Abstract
BackgroundHealth care continuing education conferences are important educational events that present opportunities for structured learning, interactive sharing, and professional networking. Conference presenters frequently cite published literature, such as clinical trials, to supply an evidence-based foundation, with presenters’ slides often shared with conference attendees. By using social media, these conferences can have greater impact, assist in supporting evidence-based clinical practice, and increase stakeholder engagement.Case PresentationThe authors present a case of embedding a health sciences librarian into the Annual Johns Hopkins Critical Care Rehabilitation Conference. The librarian served multiple roles, including social media ambassador, conference exhibitor, and presenter. We explore how these roles contributed to the field of early rehabilitation research through information dissemination and education. We also address best practices for librarian support of the conference, with a discussion of tools, platforms, and work flows that were beneficial.ConclusionsLibrarian integration facilitated education about bibliographic literature database content, database searching, critical appraisal, and reporting of search methodology. Additionally, the librarian contributed to real-time distribution of scholarly literature through proficiency with web platforms, citation management programs, and social media. Librarians’ expertise in information organization and dissemination, as well as various technology platforms, make them a valuable addition to health care conferences.
Highlights
Health care continuing education conferences are important educational events that present opportunities for structured learning, interactive sharing, and professional networking
Health sciences librarians have a long tradition of multidisciplinary collaboration
Many attend rounds or meetings with the goal of identifying scholarly literature to assist in health care decision-making; to our knowledge, there is not a published instance of a health sciences librarian being embedded in a health care conference with the roles of the librarian at the Annual Johns Hopkins Critical Care Rehabilitation Conference
Summary
Health care continuing education conferences are important educational events that present opportunities for structured learning, interactive sharing, and professional networking. These conferences can have greater impact, assist in supporting evidence-based clinical practice, and increase stakeholder engagement. Case Presentation: The authors present a case of embedding a health sciences librarian into the Annual Johns Hopkins Critical Care Rehabilitation Conference. The librarian served multiple roles, including social media ambassador, conference exhibitor, and presenter. We explore how these roles contributed to the field of early rehabilitation research through information dissemination and education. We address best practices for librarian support of the conference, with a discussion of tools, platforms, and work flows that were beneficial
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