Library Orientation for Doctor of Audiology Fellows
Disaster Health Information Training Collaboration Project in
Idaho1
Ruiling Guo, DHA, MPH, MLIS, AHIP, Associate ProfessorHealth
Care Administration ProgramDivision of Health SciencesIdaho State
UniversityRhonda DAmico, MHE, Health Care Liaison Southeastern
Idaho Public Health Darin Letzring, CEM, Public Health Emergency
Preparedness ManagerSoutheastern Idaho Public Health
September 10, 2015 1Project Presenters2
Rhonda DAmico, MHE Health Care Liaison Southeastern Idaho Public
Health
Ruiling Guo, DHA, MPH, MLIS, AHIP(Former Medical Librarian)
Associate Professor of Health Care Administration Program Idaho
State University
Darin Letzring, MBA Public Health Emergency Preparedness
ManagerSoutheastern Idaho Public Health
Project Goal and Objectives Project Activities Major
Accomplishments Things Learned from the Project Future Plan
3Agenda
The goal of this funded project was to provide a disaster
information training program for healthcare emergency preparedness
professionals to support their disaster preparedness and response
efforts in Southeastern Idaho rural communities.
4Project Goal
Project Objectives To conduct information needs assessment To
provide a disaster health information training program for
healthcare emergency preparedness professionals to gain knowledge
and skills in accessing NLM information resources To establish
collaborative partnerships among participants
5 Program Action Logic Model16
Project Target Population Healthcare Emergency Preparedness
Professionals from:Community Health CenterCity Fire
DepartmentFamily Counseling CenterHospitals/Regional Medical
CentersIndian Health ServicesPublic Health DistrictFaith-based
OrganizationsFocused on isolated, rural communities
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Main Project Activities Project Phase OneA logic model was used
to guide investigators for project planning, implementation, and
evaluation.Investigators had several meetings either face-to-face
or telephone calls and discussed how to accomplish the goals and
objectives of the funded project.Prior to the use of NLM funded
money, all project investigators completed an online training on
conflict of interest. Investigators designed a questionnaire and
received an IRB approval from Idaho State University Human Subjects
Committee.
8 8Main Project Activities Project Phase OneAn information needs
assessment was completed Main findings from the assessment
survey:Most participants were not aware of the NLM information
resources.They seldom used PubMed, but never used Disaster Lit and
emergency decision tools, such as WISER, created by the NLM
Disaster Information Management Research Center.2All participants
expressed interest in learning how to access and search for the NLM
information resources.Most hospitals and health care agencies did
not have a medical library and librarians to provide disaster
health information resources and services due to lack of funding. A
need for training participants was identified.
9 9Main Project Activities Project Phase TwoReached out to the
community and promoted the training program among the target
population.Designed and delivered two 3-hour training workshops.In
the first training, participants were taught basic disaster health
information searching which included developing search strategies,
introduction to PubMed, Disaster Lit, and other selected disaster
health information resources on the Internet. Participants were
also taught how to evaluate online disaster health information and
how to access full text articles and request full text articles if
needed for emergency preparedness.
10 10Main Project Activities Project Phase TwoIn the second
training workshop, participants were introduced to principles and
processes of evidence-based disaster and emergency preparedness,
and PICOC model based on the concepts of evidence-based medicine3
and evidence-based management.4 The participants were given case
scenarios to search for evidence in PubMed, Disaster Lit, and other
related online resources. The participants were also introduced to
disaster and emergency management decision-making tools, such as
WISER, CHEMM, and REMM. Pre- and post-tests and self-reflection
assessments were conducted before and after the training.
11 Disaster Training Workshops
12 Disaster Training Workshops13
Disaster Training Workshops14
Disaster Training Workshops15
Disaster Training Workshops16
Disaster Training Workshops17
Disaster training group photo after the second session Main
Project Activities Project Phase TwoInvestigators purchased over
256 copies of emergency preparedness reference books and quick
pocket guides for our 25 participants and 10 health care
organizations.
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Main Project Activities Project Phase TwoSubmitted two
proposals: one was accepted by the 2015 National Healthcare
Coalition Conference for presentation this coming December and
another one was under review by the 2016 Preparedness Summit Review
Committee. The Preparedness Summit is the premier national
conference in public health and healthcare preparedness to share
new research and practices across the nation. Conducted a follow-up
survey on knowledge retention and telephone interviews to check if
these participants have used the NLM information products after the
training for emergency preparedness or planning and how they
thought about the training and the project.Created a disaster
health information training webpage for sharing training
material.
19 Project References Website20
Disaster Health Information Training Webpage Major
Accomplishments Project Outcomes The pre- and post-tests showed
that there was a statistically significant increase in knowledge
and skills in information searching prior to and after training
(p