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Member Spotlight January 2015

By SIG-HLTH Webmaster | February 12, 2015 | Comments Off on Member Spotlight January 2015

Laura M. Eisenmann Laura M. Eisenmann has extensive experience in global professional services firms delivering knowledge management solutions, developing digital knowledge products and databases, and organizing information for findability and reuse, including content architecture, taxonomy development, metadata management, search, and usability. She currently leads the Knowledge Management function at Health Advances, LLC, a strategy consulting firm advising…

Webinars for 2015

By SIG-HLTH Webmaster | February 11, 2015 | Comments Off on Webinars for 2015

PLEASE FILL OUT OUR SHORT SURVEY BELOW We are planning a few webinars for the coming year, starting from February, 2015. The themes we planned are as follows: 1. Conversation between areas: Communicate patient work with clinical care. 2. Methodology: qualitative research and quantitative research methods in health informatics. We are looking for speakers and ideas on other…

Member Spotlight October 2014

By SIG-HLTH Webmaster | December 23, 2014 | Comments Off on Member Spotlight October 2014

Emily Vardell, MLS Emily Vardell, MLS, is a Doctoral Student and Teaching Fellow at the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research interests focus on health information behavior, particularly health insurance literacy and decision-making. As a Teaching Fellow, she has served as the instructor…

SIG-HLTH Member Dinner (Monday Nov. 3)

By SIG-HLTH Webmaster | November 2, 2014 | Comments Off on SIG-HLTH Member Dinner (Monday Nov. 3)

Our dutch treat dinner is on: Monday Nov 3 8pm (we will meet at the registration desk at 8pm) Wild Ginger @ 1401 3rd Ave Seattle, WA 98101 (5 min walk from Sheraton) We thank Alexandra Fox for her great suggestions!

Toiletry Donation During ASIS&T 2014 Annual Meeting

By SIG-HLTH Webmaster | October 17, 2014 | Comments Off on Toiletry Donation During ASIS&T 2014 Annual Meeting

This year the SIG HLTH will be sponsoring a collection of donated toiletries. Bring any extra hotel toiletries (either from home or from your hotel) and place them in a box by registration. Shampoo, conditioner, lotion, and soap are encouraged. The SIG HLTH will take the donated toiletries to corresponding organizations. This is an easy…

Brochure Design Competition Results

By SIG-HLTH Webmaster | October 17, 2014 | Comments Off on Brochure Design Competition Results

We did not receive design submissions, so SIG HLTH officials designed a brochure. The prizes for the design competition will be allocated for future activities. Let us look forward to the printouts!

Member Spotlight, September 2014

By SIG-HLTH Webmaster | October 17, 2014 | Comments Off on Member Spotlight, September 2014

Professor Nancy K. Roderer MLS, AHIP, ACMI, FMLA Nancy Roderer is a Professor Emerita of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, having retired in 2013 from the positions of Director of the Welch Medical Library and the Director of the academic Division of Health Sciences Informatics (DHSI). She has pursued her interests in understanding and facilitating…

Brochure Design Competition

By SIG-HLTH Webmaster | September 20, 2014 | Comments Off on Brochure Design Competition

SIG HLTH will be distributing letter sized one page brochures/posters at health informatics related sessions at ASIS&T 2014. The purposes of these brochures are to promote attendance at health informatics related sessions and enhance member recruitment. These brochures will be designed by SIG HLTH members and selected through public voting. Please contribute your design talent! Prize: $50 for first place,…

SIG-HLTH 2014 Annual Business Meeting

By SIG-HLTH Webmaster | August 24, 2014 | Comments Off on SIG-HLTH 2014 Annual Business Meeting

The SIG HLTH business meeting is scheduled on Tuesday, November 4th from 2:00pm – 3:00pm. Information regarding the location is forthcoming. During the meeting, we will brain storm potential new activities such as workshops, competitions, panels, and networking events. We will also appoint new officers at the meeting as necessary, depending on the workload sketched out. We look…

Need Your Input: Time for SIG-HLTH Dinner on Monday, Nov 3

By SIG-HLTH Webmaster | August 24, 2014 | Comments Off on Need Your Input: Time for SIG-HLTH Dinner on Monday, Nov 3

We are having a SIG HLTH member dinner on Monday, Nov 3. Please indicate what time you would be available to come. Here is the link to the Doodle poll:http://doodle.com/bbb3f9gnbm2242xm#table The dutch treat dinner will be at a local restaurant with diverse options. We are looking for a good restaurant, and if you have any recommendations, please let…