HSLS Staff News

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

News

Kate Flewelling was named Executive Director of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region (NNLM MAR) on March 6. Please see the article, “Meet NNLM MAR’s New Executive Director, Kate Flewelling,” in this issue.

Publications

Author names in bold are HSLS-affiliated

Beth L. Hoffman, Ariel Shensa, Charlie Wessel, Head of Research Initiatives, et al., published “Exposure to Fictional Medical Television and Health: A Systematic Review” in Health Education Research, March 14, 2017.

Linmin Kang, Elizabeth Haley, and Charlie Wessel, Head of Research Initiatives, published “The Diagnostic Sensitivity of Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Test and Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV) Test in MucoPolySaccharidosis (MPS): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” in PROSPERO International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews, 2016: CRD42016049750.

Mary Lou Klem, Reference & Instruction Librarian, and Charlie Wessel, Head of Research Initiatives, are co-authors on the chapter “Summarizing: Writing Review Protocols and Reports” in Assembling the Pieces of a Systematic Review: A Guide for Librarians, edited by Margaret J. Foster and Sarah T. Jewell, 163-182. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2017.

Natasha Parekh, Christopher D’Avella, Tom Radomski, Charlie Wessel, Head of Research Initiatives, et al., published “Systematic Review on Patient-Centered Medical Homes and Integrated Delivery and Finance Systems” in PROSPERO International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews, 2017: CRD42017056972.

P.D. Patterson, J.S. Higgins, P.M. Weiss, Research & Instruction Librarian, et al., published “Evidence-Based Guidelines for Fatigue Risk Management in EMS: Formulating Research Questions and Selecting Outcomes” in Prehospital Emergency Care, 21(2): 149-156, March-April 2017.

N. Stygles, M. Klein-Fedyshin, Research & Clinical Instruction Librarian, and D. Kavalieratos published “Response to the Article ‘Palliative Care Interventions for Patients with Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis’” in the Journal of Palliative Medicine, March 15, 2017.

Presentations

Author name in bold is HSLS-affiliated

Michelle Burda, Education and Health Literacy Coordinator, NNLM Middle Atlantic Region, presented at the Disaster Recovery for Delaware: Exploring Potential Partnerships Among Emergency Planners, First Responders, Librarians and Others, in Dover, DE, on Tuesday, February 28, 2017.