The Symposium continues - Poster Session at MLA (Medical Library Association) National Convention in Philadelphia, PA May 21, 2007. Poster - Peer
Power Plus an online symposium on peer tutors, online health
resources, and community outreach Poster - Teens
Promote Health Awareness ¡VIVA! Peer Tutor Summer Institutes
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Debra Warner, Valley Care Network Debi Warner has been with the Peer Tutor project at South Texas ISD since its inception. She is currently a consultant for the ¡VIVA! 2006 project. After retiring from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio , she went to work part-time for Valley Health Care Network, part of the Valley Baptist Health System. As Physician Services Coordinator, she assists physicians to adopt technology in their offices such as electronic medical records. Debi can be reached at dwarner3@rgv.rr.com . |
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Michelle Malizia NN/LM SCR Michelle Malizia is the Public Health Outreach Coordinator for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region and is employed by the Houston Academy of Medicine - Texas Medical Center Library in Houston , Texas . She is responsible for identifying and providing information services to healthcare professionals in a five-state region, as well as providing training and outreach for a variety of National Library of Medicine programs and services. She conducts workshops on a variety of topics including, locating health information on the web, website usability, PubMed, TOXNET and proposal writing. She received her Master of Arts in Library and Information Science degree from the University of Arizona and has over 7 years experience as a medical librarian. |
Abstract - Resources and Services of Regional Medical Libraries This presentation will describe the benefits, resources and services of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) program. The eight regional offices of the NN/LM provide outreach services, opportunities to network with other libraries, funding for health information projects and more! Among the benefits of NN/LM membership are free workshops, ability to apply for funding and free promotional materials. Membership is free for libraries and other organizations throughout the country. |
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Helena VonVille, Library Director, University of Texas School of Public Health Helena VonVille grew up in rural Ohio , a long way off from Houston , TX , and attended The Ohio State University where she actually had plans of becoming a dancer. However, after reality rudely collided with fantasy, she decided to attend the library program at Rutgers The State University of New Jersey. Much to her surprise, she realized she'd found her calling when she had the opportunity to work in two of Rutgers ' excellent libraries. She moved back to the Midwest , her alma mater to be more specific, and spent a few years honing her skills at the Education/Psychology Library at The Ohio State University. In 1995, she headed south/southwest to Dallas TX and spent about a year and a half teaching librarians around the Southwest how to use the Internet. These were strange times, indeed, as the Internet was still a novelty to many people. But the traveling life was not for her so she took a job at a brand new community college just north of Houston TX . Ms. VonVille spent a little over 5 years at Montgomery College , thoroughly enjoying the opportunity to see enthusiastic adult learners as they discovered they were indeed up to the academic challenge. Ms. VonVille got married in 1999 and moved into Houston the following year. She decided to look for a new job since her old one was a 55-mile commute. Fortunately for her, a librarian position was available at the University of Texas School of Public Health Library. She was eventually appointed Director and has had lots of fun since. Throughout 2004 and 2005, she spent quite a bit of time traveling around Texas teaching doctors, nurses, students, community health workers, epidemiologists, etc. how to access health data using CHARTing Health Information for Texas as her springboard. As a result of her work with CHARTing , she was asked to join the Health Data Workgroup of the Texas State Strategic Health Partnership and presented a workshop for the Partnership Annual Meeting in Fall 2004. Last year, she spent a week in Woods Hole MA participating in the Biomedical Informatics Fellowship sponsored by the National Library of Medicine. She matriculated into the MPH program in Fall 2003 and hopes to graduate by May 2007. |
Abstract: CHARTing Health Information in Texas |
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Gabe Rios, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Gabriel Rios is Associate Director for Public Services at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio . Rios currently directs the Public Services Division of the UTHSCSA Libraries and is also responsible for managing Library services of satellite libraries including the UTHSCSA Regional Academic Health Center , the Brady Green Library, and Laredo Extension Campus Library. Rios also manages UTHSCSA Library's outreach activities and initiatives including consumer health information programs. Rios received his B.A. from the University of Texas at San Antonio and his M.L.I.S. from the University of Texas as Austin . From November 2003 through October 2004 Rios participated in the National Library of Medicine (NLM)/Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) Leadership Fellows Program as the mentee of Karen Butter, University Librarian and Assistant Vice Chancellor at the University of California at San Francisco . Additional paper authors: Linda S. Levy (levy@uthscsa.edu), Database Services Coordinator |
Abstract: Learning from success: building peer-tutor programs across South Texas Format of Presentation: PowerPoint and Discussion Presenters/Affiliation: Gabriel Rios, Associate Library Director for Public Services (riosg@uthscsa.edu); Linda S. Levy, Database Services Coordinator (levy@uthscsa.edu); Julie K. Gaines (gaines@uthscsa.edu), Outreach Coordinator; Mary M. Moore, Director, Briscoe Library, University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78209. What did you do? The Briscoe Library Peer Tutor project was designed to expand on a previously successful project that was a cooperative effort between Med High in Mercedes and the UTHSCSA RAHC Library in Harlingen . During the Briscoe Library project, peer tutor programs were established at two magnet high school programs in San Antonio and Laredo , and the tutors worked within the high schools and within their communities to train students and others to use MedlinePlus and other electronic information resources to find and evaluate health information resources. What did you get out of it? San Antonio and Laredo peer tutors worked within their high schools, their school districts, and their communities to “spread the word” about MedlinePlus. The students from all of the high schools met and heard about opportunities and experiences from the established program at Med High and shared ideas. They also benefited individually, because they considered their peer tutor experiences as opportunities for learning and personal growth. What will others get out of it? It is recognized that high school students seek health information on the Web and also that peer tutoring is a successful model for learning. Other libraries and high schools who plan to implement a similar program will benefit from the lessons learned, including the importance of finding a strong champion for the program within the high school; the barriers that can be created by unforeseen technology issues; the ways in which pre-existing social structures can make a difference in the implementation, sustainability, and success of the project; and the impact of distance between the sponsoring institution and the partner sites. |
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Cynthia Olney, PhD Dr. Olney is an independent consultant who has been the BLA Peer Tutor Program's evaluator since 2001, when planning for the project began. She started her evaluation consulting company, CO Evaluation Consulting, LLC , in 2005. Prior to that, she was an evaluation specialist for the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, where she started doing health information outreach projects with the UTHSCSA Briscoe Library. She consults with a number of health-oriented organizations and health science libraries, including the Outreach Evaluation Resource Center ( http://nnlm.gov/evaluation/ ) at the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Northwest Regional Medical Library, University of Washington, Seattle. |
Abstract: Evaluation and Feedback Title: Evaluation for Planning and Improving Your Program |
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Nidia Cedillo I am a South Texas High School for Health Professions' 2006 Distinguished Achievement graduate. During the fall semester, I am going to be attending the University of Texas-Pan American and I am planning on double majoring in Computer Science and Business with a double minor in Studio Art and Spanish. However, one of my research interests is in the field of public health. Therefore, I always have been involved in many health related organizations, such as HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America), Med-Ed, and ¡Viva! Peer Tutors. |
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Gracie Cuellar My name is Graciela Cuellar, and I am a rising senior at Science Academy . I am grateful to have my older and younger sibling along with my wonderful parents, Heriberto and Maria Cuellar. I have lived in Monte Alto most of my life, and it has been a good experience because of the small community environment. However, I have become part of yet another family, one that strives to share “Vital Information for a Virtual Age.” This outreach program has become a personal guide in that I have adopted a healthier lifestyle, I am organizing my experiences to enhance my future goals, and I hope to gain an aptitude to become a more successful communicator. There is no doubt that this institution has many amazing things to offer, and I plan to take advantage of everything. |
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Nereyda Esparza Nereyda Esparza is currently a student at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts and is majoring in Latin American Studies. She plans to attend law school where she will specialize in immigration law and hopes to one day work for the Organization of American States. Nerey has been a peer tutor since 2004 and completed her senior Engineering Design and Development project on the program. She is currently a Graduate Peer Tutor in the ¡VIVA! Summer Institute. |
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Andrea Kall Hello! My name is Andrea Kall, graduate of Med High, Class of 2006. I have been a peer tutor for three years, and began to be involved with this program during my sophomore year. I dream of becoming a doctor one day! I will be attending the University of Texas, Pan American this fall in the Premedical Honors College, majoring in either Biology or Chemistry. I recently competed for an EMT competition in Anaheim, California as a part of the National HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) Convention. In high school, I was also involved in the National Art Honor Society and in a book club that Mayda (another peer tutor) and I founded. |
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Michael Ortiz Michael Ortiz attended the South Texas High School for Health Professions for all 4 years of high school and graduated in 2005. Currently, he is attending University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas focusing his studies towards in Pre-Pharmacy. He has been participating in the Peer Tutor program since 2003 and has been involved in the 2005 and 2006 Summer Institutes as a Peer Tutor and a Graduate Peer Tutor. |