The Sewell Travel Award for Public Health (STAPH) Committee invites applications for 2024 Sewell Stipends to attend the APHA Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 27–30, 2024. The theme this year is "Building Trust in Public Health and Science." Visit the APHA Annual Meeting Website for more information about the conference. 
The award will cover the cost of APHA membership and early-bird conference registration. In addition, all librarians receive $300 to help offset the cost associated with travel, meetings with your mentor, childcare, etc.  
The eligibility requirements are below.  

• Be a librarian or information specialist with an MLS/MLIS or equivalent degree;  
• Work with or have accepted a librarian/information specialist position that now includes, or will include in the near future, working with public health practitioners or PH/PH-related students, staff, and faculty; and  

• Be a United States citizen or have permanent resident status (i.e.,  a holder of a green card)  

For information about this award and full application details, please see: https://sites.google.com/view/sewellstipend/home
 
The deadline is Friday, June 28, at midnight Pacific time. If you have any questions, please contact Jen Lege Matsuura (sewellstipend@gmail.com). 
 

We couldn't wait to share our first pets of FHSLA! To submit your own pet photo send an email to fhslanews@gmail.com with a photo of your pet, their name, age, and something fun/interesting about them. 

Stephanie Harris
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I wanted to share a pet story! This is my late cat Camden. He was known far and wide for his poor attitude and tendencies towards violence. I took this photo of him with this amazing face and (long story short), it found it’s way to the internet. He has been published in bad cat calendars and been in several viral memes that have been shared across social media. His most famous appearances were when comedian Ricky Gervais started Tweeting out photos of himself and internet cats – and featured them on talk shows and interviews. So my cat was on Ellen, Conan, and as you can see in the corner of the photo, on CNN. Camden passed away several years ago, but his legacy of crankiness lives on –on the Internet - and it makes me smile when I see his meme circulating (see below).

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Angie Novak
Meet Nyx and her emotional support puppy Nico. Nyx is a 4-year-old cardigan welsh corgi. In 2022 she lost her 2 older corgi brothers and had a very difficult time adjusting to her new life as an only child. Queue Nico, the pembroke welsh corgi. The 2 of them are the best of friends who are living their best lives and are OBSESSED with swimming. Seriously though, it’s unnatural how much they love to swim. But we can’t deny they get whatever they want because they are perfect.

Executive Committee Highlights

The Executive Committee met on May 3. Some highlights of the meeting include: 

The executive committee welcomed Allison Howard to the team as our secretary for the next year. A big thank you to her for filling the open position.
 
Additionally, a big thank you to the rest of our executive team for their dedication and impact on the association and profession:
Vice President: Roxann Mouratidis
Treasurer: Dottie Kelly
Immediate Past President/Strategic Planning Chair: Jorge Perez
Webmaster: Pammy Herring
CE Chair: Ardis Hanson
Honors and Awards: Carrie Driggers-Adams
Membership Chair: Janet Chan
Blog Editor: Courtney Pyche
 
Some of this month's discussion focused on the following tasks:

• Reviewing and updating FHSLA bylaws
• Planning a virtual mid-year meeting
• Promoting FHSLA to current, former and potential members to boost membership
• Finding new ways to boost participation in committee and officer activities including adding an additional award for active membership

As always, thank you for being an engaged member of FHSLA! 

Medical Librarian
Jacksonville, FL, United States and 1 more (Hybrid)
JOB DESCRIPTION
Nemours is seeking a Medical Librarian to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Jacksonville or Orlando, FL.

The Medical Librarian, Academic Support will serve as liaison to our Academic and Research Faculty, providing publication content management support and literature searching services throughout the enterprise. In this role the librarian will work with Nemours authors to verify their publications are indexed and identified appropriately for internal and external reviewers. The librarian will also assist in identifying appropriate journals for publication and work with faculty to monitor their progress. This role works as part of the Education team to integrate library services with education initiatives including publication and research support, evidence-based medicine tools, continuing medical education, evidence-based practice, as well as providing library services to meet the needs of the organization’s clinical staff. This position reports to the Manager of Library Services. Nemours Medical Librarians provide reference, instructional and interlibrary loan assistance to Nemours Associates and affiliated users. Along with customer service and patron education, this role provides planning and academic faculty support for research and clinical needs. Essential Functions: • Develops processes and assists academic and research faculty manage publications and information systems o Supports faculty in the creation and maintenance of faculty profiles for internal and external systems. o Provides content management in terms of verifying and authenticating publications are assigned to profiles correctly and efficiently. o Assists authors in determining best journals/ publications for manuscript submission. • Provides Instructional and Customer Service Support o Provides remote instruction and training in the use of library resources and services through group and individual training. o Creates a visible presence for the library by serving as a member of multidisciplinary teams. • Manages Health Science Resources o Critically evaluates databases, Internet resources, electronic information services and products. o Organizes and disseminates the most authoritative electronic resources, books, and journals to meet Nemours information needs. • Maintains Library IS and Technology o Provides education to associates and interacts with vendors and developers to problem solve content management database issues. o Assists in the development and maintenance of the user-facing library web portal. o Troubleshoot user access to library resources, deferring to the Help Desk as needed. • Develops and assists in managing Library Information Services o Performs reference interviews and computerized literature searching, utilizing complex point-of-care and research focused database systems. o Assists in collection development and management, in accordance with organizational goals and needs and operating within budget parameters. Performance Skills:
• Ability to work in-person and virtually to support, train, and educate physicians and biomedical researchers in achieving their faculty objectives and goals.
• Skilled at performing reference interviews and working with a variety of patrons across multiple disciplines.
• Capacity to search multiple medical, nursing, and scientific databases appropriately and efficiently.
• Skilled at teaching database and resource usage to patrons in-person and via remote interfaces.
• Works independently; thinks pro-actively.
• Manages resources wisely, including time, talent, and knowledge.
• Responds and adapts to change.
​• Minimal Docline/ Interlibrary Loan experience
Requirements: Master’s of Library and Information Science, or Master’s of Library Science
5-7 years of progressive experience, preferably in an academic, hospital, or biomedical research library/ system. First-hand familiarity with utilizing and instructing users on biomedical and/ or nursing databases

ABOUT US
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health care systems, we've made a promise to do whatever it takes to prevent and treat even the most disabling childhood conditions. It's a promise that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention.


Equity, diversity, and inclusion guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build a diverse and inclusive environment. All Nemours Associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.


Nemours aspires to have its workforce and providers reflect the rich diversity of the communities we serve. Candidates of diverse backgrounds, race and ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, and those committed to working with diverse populations and conversant in multicultural values are strongly encouraged to apply. Please click here to review Nemours Anti-Racism Statement (nemours.org).

• To learn more about Nemours and our commitment to treat every child as if they were our own, visit us at www.nemours.org. To apply, visit Medical Librarian - NemoursCareerSite Careers (oraclecloud.com)

by Kate ONeill, DNP, RN

Technology Innovation and Patient Safety
Clinicians and hospital leaders are embracing mobile technology at the point of care (POC) at an unprecedented rate. The utilization of health information technology (HIT) is essential for providing safe, high quality, cost-effective, patient-centric care. National healthcare organizations, such as the Agency Healthcare Research and Quality) and the Center for Disease Control both support the use of clinical decision support services (CDSS) to reduce patient harm and improve quality of care. These findings underscore the importance and need for clinical decision support (CDS) tools at the point of care to improve patient safety, enhance clinical outcomes and standardize care in the acute and non-acute settings.
Over the years, technology has evolved where CDS tools can now be supported on various web-based platforms. CDS solutions can seamlessly integrate into daily workflow using workstations on wheels, computer laptops, desktops, electronic health record (EHR) networks, and mobile devices. Charles Pozner, MD, FSSH, physician consultant at EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), describes an inverse relationship between a POC tool’s usefulness to clinicians and its ease of use. According to Pozner, “POC tool’s value decreases as the work required to access the information increases.”
Therefore, to achieve the best outcome, it is important to provide easy access to CDS tools at the POC that offer the right information, to the right team, in the right amount of time. This also facilitates the best patient experience, and ultimately, what the Quadruple Aim.


EBSCO’s Award-winning CDS Solution
EBSCO provides online research content and search technologies to academic, school and public libraries; healthcare and medical institutions; corporations; and government agencies around the world. EBSCO’s CDS tools offer interprofessional content and skills and evidence-based resources that drive a culture of patient safety by providing healthcare professionals with real-time information to aid their practice and daily workflow. In 2022, Frost & Sullivan recognized EBSCO and its Clinical Decisions products with the North America Product Leadership Award for delivering innovative solutions at the POC.


As such, EBSCO’s innovative solutions help foster a culture of evidence-based practice and critical thinking at the point of care to support patient safety and better outcomes – anytime anywhere.
Dynamic Health Supports Evidence-Based Practice & Patient Safety
Dynamic Health represents the core suite of EBSCO’s Clinical Decisions products that help drive lifelong learning in various healthcare settings including universities, hospitals, long term care and outpatient facilities. Dynamic Health is designed for all healthcare team members including students, nurses, and health professionals (occupational therapists, physical therapists, respiratory therapists, nutritional therapy, speech Therapy, and Social Workers). In addition, Dynamic Health also makes it easier than ever for nurses to earn continuing education (CE) credits with in-context and micro-learning to improve their knowledge and skills for safer patient care. Nurses can earn 0.1 of CE credits while they utilize Dynamic Health and query practice-related information to answer relevant clinical questions on their computer workstations or mobile phones.
As such, EBSCO’s innovative solutions help foster a culture of evidence-based practice and critical thinking at the point of care to support patient safety and better outcomes – anytime anywhere.
EBSCO is a global leader in designing novel clinical solutions to meet today’s healthcare demands that support our frontline care teams. EBSCO’s Dynamic Health solution equips healthcare professionals with real-time best practice evidence and clinical resources that ensure a culture of high-reliability and patient safety to drive the best patient outcomes in the US and abroad.

As part of the student scholarship, recipients are asked to a reflection on their experience at the FHSLA annual meeting. Below is the follow-up from Emily Hannum,  student scholarship recipient 2024.  Thank you, Emily, for sharing your wonderful experience!