EHSLibrary » free lecture http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library Blog Thu, 23 May 2013 19:01:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 LIFT Forum: FURTHeR: Searching the University’s Data Resources for Clinical Cohorts http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2012/03/02/lift-forum-further-searching-the-universitys-data-resources-for-clinical-cohorts/ http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2012/03/02/lift-forum-further-searching-the-universitys-data-resources-for-clinical-cohorts/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:29:41 +0000 jeanneleber http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=1705 LIFT Forum logoPlease join us on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 for the Library and Information Technology Forum. This month features Joyce Mitchell, Associate Vice President for Academic Health IT, talking about FURTHeR: Searching the University’s Data Resources for Clinical Cohorts.  Please join us in the Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Health Sciences Education Building, Room 1730 at 12:30-1:30 p.m. for this program.

Program Description:  The FURTHeR system has been developed to assist the research community with questions related to finding clinical cohorts for research purposes. This system is available to anyone with a University ID, is approved by the Institutional Review Board, and makes de-identified data available from your desktop via a web link. More data sources will become available as the system is expanded. Come and see if it helps you with your questions.

 

Presenter: Joyce Mitchell is the Associate Vice President for Academic Health IT. Faculty and staff from the Academic Health IT office have been working with their counterparts at ITS and the Utah Population Database (UPDB) to make this system possible. Joyce Mitchell is also a Professor and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics in the School of Medicine.

For more details, visit the LIFT Forum page.  Program can be viewed from off-site via links from the web page; and available on demand after the program.

The LIFT Forum is co-sponsored by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and the Media-on-Demand committee.

Questions can be directed to: Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744

]]> http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2012/03/02/lift-forum-further-searching-the-universitys-data-resources-for-clinical-cohorts/feed/ 0 Air pollution and health in Utah: free lecture at the Health Library http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2012/02/22/air-pollution-and-health-in-utah-free-lecture-at-the-health-library/ http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2012/02/22/air-pollution-and-health-in-utah-free-lecture-at-the-health-library/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:44:23 +0000 Todd Vandenbark http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=1639 logoDr. Richard Kanner will speak on air pollution in Utah, its health effects, and what we can do to improve our air quality. Dr. Kanner specializes in pulmonary function and rehabilitation, and in advance lung disease. He is a professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine, and has research interests in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and the harmful effects of fine particles on lung health.

Everyone is welcome!

  • Date: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
  • Time: Noon – 1:00 p.m.
  • Where: Hope Fox Eccles Health Library

The Health Library is located just off the lobby in University Hospital

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This is the first in a series of free lectures being presented at the Hope Fox Eccles Health Library at University Hospital.

  • What: “The Truth About Carbohydrates”
  • Presenter: Kelly Daly-Wolfe, M.S. Nutrition, University of Utah
  • When: Thursday, January 26, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
  • Where: Hope Fox Eccles Health Library, University Hospital (just off the main lobby), 50 N. Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, UT.

Questions? Contact Erica Lake, Associate Director, at 801-581-4685, email: email Erica Lake

The H.F.E. Health Library is a service of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library offering “patients and visitors a place to find health information and research assistance in a welcoming and comfortable environment” (from the website). Visits are encouraged!

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