The value of medical and surgical grand rounds:

the outreach librarian’s perspective

Tatjana PetrinicCairns Library, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK

tatjana.petrinic@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

2010 CILIP Health Libraries Group Conference

Manchester, July 2010

Watson EM. Subject knowledge in the health sciences library: an online survey of Canadian academic health sciences librarians J Med Libr Assoc. 2005 Oct;93(4):459-66.

Petrinic T, Urquhart C. The education and training needs of health librarians - the generalist versus specialist dilemma. Health Info Libr J. 2007 Sep;24(3):167-76.

Ferree N, Schaefer N, Butson LC, Tennant MR. Liaison librarian tiers: levels of service. J Med Libr Assoc. 2009 Apr;97(2):145-8

Background

What about our subject knowledge?

Grand Rounds at Oxford

• Medical Grand Rounds – Thursday 13.00h • Surgical Grand Rounds – Friday 8.00h• Neuroscience Grand Rounds – Friday

10.30h• Richard Doll Seminars – Tuesday 13.00h

Open door policy

Well attended, chaired by leading clinicians Integral component of medical education Interesting clinical cases → ‘Lively’ debates Excellent invited speakers Limited to one hour Food and drink permitted (discreetly)

So I went

• Over a hundred Grand Rounds attended since 2004• Weekly e-mail alerts to introduce the topics• Website with programme for the whole term• Colleagues soon joined

http://www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/seminar/medical-grand-rounds

Interesting clinical cases

Gaining confidence in my own subject areas

Past, present and future of medicine and surgery

Invited speakers

Oxford medics coming home

Benefits of attending Grand Rounds

The value of medical and surgical grand rounds:

the outreach librarian’s perspective

Tatjana PetrinicCairns Library, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK

tatjana.petrinic@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

2010 CILIP Health Libraries Group Conference

Manchester, July 2010