Regional Advisory Committee
The role of the Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) is:
- To advise NN/LM PSR staff on implementing programs to improve health professionals' and consumers' access to biomedical information, within the framework of the NN/LM PSR contract with the National Library of Medicine;
- To review and evaluate NN/LM PSR programs and services; and
- To encourage health professionals, health science libraries, community organizations, and others to participate in regional and national programs affecting the delivery of health information.
Regional Advisory Committee members attend meetings held periodically at UCLA; receive progress reports and other NN/LM PSR publications; further two-way communications between NN/LM PSR and constituent groups; serve on subcommittees, e.g., on outreach proposal review; and participate in an electronic discussion list to raise issues and provide feedback to NN/LM PSR staff.
The RAC is made up of health professionals; health sciences librarians from hospital libraries and other large and small medical libraries within the region; representatives of state library agencies and public and school libraries; representatives of health information consumer groups, and representatives of partner organizations. The RAC membership includes three directors from regional Resource Libraries, and a representative from each of the region's Medical Library Association chapters.
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Current RAC members
- Bill Clintworth, wclintwor@usc.edu, Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA*
- Jim Curtis, jacurtis@medicine.nevada.edu, Savitt Medical Library, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV*
- Irene Lovas, Irene.Lovas@cshs.org, Medical Library, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA**
- Jacqueline Doyle, JDDoyle@u.arizona.edu, Arizona Health Sciences Library-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
- Peggy Tahir, peggy.tahir@library.ucsf.edu, UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management, San Francisco, CA**
- Virginia "Ginny" Tanji, tanji@hawaii.edu, Library, School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI* **
* Resource Library Representative
** Medical Library Association Chapter Representative
RAC Subcommittees
Consumer Health Advisory Committee
Members
- Ysabel Bertolucci, ysabel.bertolucci@kp.org, East Bay Library Services, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Oakland, CA
- Kathy Biagi, kbiagi@nevadaculture.org, Nevada Literacy Office, Carson City, NV
- Suzanne Flint, sflint@library.ca.gov, California State Library, Sacramento, CA
- Sol A. Gomez, Sol.Gomez@pima.gov, Pima County Public Library, Sam Lena-South Tucson Branch, Tucson, AZ
- Catherine Jacobus, catherine.jacobus@pima.gov, Pima County Public Library, Joel D. Valdez Main Library, Tucson, AZ
- Lorna Jones, ljones@cve.org, Community Vocational Enterprises (CVE), San Francisco, CA
- Owen Miller, Owen.Miller@kp.org, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
- Robbie Nickel, rnickel@elko.k12.nv.us, Sage Elementary School, Spring Creek, NV
Minutes - August 8,
2008 
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E-licensing Advisory Committee
Members
- Ellen Aaronson, bradhill@charter.net, West Hills Hospital & Medical Center, West Hills, CA
- Gloria Arredondo, arredondog@armc.sbcounty.gov, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, CA
- Roger Brudno, rbrudno@orohosp.com, Oroville Hospital, Oroville, CA
- Evonda Copeland, ecopeland@shc.org, Scottsdale Healthcare (Osborn & Shea), Scottsdale, AZ
- Craig Haynes, craig@library.ucsd.edu, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
- Michelle Henley, michelle.henley@chw.edu, St. Francis Hospital, San Francisco, CA
- Deborah Klein, deborah.klein@pvhmc.org, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona, CA
- Judy Kraemer, jkraemer@memorialcare.org, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, CA
- DeDe Leshy, leshyd@cshs.org, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Sharon Lezotte, slezotte@sbch.org, Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA
- Sherrill Olsen, Sherrill.Olsen@huntingtonhospital.com, Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA
- Carol Raymond, craymond@hsd.cccounty.us, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, Martinez, CA
- Ann Shew, shewa@sutterhealth.org, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
- Virginia "Ginny" Tanji, tanji@hawaii.edu, University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI
- Mabel Trafford, mabel.trafford@amedd.army.mil, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI
- Mary White, mary.e.white@kp.org, Kaiser Drug Information Services, Downey, CA
SCELC Member Advisors
- Erica Bass, erica.bass@va.gov, VA Loma Linda, Loma Linda, CA
- Melissa Just, mjust@coh.org, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
- Shirley Rais, srais@llu.edu, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
Minutes
The E-Licensing Advisory Committee met via teleconference on August 6, 2008. We are planning to work with the Statewide California Electronic Licensing Consortium (SCELC) to provide cooperative e-licensing opportunities for NN/LM PSR members. Prior to the meeting, Advisory Committee members were asked to rank a list of vendors and vendor products and to comment on a draft institution data form and application procedures. The results were presented in these slides which formed the basis of the meeting presentation and discussion. Because of the conditions of SCELC's charter, only not-for-profit organizations will be able to participate in this program.
We will finalize the institution data form and application form in September. We anticipate 3 - 4 offers by the end of this calendar year. We anticipate that it will take 1 year to roll out the program and two years to determine if the program is successful.
Emergency Preparedness and Response Committee
Members
- Ellen Aaronson, bradhill@charter.net, West Hills Hospital & Medical Center, West Hills, CA
- Irene Lovas, Irene.Lovas@cshs.org, Medical Library, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Peggy Tahir, peggy.tahir@library.ucsf.edu, UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management, San Francisco, CA
Minutes - June 20,
2008 226 kb
Native American Advisors
Members
- Susan Hanks, shanks@library.ca.gov, Library Programs Consultant, Library Development Services Bureau, California State Library, Sacramento, CA
- Mary Villegas, mvillegas@lib.az.us, Tribal Library Consultant, Library Development Division, Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, Phoenix, AZ
Public Health Advisory Committee
Members
- Scott Gaustad, scott.gaustad@ihs.gov, Physical Therapy Department, Whiteriver Indian Hospital, Whiteriver, AZ
- Joy Graham, jgraham@sfghdean.ucsf.edu, Barnett-Briggs Medical Library, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA
- Terry Henner, thenner@unr.edu, Savitt Medical Library, University of Nevada, Reno, NV
- Christina Perez, Christina.perez@hhs.gov, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health, Region IX, San Francisco, CA
Minutes - April 8,
2008 87 kb
Technology Advisory Committee
Members
- Jane Barnwell, barnwellj@prel.org, Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL), Honolulu, HI
- Terry Henner, thenner@unr.edu, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV
- Andrea Lynch, andlynch@library.ucla.edu, UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, Los Angeles, CA
- Jean Roehrs, jean.roehrs@ihs.gov, Phoenix Indian Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
- Kristy Stephens, stephens@email.arizona.edu, Arizona Health Sciences Library, University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, Phoenix AZ
- Josephine Tan, josephine.tan@library.ucsf.edu, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Minutes - August 8,
2008 87 kb
