The 2023 HLA/Telstra Health Digital Health Innovation Award winners are …

The 2023 HLA/Telstra Health Digital Health Innovation Award winners are …

by | Oct 25, 2023 | News

… Alice Anderson & Cassandra Gorton, winners of the 15th HLA/Telstra Health Digital Health Innovation Award. Please join Health Libraries Australia in congratulating them

The 2023 award will support Monash Health in delivering an interactive digital information screen in library spaces to provide immediate assistance to healthcare workers outside of office hours.

Expected outcomes include better connections of healthcare professionals to evidence-based resources, greater user satisfaction with library services, increased use of library resources, more efficient use of library resources and productivity gains for healthcare professionals and health librarians.  

Our sincere thanks to Telstra Health for their generous support of this award.

Congratulations, Monash Health, particularly Alice Anderson and Cassandra Gorton!

Previous winners (2009-2022) can be viewed here (scroll to bottom of page). So far there is only one person who has won the Award twice …

CoP – Artificial Intelligence in Health Library & Information Services

CoP – Artificial Intelligence in Health Library & Information Services

by | Oct 3, 2023 | News

Invitation
ALIA Health Libraries Australia (HLA) would like to invite you to participate in our new Community of Practice (CoP) on Artificial Intelligence in Health Library & Information Services.

Why a CoP?
The purpose of this community of practice is to bring together health library and information practitioners involved in the service development, implementation, navigation, training, responsible and ethical use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the health library and information sector (HLIS) within Australia/NZ.  The community will provide a platform for sharing knowledge, concerns, best practices, and resources related to artificial intelligence policies, standards, programs, and tools used by health libraries.

Our Objective
We feel this CoP is a great way to stay up-to-date on the latest trends and advances in AI and connect with other health LIS professionals who share your interests.

 

Please review the Terms of Reference

To join

Simply register your interest to the email address below.

Register you interest – Michele.Gaca@ALIA.org.au

We look forward to getting together before the end of 2023 so we can start discussing, learning, and sharing our experiences with generative AI in our current practices.

Note – other Communities of Practice are available. See below in the footer

Medical College Accreditation Project ( Report to follow)

Medical College Accreditation Project ( Report to follow)

by | Apr 4, 2023 | News

Work is being undertaken to demonstrate the important role health libraries play in Australian medical training programs. Here you will find an overview of the medical colleges and associations which have medical training programs with specific library requirements highlighted. Based on a review of documents with inconsistency and vague terminology, the below benchmark statement covers off requirements that Colleges and Associations should include as they update their accreditation requirements. HLA endorses the following Recommendations:

There is access to a curated collection of high-quality information via a health library with online access appropriately configured for physician training.

The health library is staffed by qualified librarians with expertise in literature searching and research practices who provide training and individualised support to trainees undertaking research.

The site shall provide access to a physical health library space with current and relevant resources, study space and computing facilities equipped with supportive software for research.

A report will be available soon. Contact gemmas@bhs.org.au for further information.

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Health Librarian awarded Qld Librarian of the Year

Health Librarian awarded Qld Librarian of the Year

by | Nov 20, 2022 | News

Congratulations to Daniel McDonald from Darling Downs Health in Qld for being awarded the ALIA Qld Librarian of the Year for 2022. Daniel’s award was recognition for his work in producing the HLA journal JoHILA, editing the monthly HLA Alerts newsletter, publishing the health libraries podcast Shoosh, and conducting nationwide online quiz nights during COVID-19 lockdowns.

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