The conference is scheduled for October 17-21, 2008 at the Troy Marriott in Troy, Michigan. The conference hotel is located approximately 12 miles north of Detroit, just a 1/4 mile from the freeway. The conference is sponsored by MHSLA, the Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association. Local arrangements are provided by MDMLG, the Metropolitan Detroit Medical Library Group. The Conference Planning Committee has been working diligently to finalize speakers and program offerings.
A Sneak Preview...
Come and learn about the FISH! Leadership Philosophy at the opening and keynote address when Deena Ebbert, FISH! Philosopher and motivational speaker, presents an event that is vibrant, compelling, insightful and provocative. Fire your imagination, expand your perspective, and invite powerful communication in the workplace. Don’t miss this entertaining and inspiring experience!
Check out your vital signs by choosing from the following CE opportunities:
Pulse
--Adult Learning – 8 hours
--Advanced Pubmed – 4 hours
--Patient Safety – 4 hours
Respiration
--Community Assessment – 3 hours
--Impacting Health Disparities – 4 hours
--Screencasting – 8 hours
--Effective Survey Design – 4 hours
Blood Pressure
--Information Mastery - 8 hours
--Overcoming Overwhelm – 4 hours
--Technology Forum: Wiki’s, Widgets, and Whatchamacallits – No CE’s offered for this session
Concurrent sessions will also be available on the following topics:
Pulse
--Competency-Based Medical Education
--Health Literacy
Respiration
--Education Commons: More Breathing Room
Blood Pressure
--Mass Digitization
--Project Management
Temperature
--Using Medical Poetry to Reduct Health Disparities
--Presenting With a Passion
There is a Conference Wiki available for use by the attendees. If you need a roommate, want restaurant recommendations, or suggestions of places to visit locally, please feel free to use the wiki. It is open to everyone and registration is not necessary to post information to the wiki. The wiki is located at http://midwest2008conference.wikispaces.com/.
Finally, you may want to consider subscribing to the RSS feed for this web site. You will then be notified when new items are added, such as the tentative program or the registration information.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact any of the following key individuals:
Ellen O'Donnell, Conference Coordinator
ellen.odonnell@stjohn.org
(313) 343-3734
Sandra Martin, Local Arrangements Chair
smartin@med.wayne.edu
(313) 577-6665
Janet Zimmerman, MHSLA Conference Planning Chair
janet_zimmerman@beaumont.edu
(248) 898-1751
Alexia Estabrook, Website, Blog and Wiki Subcommittee
alexia.estabrook@providence-stjohnhealth.org
(248) 849-3294
Valerie Reid, Website, Blog and Wiki Subcommittee
vreid1@sladen.hfhs.org
(313) 916-2550
