Medical Library Education: Design Thinking
Librarians who are engaged in medical library education are often called upon to provide instruction on a host of topics in various surroundings before diverse…
Section News: 2018 ANCC Magnet Conference
The Providence St. Vincent Medical Center Magnet Team celebrates just before the awards celebration parade.The author is second from the right. The 2018 American Nurses…
International Toxicity Estimates of Risk
In addition to being the liaison to the Masters in Public Health program at MSU, I’m also the liaison to the Department of Pharmacology and…
Janet Doe Lecturer: Jerry Perry, AHIP, FMLA – #mlanet19
Gerald (Jerry) Perry, AHIP, FMLA Monday, May 6, 2019, 9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Janet Doe Lecturer Gerald (Jerry) Perry, AHIP, FMLA, is associate dean for the…
FYI: Post-Nominals
When next contemplating the stars in the heavens or the leaves in a cup of tea, think a moment about this, too, if you can…
Personals: Michael R. Kronenfeld, AHIP, FMLA
Michael R. Kronenfeld, AHIP, FMLA, A.T. Still Memorial Library, A.T. Still University of the Health Sciences, Mesa, AZ, will retire at the end of February…
Personals: Mark Vrabel
Mark Vrabel, Library, Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), Pittsburgh, PA, was featured in “Invaluable Resources” by Ellen Carr in the February 2019 Clinical Journal of Oncology…
Technology: Do-It-Yourself Biohacking
The Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2018, divided five trends into five major categories. These are the beginning stages of a “trans-human” age where…
MLA Code of Conduct for Meeting Attendance
With MLA ’19 “Elevating” at warp speed, this is the perfect opportunity to remind us all of our affirmation of and commitment to providing an…
Plan for tours, local attractions, & hotel
When you come to the MLA Annual Meeting in Chicago, stay at the Hyatt Regency and take advantage of the many nearby cultural offerings and…
The Communities Transition Team Is Up and Running
Message from Stephanie Fulton, AHIP, and Keith W. Cogdill, AHIP, cochairs, Communities Transition Team The Communities Transition Team is just getting started. Our team is…
Hospital Librarianship: ECHO-ing Across the Adirondacks: Embedded Librarianship
Submitted by Jill M. Tarabula, AHIP, Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Library, University of Vermont Health Network, Plattsburgh, NY; edited by Angela Spencer, AHIP Funded by…
In Memoriam: Susanne M. Humphrey, AHIP
Submitted by Andrew Clifton Humphrey Jr., Detroit, MI Susanne M. Humphrey, AHIP, of Wheaton, MD, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at age seventy-four.…
Note from the Editor
Last week, you received the first issue of the new MLAConnect. We hope that you enjoyed the new format and combined information from the MLA…
MLA Communities Transition Team Appointed
In November 2018, the Communities Strategic Goal Task Force, chaired by Rikke Sarah Ogawa, presented a proposal to the MLA Board of Directors for a…
MLA Board Meeting Highlights: November 2018
The MLA Board of Directors met on November 8 and 9, 2018 in Chicago, IL. All meetings of the MLA Board are open to members,…
Craft Breweries in Chicago
Beer aficionados rejoice! Chicagoland has over 150 breweries, and there is something for everyone. Chicago Magazine has ranked its top 10 beers; the information below…
Period Power!
Leiter Lecturer Nadya Okamoto will discuss health information in underserved communities, health disparities, gender identity, and how she founded PERIOD. the Menstrual Movement. Nadya Okamoto…
Consumer Health: Mutualistic Collaboration
Elizabeth Kiscaden, AHIP, and Jacqueline Leskovec at the Midwest Chapter of MLA 2018 conference in Cleveland, OH. Kiscaden and Leskovec work for the National Network…
Social Media: Finding the Right Platform to Reach Your Target Audience
Submitted by Lin Sun, Marketing Specialist, Lane Medical Library, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA; edited by Michelle B. Bass, AHIP I joined Lane…