The University of South Alabama Medical Center will host the next meeting of the South Alabama Regional Stroke Support Group on Feb. 19, 2013, at 6 p.m. in the Medical Center's 10th floor dining room.The meeting's topic will be "Where Did You Get That? Health Information on the Internet." The meeting will feature guest speaker Geneva Staggs, assistant director for hospital library services at USA's Biomedical Library.
Staggs has been designated a consumer health information specialist by the Medical Library Association and was recently named the Hospital Librarian of the Year for the Southeast region of the United States.
"I truly enjoy helping patients and other individuals find information that helps them make better health care decisions for themselves and their families," Staggs said. "I have seen evidence that informed patients have better and more productive health care interactions and better outcomes."
The meeting, which is offered free of charge, will also feature a healthy meal and door prizes. Reservations are requested and can be made by e-mailing Angela Blakley at ablakley@usouthal.edu or calling (251) 471-7671. Attendees are requested to arrive by 5:45 p.m., if possible.
USA Medical Center is the Mobile area's first "Gold Plus" Performance Achievement Award recipient for stroke care, awarded by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Click here for more information.
To learn more about Staggs' selection as Hospital Librarian of the Year, click here.
