EHSLibrary » National Library of Medicine http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library Blog Fri, 17 May 2013 19:45:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Unsolved problems in medical informatics: a lecture http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2012/03/09/unsolved-problems-in-medical-informatics-a-lecture/ http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2012/03/09/unsolved-problems-in-medical-informatics-a-lecture/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:58:56 +0000 Todd Vandenbark http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=1714 photo of Dr. LindbergThe University of Utah’s Department of Biomedical Informatics presents its annual Reed M. Gardner Lecture by Donald A. B. Lindberg, M.D., who is the current Director of the National Library of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He will speak on”Unsolved Problems in Medical Informatics” at the Eccles Institute of Human Genetics Auditorium. Here are the details:

  • When: Thursday, March 22, 2012
  • Meet ‘n’ Greet Reception: 3:30 p.m.
  • Lecture: 4:15 p.m.
  • Where: Eccles Institute of Human Genetics Auditorium (15 N 2030 E, Salt Lake City, UT)
  • To view online, read a brief bio of Dr. Lindberg, or for more information, visit the event page on the BMI website.

Dr. Lindberg is a scientist who has pioneered applying computer technology to health care beginning in 1960 at the University of Missouri. In 1984 Lindberg was appointed Director of the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest biomedical library. From 1992-1995 he served in a concurrent position as founding Director of the National Coordination Office for High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) in the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President.

]]> http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2012/03/09/unsolved-problems-in-medical-informatics-a-lecture/feed/ 0 Eccles Library enters “NLM and You” video contest http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2011/04/01/eccles-library-enters-nlm-and-you-video-contest/ http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2011/04/01/eccles-library-enters-nlm-and-you-video-contest/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:14:21 +0000 Todd Vandenbark http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=694 This past March the U.S. National Library of Medicine sponsored a video contest to help promote awareness of the excellent resources it offers by creating “original short videos which promote awareness of these products and services.” A team from Eccles Library created a 50-second video promoting MedlinePlus, which was scripted, filmed, edited and submitted in only five days! Enjoy!

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