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Integrating Biomedical Informatics Into the Morehouse School of Medicine Library

Integrating Biomedical Informatics Into the Morehouse School of Medicine Library. Cynthia L. Henderson, MILS, AHIP Darlene P. Kelly, MSLS Morehouse School of Medicine Library. Overview. The Director and the Division Head for Information Services at the Morehouse School of Medicine Library

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Integrating Biomedical Informatics Into the Morehouse School of Medicine Library

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  1. Integrating Biomedical Informatics Into the Morehouse School of Medicine Library Cynthia L. Henderson, MILS, AHIP Darlene P. Kelly, MSLS Morehouse School of Medicine Library HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Institute 2008

  2. Overview • The Director and the Division Head for Information Services at the Morehouse School of Medicine Library • Applied for the NLM Biomedical Informatics Fellowship • Report on their experience • Highlight some of the issues • Leadership Usefulness HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Institute 2008

  3. What is Biomedical Informatics? • The scientific field that deals with the storage, retrieval, sharing, and optimal of biomedical information, data, and knowledge for problem solving and decision making. HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Institute 2008

  4. NLM and Informatics Training Centers in the US • Vanderbilt University • Columbia University • University of Utah • Oregon Health Sciences University • Indiana University • University of Missouri • University of Washington • University of Minnesota • University of Pittsburgh • Johns Hopkins University HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Institute 2008

  5. Participants Information • Cynthia L. Henderson Fall 2006 • Library Director • Darlene P. Kelly Fall 2007 • Division Head for Information Services HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Institute 2008

  6. Consumer Health Informatics Leadership • Assessment of credible online health information • Health Literacy • Informed Consent • Information Interventions • Patient Controlled health records HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Institute 2008

  7. Telemedicine Leadership • Interactive health care over distance using information or telecommunications technology • A new twist on telemedicine due to an increase in HRSA Office for the advancement of Telehealth HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Institute 2008

  8. MSM Biomedical Informatics Initiative • Bench to bedside and translational research • Correlate clinical data with research findings • Library as a vital and center of collaboration Dr. Nerimiah Emmett The Library as a Hub HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Institute 2008

  9. Bioinformatics The field of science in which biology, computer science and information technology merge into a single discipline. The ultimate goal of the field is to enable the discovery of new biological insights and to create a global perspective from which unifying principles in biology can be recognized. (NCBI, 2007) HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Institute 2008

  10. Clinical and Translational Research • Good Clinical Practice standards • MSM is involved in a partnership • Improve health care in Georgia • An opportunity for collaboration and leadership HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Institute 2008

  11. Evaluations • Information resources are making things better or worse • Guide improvements of resources • Validate needs • Evaluations in BioMedical Informatics (Health Informatics) by Charles P. Friedman HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Institute 2008

  12. Public Health Informatics • Definition …the systematic application of information and computer science and technology to public health practices, research and learning. (CDC, 2007) HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Institute 2008

  13. New Technologies • Talking Prescription Bottle • ZigBee • Gut Check • MEMS • Smart Bandage • RFID Tags HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Institute 2008

  14. Opportunities • Strategic health care information technology decisions • Development of new informatics course • Career enhancements • Increased knowledge HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Institute 2008

  15. You can do it too! • Apply • Learn • Network • Collaborate HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Institute 2008

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