Paola Durando
Expertise
Distinguished Member, Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP)
Health Sciences Information Literacy
Evidence-Informed Practice
Access to Scholarly Information in Developing Countries
Education
M.L.S., University of British Columbia (1985)
B.A., University of British Columbia (1983)
Affiliations
- Team Member, Queen’s International Centre for the Advancement of Community-Based Rehabilitation Access to Education and Health for All Children and Youth with Disabilities (AHEAD) Project, 2012-17
- Team Member, Interprofessional Project on Disability, Maternal & Child Health (IPODMDH), 2012-13
- Canadian Health Libraries Association / Association des bibliotheques de la santé du Canada (CHLA/ABSC)
- Medical Library Association
- Ottawa Valley Health Libraries Association
- Queen's University Librarians & Archivists (QULA)
- Upstate New York & Ontario Chapter of the Medical Library Association (UNYOC)
Committees
- Chair, Scholarship Committee, Upstate New York & Ontario Chapter of the Medical Library Association, 2017
- Canadian Member-at-Large, Upstate New York & Ontario Chapter of the Medical Library Association, 2014-17
- Co-Chair, UNYOC/OVHLA 2012 Joint Conference
- Executive Member, Queen's University Faculty Association, 2010-12
- Poster Chair, Program Committee Member, Volunteer Coordinator, CHLA/ABSC 2010 Conference
Presentations
Berish, F., Durando, P., Halliday, S., & Ross-White, A. (2016, May). Snowed under: geospatial data literacy for health students. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Medical Library Association/Canadian Health Libraries Association/International Clinical Librarians, Toronto. http://hdl.handle.net/1974/14373
Durando, P., Maranda, S., Mosammat, M. (2015, June). Capacity-building in a Bangladeshi allied health library. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Canadian Health Libraries Association Annual Conference, Vancouver. http://hdl.handle.net/1974/15177
Durando, P. (2010, October). The librarian is in: consultations for formative assessment of students’ search strategies. Paper presented at the meeting of the Upstate New York & Ontario Chapter of the Medical Library Association, Syracuse, NY.
Maranda, S., Durando, P., Scott, L., & Thomas, M. (2008, August). In defense of librarian-mediated searching: a skill that supports evidence-based research and practice. Paper presented at the World Library & Information Congress: 75th International Federation of Library Associations & Institutions General Conference and Assembly, Quebec City. http://hdl.handle.net/1974/1235
Arellano, R., & Durando, P. (2007, October). Do heparin-bonded circuits reduce blood transfusion? How to identify and appraise the available evidence. Paper presented at the meeting of the Canadian Society of Clinical Perfusion, Quebec City.