Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative Library

An innovative new resource for health librarians By: Dan Hooker, Alix Arndt, Robin Canuel and the CIHC Library Working Group, which includes: John Cheng, Tony Flavell, Susan Murphy and Zahra Nurani Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative Library

The Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (CIHC) is the national hub for interprofessional education, collaborative practice and patient-centred care.
CIHC and the CIHC Library are funded by Health Canada.
This presentation will focus on one of CIHC’s initiatives, the CIHC Library.

Project Team
Robin Canuel MLIS
Liaison Librarian Humanities and Social Sciences Library at McGill University
Current member of the CIHC Library Working Group
CIHC Library Working Group , including:
John Cheng
Tony Flavell
Susan Murphy
Zahra Nurani

Presenters
Alix Arndt
Project manager, CIHC Library
Joined library in September 2008
Responsible for locating material and promoting the library
Daniel Hooker
Assets manager, CIHC Library
MLIS candidate, SLAIS, UBC
Joined library in October 2008
Ensures handling and quality of materials acquired by the library

Interprofessional Education
Occurs when two or more professions learn with, from and about each other
Works best when the goal is to improve collaboration and the quality of care

Collaborative Practice
Is an interprofessional process for communication and decision making
Enables the creation of shared knowledge and skills between health care providers
Results in “synergy” which leads to better patient care

Patient-Centred Care
Promotes collaboration between patients and various health care providers
Enhances patient-, family- and community-centred goals, values and decision-making
Provides mechanisms for continuous communication among health care providers

“ The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago, the second best time is now.” – Proverb

Project History
April 2007
CIHC commissions a needs assessment on the Library
February 2008
Library project begins; goal is to create a central repository for materials related to interprofessional education
February 2008–March 2009
Contacting projects, populating the library, establishing best practices
Library Working Group meets monthly
Library Steering Group is formed
May 2009
Broadening of scope, updated look and feel, official library launch

The CIHC Library is built on:
And implements:

Library Resources
The CIHC Library accepts a variety of materials:
Fact sheets
Evaluation tools
Unpublished research presentations
Posters
Curricula materials
Conference presentations
Videos
Learning objects
Audio files
Reports
And more….

It has funded and has initiated a range of regional projects led by health authorities across British Columbia.
Since the inception of the CIHC Library project, In-BC has been extremely supportive of our work.
The Interprofessional Network of BC (In-BC) began as a Health Canada and BC Ministry of Health Services funded project in 2004.
In-BC brings together health and education partners in transforming healthcare through interprofessional methods.

Materials Workshops Curricula Evaluations Competencies Videos Newsletters Reports

Basic Material

Robust Material

External Material

Copyright Concerns ©
CIHC makes no claim on material ownership
Content providers retain all copyright
We support collaboration via open access and Creative Commons licensing
Content providers may choose this option upon submission of material

Library Quality
CIHC Library facilitates the location of otherwise inaccesible materials.
Metadata can be created by the content provider and/or by the CIHC team. In either case, review and quality control is conducted for consistency.
List of IP subject headings is in the works to support the burgeoning field.

Searching the Library

Search Results

Browsing

Information Retrieval

Niche Market and Innovation

Practical Applications

Looking Ahead

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Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative Library

by Daniel Hooker on Jun 09, 2009

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