Staff Profile: Sandy Oelschlegel
| Sandy Oelschlegel, MLIS, AHIP Director, Preston Medical Library Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Medicine University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine Phone: 865-305-6615 Email: soelschl@utmck.edu |
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Research Efforts
Delivery of health information to patients and consumers
Analyzing calls to Consumer Health Information Service and relating calls to socioeconomic indicators
Health information disparities in consumer populations
Health information literacy
Evaluation of library services and resources
Mentoring Interests
Research assistance in literature searches for evidence-based medicine
Resources for health information literacy
Medical Librarianship profession for School of Information Science student
Medical Library Association mentoring
Methods of research in the field of librarianship
Blog Beat
Zoonoses and Emerging Diseases
Selected Publications & Abstracts
2009
Oelschlegel, S. "Connecting Rural Family Physicians to Full Text Articles for Evidence Based Medicine Practice: A Tennessee Statewide Project", Tennessee Family Physician, Winter 2009; 2 :( 14-15) http://www.tnafp.org/documents/TFPWinter2009.pdf
Connecting the Dots: Tennessee's Disaster Preparedness and the Role of Information Services, Jan Haley, MLS; Sandy Oelschlegel, MLIS, AHIP; Beth M Wescott, MLS. Poster presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Southern Chapter/ Medical Library Association, Oct. 29-Nov. 1, 2009, Memphis, TN., Abstract published online http://library.uthsc.edu/scmla09/program/posters/
Support of Evidence-Based Practice through Promotion of CINAHL Resource: A Collaborative Effort between the Nursing Quality and Research Council and Preston Medical Library, Martha Earl, MSLS, AHIP; Sandy Oelschlegel, MLIS, AHIP; Vicki Cannington, RN, MSN, Poster presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Southern Chapter/ Medical Library Association, Memphis, TN., Abstract published online http://library.uthsc.edu/scmla09/program/posters/
Health Literacy: Readability of Patient Handouts at University of Tennessee Medical Center Cynthia Vaughn, MLIS, AHIP; Sandy Oelschlegel, MLIS, AHIP; Beth Weitz, MSN, RN, WHNP-BC;Virginia Turner, MS, RD, LDN; Andrea Whisnant, MSN, RN CCRN, Poster presented at UTMCK Nursing Research Council Interdisiplinary Poster Presentation, November,2009
Oelschlegel, S; Earl, M; Taylor, M; Muenchen, R.A, Health Information Disparities? Determining the Relationship between Age, Poverty and Rate of Calls to a Consumer and Patient Health Information Service. Journal of the Medical Library Association vol. 97, no. 3, pp 225-227, 2009
Oelschlegel S. Connecting Tennessee "Lonesome Docs" with Medical Libraries by Promoting Library Services and NLM Loansome Doc. Tennessee Medicine, vol. 102:42, 45. 2009
2008
Lindsay, JM; Oelschlegel, S; Gold Rush – Electronic Journal Management & ERM for Very Little Gold. Presented at the XXXIII Charleston Conference 2008 November 5-8, 2008, Charleston, SC, Abstract published in conference program, pp. 34-35
Oelschlegel, S; Earl, M; Goldman MH, “Making the Magic Flow with Medical Explorations Student Instruction”. Presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Southern Chapter/ Medical Library Association, October 26-30, 2008, Birmingham, AL. Abstract published in conference program, p. 22
Earl, M, Green, B, Oelschlegel, S. Evidence-Based Drug Information: Workshop. 2008 AAMC Southern Group on Education Affairs Annual Conference, April 3-5, 2008 Abstract published in conference program, P. 60
Oelschlegel, S; Haley, J; Cook, N; Ponnappa, S; Wallace, R., Emergency Preparedness and the Role of Information Services: Panel Discussion. Presented at the Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference, April 9-11, 2008. Abstract Published in conference program p. 14.
2007
Oelschlegel, S; Earl, M; Taylor, M.; Muenchen, R., “Health Information Disparities? Determining the Relationship between Age, Poverty and Rate of Calls to a Consumer and Patient Health Information Service” Presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Southern Chapter/ Medical Library Association, November 12-16, 2007, Charleston, SC. Abstract published in conference program, pp. 21-22. Second Place SC/MLA Research Award for Papers 2007
Oelschlegel, S; Earl, M; Carpenter, B, “Comparison of Health Information Seeking Behavior of Physicians, Nurses and Pharmacists in Tennessee.” Presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Southern Chapter/ Medical Library Association, November 12-16, 2007, Charleston, SC. Abstract published in conference program, p. 42. First Place SC/MLA Research Award for Posters 2007
2006
Brekke, E.; Oelschlegel, S., “Connecting the Dots: Multiple Impacts of Electronic Resources”, Poster presented at the 56th annual meeting of the Southern Chapter/ Medical Library Association, October 12-16, 2006 Atlanta, GA. Abstract published in the Conference program p. 37
Oelschlegel, S.; Earl, M, Ponnappa, S; Wallace, R; Mills Due, K; Stephenson, P “Evaluating Tennessee’s Health Information Needs- Collaborating on a Plan for the Future!” Presented at the 56th annual meeting of the Southern Chapter/ Medical Library Association, October 12-16, 2006 Atlanta, GA. Abstract published in the conference program, pp 17-18
Oelschlegel, S.; Earl, M.; Cole, J. “Data Analysis of Consumer and Patient Health Questions Using NLM Subject Headings.” Presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association, October 21-25, 2004, Biloxi, MS. Published in conference program, pp. 23-24.
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Preston Medical Library & Learning Resource Center
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
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1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, Tennessee 37920-6999
(865) 305-9525
Fax: (865) 305-9527
library@utmck.edu