How much times does web 2.0 take?

For any of you interested in Web 2.0 I stumbled across a post by Nina Simon from Museum 2.0 - How much times does web 2.0 take?. This might provide some perspective on what's manageable within your current time constraints. How does it measure up to your experiences?

Places are filling...HLA at dreaming08...have you registered?

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY
TUESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2008

The countdown is on everyone. Numbers are building fast and there’s less than a month left for you to register for the HLA Professional Development Day at dreaming08. We need to hear from you soon. In addition to some great speakers, there’s a load of excellent PD workshops on offer and it’s your preferences that will determine the final program.

You can find the draft program and registrations forms on the ALIA HLA website.

Registrations close 18 August 2008.

HEALTH LIBRARIES STREAM, MAIN CONFERENCE
WEDNESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 2008

We are very excited to announce our keynote speaker* – Dr Stephen Duckett, Executive Director, Reform & Development Division, Queensland Health and author of Australian Health Care System.

Dr Duckett’s paper will be titled, Beyond the Blame Game: National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission Proposal. (Commission’s report). He'll be looking at the big picture reforms in Australia, and his view of implications for Australian health libraries. A book signing, sponsored by Ramsay Books, will be held following this session.

Visit the dreaming08 website to register.

[*Trish Greenhalgh was originally announced as keynote speaker but has had to pull out due to personal reasons.]

Ann Ritchie and Cheryl Hamill
Co-convenors, HLA at dreaming08

Great minds think (too much) alike

Check out this article in the July 17 issue of The Economist. It reports on a recent article in Science (18 July 2008: Vol. 321. no. 5887, pp. 395 - 399). Rather than leading to fuller citations, the growth of online databases of scientific journals has led to fewer articles being citied. The articles that are mentioned tend to be recent articles themselves. I recommend you take time to read the comments.

Oz medical librarian wins 2008 Information Professional Award

Jan Weaver, Medical Librarian at Deakin University, has been announced the 2008 Information Professional of the Year by the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Australia and New Zealand Chapter. Employed by Deakin University Library in July 2007as its first Medical Librarian, Jan's role was to establish and develop a medical and health sciences library collection and learning space at the university's Geelong Campus in support of the new School of Medicine (the first students arrived in February 2008!). "Her ability to gather the right resources while forging strong relationships with other partner health services, clinical schools, and medical library and information services is exemplary and something that the profession can celebrate," said Liz Blankson-Hemans, Director of Information Professional Development at Thomson Scientific. The full press release can be read here. Congratulations, Jan!

Last year's winner was Stephen Due, another Australian medical librarian.

The annual Information Professional Award award is sponsored by Thomson Reuters.

Books needed for Uganda

In partnership with DHL, the Mater Hospital endeavours to send unwanted items of medical equipment to needy hospitals around the world. The most recent container, which went to a Ugandan hospital last year, contained over 80 cartons of health related books donated from various medical libraries around Australia. This particular hospital has just opened a "Health University" to train their own Ugandan nurses, doctors and allied health professionals (see HLA News March 2008, pg6).

We are again sending a container load of equipment to this Ugandan hospital in August and they have requested more books. In their own words: "We are still in need of lots of text books - these can be medical and nursing, medical management, health policy, paramedical, - really anything to do with health. We have a fairly urgent need for these this year."

Anyone wishing to donate books or journals should contact:

Graham Carter
Manager, Biomedical Engineering Services
Mater Health Services
Raymond Terrace
Brisbane. 4101
Ph: 07 3163 1219

ICML 2009 - Call for papers and posters

10th International Congress on Medical Librarianship (ICML) 2009 incorporating the 6th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (ICAHIS) and the 4th International Clinical Librarian Conference (ICLC)

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Monday 31 August - Friday 4 September 2009

You are invited to participate in the 10th International Congress on Medical Librarianship (ICML), to be held from Monday 31 August - Friday 4 September 2009 at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Queensland, Australia.

ICML, under the auspices of IFLA, is a global forum held every 4-5 years. The ICML 2009 theme Positioning the Profession will offer delegates an array of research papers, user studies and innovative solutions. Local and international presenters, including those working in health libraries, publishing industries and the information and communication technologies, as well as clinicians and academics will participate at the Congress. A number of continuing education activities will be offered as well as tours of the region. Interest has already been expressed from librarians and information professionals from Malaysia, China, Australia, India, Korea, Japan, Fiji, Egypt, Middle East, Europe, UK, Canada, Central America, Latin America and the United States. It is anticipated that more than 1000 delegates will attend the Congress.

By attending the ICML 2009, we have no doubt that delegates will enjoy an experience of a lifetime in a place like nowhere else on earth. For more information on themes, important dates, and abstract submission, please visit the ICML 2009 website.

Heather Todd & Lisa Kruesi
Co-Convenors, ICML 2009
Australian Committee

Job opportunity - Librarian, AstraZeneca (NSW)

AstraZeneca is seeking a Pharmaceutical Librarian.

Reporting to the Head of Medical Information and Patient Safety, this position is primarily responsible for developing and maintaining the Library systems and services to ensure the provision of a quality and value adding service to internal and external customers.

The closing date for applications is 29 May 2008.

The full job description can be viewed here.

Connections: Bridging the Gaps May 16-21 2008, Medical Library Association, Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA

Some thirty hours and two flights later I arrived at the Hyatt Hotel in Chicago on Thursday 15 May. I cannot remember how many very long queues I’d been in transit so when I arrived at Chicago airport and was standing at the end of another mile long queue I agreed to share a cab. This is worth doing and results in being removed from a queue. Aussie’s must have the sharing spirit, as a chap from WA travelled with me downtown. He was attending the National Restaurant Association conference also on in Chicago. Beautiful tulips lined the streets of this wonderful city.

As the Cunningham Fellow recipient my attendance at the Meeting was funded by the MLA. The MLA over the past three years has provided the booth space to promote the ICML 2009. As hosts of ICML in Brisbane we are enormously grateful for the outstanding support we have received from the MLA.

Friday 16 May I attended a one day workshop Rapid Web-Based Course Development: A Short Course for Librarians presented by Jan Buhmann. What did I learn? By the end of the day I was aware of a few processes and tools that can be used for course development. I also discovered that Camtasia and Survey Monkey are so intuitive that even with jet lag I was able to use them. Why did I do this course? Curriculums are increasingly adopting online formats and I wanted to gain an understanding of what is involved. The course provided a one page listing of instructional design resources and rapid development tools. Let me know if you’d like a copy and I’ll seek Jan’s permission to share the list.

Saturday 17 May the morning was spent setting up the ICML booth. This involves hanging up Australian flags, pinning a large table cloth with a map of Australia to a backdrop curtain, putting out miniature koalas, laying out brochures and getting the larger Koala and Kangaroo raffle prepared. Fortunately the lovely staff at the Majors booth didn’t need their table (already dressed with an attractive skirt) as I’d ordered a table that wasn’t big enough. Last but not least I blew up our inflatable Skippy then the booth was complete. The Exhibition Opening is always on the Saturday evening. Once again I had flown 14,000 km to experience koala frenzy. The MLA delegates just love our wee koalas that can be worn upon a lapel or attached to just about anything. All Australian hands were on deck, including Mary Peterson, Rolf Schafer and Saroj Bhatia from Australia to help promote ICML 2009.

Sunday 18 May at 7 am I attended the Thomson (Reuters) Scientific Sunrise Seminar: Showcasing new translational research resources. The following is a summary of the session taken from the MLA Program:
• Investigator Portal: comprehensive research for all stages of disease investigation and therapeutic regimens
• BONDplus: public and proprietary sequence, interaction and related interactions information
• Thomson Collexis Dashboards custom datasets on therapeutic areas or diseases, providing unique data mining, display and predictive potential.
Ok, the truth, I attended this seminar as Thomson's door prize was an Apple i-touch though UQ is setting up a Translational Research Institute. I didn’t win the Apple i-touch…grrrr. All the resources are very specialised and are newly released. Are you familiar with Collexis? Watch this space! The Thomson Collexis Dashboard is only available to Web of Science subscribers.
BONDplus is a bioinformatics tool and it was way too early in the morning to digest the complexities of this resource, for more details go to: http://scientific.thomsonreuters.com/bondplus/
This was followed by the McGovern Lecture on Sunday morning presented by Andrew Zolli. To Be Continued. Lisa Kruesi, Health Sciences Library Service, UQ Library

EAHIL Conference 2008

Is anyone planning to go to the EAHIL conference in Helsinki this year? If so, let me know if you'd be prepared to either blog from Helsinki or write for HLA News.

Don't know anything about Finland. Check out the conference blog!

11th European Conference of Medical and Health Libraries
23rd - 28th of June 2008
Helsinki, Finland

Job opportunity - Librarian, NT Dept Health

Reference Services Librarian - Department of Health &Community Services, Darwin, Northern Territory

The position of Reference Services Librarian is a full-time contract position. Some flexibility with dates can be negotiated, starting at a minimum of 6 months through to a maximum of 8 months. Assistance with relocation expenses can be negotiated.

This position is responsible for the delivery of specialist reference and educational services, including facilitating access, promotion and evaluation of quality evidence-based information and knowledge resources to all staff of the Department of Health and Community Services (DHCS) and other eligible library members.

The job description can be found on the ALIA employment website.

For more informaton contact:
Robyn Tranthem
Health Services Librarian
Department of Health & Community Services
Tel: 08 8922 8037 Fax: 08 8922 7777

Exploring the Evidence Base - a bliki

This site has been around for awhile but it's good to be reminded of these things. Catherine Voutier (Centre for Clinical Effectiveness) and Terence Harrison (Royal Melbourne Hospital) have set up a bliki (part blog, part wiki) which provides links to resources "to help inform clinical librarians, information specialists and clinicians of new tools, search tips and other items of interest."

It's definitely worth a look.

Registrations now open - HLA at Dreaming08 Professional Development Day

Please visit the ALIA Health Libraries Australia website to download the registration form and draft program for the Health Libraries Professional Development Day being held on Tuesday 2 Sept 08 at the Centre for Remote Health in Alice Springs.

The program is looking fantastic - great content, good networking opportunities, excellent value for money.

And don't forget, the following day (Wednesday 3rd Sept 08) will feature the health stream of the ALIA Biennial Conference so don't forget to register for that as well - whether it be just the one day or the whole conference.

Chasing the Sun: virtual reference workshop

CHASING THE SUN is an innovative approach to international co-operationby making use of time zone differences across the world and uses OCLC's Questionpoint virtual reference software. The service currently runs between Australia and the UK and is expanding into Canada with interest from New Zealand. More information can be found on the CTS home page. Libraries participating in CTS can also provide a local virtual reference service to their own staff via the same software licence for a small extra fee.

Chasing the Sun - an after-hours virtual reference service for clinicians will be used to demonstrate the principles and practice of VR. Training will cover 2 areas.

* Virtual reference as a skill
* Using Chasing the Sun (this session will be hands on and all
participants will have a chance to be a client as well as a VR
librarian).

DETAILS

Trainer:
Sue Rockliff, co-administrator of the Australian Chasing the Sun Service and the Senior Librarian at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide.

Venue:
The Department of Health training room in North Sydney.

Cost:
$30 for ALIA members
$40 for non-members

Date:
Friday 30th May, 2008 9.30am to 12.30pm.

Registration:
To attend, please fill in the registration form.

Please note:
You do not have to be a Chasing the Sun member to participate in the training, so this is the opportunity for anyone in NSW who may be interested in learning about virtual reference, to get in and see what it is all about. Places are limited so don't delay.

More information:
If you have any queries or want to talk more about CTS, please call Sue Rockliff on 08 82226408 Mon-Wed or email or visit the ALIA HLA website.

CAVAL's Space Planning for Libraries - any HLA members going?

If any HLA members are planning to attend CAVALS's 2 day Space Planning for Libraries program (17-18 June) could you please contact me. I have been reviewing 'Appendix Two: Recommended minimum space requirements for health libraries' in the Guidelines for Australian Health Libraries (3rd ed) and am interested in hearing about latest trends in space planning.

Dreaming '08 Accommodation Options

There is a wide variety of accommodation in Alice Springs through various websites. Deals are available from YHA up to 5 Star and Boutique. Useful websites to find your perfect Alice Springs accommodation:

Total Travel
Wotif
Needitnow

Coming Soon: Tiger Air Deals to Alice Springs

QANTAS flight deals to Alice Springs in time for HLA at Dreaming08

For those of you intending to go to HLA at Dreaming08 (or those who need some enticement), QANTAS has recently advertised Red e-Deals from various capital centres to Alice Springs (Sydney $198 one way; Melbourne $179 one way; Adelaide $189 one way; Perth $239 one way; Darwin $169 one way; Brisbane $199). It covers flights taken between 22 July and 18 September 2008 (click on 'Top End Deals' to see the full range of dates included in this deal) but bookings must be made by 14 April or until seats are sold out. Visit the QANTAS domestic flights page online.

HLA is not endorsing QANTAS as a preferred carrier. We're just merely letting you know so you can take advantage of the offer.

And if you need any reminding as to why you should seriously consider attending HLA at Dreaming08, go not further than our top 10 reasons.

HLA at Dreaming 08:

• Tuesday 2nd September, Health Libraries Professional Development Day.
• Wednesday 3rd September, Health Libraries Stream during the main conference program.

Library managers, have you completed the neXus 2 survey?

A number of posts have appeared on aliaHEALTH about stage 2 of the neXus project. HLA has been specifically approached by the neXus project team seeking health library participation. Further, Gill Hallam, project leader, is hoping to present initial results at HLA at Dreaming08.

The HLA Executive cannot stress enough the importance of your input to this project. neXus2 will help OUR sector better understand the issues that impact on the recruitment and retention and the training and development of library staff. The study will focus on the institutional perspectives, rather than the individual, so needs the active participation of library management, to be able to obtain data at the organisational level.

The first step in the process is to register for a Security Identification Code. This can be done at http://datagecko.com/nexus/index.php?sid=14

Time is running out. The cut off date for the survey is Friday, 4 April 2008.

Queries can be directed to Gill Hallam, email: g.hallam@qut.edu.au or mob: 0402 159 818.

Registrations open for next FOLIOz Course: G2G

Registration is now open for

Getting to Grips with Knowledge Management (G2G)

The course will start on 28th April 2008 and brought to you by ALIA and The University of Sheffield (ScHARR)

This a high quality online learning activity conducted at your own pace and in your own time:

Course duration: 28th April 2008 - 13th June 2008

Course Aim: This course aims to provide practical skills in delivering knowledge management techniques that are feasible at a local or organisational level. The course will be supported by real-life case studies and practical tasks and exercises.

Course Objectives: By the end of this course participants will be able to:
* Understand the importance of knowledge management.
* Identify the main considerations to be taken into account when planning a knowledge management strategy.
* Use knowledge management tools to meet the needs of their organisation or community
* Prepare a planned approach to developing a "community of practice".
* Identify strategies to enable you to sell the benefits of
knowledge management at an organisational or local level.
* Evaluate the effectiveness of knowledge management techniques.
* Engage with fellow participants in discussing issues connected with practical knowledge management problems and situations.

Cost:
ALIA Member $195
ASA/RMAA/ASLA/LIANZA Member $195
Non-member $295

Registration forms and FOLIOz information now available at
http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/workshops/

HLA at Dreaming08 - top 10 reasons to be there

One thing we will share from the March issue of HLA News is our top 10 reasons to be at HLA at Dreaming08.

1. Loads of health library specific content

…and it’s back to back!
Health Libraries Professional Development Day, Tuesday 2nd September
Health Libraries Stream during the main conference program, Wednesday 3rd September.

2. Prominent health library keynote speaker

Professor Trisha Greenhalgh, a regular BMJ contributor and author of 7 academic text books (remember ‘How to Read a Paper - the basics of evidence-based medicine’, BMJ Publications, 2002? Well, that’s Trish!). Her presentation will be: Tales of the field: Challenges and pitfalls of evaluating large-scale IT projects in healthcare.

3. Get a different perspective; hear the latest in health librarianship

…from invited speakers with international and national perspectives, as well as colleagues who are doing it on the ground.

4. Professional development

We guarantee you’ll learn stuff. The content is strong and practical.

5. Network, network and then network some more.

We all know this is where the real action takes place.

6. Backs onto a darn good general library conference with some strong academic content that’s applicable to ALL OF US.

Visit the Dreaming08 for more details of the program.

7. Not nearly as expensive as SOME conferences we know of!!

8. Heavy discounts on the cost of the Health Library PD day for ALIA members attending the whole conference

9. You get to be part of the HLA team spirit.

Contribute to HLA’s priorities for the next year as we lead up to the International Congress of Medical Librarians to be held in Brisbane 2009, help shape our profession’s vision for the future vision, be a part of your national group that advocates for health librarianship and coordinates national initiatives such as the Workforce Planning research that is currently underway.

10. Be wowed by Alice Springs.

It’s a unique attraction. And the Henley on Todd is the weekend before . Why not make it a holiday?

HLA News, March 2008 issue

The first issue for this year was emailed to HLA members last week and has since been uploaded to the ALIA HLA website. (The December 2007 issue is now open access.)

Contents include:
Web 2.0 and Australian health libraries - From Your Convenor - Competencies and keeping pace with technology changes in smaller library settings - Evidence Australia - Australian libraries make a difference to the University of Uganda - NT Health's new eLibrary leads to skill development for library staff - Conference diary - Top 10 reasons to attend HLA at Dreaming08

If you think you should have received HLA News via our direct member email but didn't, log on to ALIAnet and check that the HLA box is ticked under 'my groups'.

New look ALIA website

Check out the newly upgraded ALIA website.

Don't forget to vote - ALIA BOD

It's election time for ALIA. Members are asked to vote to elect board members and a vice president. You can read about the candidates here.

Philip Keane, Helen Partridge and Michelle Brennand are all seeking re-election. New candidates are Brenda McConchie, Gail Schmidt and Kate Sinclair. Kevin Dudeney and Jan Richards are vying for the position of Vice President.

Ballot papers will be included in the March issue of inCite. Voting closes 9 April 2008.

Have your say. Make your vote count.

Job opportunity: P/T Library Tech (Melbourne)

20 hrs per week

The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute is one of Australia's leading biomedical research institutes, with a strong history of significant discoveries of clinical importance and an outstanding international reputation.

We are seeking an experienced part time staff member to support the operations of the library. Duties include document delivery, cataloguing, serials focusing on the library management system and general duties as directed. The successful applicant will have completed a recognised Library qualification and be eligible for membership of ALIA.

Familiarity with a library management system (preferably Unicorn) is essential, as is experience with online and web based information resources. Solid IT skills, including Word, Excel and database software (Access, FileMaker Pro) are required, and strong attention to detail and a demonstrated ability to work as part of a team are also necessary for this role. Experience in a health, special or academic environment is desirable .

The position is available for one year in the first instance. Salary range: $44,462 - $47,187 (paid pro rata @ 0.57 FTE). Up to 17% superannuation and very attractive salary packaging options are available.

A position description is available on our website.

Enquiries on the role can be directed to Jo Marshall.

Written applications, including CV and the contact details of three professional referees should be forwarded to:

Human Resources Manager
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
1G Royal Parade, Parkville
Victoria 3050

Alternatively, email your application.

Closing Date: Thursday 28 February 2008

HLA News, Dec 07 issue

The December 2007 issue of HLA News was emailed to members late last year. This issue is now also available to members on the HLA website.

Contents include:
Austin Health Library Survey | From Your Convenor | NSW Health Libraries Forum report | EBLIP4 Conference report | Writing a paper: two scientific perspectives | HLA at Dreaming08 | Management Strategies for Library & Information Service Centres: a conference report | Left Field: library branding and marketing

All other issues of HLA News, including the Nov 2007 issue, are available open access.

Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association

Volume 28, Number 4, Fall 2007 is now available. Click here to access the contents.

The feature article is - Introducing Web 2.0: wikis for health librarians.

Job opportunity: Librarian, part-time (Sydney)

Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney, SENIOR LIBRARIAN, Permanent part-time position, 24 hours per week

Salary $887.70 to $1810.00 (gross per week dependant on experience & skills)

Position No: 2008/06

An opportunity exists for a senior Librarian to join the Royal Rehabilitation Centre. With a reputation for providing excellence in the area of rehabilitation and hosting four University affiliated research centres, Royal Rehab is seeking an individual with excellent research and communication skills who can be an integral part of our research and service development activities. With a focus on customer service and knowledge of information technology in the library environment, the individual will also play a leadership role in the development of a new state of the art rehabilitation library.

Applications must address Essential and Desirable criteria as outlined in the information pack.

Information Pack: Human Resources on 9808 9207 or e-mail: jobs@royalrehab.com.au

Enquires: Deborah Frith, Director Marketing and Business Development on 9808 9266.

Closing date amended to: 4 February 2008 (originally 28 Jan)

Job opportunity: Library Technician (Melbourne)

THE NORTHERN HOSPITAL, Library Technician, Full Time

Northern Health Library services requires a full time Library Technician to work 38 hours per week. This position will be primarily based at The Northern Hospital Library with a 1 day per week rotation at Bundoora Extended Care Centre Library.

You will assist in the provision of library services with particular reference to inter-library loans, journal accessioning, cataloguing, circulation desk duties and general library house-keeping.

Diploma or equivalent, eligible for ALIA membership and previous library experience essential.

Health & Allied Services Award - Classification A01 $38,786.80 plus 9% superannuation.

Enquires: Ilana Jackson Librarian, Ph: (03) 8405 8728E-mail: Ilana.Jackson@nh.org.au

Applications quoting Ref. No.A-023 to jobs@nh.org.au or to Human Resources The Northern Hospital185 Cooper St Epping Vic 3076 by 25/01/2008.

HLA Regional group (Qld) Event - Brisbane, 31 Jan

New Technologies, Tools and Trends at the New England Journal of Medicine

Hear Tom Richardson, Director of Institutional Sales & Service for the New England Journal of Medicine, discuss the latest technologies, publishing trends, and new tools developed at the journal and globally. This is an ideal opportunity to ask Tom questions about the future of publishing and journal subscriptions.

When -Thursday January 31, 2008
Time - 2:00-3:00, followed by afternoon tea
Where - QUT Gardens Point Campus Library, V Block Room 714
Cost - Free
RSVP - Wednesday, 30 January 2008 to j.hall@library.uq.edu.au or l.evans@qut.edu.au

Information Valuation

The latest issue of Elsevier's Library Connect newsletter has the theme 'Information Valuation'. Articles and columns include:

• How marketing can help increase the value of e-resource investments: Five key findings;
• Study shows migration to online books saves libraries money and increases usage
• Librarians Speak Up:How is your library determining its value?
  
  
  

aliaNEWS 22 January 2008

Of interest to HLA members in the latest aliaNEWS broadcast:

• Call for papers for the ALIA Biennial Conference. Deadline is 30 Jan.
• Call for papers for the ALIA Information Online Conference. Deadline is 28 Mar.
• Call for papers for the4th ALI A New Librarians Symposium. Deadline is 4 Apr.
• If you provide health information services to patients or your local community, consider submitting an article to the March issue of inCite.
• Interested in being on the ALIA Board of Directors? Nominations close 1 Feb.
• Comments and submissions are invited for the ALIA Education and Workforce Summit 2008 to be held 28 Mar.
• A new draft on the ALIA Conference Manual is being prepared. Copies available on request.
• The ALIA Resources Directory 2008 will be available online to members this year.
• Consider applying for the Jean Primrose Whyte Churchill Fellowship 2008 (SA only) and Jean Arnot Memorial Fellowship 2008.
• New ALIA publications available; member discount on CSU's Libraries in the twenty-first century.

Click here to read the latest aliaNEWS broadcast in its entirety.

Happy New Year to all members

The ALIA Health Libraries Australia Executive would like to wish all members a productive and fulfilling year ahead.

Conference
The main HLA professional development and networking event for the year will be held in September in Alice Springs as part of the ALIA Biennial Conference. HLA will be holding a health library professional development day on Tuesday 2 September followed by health library conference day on Wednesday 3 September. This is a fantastic opportunity to catch up with friends and colleagues, update your skills and knowledge AND see some of beautiful Central Australia! Register your interest today.

Bulletin
Health Libraries Australia will continue to publish HLA News. Four issues are planned for this year and thanks go to our sponsor, EBSCO Australia. Submissions are welcome and should be forwarded to the editor, Melanie Kammermann.

Local Events
Keep an eye out for local HLA events happening in your region. These will be advertised on the aliaHEALTH e-list, the ALIA events calendar and on this blog.

Your Executive
The HLA Executive will continue to progress HLA's strategic plan, and as always, the Executive welcomes your input whether it be to provide feedback, make suggestions or raise professional concerns. Contact details can be found on Vital Link.