Ida Stadig1, Therese Svanberg1,2. 1. Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Medical Library, Gothenburg, Sweden. 2. Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset, Kliniska centralbiblioteket, 413 45 Göteborg, Sweden.
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OBJECTIVES: This article aims to provide a brief review of information retrieval and hospital-based health technology assessment (HB-HTA) and describe library experiences and working methods at a regional HB-HTA center from the center's inception to the present day. METHODS: For this brief literature review, searches in PubMed and LISTA were conducted to identify studies reporting on HB-HTA and information retrieval. The description of the library's involvement in the HTA center and its working methods is based on the authors' experience and internal and/or unpublished documents. RESULTS: Region Västra Götaland is the second largest healthcare region in Sweden and has had a regional HB-HTA center since 2007 (HTA-centrum). Assessments are performed by clinicians supported by HTA methodologists. The medical library at Sahlgrenska University Hospital works closely with HTA-centrum, with one HTA librarian responsible for coordinating the work. CONCLUSION: In the literature on HB-HTA, we found limited descriptions of the role librarians and information specialists play in different units. The librarians at HTA-centrum play an important role, not only in literature searching but also in abstract and full-text screening.
OBJECTIVES: This article aims to provide a brief review of information retrieval and hospital-based health technology assessment (HB-HTA) and describe library experiences and working methods at a regional HB-HTA center from the center's inception to the present day. METHODS: For this brief literature review, searches in PubMed and LISTA were conducted to identify studies reporting on HB-HTA and information retrieval. The description of the library's involvement in the HTA center and its working methods is based on the authors' experience and internal and/or unpublished documents. RESULTS: Region Västra Götaland is the second largest healthcare region in Sweden and has had a regional HB-HTA center since 2007 (HTA-centrum). Assessments are performed by clinicians supported by HTA methodologists. The medical library at Sahlgrenska University Hospital works closely with HTA-centrum, with one HTA librarian responsible for coordinating the work. CONCLUSION: In the literature on HB-HTA, we found limited descriptions of the role librarians and information specialists play in different units. The librarians at HTA-centrum play an important role, not only in literature searching but also in abstract and full-text screening.
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Biomedical; Information services; Information storage and retrieval; Librarians; Libraries; Medical; Technology assessment
Authors: Michał M Farkowski; Krzysztof Lach; Malwina Pietrzyk; Ewelina Baryla-Zapala; Małgorzata Gałązka-Sobotka; Iwona Kowalska-Bobko; Cezary Kępka; Tomasz Hryniewiecki Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-07-21 Impact factor: 4.614