Next MAHIP Journal Club, January 23, 2012

The next MAHIP Journal club will be: 

Date: January 26, 2012
Time: 5:00 pm
Location:  Elements (U of Winnipeg Portage @ Langside)
Menu: http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/food-services-index
Leader:  Bill Poluha

Article: Lyman Ross, Pongracz Sennyey, The Library is Dead, Long Live the Library! The Practice of Academic Librarianship and the Digital Revolution, The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Volume 34, Issue 2, March 2008, Pages 145-152, ISSN 0099-1333, 10.1016/j.acalib.2007.12.006.

Please RSVP to Christine_Shaw-Daigle@umanitoba.ca  by  Monday, January 23, 2012.

Special Journal Club Session: Critique a Systematic Scoping Review

Facilitated by Dr. Terry Klassen, this one hour session proceed through the concepts of methodically critiquing a systematic scoping review. Dr. Klassen is a world-renowned expert in the field of systematic reviews. He is the Founder of the Cochrane Child Health section of the Cochrane Collaboration and the Founding Director of Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence (ARCHE), a major contributor of systematic review research in child health. Dr. Klassen’s biography can be found on this Winnipeg Regional Health Authority website:: http://www.wrha.mb.ca/wave/2011/05/klassen.php.

 Be sure to save the date for this special journal club event!

Event:        MAHIP – Critical appraisal
Date:          Monday February 13 2012
Time:        11:30 am to 1 pm
Location:  Room 385, Neil John MacLean Health Sciences Library

 The Classic Pita Buffet will be the menu for the lunch: $10/ MAHIP members; $15/non-members.  Vegetarian diet requirements are accounted for in the menu.  Please RSVP your attendance NO LATER THAN Thursday February 9, 2012  4:30 pm to janet_rothney@umanitoba.ca  Total participant count is required for catering purposes.  The session will commence at 12 pm so please arrive between 11:30 am and 12 pm. 

The article for review is “Maximizing the Impact of Systematic Reviews in Health Care Decision Making: A Systematic Scoping Review of Knowledge-Translation Resources” (the link to the full-text article is provided below) : Milbank Quarterly Mar 2011; 89(1): 131-156. http://sfxhosted.exlibrisgroup.com/umanitoba?issn=0887-378X&issue=1&volume=89&date=2011&spage=131

Dr. Klassen will open the session with a definition of a scoping review, how it compares to a “regular” systematic review and possible implications in critiquing approach. The closest review model remains the Users’ Guides Critical Appraisal Worksheet for Systematic Review. For U of M employed members, this worksheet can be accessed at JAMAEvidence (after you login under your Personal Profile).

Call For Posters – CHLA/ABSC 2012

CALL FOR POSTERS
Canadian Health Libraries Association (CHLA) / l’Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada (ABSC)
36th Annual Conference
June 11th – June 15th, 2012
Hamilton, Ontario
Website: http://chla-absc.ca/2012/
* Facebook: CHLA ABSC 2012 * Twitter: @chlaabsc12
 
** Deadline for submissions: February 1, 2012 **

Please contribute a poster to the Cascade of Knowledge at CHLA 2012. Topics will not be restricted to a theme.  One presenter will be allowed a brief (5 minute) oral introduction of their poster at the “Opening of Posters” on Wednesday June 13, 2012 at 1:30 p.m.  Presenters are required to staff posters for the duration of the Opening (1:30-3:30pm).  Posters will be open to viewing by conference delegates for two days of the conference (June 13-14). 

To be considered, please submit the following information to Kaitryn Campbell, the Posters Committee Chair (kcampbe@mcmaster.ca):

• Title of poster
• A short structured abstract of 250 words or less (see guidelines at:
  http://pubs.chla-absc.ca/userimages/ContentEditor/1300698692637/jchla_instruct_e.pdf);
• author(s) name(s), address, email and work phone number (indicate corresponding author)

Please note that conference registration fees will not be waived for poster presenters.
All those who submit abstracts for posters will be contacted by the Poster Committee by February 17, 2012.

APPEL POUR LES AFFICHES
Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada (ABSC) /
Canadian Health Libraries Association (CHLA)
36e congrès annuel
11-15 juin 2012
Hamilton, Ontario
 
** La date limite pour l’envoi des affiches est le 1 février 2012. **

Veuillez contribuer une affiche à la Cascade de savoirs à ABSC 2012.  Aucun thème spécifique ne sera imposé.  Un des auteurs de l’affiche sera prié d’introduire très brièvement (5 minutes) son affiche à toute l’assemblée pendant l’ouverture des affiches (le 13 juin  à 13:30).  Vous devez assurer la présence de personnel à votre emplacement d’affichage imprimé pendant l’ouverture  (13:30-15:00).  Les affiches seront exposées aux délégués pendant deux jours (le 13 et le 14 juin).
 
Veuillez envoyer vos messages par courriel à Kaitryn Campbell, présidente du comité des affiches (kcampbe@mcmaster.ca) avec les informations suivantes:

•  Titre d’affiche;
• Un résumé structuré de 250 mots ou moins (veuillez respecter les directives applicables aux articles soumis au JABSC / JCHLA : http://pubs.chla-absc.ca/userimages/ContentEditor/1300698698984/jchla_instruct_f.pdf;
• Le nom, l’adresse postale, l’adresse courriel ainsi que le numéro de téléphone au travail de l’auteur ou des auteurs. (Préciser la personne-ressource aux fins des communications) 

Veuillez noter que les personnes qui feront la présentation d’une affiche ne seront pas dispensées des frais d’inscription.
 
Le comité des affiches communiquera avec toutes les personnes ayant répondu à la demande d’affiches, d’ici au 17 février 2012.

Special Journal Club Session: Critique a Systematic Review

Facilitated by Dr. Terry Klaasen, this one hour session proceed through the concepts of methodically critiquing a systematic review. Dr. Klaasen is a world-renowned expert in the field of systematic reviews. He is the Founder of the Cochrane Child Health section of the Cochrane Collaboration and the Founding Director of Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence (ARCHE), a major contributor of systematic review research in child health. Dr. Klaasen’s biography can be found on this Winnipeg Regional Health Authority website: http://www.wrha.mb.ca/wave/2011/05/klassen.php.

Be sure to save the date for this special journal club event! Lunch is provided. More information regarding any lunch costs and the citation information for the paper to be critiqued to follow.

Event:        MAHIP – Critical appraisal
Date:          Monday February 13 2012
Time:        12 pm to 1 pm
Location:  Room 385, Neil John MacLean Health Sciences Library 

This session is open to all MAHIP members. If you are not a member, membership information is available at: http://mahip.wordpress.com/mahip-membership/

MAHIP/MHLA 35th Anniversary Dinner

On October 20, 1976 nineteen people working in health libraries across Manitoba met at the Manitoba Association of Registered Nurses. Voting unanimously to “form a group” the group was named the Manitoba Health Sciences Libraries. This was the beginning of a rich history of collaboration and achievements for the Manitoba Health Libraries Association and most recently Manitoba Association of Health Information Providers.

Please join us for dinner on December 8th, to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of MAHIP/MHLA.

Tickets: $20:00 (Includes a  buffet dinner, wine and desert)
Where:  St. Norbert Arts Centre, 100 rue des Ruines du Monastère , St. Norbert, MB R3V 1L6  
When: December 8th, 2011 | 6:00 pm

Contact ChristineShaw-Daigle or Lisa Demczuk for tickets at Christine_Shaw-Daigle@umanitoba.ca or Lisa_Demczuk@umanitoba.ca. 
 
Please RSVP by Dec 5, 2011 

MAHIP Journal Club: November 30, 2011

The next MAHIP Journal Club will be:

Date: Wednesday November 30, 2011
Time: 5:30 pm
Place: Hu’s on First Asian Bistro
Leader: Kerry MacDonald
Article: Speed of updating online evidence based point of care summaries: prospective cohort analysis
BMJ. 2011 Sep 23;343:d5856. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d5856. http://www.bmj.com/content/343/bmj.d5856.full

 Journal Club is open to all MAHIP members, new members are always open please see the MAHIP website for more information http://mahip.wordpress.com/

 Please RSVP to Christine_Shaw-Daigle@umanitoba.ca by Nov 25, 2011.

MAHIP 35th Anniversary Dinner

On October 20, 1976 nineteen people working in health libraries across Manitoba meet at the Manitoba Association of Registered Nurses. Voting unanimously to “form a group”; the group was named the Manitoba Health Sciences Libraries.  This was the beginning of rich history of collaboration and achievements  for the Manitoba Health Libraries Association and most recently Manitoba Health Information Providers

Please join us on Dec 8, 2011 for dinner at the St. Norbert Arts Centre to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of  Manitoba Health Libraries Association/Manitoba Health Information Providers and the holiday season.

Further details to coming soon!

Job Posting: Public Services Librarian, Term Position

Health Sciences Library, Memorial University of Newfoundland
DESCRIPTION: This position reports to the Head of Public Services in the Health Sciences Library. The major responsibilities are in the areas of reference, instruction and faculty liaison services. The successful applicant will participate in the planning, design, and delivery of innovative instruction sessions, reference services, promotion and liaison with faculty, collection development, and other library service duties.
For more information please see the Job Postings page.

Seeking MAHIP Treasurer

MAHIP is seeking someone to fill the position of Treasurer for the remainder of the 2011-2012 year.

If you are interested please contact Christine Shaw-Daigle (christine_shaw-daigle@umanitoba.ca).

Lori Giles-Smith
MAHIP President

Job Posting – 6 month term Reference Librarian

There is a 6 month term Reference Librarian posistion available at the Deer Lodge Centre, University of Manitoba Health Sciences Libraries. The Deer Lodge Centre library serves all Manitoba Personal Care Home Staff and is a national leader in providing information to those in the long term care community.

Please see the Job Postings page for more detail.