[Baynet] Infopeople's new webcast series "Health e-Shows"

[Linda Rodenspiel]

Infopeople is offering eight webcasts as part of a new consumer 
health series: Health e-Shows.

The sessions will be presented by Kelli Ham, Consumer 
Health  Coordinator, NN/LM Pacific Southwest Region, UCLA Louise M. Darling
Biomedical Library.

Session #1 - A Younger Generation of Older Adults:  Health 
Information for Boomers on October 22
Session #2 - Communicating About Health: Empowering Patrons To 
Communicate With Their Health Care Providers on December 3
Session #3 - An in-depth look at MedlinePlus on February 19
Session #4 - Beyond MedlinePlus: Resources That Answer Those Other 
Tough Health Reference Questions on April 10
Session #5 - I Don't Give Medical Advice; I dispense quality health 
information - Date TBA
Session #6 - Understanding Health Literacy: Why It Is So Important 
and What Librarians Can Do to Help - Date TBA
Session #7 - Health Information for Kids and Teens and Seniors, Oh 
My! - Date TBA
Session #8 - Finding Easy-to-Read and Multilingual Health Information 
for your Patrons - Date TBA

First session:

Title:  A Younger Generation of Older Adults:  Health Information for Boomers

Date and time: October 22, 2007, 12pm - 1pm

This webcast will last approximately an hour. There is no charge for 
Infopeople webcasts.  Pre-registration is not required.

For more information and to participate in the October 22 webcast, go to
http://infopeople.org/training/webcasts/webcast_data/227/index.html


What is different about the Baby Boomer population when it comes to 
health information? The boomer group is a moving target - the 
youngest are now just over 40, and the oldest boomers are approaching 
retirement age. They may have children and be caregivers for aging 
parents at the same time.

Because boomers tend to be more educated, more tech-savvy, and more 
interested in health, wellness and fitness than prior generations, 
their health information needs are varied and substantial. 
Additionally, boomers often turn to a search engine first rather than 
the family physician for health information.

This webcast will highlight issues faced by boomers, and provide some 
great tips and resources for the library staff who serve them.

Speaker:  Kelli Ham.  Kelli has over twelve years of experience 
working in corporate, public and biomedical libraries. Since May 
2005, Kelli has been the Consumer Health Coordinator for the National 
Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM), Pacific Southwest Region 
(PSR), based at the UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library. She is 
responsible for planning and coordinating consumer health programs 
and activities for public libraries and community-based organizations 
in the Region. Outreach activities focus on meeting the health 
information needs of the diverse population groups in the Pacific 
Southwest Region.

Infopeople's funding limits attendance at live webcasts to anyone in 
the California library community.  If you are outside California, 
please do not register for the live event.

However, you are welcome to see the archived version the day 
following the webcast.  Check our archive listing at:
http://www.infopeople.org/training/webcasts/list/archived

Please do not cross post this announcement to any national list.

Webcast: A Younger Generation of Older Adults:  Health Information for Boomers
Date: October 22, 2007
Time:  12pm - 1pm
Speaker: Kelli Ham