In the second semester of 2024, in coordination with the MedCarib Network, BIREME has being leading a series of technical sessions aimed at the public in English-speaking Caribbean countries that occurred with the active participation from Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica and, Trinidad and Tobago among others. More than 80 participants have engaged across all sessions.
The sessions had welcome words from Victoria Cruickshank-Taylor, Regional Coordinator of the MedCarib Network, João Paulo Souza, Director of BIREME, and Verônica Abdala, Information Sources Manager at BIREME and the whole team of BIREME. Marcia Barretto, IT Coordinator of BIREME, facilitated all the sessions as she is the focal point for technical cooperation with the Caribbean. The fifth technical session will be included in the 2025 calendar already being planned.
| Date | Title | Presenter |
| July 23rd | Indexing documents using LILACS Methodology.
Target audience: Librarians and information professionals who contribute to the MedCarib and LILACS databases |
Sueli Suga
[BIREME/PAHO/WHO] |
| August 20th | Good Practices in the Editorial Process of Scientific Journals: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in the editorial process of scientific journals.
Target audience: Editors of scientific journals and members of the editorial team. |
Ana Heredia
[Consultant] |
| October 1st | Indexing documents according to the LILACS Methodology: Exploring the use of Artificial Intelligence and DeCS/MeSH 2024.
Target audience: Librarians and information professionals who contribute to the MedCarib and LILACS databases. |
Ana Cristina Campos, Luciana Piovezan, Sueli Suga
[BIREME/PAHO/WHO] |
| October 29th | Reference Librarian Network (RefNet) and the exchange os experiences and skills between librarians to support users in finding, accessing, and applying technical and scientific information to make evidence-based decisions.
Target audience: Librarians and information professionals who contribute to the MedCarib and LILACS databases. |
Rosemeire Rocha Pinto
[BIREME/PAHO/WHO] |
This initiative is part of BIREME’s 2024-2025 Biennial Work Plan (BWP), aligned with its Strategy 2023-2025 – Towards 4.0 Information Products and Services, and aims to strengthen the MedCarib Network and the Caribbean Virtual Health Library (VHL), improving the access to scientific and technical health information produced in and about the region.
Check out the recorded presentations and more information on the webpage “Strengthening Health Information Networks in Caribbean Virtual Health Library (VHL) 2024“.