Several free webinars are available in this area in the first half of 2025
They are recorded so can be viewed on demand
The full list of Cochrane Live Learning events can be viewed here and if you scroll down then the archive of recorded webinars is available for viewing
The HLA Videos page may also be of interest
🎦 Watch Recording (Passcode: &R&7CZIQ)
HLA Lunchtime Session
🕐 When: 7 November, 2024 1pm – 2pm AESDT
👫 Presenters: Julie Brown – Covidence; Cassandra Gorton – Monash Health
💲 Cost: Free
🌏 Location: Zoom
https://alia-org-au.zoom.us/j/87053060189?pwd=3zOUVYtCpGjkz09daElV9EaTvY3FJ2.1
Meeting ID: 870 5306 0189 / Passcode: 843323
Covidence is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to streamline the systematic review process. In this webinar Julie Brown, a consultant systematic reviewer from Covidence, will explain how Covidence can support the production of high-quality systematic and other literature reviews through:
● Workflow management, collaboration and administrator oversight
● Screening processes including automation and machine learning
● Customisable data extraction tools
● User-friendly resources including the Knowledge Base, Academy and downloadable resources such as e-books.
Cassandra Gorton, Manager, Access and Discovery at Monash Health will provide her ‘real-world’ experiences of using Covidence and how Monash Health get the most value from this resource. Cassandra will also demonstrate the Covidence integration with LibKey Nomad.
The Australian Evidence-Based Practice Librarians’ Institute (AEBPLI) is an introduction to Evidence-Based Practice, focusing on question building, searching, critical appraisal of the literature, and advanced topics related to systematic reviews. Facilitated by health sciences librarians from Australia and the US, the curriculum combines content in engaging large group lectures with small group sessions for practising concepts. It is a four-day immersive residential program for hospital and academic librarians to work together in a supportive environment.
Website : https://sites.google.com/site/australianebpli/home
Registration Link : https://www.alia.org.au/EventDetail?EventKey=AEBPLI24
⏱ Registrations close 1st November
Date: 18-22 November, 2024
Location: Bond Brisbane, Spring Hill
Information is available on the website and all enquiries can be directed to aebpli.convenor@gmail.com
There are limited places for this Institute, so please don’t delay in registering.
Couldn’t make it to the recent HLA Conference? There’s still a chance to get some health librarian professional development in before 2025 …
✍ Register
🙂 Bonus conference – free Victorian Healthcare Week runs the two days prior (Wed, Thu) to the HLi Conference and features a digital health strand
🎦 Watch the Recording Passcode: uy1*wypS
💘 What I love about being a health librarian
Come along and hear from colleagues about why they love being a health librarian – celebrate the profession and learn from colleagues about what inspires them.
(If you haven’t seen it yet, you may also be interested in the 🎦 US version of this (courtesy of MLA)
Presenters:
Peter Murgatroyd
Peter is the Group Manager for Library and Knowledge Services at Health New Zealand. He is a Fellow of LIANZA and a member of the IFLA Evidence for Global and Disaster Health Special Interest Group . He is also a member of the JoHILA Editorial Board. Peter believes in the power of shared knowledge to transform lives and communities.
Alana McDonald
Alana McDonald (she/her) is Senior Librarian at Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, where she has been working for nine years. Prior to this she worked as a Research, Education and Liaison Librarian at Federation University Australia (previously University of Ballarat). Before becoming a librarian, Alana was a speech pathologist and enjoys being back in a Health environment. She has been a member of the HLA committee since 2022.
Fiona Jones
Fiona Jones is the Teaching Liaison Librarian supporting Medical, Nursing & Midwifery, Oral Health Therapy and Podiatry students at the University of Newcastle Library. She collaborates with academics to provide library support for the University’s learning and teaching curriculum, develops programs and resources to develop students’ skills in digital and information literacy, and provides advice to teaching staff on open educational resources and selecting course reading materials. Fiona’s work takes her to Clinical Schools at hospitals across both Central Coast and Hunter New England Local Health Districts.
Glynis Jones
Glynis initially trained as a registered nurse at Royal Melbourne Hospital and worked in coronary care; subsequently transitioning to a career in librarianship. After 25 years in university libraries across Australia, Glynis transitioned to a role as a Health Librarian in January 2022.
Gina Velli
Gina Velli has been a health research librarian with the Princess Alexandra Hospital for five years, providing training, advice and information brokerage for systematic reviews and research projects; her educational background is in Information Management and UX design. Supporting civil engineering research and metadata management, Gina has previously worked for QLD parliament, QLD Department of Transportation and Main Roads, QLD Department of Education and the University of Queensland. Gina is interested in applications of emerging information management technologies to research processes and methodologies.
This event may be recorded and available to view following the event
By attending for this webinar you are granting the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and its representatives the right to use, reproduce, and publish audio and video recordings of your participation in the webinar titled ” What I love about being a health librarian” held on May 23 2024. By registering you are indicating that you understand and agree that these recordings may be used for promotional, educational, and informational purposes, including but not limited to, marketing materials, online platforms, social media, and any other medium deemed appropriate by ALIA.