Transcript POSSIBILIIES FOR THE VIRTUAL HEALTH LIBRARY

ADOPTING THE NEW INFORMATION
MODEL:
CHALLENGES AND ADVANCES
II Regional Coordination Meeting of the
Virtual Health Library
Pan American Health Organization
April 23, 2001.
La Habana, CUBA
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO –
VHL
ERNESTA GREENIDGE
MEDICAL SCIENCES LIBRARY,UWI
NATIONAL COORDINATING CENTRE
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Trinidad and Tobago VHL
BIREME CHALLENGE
Setting up the VHL
1. Agreement among institutions
to adopt the model
Trinidad and Tobago VHL
BIREME CHALLENGE
Setting up the VHL
2. Advisory Committee
members: producers,
intermediaries and users, acts as
an Editorial Board, represents,
orients, define priorities,
distribute responsibilities, raise
resources etc.
Trinidad and Tobago VHL
BIREME CHALLENGE
Setting up the VHL
3. Plan for setting up the VHL
specific projects based on the VHL
architecture
training programs – all actors
connectivity
marketing
Trinidad and Tobago VHL
• September, 2000
• Stakeholders meeting
• Technical meeting
• Facilitator – Director BIREME
Trinidad and Tobago VHL
STAKEHOLDERS
Ministry of Health
Medical / Health Libraries
Regional Health Authorities
NIHERST
National Library and Information Service
Faculty of Medical Sciences (UWI)
CAREC
PAHO
Trinidad and Tobago VHL
Advisory Committee
• Interim Committee – T&T VHL
National Library and Information Service
UWI Medical Sciences Library
Pan American Heath Organization
T&T Ministry of Health Site
NALIS – Medical Library Site
Caribbean Epidemiology Centre
Caribbean College of Family Practitioners
UWI Medical Sciences Library Site
Trinidad and Tobago VHL
DEVELOPMENT
Interim Committee: names and logos of
organizations
News :Possible links to MOH site
Directories: Expand and link – index using the
HIL
TTMED database: expand and distribute using
WXIS
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DEVELOPMENT
Databases: input at local and regional level
Fulltext
- approaches to publishers
Identification of Researchers
- information support
Marketing
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CHALLENGES
CAPACITY BUILDING
-National
-Contributing Centres
ONGOING TRAINING
VIABLE AND SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS
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RESPONSES
• ACTION PLAN
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
COMMUNICATIONS PLAN
POLICY DEVELOPMENT
STAFF AND USER TRAINING
Trinidad and Tobago VHL
ADVANCES
IMMINENT CONVENING OF NATIONAL
COMMITTEE
EXPRESSIONS OF POLITICAL WILL
National Library Service
Ministry of Health
ACCESS TO OTHER REGIONAL INITIATIVES
PAHO – CAREC - UWIDEC
Trinidad and Tobago VHL
• http://brmh.bireme.br/bvs/tt
• http://healthsectorreform.gov.tt
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – VHL
ADOPTING THE NEW INFORMATION MODEL:
CHALLENGES AND ADVANCES
II Regional Coordination Meeting of the Virtual Health
Library
Pan American Health Organization
April 23, 2001.
La Habana, CUBA
THANK YOU