Boost Box Schedule
When: Held 2nd Tuesday of each month, Noon - 1 pm / Archives
Where: http://nnlm.gov/mar/ (the URL is posted the morning of each session)
- MedlinePlus Connect in a Community Health Center / October 9, 2012
Presenter: Diane Hauser, MPA, Senior Associate for Research & Special Projects, The Institute for Family Health
Description: MedlinePlus Connect is a free service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This service allows health organizations and health IT providers to link patient portals and electronic health record (EHR) systems to MedlinePlus, an authoritative up-to-date health information resource for patients, families, and health care providers.
The Institute for Family Health (http://www.institute2000.org/), a community health center in New York City, has led the way in implementing and testing strategies for evaluating MedlinePlus Connect. Ms. Hauser will present results from her studies and provide a demonstration of MedlinePlus Connect within the patient portal. - MedPrint Overview and Update / November 13, 2012
Presenter: Martha Fishel, National Library of Medicine (NLM), Chief, Public Services Division
Description: The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) are working together to ensure the preservation of and continued access to the literature through MedPrint, a national cooperative medical serials print retention program: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/psd/printretentionmain.html.
Join us for an overview of the program, update on participation and to learn how you may contribute.
