Many Cultures, Many Paths:

Exploring Health From Diverse Perspectives

 

Washington Medical Librarians Association

Annual Meeting 2005

 

Registration Form Attached

 Please send registrations to Boo Horak by March 23, 2005

 

 

CE, Thursday, March 31, 2005

All CE’s will be held at Bastyr University . See registration form for cost information.

 

 

Measuring Your Impact:  Using Evaluation to Prove Your Worth

Instructors:  Maryanne Blake, Betsy Kelly

6 hours: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

This 6-hour workshop will provide an evaluation framework and the tools to develop and carry out an evaluation plan for a hospital library. Key concepts and tools covered include: assessment and data collection, logic models, evaluation plan models with skills learned in this class, you’ll enhance your ability to show how your library positively impacts your institution. The workshop is geared to the hospital librarian, but its concepts can be applied at any library. Lecture, class discussion and case study methods will be used.


Beyond Google! Savvy Searching for Text, Images and Multimedia  

Instructor: Andrew Hamilton

3 hrs: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Google is often the only resource consulted by users when they search the web for information. However, there are a number of other useful search engines that possess features and capabilities such as Result Clustering and Visualization that Google does not offer to its users. Highlighted are several Internet Search Engines in addition to Google to locate information on the web more effectively.

 

PDAs and the Library

Instructor:  Peggy Baldwin

4 hours: 1– 5 p.m.

This course will provide grounding in PDAs and possible library PDA services. Participants will explore the various features of the built in software and learn about third party options and hardware to enhance productivity. Health care resources will also be explored. Instructional methods include lecture and demonstration and hands-on exercises. If you have a PDA, bring it to class.

 

 

 

Conference Friday, April 1, 2005   

 

8:00–8:30                    Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30–9:30                    WMLA Business Meeting

9:30–10:15                  NNLN/PNR Report

10:15–10:30                Break

 

10:30–12:00                 Terry Maresca, MD

Both Roads are Good: Combining Western and American Indian Approaches to health Care and Wellness

Dr. Maresca, (Mohawk) is a board-certified physician in family medicine. She is the former president of the Association of American Indian Physicians, and a clinical assistant professor teaching at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. Her medical practice with the Snoqualmie Tribe of Washington combines her Western and herbal medicine approaches. She maintains a medicinal herb garden at the clinic, and is a frequent speaker on the subject of combining Western and traditional approaches to health. Dr. Maresca will provide an overview of the traditions of Native American populations that influence their health beliefs and practices, as well as a brief discussion of health disparities this population faces. The focus will be on how Western and traditional Native American interventions can be combined to promote optimal health.

 

12:00–1:15                  Lunch:  Purchase in Bastyr cafeteria; Vegetarian Buffet ($3.50-$5.50 by weight.)

 

1:15–2:45                    Steven Given  LAc, Dipl.Ac.

                                    Comparing the Literary and Cultural Beginnings of Chinese Medicine and Occidental Medicine

Associate Dean for Clinical Education, School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Bastyr University, Kenmore, WA. Mr. Given's interests include HIV/AIDS, substance abuse treatment, Chinese herbal safety, research in acupuncture and Oriental medicine, and the history of medicine. He also has special interests in writing and publications.  Mr. Given's approach to patient care is to emphasize the collaboration between all health care providers. He believes that health care is most effective within the context of an integrative plan that coordinates all aspects of care.

 

2:45–3:00                    Break

 

3:00–4:30                    Vivek Shanbhag, MD, ND

                                    Ayurveda, the Medicine of Vedic Culture

Dr. Shanbhag has a MD from India, with specialization in Ayurvedic Medicine and a Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from Bastyr University, Seattle.  He is Medical Director, AYU Natural Medicine Clinic.  Dr. Shanbhag integrates Ayurvedic and Naturopathic medicine in his clinical practice. For individuals and families, Dr. Shanbhag plays the role of a wellness coach. He guides them in the process of healing themselves to achieve optimal body-mind-wellness through individualized nutrition, healing herbs and vitamins, gentle detoxification, appropriate exercise routines and stress management.

4:30– 4:45                   Wrap up and evaluations

 

 

Travel Assistance:    WMLA offers travel assistance of up to $200 per person to 3 librarians who are WMLA members and who live more that 100 miles from the meeting site in Kenmore, WA.  The funds will help defray meeting, travel, and lodging costs.  If you are interested in this "travel offer" please send an email to sbanks@bastyr.edu  with a brief description of where you live and why you want to attend this meeting. Applications will be accepted until March 16.  Notification will be by March 18.