PABC AGM Presentation Librarian Demo of the Services Outreach - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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PABC AGM Presentation – Librarian Demo of the Services

Outreach Librarian Presentation – Eugene Barsky April 29, 2006

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About Me:

• Master of Library and Information Science – UBC
• BA in Psychology
• Work experience in both public (UBC; St. Paul’s

Hospital) and private (QLT Inc.) sectors

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Overall Project Goal:

• Support the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

(UBC) and Physiotherapy Association of British Columbia (PABC) strategic plans by providing instruction, research and information services to PABC member physiotherapists

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Objectives:

• Provide online and in-person information services

to PABC physiotherapists

• Design and deliver information instruction

programs using various methods and technologies

• Participate in the planning and implementation of

policies, guidelines, procedures and anticipating the information needs of PABC members

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Flowcharting the “How to”

Survey Interviews Needs Assessment Services Design and Delivery Evaluation and Feedback

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Understanding the needs

• Survey - online version was hosted online

(Survey Monkey) during March 2006

− Easy-to-use and friendly-to-eye − Helped analyzing data

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Survey Results

• 111 people have responded
• Results are available here - http://tinyurl.com/qvmg5
• Demographic proportions were very similar to PABC

membership population [e.g. 70% of the survey participants are private practice practitioners, 47% of the participants live in the Greater Vancouver area, followed by Vancouver Island (17%), Okanagan (17%) and Fraser Valley (10%), etc.]

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Survey Results

• Some of the interesting results from the survey included:

− Only 3% of the survey participants always find relevant professional information that they are looking for – there is a definite space for improvement :) − 35% of survey participants are not satisfied with their information capabilities − When talking about challenges while looking for professional information, most participants mentioned time and money issues − Moreover, many noted that filtering for high-quality information might be time consuming and sometimes confusing − Keeping up with the professional developments in the field is also challenging. − So, these are my professional goals – saving you time and money when working with professional physiotherapy information

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How to do that?

− Workshops (face-to-face, online tutorials, and PDFs posted

• nline)

− Specialized search engine − Weblog − Personal information sessions − Research services − Your suggestions?

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Research Skills Learning - Workshops

• Workshops:

1. Using FREE general search engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN) to locate reliable and high-quality health / medical information 2. Using FREE specialized medical databases (PubMed, PEDro) to find Evidence Based Practice research 3. Utilizing various alerts and current awareness tools to stay up-to-date with professional information

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1. Mastering General Search Engines - Using FREE general

search engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN) to locate reliable health / medical information

− Primarily for private practice − Search for free reliable info (including grey lit) − Use the power of command language and “Advanced Search” − Good for day-to-day activities − This workshop is ready and is first to be delivered next week during the librarian Okanagan tour − Online tutorial to be created during summer 2006

Research Skills Learning - Workshops

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• 2. Mastering PubMed for Physios - Using FREE specialized

medical database (PubMed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine) to find Evidence Based Practice research

− Incredibly rich and free resource for research − Highest quality and level of evidence research − Using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) − Use advanced search features and database limits − This workshop is ready and is first to be delivered next week during the librarian Okanagan tour − Online tutorial to be created during summer 2006

Research Skills Learning - Workshops

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• 3. Staying up-to-date with physio info using alerts and

current awareness services

− Understand what are the options for professional information alerts and current awareness services and how these work − Review three example of these services , each using a different conceptual approach − This workshop is almost ready and is first to be delivered next week during the librarian Okanagan tour − Online tutorial to be created during summer 2006

Research Skills Learning - Workshops

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• Following the results of our survey, the Lower Mainland

workshops would be taught in small groups (7-9 people) in computer labs of UBC, Vancouver General Hospital and St.

Paul’s Hospital during weekday evenings or weekends

• Location and time would be suited to your needs and

registration would be required (please do attend if you register!)

• For other locations, the workshops would be delivered as a

three-hours seminar during the librarian tour to the region (Kelowna – May 5th, Prince George – June 3rd, etc.)

• For more information on these workshops, check out our

blog - http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/physio/

Workshops – where and when?

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Information Services

• Reference Services

− Help PABC members to locate relevant professional information − Some of the question already asked included:

• What is the evidence comparing the efficacy of hard

and soft hip protectors in senior populations?

• What are the current ethics issues involved in

physiotherapy practice?

• What are workloads, staffing and patient ratios levels

among physiotherapists in public practice?

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Information Services

• Reference Services

− Assist PABC committees, task forces and individual members conducting research activities (so far I worked with Business Affairs Committee, Public Practice Committee, and Pain research group)

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Information Services - Weblog

• Weblog - UBC Physio Info-Blog -

http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/physio/

− Discuss physiotherapy informatics with an emphasis on Evidence-Based Practice − Present new physiotherapy information (focus on BC and Canada) − Encourage comments and information sharing among physiotherapists − Encourage international collaboration

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Information Services - Weblog

• Weblog - UBC Physio Info-Blog -

http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/physio/

− Online since April 11, 2006 − Viewed 600 times in two weeks period! − Visits from Canada (BC, AB, MN, ON, QC, NS, NFLD, PEI), US and Australia so far :) − Your feedback / information of interest is VERY WELCOME!

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Information Services - PhysioEngine

• Physiotherapy Search Engine - PhysioEngine

− Searches ONLY for reliable PT content − Flexible to implement PABC physiotherapists’ information needs − Transferable to individual physiotherapists’ websites (contact me for the coding!)

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Information Services - PhysioEngine

− Also available on our blog -

http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/physio/ or here - http://rollyo.com/tuta1/physioengine/ − To learn more about the search engine (and to try it

• ut), see my blog post about it -

http://tinyurl.com/rldeh

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Information Services - Podcasts and Webcasts

• Podcasts are digital recording, made available on the Internet for

downloading to a personal audio player

• We will focus on physio and other health informatics, for instance

what is a specialized search engine and how to use it in Evidence Based Practice

• Will be introduced in mid-summer 2006
• You would be able to subscribe / download (free) podcasts and

listen to these using your iPod or any mp3 player (or any computer at your convenience!)

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Working with PABC

• Hours at the PABC office – Fridays (maybe more)
• Series of Town Hall meetings
• Series of workshops across the province
• Will be willing to meet with physiotherapists in their
• ffices (if effective and appropriate)
• Always available by email / phone / fax / blog / e-

chat / instant messaging

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Special Issues

• UBC Library resources

− Unfortunately, UBC doesn’t provide access to FOR- FEE collections and databases (EMBASE, CINAHL, etc.) − Outreach librarian will work with members to find and filter relevant information, however, full text would need to be purchased (using a CPA agreement with CISTI) or accessed via members institutional affiliation or via a local public library − Please contact me for any specific question :)

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Province Information Initiatives

• The BC Electronic Library Network -

http://www.eln.bc.ca/index.php. provides equitable, and cost-effective access to information for learners and educators throughout British Columbia.

• The Electronic Health Library of BC – eHLBC -

http://www.bcahc.ca/BCAHC_page.asp?pageID=700. This site will provide a single access point to a comprehensive set of high quality electronic resources for health

• professionals. Effective – April 2006

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Contact Info

Eugene Barsky Physiotherapy Outreach Librarian Irving K. Barber Learning Centre University of British Columbia 1961 East Mall Vancouver, BC Phone: (604) 827-4088 Fax: (604) 822-9122 Email: eugene.barsky@ubc.ca MSN: eugene.barsky@ubc.ca Blog: http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/physio/ Web: http://www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca/