IFM Healthcare News
Julie Glanville
Acting Chair, Information
for the Management of Healthcare (IFMH)
Centre for Reviews and
Dissemination
University of York
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Committee developments
Firstly, the
Committee is delighted for our Chair, Maria Grant, on the birth of her
new baby daughter Abigail on the 15th
August. This maintains the Committee’s average of one baby per year in
recent years! We are pleased that Bertha Low has rejoined the
Committee as joint Inform Editor after her own maternity leave.
Sadly we are
losing two active Committee members. We are grateful for all the
efforts Vivian Grange (Oxford University) and Helen Carter (Cairns
Library, Oxford) made as part of the IFMH committee and we wish them
well.
Sarah Sterry has been welcomed to the Committee as an
ordinary member. Sarah works at Glenside Library in the University of
the West of England.
Research in the Workplace Award (RIWA)
IFMH is one of the co-sponsors of
the RIWA award. The winners of the 2003/4 Research in the Workplace
Award (RIWA) were recently announced to be Nicola Bexon, Information
Scientist, NeLH Screening Specialist Library, Oxford and Lena Nordheim,
Librarian at the Department of Health Technology Assessment, Reviews
and Dissemination, Norway for their multi-centred trial. The
randomised trial will compare the effect of self-directed online
learning using a Web-based resource, with a classroom based
interactive workshop, on the knowledge and search skills of health
professionals. For more information on RIWA visit
http://www.ifmh.org.uk/RIWA2003-4.html
Dates for
your diary
22nd
November 2004
IFMH is
organising a study day on public health information at the University
of York. The draft programme is looking very exciting and informative.
The afternoon sessions will be a change from the usual workshops and
will comprise demonstrations of resources, stands and posters. This
will allow maximum opportunity for information gathering and
networking. Further details will be published on the IFMH Web site and
the e-group and will be advertised by mailing lists.
The IFMH AGM
will also be held at lunchtime during the study day, so we hope to see
many IFMH members in attendance.
Inform
Finally, a reminder that the submission deadline for
copy for the Winter 2004 issue of Inform is 6th December 2004.
IFMH members E-group
A reminder that it is easy to
join the IFMH member’s e-group to receive regular updates on IFMH
activities. Just send your name and email address in an email to Julie
Glanville () with a request to join.
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