IFM Healthcare News
Maria J Grant
Chair, Information for the Management of Healthcare
(IFMH)
Salford Centre for Nursing, Midwifery and Collaborative Research
University of Salford
Email:
Health Libraries Group Conference: http://www.ifmh.org.uk/HLG2006.html
IFMH is delighted to
be hosting a session of integrated and partnership working at the
Health Libraries Group Conference, Eastbourne on Monday 10th
July at 3.15pm. Speakers at the session include
Joan Hunter (Norfolk Suffolk and
Cambridgeshire Strategic Health Authority) and Helen Thompson (Leeds
North West PCT) who will respectively be talking about "Increasing
access to knowledge, information and the evidence base of
health and social care in the East of England"
and “NHS libraries working with the
hospices and universities across
the city". We’ll look forward to seeing you there, and to meeting you
in person at Stand 14 in the Exhibitors Hall.
Research in the
Workplace Award 2003/4
In the second of two
articles, the first having described the findings of her randomised
controlled trial comparing the effect of e-learning, with a taught
workshop, on the knowledge and search skills of health professionals
(1), we are delighted to publish Nicola Pearce-Smith’s experiences of
conducing this research. Her article provides particular insight to
anyone about to go through the ethical approval process.
Research in the
Workplace Award 2006/7
IFMH is pleased to be
able to confirm that we are once again a key sponsor of the Research
in the Workplace Award (RIWA). This will be the fourth time the award
has been made and will seek to fund small library or information
professional-led workplace research projects. Look out for further
details on the IFMH discussion list (http://www.ifmh.org.uk/discussion.html)
later this year.
Personal
Development Opportunity
If organising is your
thing, then you’ll be interested to know of the Study Day Coordinator
vacancy on the IFMH committee. No previous experience is required and
the post is shared which means you can learn alongside an existing
coordinator. Fort further details please email me at
or call me
direct on 0161 295 6423.
Committee Changes
The committee would
like to pass on its thanks to Julie-Ann Roszkowski who has left the
IFMH committee having changed jobs and moved out of the health and
social care sector.
New Postal Address
for IFMH
IFMH has a new postal
address and can now be contacted at IFM Healthcare, P.O. Box 539, York
YO24 4XA. The previous address will continue to operate until the end
of 2006, so if you’ve contacted us recently, we’ll still receive your
correspondence.
References
(1)
Pearce-Smith N. Randomised controlled trial comparing the effect of
e-learning, with a taught workshop on the knowledge and skills of
health professionals. IFMH Inform. 2005/6;16(3):17-18.
Back to Inform 17 (1)
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