The importance of giving and receiving constructive feedback for the development of skills and the alignment and improvement of processes and results was one of the activities carried out in the Team Building training conducted by BIREME/PAHO/WHO collaborators. With the support of the Human Resources Department of PAHO/WHO Headquarters, the activity was conducted by external consultants and aims to continue the integration of BIREME teams, fostering the building of alliances of high-performance teams.
Author: Lilian Callo
Satellite events are featured in the CRICS10/VHL7 programming
CRICS10 will keep the tradition of previous editions by hosting Satellite Events of the BIREME/PAHO/WHO strategic relationship network in the field of information and health knowledge, along with VHL7 Meeting. The Meeting of Scientific Editors, the IV Meeting of the VHL Developersâ Network, the Meeting of the Primary Health Care in the Americas, the Meeting of the Virtual Campus of Public Health and the Meeting of PAHO/WHO K-Centers will be the main attractions among the Satellite Events.
Promotion of the VHL Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine to expand collaboration
The Virtual Health Library on Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine of the Americas (BVS MTCI Americas), inaugurated last March, was presented and promoted by BIREME/PAHO/WHO in two important events held in the United States, thanks to the initiative coordinated by the Health Services and Access Unit, and the Office of Equity, Gender, and Cultural Diversity of PAHO/WHO.
DeCS 2018 is available online
The most recent version of the Health Sciences Descriptors (DeCS) is now available for user consultation. DeCS is updated along with the US National Library of Medicineâs Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) update, which happens at the end of every year. The update involves the insertion of new descriptors and the removal, modification and/or hierarchical repositioning of current descriptors.
Advances in the use and development of MyVHL
MyVHL, the personalized information product for users of the Virtual Health Library (VHL) launched by BIREME in August 2017, stores information and user preferences for a series of bibliographic services. Recently, new functionalities have been added to the application, based on requests and suggestions from VHL users, which are already more than 20,000, registered up to April 2018.
Nursing VHL: a reference for Primary Health Care
The 16th Meeting of the Brazil Nursing VHL Advisory Committee was held at BIREME with representatives of the Brazilian Network, including teaching and research institutions, class associations and funding agencies. With the main objective of defining a work plan for the 2018-2020 period, working groups discussed numerous topics of interest and defined selection criteria for journals and other documents on the field, as well as a new design for the portal. In the year in which PAHO/WHO highlights and broadens the role of nurses in primary health care, the consolidation of the Nursing VHL strengthens and supports nursing professionals in Brazil and the Region.
Open Spaces at BIREME/PAHO/WHO
The relocation of the facilities of the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME), which began in mid-2016, brought about the opportunity to inaugurate a new design for the offices, with open spaces occupied by individuals and fixed and temporary equipment, as well as restricted spaces for meetings. This new layout for the workspace has proven to be very successful and may be used as a model for other offices of the Organization.
CRICS10 is officially launched
The 10th edition of the Regional Congress on Health Sciences Information (CRICS10) was officially launched on April 19 during a virtual session presented by PAHO/WHO Assistant Director, Dr. Francisco Becerra and BIREME Director Dr. Diego GonzĂĄlez. Under the theme âAdvancing towards the 2030 Agenda: contributions of evidence and knowledgeâ, the congress intends to emphasize global priorities â the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals â through information, evidence and knowledge.
Haiti: working with BIREME to strengthen health information management
One of PAHO/WHO key countries, Haiti is undergoing evident development process. In particular, the education and health systems have a very important role for the progress and welfare of the Haitian population. To support the country in information management, the Director of BIREME, Dr. Diego GonzĂĄlez, made an official visit to the country in March. Based on meetings with leaders of the health sector and higher education institutions, through the PAHO/WHO Office in Haiti, opportunities for technical cooperation and joint actions with BIREME have emerged.
The VHL Brazil Network participates at the XX National Seminar of University Libraries
The Brazilian Network of Information in Health Sciences was present at the XX National Seminar of University Libraries (SNBU), which took place in Salvador, Bahia (Brazil), on April 15-20. At the stand of BIREME and the Ministry of Health, an extensive program was made available, which included presentations focused on the interests of the Brazilian network and other participants, products and services of the Virtual Health Library (VHL), mini courses and individualized service for users. At the occasion, the launching of the 10th edition of the Regional Congress on Health Science Information and the 7th Regional Meeting of the Virtual Health Library was announced; the events will take place in December 2018 in SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil.