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Library Training Sessions at NJM Health Sciences Library - October 2013 to March 2014
by Carol Friesen 24 Oct '13

24 Oct '13

Hi everyone, You may be interested in signing up for a Library Training session at the Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library, happening from now until March 2014. More information on signing up and a link to the full training brochure is available here - http://myuminfo.umanitoba.ca/index.asp?sec=857&too=100&eve=8&dat=10/8/2013&…. Sessions of particular interest might be: Google Tips and Tricks, Keeping Current with the Literature - Mobile, and PubMed Basics. Regards, Carol Friesen -- Carol Friesen MA, MLIS MHIKNET Librarian for Manitoba Health Manitoba Health Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba Phone at MH: 204-788-6477 Phone at NJM Health Sciences Library: 204-480-1391 Email: carol_friesen(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:carol_friesen@umanitoba.ca> http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca<http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/> This email and/or any documents in this transmission is intended for the addressee(s) only and may contain legally privileged or confidential information. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, copying or dissemination is strictly prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and return the original. Ce courriel et tout document dans cette transmission est destiné à la personne ou aux personnes à qui il est adressé. Il peut contenir des informations privilégiées ou confidentielles. Toute utilisation, divulgation, distribution, copie, ou diffusion non autorisée est strictement défendue. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire de ce message, veuillez en informer l'expéditeur immédiatement et lui remettre l'original.

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MHIKNET Recommends: The Ojibwe People's Dictionary
by MHIK NET 27 Sep '13

27 Sep '13

Hi Everyone, In Manitoba we have a variety of First Nations linguistic groups including Cree, Ojibwe, Dakota, Ojibwe-Cree, Dene. I happened across this resource this morning in the "Internet Scout Report" for today (vol 19, no 39) http://scout.wisc.edu/. I especially like the ability to search in English and hear the proper pronunciation of the Ojibwe term (eg. Heart). "The Ojibwe People's Dictionary http://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/ The Ojibwe People's Dictionary was created by faculty and students in the Department of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota. The project was the brainchild of Professor John Nichols who worked to digitally record Ojibwe elders as part of a research grant for the National Science Foundation's Endangered Languages Program. Working with a team of creative colleagues they decided to create this online dictionary which includes helpful documents, video clips, images, and elaborate illustrations. The How to Use the Ojibwe People's Dictionary section is a great place to start as it includes search tips as well as keys to Ojibwe parts of speech and regions of use. Visitors can also browse the dictionary or browse through the Cultural Galleries to look over some of the illustrative materials that include images from Ojibwe life, complete with background information on how to pronounce the related words and phrases. [KMG]" Does anyone else have any other recommendations? Sincerely, Carol -- Carol A. Cooke Acting MHIKNET Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba e. carol.cooke(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:carol.cooke@umanitoba.ca> p. 204-977-5660 c. 204-290-6710 w. http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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MHIKNET: Link to video
by Carol Cooke 19 Sep '13

19 Sep '13

Sorry everyone! Here is the link to the Viva La Evidence video I mentioned earlier. Hit send too soon! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUW0Q8tXVUc&feature=youtu.be Apologies for the omission. Sincerely, Carol -- Carol A. Cooke Acting MHIKNET Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba e. carol.cooke(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:carol.cooke@umanitoba.ca> p. 204-977-5660 c. 204-290-6710 w. http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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MHIKNET: Need a catchy way to explain evidence based healthcare?
by Carol Cooke 19 Sep '13

19 Sep '13

Hello, Just ran across this wonderful YouTube video (4:18 min] by James McCormack explaining evidence based healthcare. James writes in his notes, "Viva La Evidence -- a parody of Coldplay's Viva La Vida - a song all about evidence based healthcare -- a little bit about the history of evidence and then the key principles. Hope you like it." I just can seem to get it out of my head. Have a nice day! Sincerely, Carol -- Carol A. Cooke Acting MHIKNET Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba e. carol.cooke(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:carol.cooke@umanitoba.ca> p. 204-977-5660 c. 204-290-6710 w. http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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The Internet as diagnostic tool
by MHIK NET 23 Aug '13

23 Aug '13

Hi everyone, Just came across this excellent graphic talking about the public's use of the internet as a diagnostic tool from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. While the data is from the United States and not everyone in Manitoba has internet access it is still very interesting. I was interested to see that almost 60% of adults looked online for health information and 41% had their condition confirmed by a physician. http://www.pewinternet.org/Infographics/2013/Health-and-Internet-2012.aspx Sincerely, Carol -- Carol A. Cooke Acting MHIKNET Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba e. carol.cooke(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:carol.cooke@umanitoba.ca> p. 204-977-5660 c. 204-290-6710 w. http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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Things to consider when searching the web... TED Talk from Eli Pariser
by Carol Cooke 19 Jul '13

19 Jul '13

Hello everyone, I was reminded today about how every search we do on the web is filtered. There is no longer any such thing as a standard search result. This can have a huge impact on how we look for information on any topic and is especially of concern when we are looking for evidence for our practise. If you have 10 minutes this amazing TED Talk [video] from Eli Pariser: Beware online "filter bubbles" is an interesting and thought provoking presentation. Video http://www.ted.com/talks/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles.html Description: "As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there's a dangerous unintended consequence: We get trapped in a "filter bubble" and don't get exposed to information that could challenge or broaden our worldview. Eli Pariser argues powerfully that this will ultimately prove to be bad for us and bad for democracy. Pioneering online organizer Eli Pariser is the author of "The Filter Bubble," about how personalized search might be narrowing our worldview." Sincerely, Carol -- Carol A. Cooke Acting MHIKNET Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba e. carol.cooke(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:carol.cooke@umanitoba.ca> p. 204-977-5660 c. 204-290-6710 w. http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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Updating our mailing list!
by Carol Cooke 27 Jun '13

27 Jun '13

Hello everyone, Some of you have noticed us unsubscribing you from our MHIKNET-L mailing list. Please don't worry! We are updating our mailing list with the new Manitoba health region email addresses and so need to unsubscribe your old email from our list before we can add in your new email. This process will hopefully be completed over this summer as the regions finish amalgamating. Sincerely, Carol -- Carol A. Cooke Acting MHIKNET Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba e. carol.cooke(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:carol.cooke@umanitoba.ca> p. 204-977-5660 c. 204-290-6710 w. http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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MHIKNET - staffing announcement
by Carol Cooke 16 May '13

16 May '13

Hello everyone, We are pleased to announce the birth of Orvie Dingwall's daughter Lily Dingwall. She was born (May 10) and both mother and daughter are fine. While Orvie is on maternity leave (until May 30, 2014), Carol Cooke of the Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library has been appointed as Acting MHIKNET Librarian. I can be reached at carol.cooke(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:carol.cooke@umanitoba.ca> or by telephone at 204-977-5660 or by cellphone at 204-290-6710. It will be my pleasure to serve you during Orvie's absence. Sincerely, Carol -- Carol A. Cooke Acting MHIKNET Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba e. carol.cooke(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:carol.cooke@umanitoba.ca> p. 204-977-5660 c. 204-290-6710 w. http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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Announcing AHEAD: a new service from the University of Manitoba Health Sciences Libraries
by Orvie Dingwall 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

Announcing AHEAD: a new service from the University of Manitoba Health Sciences Libraries. AHEAD is a bi-weekly email, designed for current and future healthcare decision-makers. AHEAD alerts you to new web resources, reports, articles and guidelines. Selected online resources cover topics like leadership, quality improvement, administration and patient safety. The following is the first AHEAD alert and attached is a poster to promote AHEAD. If you would like to subscribe, go to http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/umhsl-ahead, or contact MHIKNET at mhiknet(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:mhiknet@umanitoba.ca> or 1-877-789-3804. AHEAD Alert for Healthcare Decision-Makers A bi-weekly alert for healthcare decision-makers from the University of Manitoba Health Sciences Libraries UMHSL Resource: Brand CM, Barker AL, Morello RT, et al. A Review of Hospital Characteristics Associated With Improved Performance.<http://sfxhosted.exlibrisgroup.com/umanitoba?sid=Entrez:PubMed&id=pmid:2287…> Int J Qual Health Care. 2012; 8(1): 483-494. This review critically appraised 57 studies for associations between high-level structural and operational hospital characteristics and improved performance. Hospital characteristics that were investigated included environment (incentives, market characteristics), structure (network membership, ownership, teaching status, geographical setting, service size), and operational design (leadership, organizational culture, reporting, patient safety practices, info technology systems, decision support, staff training, etc). Note: When you click on the article link, you will be asked to log in with your University of Manitoba staff, student, or Library ID and pin. Contact your nearest University of Manitoba Library if you require assistance. Web Resource: Forster AJ, Van Walraven C. The Use of Quality Indicators to Promote Accountability in Health Care: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.<http://www.openmedicine.ca/article/view/497/465> Open Med. 2012; 6(2): [7 pgs]. This Canadian commentary from the online, peer-reviewed, open-access journal titled Open Medicine, discusses health care performance measurement considerations around hospital standardized mortality ration, all-cause urgent readmissions and ER department length of stay. Recommendations are given with regards to improving quality measurement. If you have been forwarded this message and you wish to subscribe to the AHEAD Alert, go to: http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/umhsl-ahead University of Manitoba Health Sciences Libraries http://libguides.lib.umanitoba.ca/health [cid:image003.png@01CE19B9.D4A79640] Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP MHIKNET Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> phone: 204.977.5660 cell: 204.227.5749 website: http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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Consumer Health Information
by Orvie Dingwall 17 Jan '13

17 Jan '13

The University of Manitoba Health Sciences Libraries and the Winnipeg Public Library have partnered to create a consumer health resource called CHECKUP: http://libguides.lib.umanitoba.ca/consumerhealth [cid:image001.jpg@01CDEDB6.5F90FA60] For Immediate Release January 8, 2013 New Consumer Health Information Project launched Winnipeg Public Library and the University of Manitoba Health Sciences Libraries have collaborated on a new online Consumer Health Information resource - CHECKUP. CHECKUP provides consumer health information to make informed decisions about your own or your family's health. Access to this information helps you to work with health care professionals to make choices that are right for you. The one-stop resource hosts reliable information on a wide array of topics, including featured health topics of diabetes, addictions and breast cancer. The site also features: * Suggested resources from both the University of Manitoba Health Sciences Libraries and Winnipeg Public Library collections. * Book summaries and one-click links to both catalogues for placing requests and holds. * References to the Winnipeg Public Library and the University of Manitoba's consumer health databases for in-depth research including Winnipeg Public Library's Consumer Health Complete, a database of 700 health and fitness magazines, clinical reports, alternative health, drug information, medical encyclopedias and popular reference works. * A directory of community hotlines and wellness organizations to further support your health needs. * A Twitter feed provides timely consumer health related topics of interest. CHECKUP is online at libguides.lib.umanitoba.ca/consumerhealth or through Winnipeg Public Library at wpl.winnipeg.ca/library/consumerhealth/. - 30 - Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP Outreach Services Librarian MHIKNET Library Services Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> phone: 204.977.5660 cell: 204.227.5749 website: http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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