Librarian > InformationistNew Role, New Hat

Sally Gore, MS, MS LIS

Lamar Soutter Library

University of Massachusetts Medical School

“Promoting Breast Cancer Screening in Non-Adherent Women”

Principal Investigators: Roger Luckmann, MD and Mary Costanza, MD

September 6, 2012

The STUDY: R01 CA-132935

Promoting Breast Cancer Screening in Non-Adherent Women

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The RESEARCH TEAM: PEOPLE, PLACES

UMass Medical School Family & Community Medicine

Principal Investigator Project Director Scheduler, Counselor Instructor Administrative Secretary

Medicine Principal Investigator Behavioral Psychologist

Biostatistics Biostatistician Analyst

Center for Health Policy & Research Director, Expert in Cost

Analysis Research Assistant

Library Informationist

Fallon Community Health Plan Claims Data Representative

Reliant Medical Group Research Director Research Coordinator Site Project Director Analyst IT Guru Chief of Radiology Phone Counselors Phone Schedulers Primary Care Physicians

Claricode Programmer

The DATA: AND THINGS

STAGING DATA CLAIMS DATA

TRACKING SYSTEMDATA

ANALYTIC DATA

+ an INFORMATIONIST

AIM 1: Improve effectiveness and efficiency of communication w/in team regarding data

AIM 2: Articulate technology issues related to implementation of the study

AIM 3: Enhance information organization, management, utilization, and access skills of team members

AIM 4: Assess value of an informationist to the research team

AIM 1: IMPROVE COMMUNICATION

Develop a catalogue of analytic terms, i.e. a comprehensive data dictionary

Develop a standard data request form

AIM 2: ARTICULATE ISSUES

Define the issues encountered during development of the tracking system / database

Discover literature related to the topic

Identify the gaps in existing literature

Develop an electronic catalog of relevant publications and resources

Write and publish a paper on the topic

AIM 3: ENHANCE SKILLS

Assist in systematic review of telephone outreach interventions to increase adherence to mammograms Develop system for collection, distribution, and review of

articles Prepare and maintain timeline for project

Develop catalog of relevant resources on development and evaluation of screening / preventive interventions Establish and/or define rules Set criteria Create maintenance features

TEACHING

AIM 4: ASSESS VALUE

Informationist’s PERSPECTIVE

Research Team’s PERSPECTIVE

Process Evaluation Reports

Focus Group

Individual Interviews

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Today: TOMORROW

Classifying/Organizing

Data OutputsDeveloping Data

Dictionary

IntegratedInto Team

Assess Data Organization Tools

Developing DataRequest Form

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Identify andDefine IT Issues

Identify andOrganize Literature

08-2013

Information Skill Building

Develop Review Processes

Process Evaluation

Manuscript Preparation (IT Issues)

01-2014

Systematic Review Drafts

Develop Review Catalog

THANK YOU