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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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Project History

April 2007• CIHC commissions a needs assessment on the

LibraryFebruary 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 formedMay 2009• Broadening of scope, updated look and feel, official

library launch

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• The CIHC Library is built on:

• And implements:

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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….

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• 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.

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Workshops

Curricula

Evaluations

Competencies

Videos

NewslettersReports

Materials

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Basic Material

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Robust Material

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External Material

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©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

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Library Quality• CIHC Library facilitates

the location of otherwise inaccesible materials.

• Metadata can be created by thecontent provider and/or by theCIHC 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.

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Searching the Library

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Search Results

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Browsing

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Information Retrieval

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Information Retrieval

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Niche Market and Innovation

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Practical Applications

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Looking Ahead

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