
Gillaspy, Health Learning Center, Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, IL, at mgillasp@nmh.org.
Speakers
- David Baker, Professor of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, and Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago IL
- Barbara M. Bibel, Reference Librarian, Science/Social Science/Government Documents, Oakland Public Library, Oakland, CA
- Martin A. Morris, Vice President and Executive Director, Salem and West Valley Hospital Foundations, Salem, OR
- Judy Rycombel, Reference Librarian, Arlington Heights Memorial Library, Arlington Heights, IL
Panelists
- Elaina Cundiff, Manager, The Learning Center, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center-Houston
- Mindwell Egeland, Director, Patients' Library, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics-Iowa City
- Magdalyn Patyk, Program Manager for Patient Education, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
- Holly Trandel, Program Coordinator, Health Learning Centers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
The symposium will give participants the opportunity to:
- identify the fundamentals required to establish a collaborative approach that will provide patients and other users with the health information they need through the combined efforts of both clinical and information staff in a hospital setting
- define the role of the librarian in meeting the health information needs of patients, families, and community members through integration of patient education and consumer health information
- outline practical methods for developing select program components in individual settings
- explain how the best health information is delivered to the public through a combination of patient education and consumer health resources
- discuss the value of integrating patient and consumer information into select clinical areas for empowerment and improved care
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