1. NN/LM National Initiatives Pacific Southwest Region May 15 th, 2013 Midday at the Oasis

2. 2011-16 National Initiatives Promotion of MedlinePlus Connect (Kelli) Outreach to Community Colleges (Kay) Promotion of ClinicalTrials.gov Results (Lori) K-12 Outreach (Kelli)

3. National Initiatives Shared Strategy Define audience Learn about the target community’s needs and available resources Articulate outcomes Track and evaluate outreach efforts Identify best practices Share findings

4. MEDLINEPLUS CONNECT TASK FORCE

5. What is MedlinePlus Connect? Behind the scenes system that connects information in the electronic health record to information in MedlinePlus Works for diagnoses, lab tests and medications

6. Potential Audiences Medical librarians Regional Extension Centers (RECs) Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) HIT personnel – Hospitals and other healthcare organizations – Community college HIT program faculty Vendors (NLM)

7. Potential Barriers Lack of awareness (even at basic MedlinePlus level) Fear that “free” equates to low quality or extra work Vendors – no financial incentive

8. What have we done so far? Defined audiences Key informant interviews Convened day-long meeting – Consensus that toolkit would be most helpful – Brainstormed contents of toolkit – Future meetings will continue the work

9. To Learn More… http//medlineplus.gov

10. OUTREACH TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES TASK FORCE

11. Facts about Community Colleges Train everyone from EMTs to Health IT to RNs Multi-disciplinary library staff! Library as place Faculty collaboration

12. NLM National Initiative for Community College Outreach Articulate desired outcomes for outreach to community colleges, for example: – links to MedlinePlus, PubMed – training activities – partnerships with NN/LM – membership in NN/LM – links to MedlinePlus Connect Learn about the target community’s needs and available resources

13. What have we done so far? Phone interviews with community college librarians & faculty LibGuide for community college library training, April 2012 – 4 One-Hour Classes: PubMed, MedlinePlus, Mobile Apps, Special Populations – http://1.usa.gov/11yZica http://1.usa.gov/11yZica Roundtable discussion at AzLA Site visits and training in Hawaii in April 2013

14. Future Plans for Community College Outreach More site visits More trainings Articles and social media presence Increased number of network members who are community college libraries

15. CLINICALTRIALS.GOV RESULTS TASK FORCE

16. ClinicalTrials.gov A registry and results database of publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants conducted around the world 145,189 studies with locations in all 50 states and in 185 countries 95 million page views per month and 60,000 unique visitors daily Second most popular NLM database!

19. ClinicalTrials.gov Results Section 801 of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA 801) Results information includes – Participant flow – Baseline characteristics – Outcome measures and statistical analyses – Adverse events 8,856 studies with results

20. ClinicalTrials.gov Results: Purpose Provide public record of basic study results in a standardized format Promote fulfilling of ethical responsibility to participants; use of research results to contribute to medical knowledge Mitigate "publication" and "outcome reporting" biases Facilitate systematic reviews and other analyses of the research literature

21. ClinicalTrials.gov Results Task Force: Audience and Goals Educate health sciences librarians and researchers as to the availability of the results Inform health sciences librarians and researchers of the obligation to report

22. ClinicalTrials.gov Results Task Force: Strategies Moodle course for librarians: ClinicalTrials.gov: Results Reporting, Unique Evidence, and the Role of Medical Librarians In-person presentations being developed as outreach for researchers at exhibits and conferences Educational materials

23. K-12 OUTREACH TASK FORCE

24. Task Force Approach Voluntary participation by region Regional approach varies greatly – Educators – School librarians – School nurses – Public librarians – Students

25. What have we done with K-12 so far? Defined primary audience and types of outreach – Training to educators – Outreach at conferences via exhibits In the process of creating tracking and evaluation tools

26. PSR Recent Activities Exhibits and presentations at school nurse association conferences In process of identifying magnet schools in California with emphasis on environmental science and medical career track curriculum Arizona K-12 outreach

27. Some Great Resources! http://kidsenvirohealth.nlm.nih.gov/

28. Afterschool Science Club Curriculum From ToxTown For teachers or science clubs Classroom Activities Interactive Resources Career Exploration http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/text_version/teachers.php

29. Any Questions?

30. INSIGHTS FROM MLA, 2013

31. NLM Updates Theater presentations available in Technical Bulletin IndexCat will have a new search system; will be downloadable into bibliographic tools Native Voices banner exhibit available to travel Budget reduced

32. More Updates MedlinePlus now 15 years old; Spanish M+ is 10! NLM may change mobile sites/apps Influenza Virus Resource database New version of Dietary Supplement Label DatabaseDietary Supplement Label Database DOCLINE update includes preliminary resource sharing survey results

33. Influenza Virus Resource database

35. Questions