The Ann Myers Medical Center : A fresh start a new year, good intentions

Group Notice From: The Ann Myers Medical Center, Vera Zhaoying Ha all A fresh start a new year, good intentions :-) a workshop about good intentions and new years resolutions!!! On a location called Virtual Ability first, then on to AMMC, where your avatar is tested but you are spoken to, yes you behind the keyboard!! Curious?? Do pay attention to follow up messages! (January14 at 10 AM)

No more mop buckets: Profitably employing people with disabilities in real positions

No more mop buckets: Profitably employing people with disabilities in real positions PRESENTER: Jason Pace (SL: Hydra Shaftoe) SUN Jan 8, 11 am SLT Sojourner Auditorium The nuts and bolts of how a business can employ people with mental disabilities (focus on the autism spectrum) in profitable roles. A gritty, realistic session exploring the benefits and minuses of hiring such people, and ways of utilizing the special gifts of autism while minimizing the impact of the negatives.

"Mental" disabilities: Social and educational issues : presentation on Exhibit 5

"Mental" disabilities: Social and educational issues
Presented by: Dr. Selby Evans  (Thinkerer Melville in SL)
THURS Jan 5, 7 am SLT
Exhibit 5, Healthinfo Island

•    the major mental disorders or psychoses
•    “ethnogenic” disabilities (conditions seen as disabilities as a result of cultural circumstances)
•    experience-based disorders
•    addictions
•    developmental disorders
•    what to do while we wait for the world to change

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/25/60/32


This presentation consists of six segments. First, a presentation about major mental disorders. 
Next, a discussion about "ethnogenic" disabilities, which are conditions seen as a disability as 
a result of cultural circumstances, followed by experience-based disorders. Information is also
offered on addictions and developmental disorders. 
The presentation concludes with ideas of what to do while we wait for the world to change.


Presenter Bio:
Selby Evans is a retired Professor of Psychology at Texas Christian University. He taught courses in psychological measurement, computer applications, and systematic problem-solving. A published author, he has conducted research in pattern perception, and studies of cognitive systems, supported by U. S. military organizations, NASA, National Institutes of Health, and other government organizations.

Putting a project manager in a wheelchair

Putting a project manager in a wheelchair - working with differing abilities presented by AgileBill Firehawk WED Dec 29- 6:30 pm SLT Soj Auditorium AgileBill as been a developer, teacher, and consultant for over 20 years.  He has worked at IBM and now works in the health care industry. Bill has strong opinions on the advantages and disadvantages of hiring employees with disabilities.

Virtual Ability Island : still the best new residents SL orientation Island!

Next to HealthInfo Island is:


Virtual Ability Island opened to the public in August 2008, and is the first island Virtual Ability developed.  It provides the home for our new resident orientation and training, developed for people with disabilities or chronic illnesses.  Here, new residents can learn Second Life^® fundamentals in an accessibility-friendly environment, and existing residents can receive ongoing training and information about health-related issues and support groups.  This island was created through a partnership with the Alliance Library System.

Through the new account signup process on our web site, or through the secondlife.com Community Gateway program, new residents have their avatar arrive at the beginning of the New Resident Orientation Course on Virtual Ability Island when they log in to Second Life^® for the first time.

There, the new resident begins a self guided training course that teaches the basic virtual world skills of movement, communication, inventory, orienting and appearance.

More experienced residents can learn additional skills at the Advanced Tutorials area, including photography, creating a profile, virtual world money, clothing, groups, society, and textures.

Specially trained Virtual Ability Mentors are available on the island or by appointment to assist any resident.

Virtual Ability island also contains two small classrooms for training and discussion groups, and a large accessible auditorium for community meetings and presentations.

> 3000 hits without updates since September 2010

This blog generated over 3000 hits since September 2010 (date of the last post) without having any updates.
I wonder what it would have been if I had updated something in the meantime ...

	Page Loads	Unique Visits	First Time Visits	Returning Visits
Total		3,076	2,465	2,250	215
Average		6	5	5	0

I am back, but in a controlled way, not diving in a 100 %,but  starting with updating this blog.
Unfortunately my organisation had to let go of the UMCG island. Without further tasks and goals, and without a driven project leader, there was no justification for spending that amount of money to keep the island afloat.

Redefining Disability: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health

Redefining Disability: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Presenters: ALiesel and Alzimarie of Thomas Jefferson School of Occupational Therapy THURS Dec 29- 7 am, or repeated at 4 pm SLT Exhibit 5, Healthinfo Island The way we define “disability” shapes our view of health and affects our attitude toward others in our society. Another presentation in the Waiting for the World to Change series.

HealthInfo Island make-over

HealthInfo Island

Offers information on health and wellness issues including diseases, surgical procedures, drug effects and interactions, support services, and new research.

Yesterday I (Namro Orman) visitit HealthInfo Island again after a very long period and I talked to Eme Capalini from Virtual Ability Inc about the plans for the Island. The Island will get a complete make-over, new features, new initiatives .... and I was happy to notice the energy it was giving me already.
More news soon! Meanwhile you can keep track and stay ion touch via:

• our HealthInfo Island Toolbar ( a browser plugin with great search options for Consumer Health and Medicine
• Our Twitter HealthInfo Island account
• Our Facebook Group and Fan Page
• Our Linkedin Group

Join THE hunt for Golden Hearts!

Join THE hunt for Golden Hearts! Cupid is on the loose in @secondlife! http://bit.ly/c912KV 

Scavenger Hunt

This year, the Scavenger Hunt has a set of new rules and a handful of fantastic prizes. A unique scavenger hunt will be held February 12th (starting at 12:00pmPST!), 13th, and 14th - each day, finding the starting clue will lead you to the first Golden Heart of the day.
Welcome to Healthinfo Island. There are three displays here right now: healthy eating, CPR, and research results.

Facebook Group and Fan Page for HealthInfo Island

HealthInfo Island is moving forward with Virtual Ability, Inc. VAI is a non-profit corporation based in Colorado, USA.  Their mission is to enable people with a wide range of disabilities by providing a supporting environment for them to enter and thrive in online virtual worlds like Second Life^®.


Have a look at the new Facebook HealthInfo Island Group and theFacebook HealthInfo Island FAN PAGE! Movies, pictures, news, discussions and events can be shared there.
Latest uploaded movie: 

Want to see how the " Harry Potter’s World of Magic Science and Medicine" exhibition looked like in 2009? Have a look at our FAN PAGE: http://www.facebook.com/pages/HealthInfo-Island/80079725553?ref=ts (Use the YouTube link too see the high-resolution or watch it below)
Read more about the exhibition at: http://rezlibris.com/archive/412-harry-potters-magic-on-display-at-health-info-island.html

Health Literacy exhibit on Healthinfo Island launch!

Tuesday 10th November and ongoing

Health Literacy is important to help you understand and manage your
health care decisions and needs.
Our interactive exhibit will test your knowledge about stroke (brain
attack), heart attack and some common medical terminology.

Come learn at our Health Literacy exhibit at Health Info Island!

Exhibit organised by Brielle Coronet, Medical Librarian

Location: http://slurl.com/secondlife/healthinfo%20island/18/25/22/





********   Information Literacy week in Second Life***************

(Updated 8 November 2009)

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"Information literacy is knowing when and why you need information, where to find it, and how to evaluate, use and communicate it in an ethical manner." +

Information Literacy Week in SL HQ:

-----------------------Monday November 9th

4-5am SL time
***Student exhibition of Information Literacy

First year BSc Information Management students at the University of Sheffield display the models of the "SCONUL 7 Pillars of Information Literacy" which they have adapted with examples from questions to do with Swine Flu.
9th November
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Infolit%20iSchool/136/211/351/
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7-9 am SLT
***Evento en español: Lecciones aprendidas y buenas prácticas en programas de Alfabetización Informacional-Spanish Event: Lessons learned and best practices in INFOLIT programs

Se pretende reunir a diferentes profesionales que estén desarrollando programas de Alfabetización Informacional con el fin de compartir algunas lecciones aprendidas y buenas prácticas que dichos programas han dejado, y que sirvan de guía para otros profesionales y programas.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Infolit%20iSchool/191/194/26
Organized By: Alejandro Uribe Tirado
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6pm SLT (and ongoing to 15 November)
***ACRL IL in SL Week event

MLIS students at the University of Hawaii collaborate with Alexandria Knight of UCLA on an IL exhibit and event at the ACRL site on ALA Island
http://slurl.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/217/42/61

---------------------Tuesday 10th November

9-10am SLT and then ongoing
*** Health Literacy exhibit: launch!
Health Literacy is important to help you understand and manage your health care decisions and needs.
Our interactive exhibit will test your knowledge about stroke (brain attack), heart attack and some common medical terminology.
Come learn at our Health Literacy exhibit at Health Info Island!
Exhibit organised by Brielle Coronet, Medical Librarian
http://slurl.com/secondlife/healthinfo%20island/18/25/22/
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Second Life Education Roundtable: Information Literacy
2.30-3.30 SLT
The regular series of Tuesday roundtable discussions, led by AJ Brooks, will feature Information Literacy as the discussion topic. Discussion leaders Lori Bell, Sheila Yoshikawa, and Marty Snowpaw. The SLER website is at http://virtualworldsedu.info/
Location: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Montclair%20State%20CHSSSouth/129/158/22
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Ongoing exhibitions:
= = Student exhibitions of Information literacy
�
-------------- Wednesday 11th November

9-10am SLT launch and then ongoing
***HIV Testing and Information Literacy

Karuna Island is the Second Life sim devoted to celebrating the lives of those dealing with HIV/AIDS and making information, support, and creative services available to them in the SL community. Robin Mochi, Karuna Island Consumer Health Librarian, has created an interactive mindmap on HIV Testing using the SCONUL 7 Pillars of Information Literacy.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Karuna/33/50/23

Ongoing exhibitions:
= = Student exhibitions of Information literacy

= = Health Literacy
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-------------- Thursday 12th November

6.30-8.00 am SLT
*** SL orientation for librarians

New to Second Life? Learn some SL basics in this virtual workshop. It will be led by Sheila Yoshikawa (Sheila Webber in Real Life, Department of Information Studies, Sheffield University) and Kitty Mumfuzz (Keri Gray in Real Life, who runs Weekes Gray Recruitment (http://www.weekesgray.com/)
It starts at 6.30 am Second Life Time
To book a place, please email keri@weekesgray.com with your real life and second life names and you will given the landmark

Ongoing exhibitions:
= = Student exhibitions of Information literacy

= = Health Literacy

= = HIV Testing and Information Literacy

-------------- Friday 13th  November

1am-2am SLT then ongoing
***Opening of "What it means to me": an exhibition on the way people think about information and information literacy
This is the opening of an exhibition drawing on quotations about what informationand information literacy mean to different people. The aim is that this will be a growing 3D exhibition that will be flown up to a sky platform at the end of Information Literacy week.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Infolit%20iSchool/42/48/20/

Noon SLT
**Information Literacy Panel: "Web 2.0 Approaches to IL"

Information Literacy Panel produced by MLIS students at the University of Hawaii. Moderator: (Alexandria Knight) Esther Grassian, UCLA
Panelists: (Sheila Yoshikawa) Sheila Webber, U. Sheffield, Marsha Schnirring (Buk Binder)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/56/191/28
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Ongoing exhibitions:
= = Student exhibitions of Information literacy
􀀄
= = Health Literacy
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= = HIV Testing and Information Literacy

-------------- Saturday 14th  November

Ongoing exhibitions:
= = Student exhibitions of Information literacy􀀒

= = Health Literacy
= = HIV Testing and Information Literacy
= =  What it means to me": an exhibition on the way people think about information and information literacy
􀀀

-------------- Sunday 15th  November

1pm SLT
***Information Literacy week: Closing party!
Come to a party to celebrate the close of the first annual Information Literacy Week in SL, hosted by Sheila Yoshikawa (Info Lit Island) and Adra Letov, at the beautiful Jazz Cat.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island%20International/118/28/35/

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+ Information Literacy Definition:
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (UK) http://www.cilip.org.uk/policyadvocacy/learning/informationliteracy/definition/default.htm

In Counselling - Behavioral Therapy in Virtual Worlds

Yesterday I watched the wednesday live show from Metanomics.net at The Sojourner Auditorium on Virtual Ability Island. 
Here is the announcement:  
Can substance abuse be treated online? What do virtual worlds have to offer people diagnosed with autism and schizophrenia? Does anonymity allow people to share their stories in a way free from judgement? Will playing back a virtual conversation over and over help people with schizophrenia become more socially active?

Join host Robert Bloomfield on October 28, 2009 at 12pm PST as he meets with Dick Dillon of Preferred Family Healthcare, Inc. to discuss substance abuse treatment within Second Life. The conversation will continue with faculty from the Center for Vital Brain Aging at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Guest Biographies

Dick Dillon

Dick Dillon has held many positions in his 28 year involvement with the behavioral health field, including Counselor, Clinical Team Leader, Program Director, and Chief Operating officer. He has also been a consumer of services. Soon after graduation from the treatment program Dick began working with other people in early recovery, first as a volunteer alumni coordinator, then as an addictions counselor, clinical team leader, and program director. He was the co-founder of the Substance Abuse Services Department of a large Missouri hospital and developed that project to be one of the premier medically-based programs in a multi-state area.

In 1990 Dick joined a publicly funded non-profit group and served as their Chief Operating Officer for a decade. During his tenure, the organization opened four new facilities and made significant clinical transition to evidence-based practice. In 2000, Dick joined Preferred Family Healthcare, Inc. which was then, as now, one of the most progressive and fast growing mental health service providers in the United States. He has served for the past several years as Senior Vice President of Planning and Development. In his own words “My job is to help determine what we need to do next to be of best services to our clientele, and find the resources to make that happen!”

Dan Krawczyk

Dan Krawczyk is an assistant professor of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Dr. Krawczyk’s laboratory is at the Center for Brain Health. His primary interest is in the neural circuitry associated wtih reasoning and he has just begun work on aging. He trained with Dr. Mark D’Esposito and brings considerable expertise in the nuances of functional imaging to the Vital Brain Aging Center.

A transcript of this show is on SlideShare! Click here to view it >>
To watch the recorded show: click here

Virtual Ability has agreed to take over HealthInfo Island.

Second Life Island announcements
alliancesecondlife@googlegroups.com
[alliancesecondlife@googlegroups.com] on behalf of Lori Bell
[lbell...@gmail.com]

Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 9:29 PM
To:
alliancesecondlife@googlegroups.com
Attachments:
I am pleased to share that Virtual Ability has agreed to take over HealthInfo Island.

Land of Lincoln has been transferred to Fleet Goldenberg for Eduisland 7 but Illinois State University has agreed to be home to much of the Lincoln content.
Thanks to Daisy and Krull for transferring this content.

--
Lori Bell
Director of Innovation
Alliance Library System
600 High Point Lane
East Peoria, IL 61611
(309)694-9200 ext. 2128
skype: lbell927
lb...@alliancelibrarysystem.com
lbell...@gmail.com
"Virtual Worlds, Real Libraries"
http://books.infotoday.com/books/VirtualWorlds.shtml

“Share the Health: Training People with Disabilities and Chronic Medical Conditions on How to Locate Quality Health Information

Image by testdriverone via Flickr

Must really get back into writing posts... I blame Twitter.. I think it's marvellous but it takes away the edge a little bit to write on the blogs about it again.. This you must read! Virtual Ability has the absolute best and most beautiful Orientation Isand to learn getting around in Second Life.

Alliance Library System is pleased to make the final report for the project “Share the Health” available on the web at http://www.alliancelibrarysystem.com/pdf09/Sharethehealthfinalreportmay2009.pdf.

This project was funded with a contract from the National Library of Medicine Greater Midwest Region.

“We are very pleased that this project accomplished so much in terms of helping people with disabilities and chronic health conditions learn where to find credible health information and also how to navigate the virtual world of Second Life,” stated Kitty Pope, ALS Executive Director. “Much of this population is homebound and virtual worlds give them the opportunity to experience things they would not otherwise get to do.”

Virtual Ability, the new orientation center for people with these conditions in Second Life, was partially funded through this project. Virtual Ability was a recent co-winner of the prestigious Linden Prize with Studio Wikitecture. There were over 230 entries and this is the first vendor award of its type in virtual worlds.

“The many library services available in Second Life increase it’s utility for people with disabilities and chronic health conditions. The resources on HealthInfo Island are particularly pertinent,” stated Alice Krueger, president of Virtual Ability, Inc. “ We were pleased to partner with ALS in developing the intake and new resident orientation facilities on Virtual Ability Island, adjoining HealthInfo Island on the east.”

They also have created a Netvibes Universe Public Page : Share The Health VAI ALS

Here is an impression!

Image by testdriverone via Flickr

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Proposed Meeting and Collaboration

In the wake of the success of our joint efforts on World AIDS Day, and in the spirit of collaboration embodied by Second Life, we invite HIV/AIDS groups, activists, health professionals, organizations, and educators to participate in a meeting to discuss our shared interests and explore ways we might ensure the success of our collective work.

The tentative goals of this meeting are to:

• identify areas where we can collaborate
• identify ways to coordinate our outreach, support, marketing, and education efforts
• form a community of support that transcends SL and RL boundaries

Place: Karuna campfire: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Karuna/60/106/26
Date: March 6, 2009
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Second Life Time (Pacific Time)

For further information about Karuna, please visit our project website http://www.karunasl.info/

Please feel free to pass this invitation to any other HIV/AIDS groups, activists, health professionals, organizations, and educators you feel might be interested.

Carolina Keats, Karuna Project Coordinator
Jenaia Morane, Story Project Coordinator

HealthInfo Island & Karuna Stand at Dreams Fair 2009

HealthInfo Island & Karuna Stand at Dreams Fair 2009

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HealthInfo Island & Karuna Stand at Dreams Fair 2009. http://healthinfoisland.blogspot.com http://karunasl.info
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Tags: karuna, healthinfoisland, secondlife, consumer health, sl, avl

Recent talk on Consumer Health Librarianship

This presentation was given February 4, 2009, at the Preconference for the 2009 Association of American Publishers / PSP Annual Conference. I'm posting it here as my first attempt at creating a video from a slideset. Please pardon my voice in this - I had the flu when I recorded it (though not while I presented in Washington, D.C.)!

Consumer Health Librarianship in Second Life from carol perryman on Vimeo.

Caregiving

Take Heart

A workshop for caregivers

Saturday, February 14th
10-11:30 a.m., SLT

Location: Healthinfo Island
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/102/190/24


Take some time on Valentine’s Day to care for yourself! Join counselor Avalon Birke and consumer health librarian Carolina Keats on Healthinfo Island for a workshop on a topic of concern to many: caregiving.

Avalon will be talking about coping methods for caregivers,then Carolina provides an overview of good resources, including legal, financial, and health information.You'll leave with a listing of top-quality links that can help you get the help you need. If you cannot attend, the handout is available to all.

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Please note: If this topic interests you but the date or time won't work – let me know. I am happy to conduct another workshop on the same topic. I am also delighted to tailor workshops or classes on many topics your group would like to know more about.

Carolina Keats
Consumer Health Librarian

Supported by funding from the National Library of Medicine
Administered through the Alliance Library System

Start the New Year Well! Learn how to find good health information on Healthinfo Island - Wednesday

Second Life Celebrates World AIDS Day with New Island

Picture taken by Verde Otaared

Thanks to a generous grant from the National Library of Medicine and the tremendous support of the Alliance Library System as grant administrator, a brand new island dedicated to HIV/AIDS education, outreach, and support will open in Second Life on December 1 - World AIDS Day, 2008.

Please join us at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Karuna/60/106/26
Note that the island will be open to the public on that day.

Christened Karuna, a word taken from an early Indo-Aryan language, the name of the island embodies the desire to remove harm and suffering, and to bring about the well-being and happiness of others.

Karuna team members include AIDS/HIV support group leaders as well as AIDS content information experts and educators, ensuring that the best, most recent, evidence-based information is available. The project objective is to empower individuals in healthcare decision making. Through this project, one-to-one health information reference services are provided by experienced medical and consumer health librarians.

In addition to providing infomation resources, support, and networking opportunities, Karuna is built around a Garden of Experience, where the experiences of those dealing with HIV/AIDS will be shared in a variety of formats including poetry, photos, music, and video. For more information about this project, see http://www.karunasl.info.

We are proud to be working with other organizations in this effort, including AIDS.gov, the University of North Carolina Center for AIDS research, Community Outreach, Dissemination, and Education Office (CFAR), and most recently, by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).

Together, we work to ensure that the idea of community is foremost. Individuals are at the heart of Karuna, and it is through sharing tales and human connections that we find our best selves.

All times listed are Pacific Standard Times
Location: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Karuna/60/106/26
Note that the island will be open to the public on that day

10-10:10 Story to Live By (Jenaia Morane)
10:10-10:20 AIDS/HIV Support & Experience (Ricken Flow)
10:20-30 Health in Second Life (Pathfinder Linden)
10:30-10:40 HIV/AIDS in the U.S. (Miguelz Rajal & Ellechim Fizzle)
10:40-10:50 Karuna: The Grant and the Vision (Carolina Keats )
10:50-11:00 Questions and Answers
11:10 – 11:45 Tours of Karuna
11:45 – 1:00 Lunch break
1:00 – 3:00 Story writing workshop and posting of stories
5:00-5:15 Closing Ceremony – Candle of Hope is lit
6:00 – 8:00 Dance with live DJ
8:00 – 9:00 Music: Live performance by Cylindrian Rutabaga