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Alix Arndt, CIHC Library Project Manager Lindsay Burke, NaHSSA President
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.
This presentation will focus on one of CIHC’s initiatives, the CIHC Library.
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Presenters Alix Arndt • Project manager, CIHC Library • Joined library in September 2008 • Responsible for locating material and
promoting the library
Lindsay Burke • Nursing, Dalhousie University School of
Nursing • NaHSSA President • IP Champion
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Project History February 2008 • Library project begins; goal is to create a
central repository for materials related to interprofessional education
• Library Steerting Group is formed February 2008–March 2009 • Contacting projects, populating the library,
establishing best practices • Library Working Group meets monthly May 2009 • Broadening of scope, updated look and feel,
official library launch
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Library Resources The CIHC Library accepts a variety of materials: • Fact sheets • Evaluation tools • Unpublished research presentations • Posters • Curricula materials • Conference presentations • Videos • Learning objects • Audio Files • Reports • And more!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
Newsletters Reports
Materials
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Basic Material
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Searching the Library
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Search Results
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Information Retrieval
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Library Quality • CIHC Library facilitates
the location of otherwise inaccesible materials.
• Metadata is created by the content provider, 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.
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Practical Applications
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Benefits
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Looking Ahead
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