EHSLibrary » Kenneth Mandl http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library Blog Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Recapping today’s InfoFair 2010 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2010/12/01/recapping-todays-infofair-2010/ http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2010/12/01/recapping-todays-infofair-2010/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:02:33 +0000 Todd Vandenbark http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=512 Info Fair logoToday we hosted our annual InfoFair on the topic “Personal Health Record – Possible, Portable, Private?” The event was held here on the medical campus of the University of Utah, and broadcast live via the Web. Attendance for various portions of the day ranged from 55-70 people, and participation in the Q&A sessions showed thoughtful and engaged interest in the topic.

The day began with a keynote address by Kenneth D. Mandl, M.D., M.P.H., an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Intelligent Health Laboratory at the Children’s Hospital Informatics Program in Boston Massachusetts. Dr. Mandl’s talk on “Patients at the Center of an Innovation Platform: Personally Controlled Health Records and the App Store for Health” focused on what creating an effective personal health record system should look, and how it could enhance the learning side of our healthcare system.

Following a break for food and discussion, the group returned to the George and Dolores Eccles Institute of Human Genetics Auditorium for a “Meet the Experts” panel discussion on the topics raised by Dr. Mandl. Panelists included representatives from corporate, Veterans Affairs, healthcare providers, informatics and patient-centered perspectives.

Following the panel discussions, participants were treated to an online presentation of the new MedlinePlus Connect from Sarena Burgess, M.S., Librarian, Health Information Products Unit, of the National Library of Medicine.  This free service “allows any electronic health record (EHR) system to easily link users to MedlinePlus, an authoritative up-to-date health information resource for patients, families and health care providers. MedlinePlus provides information about conditions and disorders, medications, and health and wellness” (from website).

Wrapping up the event the Library provided a light lunch in the atrium of the Health Sciences and Education Building next door. Participants and visitors alike were treated to finger foods while they perused information tables provided by various vendors, including two companies specializing in personal health records services.

]]> http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2010/12/01/recapping-todays-infofair-2010/feed/ 0 Infofair 2010 speaker and date set http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2010/07/12/infofair-2010-speaker-and-date-set/ http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2010/07/12/infofair-2010-speaker-and-date-set/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:22:48 +0000 Todd Vandenbark http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=325 Each year the Eccles Health Sciences Library hosts its Infofair where we offer speakers, panel discussions and others with up-to-date information on technology services, applications and resources as well as a glimpse into the future of computing in the health sciences. This year we seek to address the issue of the personal health record, or PHR. Our keynote speaker is Kenneth D. Mandl, M.D., M.P.H., an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Intelligent Health Laboratory at the Children’s Hospital Informatics Program in Boston Massachusetts. He will address the history of personal health records as a disruptive technology, and conception of personally controlled health records as a platform.

Details:

  • When: December 1, 2010
  • Where: Genetics Auditorium
  • Time: 8:30 am – 2:00 pm.
  • Cost: FREE

More information is forthcoming and will be posted on our Infofair 2010 web page.

The Infofair concept originated with Nina Dougherty in 1983. Nina was employed by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library from September 1974 until her retirement in January 1999. During her 25 years at the Eccles Library, Nina was instrumental in establishing innovative reference services and mediated user searching. In addition, Nina developed an expertise in the use of online environmental health and toxicology databases and resources. Her vision and foresight were important motivators for educating faculty, staff, students and the public about accessing and using online information resources and databases. The first annual InfoFair focused on “personal computer access to health related databases.” Now in its 27th year, InfoFair 2010 continues the tradition started by Nina to inform and educate the user.

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