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EAHIL 2024 – 19th Conference: Call for Abstracts now Open!
By Mala Mann | 2023-09-15
We invite EAHIL Community and interested persons to submit a 500-word abstract for oral and poster presentations, as well as for continuing educational courses and workshops. The call for abstracts will close on 31 October 2023. As you may already know, the 19th European Association for Health Information and Libraries (EAHIL) Conference will take place in the vibrant capital city of Latvia...
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My first EAHIL, by Matthew Henry
By Mala Mann | 2023-09-15
Matthew Henry, Outreach Librarian, Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom. In this, my first year as a professional librarian, I was lucky enough to be funded by my employer – the Bodleian Health Care Libraries at the University of Oxford, UK – to attend EAHIL 2023 in warm and sunny (yes, it was!) Trondheim, Norway. EAHIL is held every...
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EAHIL 2023 – a diverse array of f2f interactive learning experiences
By Mala Mann | 2023-08-14
Terena Solomons, Research Librarian/Senior Librarian, Curtin University/ University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia Presenting at EAHIL 2023 in Norway was an incredible experience for personal and professional growth and provided invaluable benefits that virtual platforms simply cannot replicate. The 20+ hour flight from Perth in Australia to Trondheim in Norway to attend EAHIL was defin...
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Fun and games at EAHIL 2023
By Mala Mann | 2023-08-13
Irma Klerings, Information Specialist, Danube University Krems, Department for Evidence-based Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, Austria. Not so serious business - fun and games at EAHIL 2023. I draw a card. "Error! Wrong answer - 1 minute penalty" Oh no! In our haste to be the first to finish, my team made a mistake while solving a puzzle in “Mission RDM: a card-based educational escape gam...
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EAHIL2023 was inspiring
By Mala Mann | 2023-08-12
Amanda Ross-White, Health Sciences Librarian, Bracken Health Sciences Library, Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Travelling has become fraught since the pandemic. There is a significant question about why attend a conference at all, let alone one so far away from my home. Yet I attended EAHIL in Trondheim this year with great anticipation, my first EAHIL in 14 years! What is it a...
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