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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Library Resources The CIHC Library accepts a variety of materials: •  Fact sheets •  Evaluation tools •  Unpublished research presentations •  Posters •  Curricula materials •  Conference presentations •  Videos •  Learning objects •  Audio Files •  Reports •  And more!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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