Health Sciences Librarian, Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99210,
Associate Dean of University Libraries, Director of the Health Sciences Library, and Director, National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Northwest Region, University of Washington, Seattle, WA,
J Med Libr Assoc. 2019 Apr;107(2):244-250. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2019.542. Epub 2019 Apr 1.
HEALWA is an online library of evidence-based health information resources that are available to Washington state health practitioners. To increase awareness and use of HEALWA among health practitioners in rural areas, the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Northwest Region and Washington State University Spokane co-funded an outreach librarian position to provide instruction on using HEALWA.
After attempts at frequent in-person workshops failed due to lack of attendance, a one-hour-long webinar targeted at rural nurses was developed to be delivered once a month. These webinars introduced participating health professionals to HEALWA, including how to set up their access and how to navigate the resource. To accommodate the busy schedules and different learning styles of the target audience, the workshops occurred both as monthly webinars and in-person, when available, in addition to an online self-guided tutorial. Continuing education credit was obtained through the Washington State Nurses Association, and a partnership with the Washington State Nursing Commission improved promotion of the webinars. Evaluations for both the webinars and workshops have been largely positive.
The webinar series, coupled with in-person workshops and an online tutorial, reached nurses in rural areas of Washington state to increase awareness of HEALWA. To further facilitate access to HEALWA instruction, a recorded version of the live webinar is in development.
HEALWA 是一个在线的循证健康信息资源库，可供华盛顿州的医疗从业者使用。为了提高农村地区医疗从业者对 HEALWA 的认识和使用，美国国家医学图书馆网络太平洋西北区域和华盛顿州立大学斯波坎分校共同资助了一个外展馆员职位，以提供关于使用 HEALWA 的指导。
由于出勤率低，多次尝试举办现场研讨会都以失败告终，因此开发了一个针对农村护士的时长为 1 小时的网络研讨会，每月举办一次。这些网络研讨会向参与的医疗专业人员介绍了 HEALWA，包括如何设置访问权限以及如何浏览资源。为了适应目标受众繁忙的日程安排和不同的学习方式，除了在线自学教程外，还举办了每月的网络研讨会和有条件的现场研讨会。继续教育学分是通过华盛顿州护士协会获得的，与华盛顿州护士委员会的合作也提高了网络研讨会的宣传效果。
网络研讨会系列以及现场研讨会和在线自学教程都受到了好评。
网络研讨会系列，加上现场研讨会和在线自学教程，使华盛顿州农村地区的护士们提高了对 HEALWA 的认识。为了进一步方便获取 HEALWA 的指导，正在开发现场网络研讨会的录播版本。
