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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

“ 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

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:

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….

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.

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

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.

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

Information Retrieval

Niche Market and Innovation

Practical Applications

Looking Ahead