Ellen Howard

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University of Washington
U Wa Health Sciences Libraries
Information Management LibrarianAppointed: 2008

Mailing Address

University of Washington
Health Sciences Library
Box 357155
Seattle, Washington 98195-7155
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (206) 685-2449
ehh@u.washington.edu

Qualifications

Certificate, University of Washington, Web Essentials, 2000.
Washington University in St. Louis, Use of Computers in Libraries, 1972.
M.L.S., University of Washington, Library Science, 1967.
B.A., University of Washington, Anthropology, 1964.

Expertise and Research Interests

Advanced Education
- 2000 University of Washington. Certificate in Web Essentials
- 1973/74 Wake Forest University. Graduate Student, Medical Anthropology
- 1969/70 Washington Univerity. Post Masters Trainneeship in the Use of Computers in Libraries

Other Professional Experiences
While holding professional positions, I did a one year job exchange (82/83) with a librarian from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; a job exchange (half-time) for one year (78/79) with a person in the UW Learning Resources Center; and worked six months (76/77) at the National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, in the audiovisual section on an Intergovernmental Personnel Act Exchange.

I have done many presentations on EthnoMed related topics to providers and community groups.

Other Expertise

Member of University of Washington I-TECH team which has grant, "Strengthening Graduate-Level Public Health Education in the Government of the Republic of Namibia ...." Funded by CDC 2009-2014

Served as liaison to many health sciences departments over the years. Currently liaison to Global Health, the HMC International Medicine Clinic and ObGyn

Co-founded http://www.ethnomed.org in 1994 and have continued to help maintain and develop this site.

Invited to be on a panel "Reaching thousands: Using the internet to improve outreach, collaboration, and information
dissemination" at the 6th National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations in Minneapolis, Sept. 20-24, 2008.

Invited participant and panel member Refugee Health Information Network (RHIN) Symposium November 17-18, 2008, convened by the Center for Public Service Communications (CPSC) and Health-Equity.Org. It is co-sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Office of
Minority Health of the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Invited to participate in the National Library of Medicine Contract site visit to National Network of Libraries of Medicine (Midwest Region) in summer of 2008.

Provide information training every 2 years to support the Native Investigator Development Program headed by Spero Manson, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Provided pro bono support to Community Outreach Partnership Award, Title: Providing Health Information to the King County Somali Community, September 2004- February 2006 Subcontract funded by the National Library of Medicine under contract

Contracted to support Associates in Cultural Exchange (ACE) Award: Technology Training for Trusted Sources in Diverse Communities: January 2004-April 2005: Subcontract funded by the National Library of Medicine under contract

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Anthropology, Audiovisual Resources, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Diversity, Folk Medicine, Injury, Library Reference Services, Library Science, Medical Libraries, Refugees, Trauma.

Additional Terms:

Culture and Health, Interprofessional Education.

Honors and Awards

Michael E. DeBakey Library Services Outreach Award, Friends of the National Library of Medicine

Previous Positions

1988-2007, Head, University of Washington, K. K. Sherwood Library at Harborview Medical Center
1974-1988, Various - from Reference/AV Librarian to Head of Public Services, Libraries, Health Sciences Library and Information Center
1971-1974, Chief, Medical Center, Bowman Gray Medical School, Medical Library, Public Services
1970-1971, Head / Director, Washington University in St. Louis, Medicine, Medical Library, Public Services/Public Health Services Trainees
1967-1969, Reference Librarian / Head, Washington University in St. Louis, Medicine, Medical Library, Reference

Funding Received

  • Translational Informatics Grant: EthnoMed Knowledge Management Grant, co-PI, $500,000, 2006 to 2009.
  • NNLM/PNR: Building Communicaton Linkages Between Public Health and the King County Somali Community, $20,000, 2003 to 2004.
  • NNLM/PNRL: EthnoMed Outreach Project, $50,000, 1999 to 2001.
  • Allen Endowment Funding for Programs: EthnoMed Support, $16,000, 1995 to 1998.

Publications

  • Harper AL, EthnoMed: a Case Study of the Evolving Role of Librarians in Collaborating with Faculty to Produce and Disseminate Health-Related Information,"(poster) for the ACRL 14th National Conference in Seattle, Washington, March 12-15, 2009, In Press, 2009
  • Tagliarino H (2009) What are the additional benefits and harms of using more than one agent other than calcium and vitamin D (combination therapy) for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis?, Journal of Family Practice, In Press
  • Nusser JA, Howard E, Wright D (Feb 2008) Clinical inquiries. Which clinical features and lab findings increase the likelihood of temporal arteritis?, The Journal of family practice, 57 (2), 119-20 Abstract
  • Garvin R (2006) Are major bleeding events from falls more likely in patients on warfarin?, J Fam Pract, 55 (2), 159-60
  • Roberts, E: Tao, S: Howard, E. (2006) EthnoMed: Transformation of a Clinical Information Resource (poster), Medical Library Association 2006
  • Howard, E: Gillespie, MA: Champ_Blackwell S (2006) Patient Education for Diverse Populations (Poster), Fifth National Conference on Qualtity Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations, , Seattle WA, Oct. 17-20, 2006
  • Grayston, S, Howard, E (2005) When Is Neuroimaging Warranted in the Evaluation of Patients With Headache?, J Family Practice, 54 (11), 988-91
  • Howard EH, Librarians As Integral Members of Health Sciences Interprofessional Programs. UBC International Conference: Altogether Better Health: Progress in Interprofessional Education & Collaborative Practice, Vancouver BC, May 6-7, 2004., Poster, Vancouver, BC., 6 May 2004
  • Brown MO, Howard E, Are liver function tests required for patients taking isoniazid for latent TB?, Journal of Family Practice, 53(1), 63-5, 68; discussion, January 2004 Abstract
  • Howard, E, EthnoMed Outreach Projects: Improved Access to Health Informaton for Refugee/Immigrant Communities, Poster, Washington, DC. By Invitation. NN/LM Communities Outreach Program, 2004
  • Howard, E, Librarians As Integral Members of Health Sciences Interprofessional Programs, Poster, Vancouver BC, May 7, 2004, 2004
  • Mitchell PH, Crittenden R, Howard E, Lawson BZ, Root R, Schaad DC, Interdisciplinary Clinical Education: Evaluating Outcomes of An Evolving Model., Outcomes Management for Nursing Practice, 4(1), 3-6, Jan-Mar 2000 Abstract
  • Howard EH, Means ML, EthnoMed: a medical anthropology work in progress, in The Library Web. Still, Julie, ed. Medford, NJ: Information Today, Inc., 179-89, 1997
  • Keifer MC, Howard E, Appendix: General Pesticide Information on the Worldwide Web., Occupational Medicine (philadelphia, Pa.), 12(2), 399-401, Apr-Jun 1997 Abstract
  • Radow DP, Blake M, Howard E, Jones C, Milgrom L, Ostergard M, Shaffer E, Using the Metathesaurus for Bibliographic Retrieval: a Pre-implementation Study., Proceedings / the ... Annual Symposium on Computer Application [sic] in Medical Care. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care., 980, 1994 Abstract
  • Howard EH, Jankowski TA, Reference services via electronic mail, Bull Med Libr Assoc, 74(1), 41-4, January 1986 Abstract
  • Howard E, Kharibian G, Mechanization of library procedures in the medium-sized medical library. 8. Computer applications in hospital departmental libraries, Bull Med Libr Assoc, 60(3), 445-66, July 1972 Abstract

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