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Professional Travel and Meeting Attendance
Melissa Rethlefsen attended the New England Journal of Medicine Library Advisory Board in Memphis, TN.
Kay E. Wellik attended the New Academic Health Sciences Library Symposium sponsored by Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries. Orlando FL, June 25-26, 2012.
Carol Ann Attwood, Ann Farrell, Dottie Hawthorne, J. Michael Homan, Melissa Rethlefsen, and Kay E. Wellik attended the annual conference of the Medical Library Association held in Seattle, WA, May 18-23, 2012.
Ann Farrell and Tara Brigham visited the newest Mayo Clinic Health System site in Waycross, GA on June 27, 2012.
Ann Farrell and Tara Brigham visited the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine in Orlando, FL on June 28, 2012.
J. Michael Homan attended the Library Advisory Board meeting of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on June 28, 2012 at the NAS Beckman Center in Irvine, CA.
Publications
Hazem A, Elamin MB, Bancos I, Malaga G, Prutsky G, Domecq JP, Elraiyah TA, Abu Elnour NO, Prevost Y, Almandoz JP, Zeballos-Palacios C, Velasquez ER, Erwin PJ, Natt N, Montori VM, Murad, MH: Body comosition and quality of life in adults treated with GH therapy: a sytematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Endocrinology. 2012 Jan; 166(1):13-20 [Journal article. Meta-analysis. Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't. Review]
Murad MH, Hazem A, Coto-Yglesias F, Dzyubak S, Gupta S, Bancos I, Lane MA, Erwin PJ, Berglund L, Elraiyah T, Montori VM: The association of hypertriglyceridemia with cardiovascular events and pancreatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Endocrine Disorders. 2012 Mar 31; 12(2): 2012.
Saleh AM, Torres KM, Murad MH, Erwin PJ, Driscoll CL: Prophylactic perioperative antibiotic use in endoscopic sinus surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. 2012 Apr; 146(4):533-8 [Joural article. Meta-analysis. Review]
Drake MT, Murad MH, Mauck KF, Lane MA, Undavalli C, Elraiyah T, Stuart LM, Prasad C, Shahrour A, Mullan RJ, Hazem A, Erwin PJ, Montori VM: Risk factors for low bone mass-related fractures in men: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2012; 97(6):1861-70 [Article]
Kim SP, Thompson RH, Boorjian SA, Weight CJ, Han LC, Murad MH, Shippee ND, Erwin PJ,Costello BA, Chow GK, Leibovich BC: Comparative effectiveness for survival and renal function of partial and radical nephrectomy for localized renal tumors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Urology. 2012; 188(1):51-7 [Article]
Casey ET, Murad MH, Zumaeta-Garcia M, Elamin MB, Shi Q, Erwin PJ, Montori VM, Gloviczki P, Meissner M: Treatment of acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2012 May; 55(5):1463-73 [Journal Article. Meta-Analysis. Review]
Adcock AK, Lee-Iannotti JK, Aguilar MI, Hoffman-Snyder CR, Wingerchuk DM,
Wellik KE, Demaerschalk BM. Is dabigatran cost effective compared with warfarin
for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation? A critically appraised topic.
Neurologist. 2012 Mar;18(2):102-7. PubMed PMID: 22367842.
Cook CB, Wellik KE, Kongable GL, Shu J. Assessing inpatient glycemic control:
what are the next steps? J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2012 Mar 1;6(2):421-7. PubMed
PMID: 22538156; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3380788.
Kramer C, Freeman WD, Larson JS, Hoffman-Snyder C, Wellik KE, Demaerschalk BM,
Wingerchuk DM. Therapeutic hypothermia for severe traumatic brain injury: a
critically appraised topic. Neurologist. 2012 May;18(3):173-7. PubMed PMID:
22549362.
Lee-Iannotti JK, Capampangan DJ, Hoffman-Snyder C, Wellik KE, Patel B, Tondato
F, Wingerchuk DM, Demaerschalk BM. New-onset atrial fibrillation in severe sepsis
and risk of stroke and death: A critically appraised topic. Neurologist. 2012
Jul;18(4):239-43. PubMed PMID: 22735257.
Presentations
Brigham TJ: Mayo Clinic Libraries: Resources for Your Research. Nursing Grand Rounds – Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Council at Mayo Clinic in Florida. November 10, 2011. Jacksonville, FL.
Chang A, Aderhold L, Oliver B, Fancher M, Burdette R, Collier C, Befort J, Paul D, Brigham TJ, Hadaway C: Lean Wave 5 – Benefactor Clinical Services. Third Annual Value Symposium, Mayo Clinic in Florida, December 1, 2011. Jacksonville, FL.
Larsen KE: What Can Your Library Do for You? Invited speaker, Fifth Annual Mayo Nursing Transplant Symposium, October 19, 2011. Rochester, MN.
Publications
Murad MH, Coburn JA, Coto-Yglesias F, Dzyubak S, Hazem A, Lane MA, Prokop LJ, Montori VM. Glycemic control in non-critically ill hospitalized patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Jan;97(1):49-58. Epub 2011 Nov 16. PMID: 22090269 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22090269
O’Carroll CB, Woodruff BK, Locke DE, Hoffman-Snyder CR, Wellik KE, Thaera GM, Demaerschalk BM, Wingerchuk DM: Is Donepezil effective for multiple sclerosis-related cognitive dysfunction? A critically appraised topic. Neurologist. 2012 Jan;18(1):51-4. PubMed PMID: 22217618.
Kramer C, Aguilar MI, Hoffman-Snyder C, Wellik KE, Wingerchuk DM, Demaerschalk BM. Safety and efficacy of ultrasound-enhanced thrombolysis in the treatment of acute middle cerebral artery infarction: a critically appraised topic. Neurologist. 2011 Nov;17(6):346-51. PubMed PMID: 22045289.
Professional Travel and Meeting Attendance
Michael Homan attended the annual meetings of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) on November 4-8, 2011 in Denver, CO.
Michael Homan convened the fall meeting of the Chicago Collaborative (www.chicago-collaborative.org) on November 8-9, 2011 in Denver, CO.
Michael Homan attended the Minnesota Library Access Center (MLAC; http://www.minitex.umn.edu/Storage/) Advisory Board meeting on September 16, 2011.
Presentations
Fuehrer D: Write right: choose your own adventure. Mayo Clinic Libraries All Sites Retreat, September 26, 2011. Rochester MN.
Homan JM: State of the Library. Mayo Clinic Libraries All Sites Retreat, September 28, 2011. Rochester MN.
Littleton D: How to sleep well after addressing copyright, fair use, and permissions in Education. Mayo Clinic Libraries All Sites Retreat, September 27, 2011. Rochester MN.
Peterson LI: Millennium Hints from Lois. Mayo Clinic Libraries All Sites Retreat, September 26, 2011. Rochester MN.
Rethlefsen ML, Blanck J: Mobile trends and issues in academic and hospital environments. Module of MLA course “Get Mobilized” https://sites.google.com/site/getmobilizedmla/topics/week-3
Schaefer N, Rethlefsen ML, Smith KS: New drivers for the range of public health information: Healthy People 2020 Information Access Project and the Public Health Literature Mapping Study. IN Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, October 2011. Augusta GA; 2011. [peer reviewed paper presentation]
Ziemer RE: The Evoluation of Mayo Clinic’s History of Medicine Societies. History of Medicine Society Lecture, July 20, 2011. Rochester MN.
Publications
Elamin MB, Abu Elnour NO, Elamin KB, Fatourechi MM, Alkatib AA, Almandoz JP, Liu H, Lane MA, Mullan RJ, Hazem A, Erwin PJ, Hensrud DD, Murad MH, Montori VM: Vitamin D and cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2011 Jul; 96(7):1931-42. Epub 2011 Jun 15.
Murad MH, Elamin KB, Abu Elnour NO, Elamin MB, Alkatib AA, Fatourechi MM, Almandoz JP, Mullan RJ, Lane MA, Liu H, Erwin PJ, Hensrud DD, Montori VM. The effect of Vitamin D on falls: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2011 Ict; 96(10):2997-3006. Epub 2011 Jul 27.
Hazam A, Elamin M, Malaga G, Bancos I, Prevost Y, Zeballos-Palacios C, Velasquez ER, Erwin PJ, Natt N, Montori VM, Mura M. The accuracy of diagnostic tests for growth hormone deficiency in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Endocrinology 2011 Aug 19; Epub Ahead of Print.
Hazem A, Elamin M, Bancos I, Malaga G, Prusky Lopez G, Domecq Garces JP, Elraiyah T, Abu Elnour N, Prevost Y, Almandoz J, Zeballos-Palacios C, Velasquez ER, Erwin PJ, Natt N, Montori VM, Murad M. Body composition and quality of life in adults treated with growth hormone therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Endocrinology 2011 Aug 24; Epub Ahead of Print.
Gandihi GY, Kovalaske M, Kudva Y, Walsh K, Elamin MB, Beers M, Coyle C, Goalen M, Murad MS, Erwin PJ, Corpus J, Montori VM, Murad MH. Efficacy of continuous glucose monitoring in improving glycemic control and reducing hypoglycemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology 2011; 5(4):952-65.
Cook DA, Hatala R, Briydges R, Zendejas B, Szostek JH, Wang AT, Erwin PJ, Hamstra SJ. Technology-enhanced simulation for health professions education: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA 2011 Sep 7; 306(9):978-88.
Moriarty JP, Murad MH, Shah ND, Prasad C, Montori VM, Erwin PJ, Forbes TL, Meissner MH, Stoner MC. A systematic review of lower extremity arterial revascularization economic analyses. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2011 Oct;54(4):1131-1144.e1.
Berryman D, Hoy MB (column editors): An introduction to QR codes: linking libraries and mobile patrons. Med Ref Serv Q 30(3):295-300, 2011.
Rethlefsen ML: Product watch: RFID systems. Library Journal 2011; 136(14):34-6.
Starling AJ, Hoffman-Snyder C, Halker RB, Wellik KE, Vargas BB, Dodick DW, Demaerwschalk BM, Wingerchuk DM. Risk of development of medication overuse headache with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapy for migraine: a critically appraised topic. Neurologist 2011 Sep; 17(5):297-9. PubMed PMID: 21881477.
Cook CB, Wellik KE, Fowke M. Geoenvironmental diabetology. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2011 Jul 1; 5(4):834-42. PubMed PMID: 21880222.
O’Carroll CB, Capampangan DJ, Aguilar MI, Bravo TP, Hoffman-Snyder CR, Wingerchuk DM, Wellik KE, Demaerschalk BM. What is the effect of low-molecular weight heparin for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis compared with mechanical methods, on the occurrence of hemorrhagic and venous thromboembolic complications in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage? A critically appraised topic. Neurologist 2011 Jul; 17(4):232-5. PubMed PMID: 21712672.
Professional Travel
- Michael Homan attended the annual conference of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) and the IFLA Health and Biosciences Section satellite conference at the University of Puerto Rico Medical School in San Juan, Puerto Rico, August 12-17, 2011.
- Michael Homan attended a NLM/GIR/AAHSL/AAMC sponsored conference on Sustaining the Digital Research Enterprise at the NIH Fishers Lane Conference center in Rockville, MD on October 18, 2011.
Library Participation at MLA Annual Meeting

Mayo Clinic Libraries were well represented at the annual meeting of the Medical Library Association (MLA) held May 13-18, 2011 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
AWARDS
Kay E. Wellik and J. Michael Homan received awards at the Annual Meeting and Exhibition on May 16, 2011.
Kay received the Virginia L. and William K. Beatty MLA Volunteer Service Award. The Award was established in 2007 and recognizes a medical librarian who has demonstrated outstanding, sustained service to MLA and the health sciences library profession.
Michael received the Carla J. Funk Governmental Relations Award. This Award recognizes a medical librarian who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the area of governmental relations at the federal, state, or local level, and who has furthered the goal of providing quality information for improved health.
PRESENTATIONS
Educational Media and Technologies Section
Melissa Rethlefsen moderator of panel/open forum: Library Solutions to Tracking Faculty Publications. (See Staff News: Presentations for complete citation)
Leah Osterhaus, peer-reviewed paper presentation: Converting an Intranet Site Into the Cloud: Using LibGuides to Refresh a Library Portal. (See Staff News: Presentations for complete citation)
POSTER SESSIONS

Rethinking Responsible Literature Searching Using LibGuides. Pictured left to right: Dottie Hawthorne, Dana Gerberi, Karen Larsen. (See Staff News: Presentations for complete citation)
A Chance to Wait is a Chance to Educate: Playaway Media Players in the Patient Library. Presented by Carol Ann Attwood and Kay E. Wellik.
Refining a Local Bibliographic Database Design with Usability Testing: The Mayo Authors User Interface Project. Pictured left to right: Larry Prokop, Mark Wentz and Dottie Hawthorne. (See Staff News: Presentations for complete citation)
Pictured left to right: Leah Osterhaus, Matt Hoy, Jessica Gunther and Jennifer Schram.
Presentations
Attwood CA, Wellik KE: A Chance to Wait is a Chance to Educate: Exploring Virtual Technology for the Delivery of Patient Health and Wellness Information at Mayo Clinic. IN Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association, Minneapolis MN, May 2011 [poster]
Gerberi D, Hawthorne D, Larsen K: Rethinking Responsible Literature Searching Using the LibGuides Software. IN Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association, Minneapolis MN. May 17, 2011 [poster]
Gunther J: Solo Hospital Librarian Road Show. Inaugural Ignite session. Medical Library Association, Minneapolis MN. May 15, 2011 [podium]
Hawthorne DM: Mayo Authors Database: Tracking Scholarly Publications with MS Access and MySQL. Medical Library Association, Minneapolis MN. May 16, 2011 [open forum] http://www.slideshare.net/mlrethlefsen/dottie-hawthorne-open-forum-mla-2011
Rethlefsen ML, Hawthorne D, Cunningham D, Englander M, Feldman J, Johnson L, McCrillis A, McGuire L, Morton-Owens E. Open forum: Library Solutions to Tracking Faculty Publications. IN Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. May 16, 2011 [panel/open forum]
Rethlefsen ML, Hawthorne DM, Wentz M, Prokop L, Suther T, Schultz J: Refining a Local Bibliographic Database Design with Usability Testing: the Mayo Authors User Interface Project. IN Medical Library Association, Minneapolis MN. May 17, 2011 [poster] http://mayoauthors.wordpress.com/
Rethlefsen ML, Osterhaus L, Farrell A, Larsen K, Gerberi D, Gajic-Zoric V, Elkharwily W. Converting an Intranet Site Into the Cloud: Using LibGuides to Refresh a Library Portal. IN Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Minneapolis MN. May 17, 2011 [peer-reviewed paper presentation] http://www.slideshare.net/mlrethlefsen/converting-an-intranet-site-to-the-cloud-using-libguides-to-refresh-a-library-portal
Publications
Dong M, Parsaik AK, Erwin PJ, Farnell MB, Murad MH, Kudva YC: Systematic review and meta-analysis: Islet autotransplantation after pancreatectomy for minimizing diabetes. Clinical Endocrinology (Oxf.) 2011 May 23.
Tilburt JC, James KM, Sinicrope PS, Eton DT, Costello BA, Carey J, Lane MA, Ehlers SL, Erwin PJ, Nowakowski KE, Murad MH: Factors influencing cancer risk perception in high risk populations: A systematic review. Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice 2011, 9:2.
Elamin MB, Abu Elnour NO, Elamin KB, Fatourechi MM, Alkatib AA, Almandoz JP, Liu H, Lane MA, Mullan RJ, Hazem A, Erwin PJ, Hensrud DD, Murad MH, Montori VM: Vitamin D and cardiovascular outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2011, June 15. [Epub Ahead of Print].
Farrell AM, Mayer SH, Rethlefsen ML: Teaching Web 2.0 Beyond the Library: Adventures in Social Media, the Class. Medical Reference Services Quarterly. 30(3):233-44, 2011.
Hoy MB: HTML5: A new standard for the Web. Med Ref Serv Q 2011, Jan;30(1):50-5.
Bancos I, Chang T, Prokop L, Montori V, Murad M: Should You Follow Practice Guidelines in Endocrinology? A Systematic Assessment of Their Methodological Quality. Endocrine Reviews 2011, 32:(03_MeetingAbstracts):P2-765. http://edrv.endojournals.org/gca?allch=&submit=Go&gca=edrv%3B32%2F03_MeetingAbstracts%2FP2-765
Gannon M, Underhill M, Wellik KE: Clinical Inquiry: Which oral antibiotics are best for acne? Journal of Family Practice 2011, May;60(5):290-2. PubMed PMID:21544278.
Ziemba KS, Wellik KE, Hoffman-Snyder C, Noe KH, Demaerschalk BM, Wingerchuk DM. Timing of Antiepileptic Drug Withdrawal in Adult Epilepsy Patients After Neocortical Surgical Resection: A Critically Appraised Topic. Neurologist. 2011 May; 17(3):176-8. PubMed PMID: 21532391.
Professional Travel
Tamra Kirk attended the 2011 Innovative Users Group (IUG) annual conference in San Francisco CA, April 13-16.
Mayo Clinic Libraries were well represented at the Medical Library Association’s annual conference held May 13-18, 2011 in Minneapolis MN. Those in attendance included:
- Matt Hoy and Jennifer Schram from Mayo Clinic Health System-Eau Claire, WI
- Leah Osterhaus from Mayo Clinic Health System-LaCrosse, WI
- Jessica Gunther from Mayo Clinic Health System-Mankato, MN
- Kay E. Wellik and Carol Ann Attwood from Mayo Clinic in Arizona
- Ann Farrell, Dana Gerberi, Dottie Hawthorne, Michael Homan, Karen Larsen, Dawn Littleton, Larry Prokop, Melissa Rethlefsen, and Mark Wentz from Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Presentations
Dong Y, Rethlefsen ML. Utilizing Web 2.0 social networking tools. In 11th International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, Jan. 26. New Orleans LA, 2011 [podium presentation]
Homan JM. Advocacy is everyone’s business: Exposition of “our story”. February 3. Mid-Atlantic Region Advocacy Institute, College of Physicians, Philadelphia PA, 2011 [podium presentation]
Attwood CA, Wellik KE. A chance to wait is a chance to educate: Exploring virtual technology for the delivery of patient health and wellness information at Mayo Clinic. Joint Meeting of the Medical Library Group of Southern California/Arizona and Northern California/Nevada Medical Library Group, February 23-26. San Francisco CA, 2011 [poster presentation]
Publications
Fernández-Balsells MM, Murad MH, Barwise A, Gallegos-Orozco JF, Paul A, Lane MA, Lampropulos JF, Natividad I, Perestelo-Peréz L, Ponce de León-Lovaton PG, Erwin PJ, Carey J, Montori VM: Natural History of nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas and incidentalomas: a systematic review and metaanalysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2011 Apr;96(4):905-12. PMID: 21474687 [PubMed - in process]
Ebbert J, Montori VM, Erwin PJ, Stead LF: Interventions for smokeless tobacco use cessation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 Feb 16;2:CD004306. Review. PMID: 21328266 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
From AM, Hoganson DD, Erwin PJ: Does a longer duration of oral factor Xa therapy increase the risk of bleeding or transaminitis? Thromb Res 2011 Mar;127(3):202-9. Epub 2010 Dec 14. PMID: 21159363 [PubMed - in process]
Murad MH, Rizvi AZ, Malgor R, Carey J, Alkatib AA, Erwin PJ, Lee WA, Fairman RM. Comparative effectiveness of the treatments for thoracic aortic transaction. J Vasc Surg 2011 Jan;53(1):193-9. el-21. Epub 2010 Oct 29. PMID: 21035988 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Lane HJ. (Book review) Szabo J: Incurable and Intolerable: Chronic Disease and Slow Death in Nineteenth-Century France (New Brunswick NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2009. IN The Watermark: Newsletter of the Archivists and Librarians in the History of the Health Sciences 2011 Spring; 34(2):49-51.
Jabre P, Roger VL, Murad MH, Chamberlain AM, Prokop L, Adnet F, Jouven X. Mortality associated with atrial fibrillation in patients with myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Circulation 2011 April 4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 21464054.
Segovis CM, Rethlefsen ML. Social networking savvy. Minnesota Medicine 2011; 94(4):30-2.
Riordan KC, Hoffman Snyder CR, Wellik KE, Caselli RJ, Wingerchuk DM, Demaerschalk BM. Effectiveness of adding memantine to an Alzheimer dementia treatment regimen which already includes stable donepezil therapy: a critically appraised topic. Neurologist 2011 Mar;17(2):121-3.
Doyle JD, Wellik KE. Topics in Management. IN Medical Library Association Guide to Managing Health Care Libraries. Bandy MM, Dudden RF (editors). New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc. Watch the video!






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