European Association for Health Information and Libraries EAHIL European Association for Health Information and Libraries http://eahil.eu/ CC BY 4.0 EAHIL - European Association for Health Information and Libraries

EAHIL – Networking at the European scale CC BY 4.0 EAHIL - European Association for Health Information and Libraries

The aims and objectives of EAHIL Improve co-operation amongst health care libraries throughout Europe Raise standards of provision and practice in health care and medical research libraries Keep health librarians and information officers professionally informed Encourage mobility and continuing education, especially in regard to new technologies Represent health librarians at European level, in particular at European institutions and at WHO CC BY 4.0 EAHIL - European Association for Health Information and Libraries

Plan What does EAHIL do? How does EAHIL operate? Practical issues Journal Conferences and workshops Special Interest Groups (SIG) Webinars Mailing lists Website & Social media How does EAHIL operate? Practical issues CC BY 4.0 EAHIL - European Association for Health Information and Libraries

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EAHIL Workshops and Conferences 1986-2019 CC BY 4.0 EAHIL - European Association for Health Information and Libraries

EAHIL Workshops and Conferences Usually preceded by two days of Continuing Education Courses Conferences and workshops, what’s the difference? 2017 themes (combined EAHIL workshop & ICML* conference) Leadership Consumer Health Technology Integration Research & EBLIP (evidence-based library and information practice) Education & Learning *International Conference on Medical Librarianship CC BY 4.0 EAHIL - European Association for Health Information and Libraries

Nice people in nice places Plaza de España, Séville 2016 Photo by EAHIL 2016 (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) CC BY 4.0 EAHIL - European Association for Health Information and Libraries

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Other things - Webinars https://eahilcpd.wordpress.com/ - The mailing lists CC BY 4.0 EAHIL - European Association for Health Information and Libraries

Organisation Events THE MEMBERS almost 1700 from 64 countries Local Organising Committee (LOC) International Programme Committee (IPC) CC BY 4.0 EAHIL - European Association for Health Information and Libraries

Practical issues Membership fee 0 € Join http://eahil.eu/join-eahil/ Conference or workshop fee about 400 € Each year scholarships are awarded http://eahil.eu/get-involved/scholarships/ What about the language barrier? CC BY 4.0 EAHIL - European Association for Health Information and Libraries

What is the impact of attending EAHIL events? Reflect on your professional activity Be inspired by the best practices Learn to communicate Open new communication channels Initiate new collaborations Gain confidence in the importance of our profession CC BY 4.0 EAHIL - European Association for Health Information and Libraries

2020 Conference Łódź, Poland https://eahil2019.net @EAHIL2019 2020 Conference Łódź, Poland CC BY 4.0 EAHIL - European Association for Health Information and Libraries