Librarians collaborating to teach evidence-based practice: exploring partnerships with professional organizations
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2018-07
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Medical Library Association
Abstract
Objective: The study sought to determine if librarians are collaborating with nurses and professional nursing
organizations to teach evidence-based practice (EBP) continuing education courses, workshop, classes, or
other training activities.
Methods: A 15-question survey was sent to 1,845 members of the Medical Library Association through
email.
Results: The survey was completed by 201 consenting respondents. Some respondents (37) reported having
experience teaching continuing education in collaboration with professional health care organizations and 8
respondents, more specifically, reported having experience teaching EBP continuing education courses,
workshops, classes, or other training activities in collaboration with professional nursing organizations.
Conclusions: The survey results demonstrate that librarians are teaching continuing education classes or
workshops in collaboration with professional health care organizations and reveal that there are a small
number of librarians collaborating with professional nursing organizations to teach EBP continuing education
courses, workshops, classes, or other training activities.
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evidence-based practice, librarians, health sciences librarians, instruction, professional organizations, professional nursing organizations, nurses
Citation
Dhakal, K. (2018). Librarians collaborating to teach evidence-based practice: exploring partnerships with professional organizations. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 106(3), 311-319. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2018.341