Medical City, site of January meeting

HealthLINE met on January 15, 2009, at Medical City in Dallas. An excellent turnout of members enjoyed the announcement of the new Librarian of the Year, Kelly Gonzales, and the official presentation of our new website developed by Lisa Huang and the Communications Committee.

Miriam passes along a pink gavel and Robert's Rules to incoming Chair Elaine. Clayton welcomes dues from new and renewing members.

Student liaisons Ashley (UNT) and Bogi (TWU) enjoyed the meeting.

Members enjoyed making new acquaintances and catching up with long-time colleagues. Since our group covers the entire Metroplex our meetings are often the only time we see each other in person, although the listserv, blog and now the new website enable us to communicate quickly.

Our speaker was Mr. Terry Cockerham, Media Specialist at Medical City. He shared a number of useful tips (make that 5 and be sure to read every bit of this print) on making better PowerPoint presentations, showed examples of how PhotoShop can be used to edit photographs and explained the technical requirements for creating digital-based poster presentations.

We enjoyed seeing the many different parts of the hospital that Miriam works with -- the main library, a training room, conference and storage areas, a cancer resource center and visitor center.

January 15, 2009 Agenda

Medical City Dallas Hospital
7777 Forest Lane
Dallas, TX 75230
www.medicalcityhospital.com
Location: City Hall, Building E, 2nd floor

8:30-9:00 Coffee & Connections

9:00-10:15 Business Meeting
Welcome by Host & Introductions
2008 Inaugural Procession
Approval of minutes from the previous meeting
Old Business: Consortium, Committee Reports, Student liaison reports, HealthLINE homepage.

New Business: Summary from Executive Committee Meeting
Treasurer’s Report
Announcements: Available positions, recognitions
2009 HealthLINE meetings: April 16, July 16, November 5

10:15-10:30 Break

10:30-11:15 Terry Cockerham, Media Specialist
Posters, presentations, and image manipulations:
shortcuts and secrets of the trade.

11:15-12:00 Hospital Tour

Directions and Parking:
Directions to Medical City Dallas Hospital can be found at
http://www.medicalcityhospital.com/custompage.asp?pagename=directions_1

A map of the Medical City Dallas Hospital Campus can be found at
http://www.medicalcityhospital.com/custompage.asp?pagename=facility_1

Park in Care Tower E Parking Lot.
Once in the parking lot for Building E, enter the building on the ground level (LEVEL 3). Take either the spiral staircase in the MAIN LOBBY or the guest elevators down to LEVEL 2, where the City Hall Conference Center is located.

If you have questions about the meeting, feel free to contact Shirley Campbell (shirley.campbell2@va.gov
Wk: (214)857-1251).

If you need assistance with directions, please contact Miriam Muallem (Miriam.Muallem@hcahealthcare.com wk-972-566-7579 cell: 214-641-7532).

HealthLINE meets at TWU in Denton

On Thursday, November 6, HealthLINE met at TWU in Denton. We met in the lovely Blagg-Huey Library and some of us took side trips to the Children's Collection.

Two students from UNT, Sudha and Kristen, were awarded HealthLINE Travel Award funds to attend the recent SCC meeting in Dallas. Kristen shared some of her experiences while attending the conference and graciously volunteering at the registration desk.

Brian recently announced he will be leaving the area to become Director at the University of New Mexico Health Science Center Library. HealthLINE honored him with a "Whereas" recitation.

We heard updates on both library schools in Denton. Dr. Ling Hwey Jeng, Director of the School of Library and Information Studies at TWU, and Dr. Ana Cleveland, Director of the Medical Informatics Programs, School of Library and Information Sciences, University of North Texas, are both enthusiastic about their programs.

Officers for 2008 received fun gifts from Elaine as she prepares to serve as Chair for 2009.

Our speaker was Dr. Kristin Wiginton, TWU Professor of Health Studies, Epidemiology, who talked to us about "Current Topics on Infectious Diseases."

We enjoyed a tour of the Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection.

In the afternoon many of us took a continuing education course entitled ABCs of DNA: Unraveling the Mysteries of Genetics Information for Consumers. The teacher was Ruicha ("Re") Mishra, Health Professionals Outreach Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region.

New HealthLINE Officers

New Officers Elected for 2009:
Shirley Campbell - Chair Elect
Clayton Crenshaw -Treasurer
Lydia Miller - has been appointed and confirmed through the election process to the position of Secretary for 1 year with the option to reappear on the ballot in the next election.

Honors for HealthLINE Members at SCC in Dallas

2008 SCC Awards

Posters:
The Hospital Library as an Active Participant in the Magnet Journey: A Case Study/ Miriam Muallem - 1st place.
What They Think They Know: A Self Assessment By New Health Science Center Students/ Clayton Crenshaw - 2nd place

Papers:
The Status of Health Science Librarianship Education/ Della Pan, Jodi Philbrick and Dr. Ana Cleveland - 3rd place

SCC Librarian of the Year - Jon Crosno
Distinguished Service Award - Craig Elam

Congratulations to all!

2008 SCC Awards

Poster winners

Barb Nunn was the official photographer of the Dallas SCC-MLA. Her shots include a number of HealthLINE members -- see them at http://www.sccmla.org/Meetings/Meeting_2008/

2008 Top SCC Awards go to HealthLINE Members!

SCC Distinguished Service Award - Craig Elam
SCC Librarian of the Year - Jon Crosno