[CANMEDLIB] Register Now for “A Seat for All: Communicating Health Equity and Research in a Digital World”

Tue Sep 6 12:24:51 EDT 2022

Join us and learn about Health Affairs’ Health Equity initiative<https://www.healthaffairs.org/topic/1244> aimed at increasing diversity among authors, identifying new voices, and addressing biases within their publishing process. Strategies for promoting research and the impact social media plays on disseminating health equity content will also be discussed.

There will also be time for attendees to pose questions and contribute to an interactive conversation.

Date: Thursday, September 15, 2022
Time: 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM, EST
Location – Zoom Webinar – Register Now<https://meetmsk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xVsQq-5ARwe3kYbqualugw>

Speakers

Dr. Vabren Watts, Director of Health Equity, Health Affairs

Dr. Vabren Watts<https://blackmentalhealth.com/board-member/dr-vabren-watts/> is the Director of Equity at Health Affairs. He is an expert in health equity and a science and health journalist who has authored more than 300 articles about the latest advancements in medicine for news media outlets including the Philadelphia Inquirer, Psychiatric News, and WebMD.

Before joining Health Affairs, Dr. Watts served as advocate for health equity for marginalized and minority populations, having served as a spokesperson for the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association, and the Deputy Director in the Division of Diversity and Health Equity at the American Psychiatric Association.

Dr. Watts received his Doctor of Philosophy in pharmacology from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN and completed his postdoctoral training in the Division of Cardiology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Patti Sweet, Director of Digital Strategy, Health Affairs

Patti Sweet<https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hauthor20210908.543607/full/> is the Direct of Digital Strategy at Health Affairs. She focuses on digital strategy and the ways in which Health Affairs can promote itself and its content in digital spaces and to diverse audiences.Dr. Vabren Watts<https://blackmentalhealth.com/board-member/dr-vabren-watts/>

She built her career working in digital marketing agencies and volunteering with service organizations and nonprofits, with half of her work based in London and the other half in the US. Patti received her bachelor’s degree in International Studies and Spanish from Michigan State University, and she holds a master’s degree from the Hult International Business School in London.

Best,

Robin O'Hanlon, MIS, MA
Associate Librarian, User Services
DigITs, Technology Division
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ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0869-4118<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0869-4118>
Pronouns: she/her/hers

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065
T 212.639.3440
ohanlonr at mskcc.org<http://ohanlonr@mskcc.org/>

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Are you a librarian looking to up your systematic review game? Interested in learning more about the Cochrane Review process? Want to learn more key statistical concepts for meta-analysis success? Join us for: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis for Research: Your Checklist for Success!

Presentations will focus on the differences between a systematic review and meta-analysis, Wiley’s Cochrane Library and their gold standards for conducting a systematic review, and how meta-analysis can summarize and quantify the results pulled from identified studies.

Colleen Finley, Product Manager, Cochrane Library, Wiley
With over 35 years of experience in publishing, Colleen has an extensive background in product management for digital platforms, with emphasis on database creation and search. As a Product Manager for Wiley Online Library and Cochrane Library search, she evaluates user needs and creates requirements for new features. Prior to joining Wiley, Colleen worked at Elsevier as Online Product manager for Embase.

Celine Soudant, MAgrSc, MLIS, Research Informationist II, MSK Library
Celine Soudant joined the MSK Library in 2019 as a Research Informationist and liaison to the nursing community. Celine assists users with literature searches and offers workshops such as conducting a literature search, introduction to systematic reviews, and understanding reference management tools. In addition, as a member of MSK Library’s Systematic Review Service, she supports teams undertaking systematic reviews. Celine holds a Master of Library and Information Science (Palmer School of Library and Information Science, LIU, New York) and a Master of Science in Agriculture (Ecole supérieure d’Agriculture d’Angers, France).

Andrew Vickers, PhD, Attending Research Methodologist, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, MSK
Dr. Vickers’ research falls into three broad areas: randomized trials, surgical outcomes research and molecular marker studies. A particular focus of his work is the detection and initial treatment of prostate cancer. Dr Vickers has analyzed the ’learning curve’ for radical prostatectomy. He is working on a series of studies demonstrating that a single measure of prostate specific antigen (PSA) taken in middle age can predict lethal prostate cancer up to 30 years subsequently. He has also developed a statistical model to predict the result of prostate biopsy, work that has been commercialized and is clinically available through OPKO Diagnostics. His work on randomized trials focuses on methods for integrating randomized trials into routine surgical practice so as to compare different approaches to surgery. As part of this work he has pioneered the use of web-interfaces for obtaining quality of life data from patients recovering from radical prostatectomy. Dr. Vickers’ methodological research centers primarily on novel methods for assessing the clinical value of predictive tools. In particular, he has developed decision-analytic tools that can be directly applied to a data set, without the need for data gathering on patient preferences or utilities. Dr Vickers has a strong interest in teaching statistics. He is course leader for the MSK biostatistics course and is author of the introductory textbook “What is a p-value anyway?” In his capacity as Co-Director of the PRO-CEL Core Facility, Dr. Vickers spearheads a number of innovative informatics initiatives throughout MSK, including the Amplio quality assurance system. He attended his first Cochrane Collaboration meeting in 1995 and has worked on systematic reviews since 1994. <https://library.mskcc.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Flyer_Triangles.png>

Best,
Robin

Robin O'Hanlon, MIS, MA
Associate Librarian, User Services
DigITs, Technology Division
https://library.mskcc.org<https://mail.mskcc.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=A0SIxvptF21kYYJbhqpHuvaHSzx3ljfPfL0wstFNUAVtIM74Pf3VCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2flibrary.mskcc.org%2f>
ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0869-4118<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0869-4118>
Pronouns: she/her/hers

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065
T 212.639.3440
ohanlonr at mskcc.org<http://ohanlonr@mskcc.org/>

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