Lara KillianNova Scotia Health Authority | CDHA · Hospital Library Services
Lara Killian
BA, MA, MLIS
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Introduction
As a Librarian Educator at Nova Scotia Health Authority (formerly Capital Health) in Halifax, I manage our plain language patient education materials system and provide literature search services to support research and patient care in our region.
Previously I managed and disseminated research projects as Research & Communications Manager at the Nova Scotia Cochrane Resource Centre, a branch of the Canadian Cochrane Centre. I am an author on two Cochrane Review projects.
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January 2013 - October 2016
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Publications (6)
Shared decision making (SDM), a collaborative process whereby patients and professionals make health care decisions together, is a cornerstone of ethical patient care. The patient-clinician communication necessary to achieve SDM depends on many factors, not the least of which is a shared language (sometimes with the aid of a medical interpreter). H...
Shared decision making (SDM), a collaborative process whereby patients and professionals make health care decisions together, is a cornerstone of ethical patient care. The patient-clinician communication necessary to achieve SDM depends on many factors, not the least of which is a shared language (sometimes with the aid of a medical interpreter). H...
The aim of this rapid knowledge synthesis was to provide relevant research evidence to inform the implementation of a new health service in Nova Scotia, Canada: Collaborative Emergency Centres (CECs). CECs propose to deliver both primary and urgent care to rural populations where traditional delivery is a challenge. This paper reports on the method...
Preparations of green tea are used as aids in weight loss and weight maintenance. Catechins and caffeine, both contained in green tea, are each believed to have a role in increasing energy metabolism, which may lead to weight loss. A number of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the role of green tea in weight loss have been published; h...
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The experience of reading online is different from reading the hard copy of a printed item. This is relevant to librarians and those in the information studies field who need to be aware that the way young people and future generations read and interact with text differs from that of previous generations, especially among individu...
