How to train the Clinical Librarian Presentation at

How to train the Clinical Librarian Presentation at the 9 th EAHIL conference in Santander, 2004 by Suzanne Bakker Chair Continuing Education Committee of the Biomedical Information Group of the Dutch Library Association

Clinical Librarians in Amsterdam • 1991: project summary in Bulletin of med. libr. http: //www. kb. nl/infolev/bmi/biomeditaties/bm 24/clinical. html • 1992: publication in the Dutch Medical Journal (Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd) • 1995: presentation at 7 th ICML Washington • 2001: differentiation: clinical librarians in context (account managers and/or as part of the clinical team) • 2004: how to educate/train the next generation

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The medical library at the desk top

Nowadays at Leicester

Postgraduate education q which degree(s) q what level(s) q LIS biomedical sciences q competences q experience q domain / culture q diplome / certificate / qualification system

Medical/hospital librarianship • Basic education in librarianship (collegelevel in the Netherlands) • on the job training / experience – terminology / classification / descriptors – journal collection management – bibliographic databases – search & retrieval – personal database management systems – user groups & context

Continuing education courses • 1992: program of short courses (1/2/3 days) – – – – Medical terminology & classification (incl. Me. SH) Medline/Pub. Med (CD/online) – end-user training Health care system National providers of health information International health information resources Quality management Marketing

Clinical librarianship • On ward rounds & clinical teams • Student & medical staff training in end-user searching • Patient education • EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE • Outside the clinical context? – research teams – educational teams – management teams • Account management

Clin. Libr. supporting EBM • Ward rounds • Part of clinical teams • EBM – structured searches (PICO) – search filters – research methodology – finding & selecting best evidence

Clinical librarian – a specialty? • • Medical knowledge Library & information knowledge Information technology skills Metadata systems Research methodology (EBM) EBM information resources User groups, behavior & information needs

Postgraduate training • One year (bi)weekly with on the job training • Assessment on entry level & competences • Individualized program, personal coaching – (para)medical background – LIS background – bio/medical informatics background

Towards a Master’s degree? • Professional recognition: how & by whom? • Which professional bodies: – medicine / library / informatics • Who’s responsibility: – higher education / government / profession / health care management

Current projects • Vanderbilt Medical Center – the Eskind Biomedical Library – Information Specialist In Context – Clinical Informatics Consult Service • University Hospitals of Leicester – NHS Trust Clinical Librarian Service Strategy 2004 -2006 • …. and many more in UK, Australia, USA