HSLS Staff News

The HSLS Staff News section includes recent HSLS presentations, publications, staff changes, staff promotions, degrees earned, etc.

News

Kate Flewelling, Health Professions Coordinator, NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region, received a Sewell Stipend from the Public Health/Health Administration Section of the Medical Library Association to attend the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in Denver, CO, from October 30–November 2, 2016.

Publications

Author names in bold are HSLS-affiliated

M. Dasari, C.B. Wessel, HSLS Head of Research Initiatives, and G.G. Hamad, published “Prophylactic Mesh Placement for Prevention of Incisional Hernia after Open Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” in The American Journal of Surgery, 212(4): 615-622, October 2016.

Jonathon Erlen, History of Medicine Librarian, published “Dissertations on or Related to Sigmund Freud” and “Dissertations on or Related to Carl Jung” in History of Psychiatry.

Carrie Iwema, Information Specialist in Molecular Biology, Andrea Ketchum, Research & Instruction Librarian/Scholarly Communication Liaison, and Melissa Ratajeski, Coordinator of Data Management Services, published “Library Support for Data Management Plans” in The Medical Library Association Guide to Data Management for Librarians, edited by Lisa Federer, Chapter 9, Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.

K. Khurshid, J. Yabes, P.M. Weiss, Research & Instruction Librarian, et al, published “Effect of Antihypertensive Medications on the Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 12(8): 1143-51, August 15, 2016.

Presentation

Author name in bold is HSLS-affiliated

Lydia Collins, Consumer Health Coordinator, NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region, presented “Engage for Health: A Health Program in a Box @ Your Library” at the Pennsylvania Library Association in Pocono Manor, PA, on October 17, 2016. Co-presenters included Dana Brigandi, Lauri Fletcher, Barbara Gerhard, and Susan Jeffery.

Poster Presentation

Author name in bold is HSLS-affiliated

Utsav K. Bansal, Cameron Jones, Thomas W. Fuller, Charles Wessel, HSLS Head of Research Initiatives, et al, presented “The Efficacy of Tadalafil Daily Versus On-Demand in the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association, in Buffalo, NY, on September 29, 2016.