It’s that time of year again! Save the date for the THLA Annual General Meeting and Dinner!

Monday May 14, 2018, 5:30 pm

The Wickson Social, 5 St Joseph St

Tickets and further information for this event will be available soon.

This year we are pleased to welcome as our keynote speaker, Dr. Andrea Furlan, Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto, and Staff Physician and Senior Scientist at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute. Dr. Furlan’s research focus is on treatments of chronic pain including medications, complementary and alternative therapies, and rehabilitation. She has also contributed extensively to Cochrane Collaboration reviews and as participated in the development of several pain management and opioid management-related guidelines. Dr Furlan is also a co-chair of ECHO Ontario Chronic Pain and Opioid stewardship.

The Toronto Health Libraries Association (THLA) is looking for a new President-Elect. This position is great opportunity for professional development, to meet fellow librarians and to help plan activities for the THLA membership. Come lend us your talents and be a leader in the health sciences library field!

Duties of the President-Elect:
The President-Elect shall act in the absence of the President, assist the President in the performance of duties, act as Programme Coordinator and perform other duties as assigned by the Executive. A three year commitment is expected for the position. Please see the THLA Constitution for more information.
You can nominate yourself or a colleague (written consent of the nominee is required) and include the names and contact information of two THLA members. Please send in your nominations by April 27th, 2017.
If you have any questions or would like to send in a nomination, please contact the Nominations and Elections Committee by emailing: ashley.farrell@uhn.ca

Join friends and colleagues for a fun-filled evening of holiday cheer! You are cordially invited to the annual SLA Toronto Chapter, the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information Alumni Association (FIAA), Toronto Health Libraries Association (THLA) and Ontario Library Association Special Libraries Committee (OLA-SLC) Joint Holiday Social

When: Thursday, December 14th, 2017, 6pm-8pm (registration starts at 5:30pm)

Where: Arts and Letters Club, 14 Elm Street, Toronto ON

Cost: $35 members | $45 nonmembers | $25 students & unemployed

Don’t miss this great event, register here today!

Take your sweater out of storage and join us on Wednesday, November 15th for our next meeting at Pizzeria Via Mercanti!

Here is a Map to the venue located @ 87 Elm St.

We will start gathering at 5:30 pm and the discussion of the article of choice will begin closer to 6:00 pm

Tim Tripp will lead our discussion of:

Expert Search Strategies: The Information Retrieval Practices of Healthcare Information Professionals. Russell-Rose, T., & Chamberlain, J. JMIR Medical Informatics. 2017; 5(4): e33. doi:10.2196/medinform.7680

All you have to do is read the article, form some opinions about it, and come for some great food, ready to talk!

Please RSVP here

To help you informally appraise the methods and findings of the study, we have put together a list of questions you can use (if you like) for most articles – with no math required! Just download and print this THLA Journal Club Assessment Sheet PDF

We look forward to seeing you there!

We are excited to announce that our THLA Fall Social will be held on Thursday, October 26th, 2017!

We will be meeting at The Duke of York, 39 Prince Arthur Ave, Toronto starting at 5:30 pm. The Duke is conveniently located just steps from the Bedford exit at St George station. Attendees at last year’s social will be happy to hear that we’ll have much more spacious seating this time!

Members are FREE! (Appetizers will be provided, just pay for the cost of your drinks) and the fee for non-members is $10 (payment can be made in person at the event)

Please RSVP by Tuesday, October 24th

We are looking forward to seeing you all there!

Join us at Pizzeria Via Mercanti on Wednesday, September 20th for our first meeting following summer break!

Here is a Map to the venue located @ 87 Elm St.

We will start gathering at 5:30 pm and the discussion of the article of choice will begin closer to 6:00 pm

Sharon Bailey will lead our discussion of:

Completing a scholarly project during residency training. Rivera, Josette A., Rachel B. Levine, and Scott M. Wright. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2005; 20(4): 366-369.

All you have to do is read the article, form some opinions about it, and come for some great food, ready to talk!

Please RSVP here

To help you informally appraise the methods and findings of the study, we have put together a list of questions you can use (if you like) for most articles – with no math required! Just download and print this THLA Journal Club Assessment Sheet PDF

We look forward to seeing you there!

Please join us at Snakes and Lattes on College Street for a fun-filled evening of board games, friendly competition, and conversation. Snakes and Lattes is a board game café with hundreds of games to choose from along with food and beverages available for purchase (please note that the $6 fee will be added to your bill). Play classics such as Monopoly, Battleship, Settlers of Catan or try something new!

When: Monday, August 28^th, 2017 at 5:30 pm

Where:  Snakes and Lattes, 489 College Street, Toronto

Cost: $6

Please RSVP by August 24^th at 4pm

The THLA executive pleased to announce that the winner of the 2016/2017 THLA Student Prize competition is Mikaela Gray. Thank you for your submission and congratulations! We look forward to seeing you at future THLA events!

The THLA Student Prize was established to encourage future librarians to consider careers in health librarianship. The competition is based on submissions received in the fall, and is open to any student in good standing who is currently enrolled in the Masters of Information program at the University of Toronto.

Thank you to everyone who submitted an entry for this year’s prize!

Please see the table below to register for the THLA Annual General Meeting and Dinner before May 2, 2017

We will be gathering at C’est What on Tuesday, May 9, at 5:30pm

Here is a Map to the venue located at 67 Front St. E.

Entree options:
Moroccan stew and naan (vegetarian)
An exotic savoury and sweet stew of root vegetables, chickpeas, beans, apricots, and raisins in a garlic tomato broth. Served with basmati rice.
OR
Sheppard’s pie
A traditional lamb and vegetable casserole, cooked with Coffee Porter, topped with garlic red potato mash, Welsh cheddar, and caramelized onions.
OR
Shrimp and fish cakes
Four pan-fried haddock and shrimp cakes served with arugula, honey vinaigrette coleslaw, and watercress aioli.
OR
Butter Chicken (gluten free)
Curried chicken, sliced almonds, mint peas, served with basmati rice and mango chutney.

Dessert options (includes coffee or tea):
Individual size hazelnut brownie
A warm homemade chocolate brownie topped with vanilla ice cream, rich chocolate sauce, and whipped cream.
OR
Apple pie a la mode
A warm homemade apple pie with McIntosh apples, a honey crumble top, and a scoop of French vanilla ice cream.