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Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC): Update to the NN/LM SE/A

Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC): Update to the NN/LM SE/A. Stacey J. Arnesen Head, Office of the Disaster Information Management Research Center Specialized Information Services National Library of Medicine July 15, 2008. NLM Long-Range Plan 2006-2016. NLM will :

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Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC): Update to the NN/LM SE/A

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  1. Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC):Update to the NN/LM SE/A Stacey J. Arnesen Head, Office of the Disaster Information Management Research Center Specialized Information Services National Library of Medicine July 15, 2008

  2. NLM Long-Range Plan 2006-2016 • NLM will : • Be a partner in Federal disaster preparedness and recovery • Demonstrate how medical libraries and librarians can provide critical disaster information services • Ensure access to health information and effective use of libraries/librarians in disasters • Establish a Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC)

  3. http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov

  4. DIMRC Information Laboratory

  5. Partnerships • HHS/Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response • Bethesda Hospitals Emergency Preparedness Partnership • Bethesda Medical Libraries Emergency Preparedness Partnership • Central American Network for Disaster Health Information • Department of Transportation • Institute of Medicine Forum on Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events • NIH Library and Clinical Center • NYU • Sarasota Memorial Hospital • Uniformed Services University • Disaster Info Specialists…. …

  6. Research and Development • Bethesda Hospitals Emergency Preparedness Partnership Research Projects • Disaster Informatics Research Grants • Scalable Information Infrastructure research projects

  7. Development and Enhancement of Disaster Information Tools and Systems

  8. WISER Features

  9. Radiation Event Medical Management (REMM) - http://remm.nlm.gov Mobile REMM for Blackberry, Windows Mobile and Palm OS

  10. Maintain Library Operations: NLM and NN/LM Emergency Preparedness RML Back-Up Plans RML Disaster Plans NN/LM Emergency Preparedness and Response Toolkit (http://nnlm.gov/ep) Enhance Go Local Publishers Emergency Access Plan Go Local - Galveston Go Local - Galveston

  11. NLM Continuity of Operations Planning Crisis Response Team Orientation Table-top exercise COOP Planning Professional COOP planners to assist NLM and other area hospitals What and who are “essential” ?

  12. Provide access to information:Disaster Health Resources • Databases • PubMed; PMC • Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness (NYAM) • TOXNET (HSDB, TOXLINE, TOXMAP, etc) • DIRLINE (555 State-level disaster organizations) • Tools • WISER • REMM • Subject Guides/Pathfinders/Web Links • Enviro-Health Links on disaster topics (http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/subjectguides.html) • MedlinePlus disaster topics and more…

  13. Integrated Access to the Disaster Literature NNMMC Library

  14. Disaster Information Specialist • Identify how to support emergency personnel with disaster information needs • Emerging role for medical librarians • Pilot sites: • New York University • National Naval Medical Center • Uniformed Services University • Sarasota Memorial Hospital • NIH Library

  15. Disaster Information Specialist Roles for librarians in providing information outreach to their communities for all-hazards preparedness, response, and recovery Assess needs for a national training curriculum and certification program for librarians interested in providing disaster health information DISASTR-OUTREACH Listserv with over 300 subscribers Encourage development of library partnerships Learning from experiences in disasters

  16. What are the differences?

  17. What’s the Same

  18. Disaster Information Specialist Pilot ProjectNIH Library Informationist to HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response office; numerous requests on a wide variety of topics including ethics, public policy, special populations, etc. Enhance collection (book and journal) for HHS/ASPR and NIH Library Developing survey of public health officers (Commissioned Corps) to understand information needs Member of Bethesda Hospitals’ Medical Library Emergency Preparedness Partnership

  19. Disaster Information Specialist Pilot ProjectUSU and NNMC Libraries Developing a “traveling classroom” for training on disaster resources such as WISER, REMM, etc. USU, along with NIH library, interviews and surveying public health officers and military personnel of informatin needs during deployment NNMC enhancing collection Member of BMLEPP

  20. Disaster Information Specialist Pilot ProjectNYU • Disaster Resource Development • Blog • Delicious • Online training class • Collection development • Informationist assingned to Agents of Opportunity grant • Active in Hospital disaster preparedness activities • EP committee • Credentialing

  21. Disaster Information Specialist Pilot ProjectSarasota Memorial Hospital Support for hospital, city, and county disaster preparedness staff and committees Development of resources and presentations on ethical issues for pandemics and emergency planning for health professionals; development of resources for H1N1 Flu Participated in Hospitals Librarians Emergency Preparedness Summit in Chicago

  22. Highlights from the first year of the Disaster Information Specialist Project Monthly meetings, conference calls started Feb 2008 DISASTR-OUTREACH-LIB email discussion list launched; 300 subscribers Each of the pilot project libraries has activities underway Bethesda medical librarians formed partnership, signed MOU based on the materials from the EP Toolkit

  23. NN/LM SE/A Community Day Award

  24. DIMRC Summary Lead federal efforts to identify and make accessible the broad range of disaster health information Identify and implement best practices for maintaining access to health information before, during, and after disasters Develop innovative products and services to support emergency preparedness, response, and recovery activities Conduct research to support disaster health information management

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