Beatriz LeBron executes Healthi Kids’ Play ROCs campaign, developing strategies and tactics that advance play as a cornerstone of whole child health in schools and in neighborhoods. LeBron currently serves as The Vice-President of the RCSD Board of Education, chairs the Finance and Human Resources Committees. She is currently attending law school at the University Of Arizona James E. Rogers College Of Law. She earned her associate degree in Liberal Arts from Monroe Community College, a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations & Economics from St. John Fisher College, her certificate in Finance from Georgetown. LeBron has served more than 23 years in the human services sector and has extensive experience as a supervisor, educator, trainer and community health worker. In her spare time, LeBron enjoys art, reading and spending time with her grandchildren, children, partner and puppy Barkley.

Through the personal journey of navigating through trauma, violence, addiction, and poverty there is hope at the end of the tunnel. These stories, from the block to the board, are often romanticized when in reality it requires daily work and consistency in moving forward and upward. Most importantly it requires the development of a support system. This is where community health models come into play. Community Health Work looks at the whole self and supporting individuals in navigating through social determinants of health. It is a critical model we have today to affect sustainable changes in our society; it is also one of the most undervalued.  

Beatriz LeBron is our opening keynote speaker on Friday, October 28th.

A critical care nurse by training, Dr. Mary G. Carey is a researcher, educator, and mentor whose work has made significant contributions to the understanding of ECG monitoring. As Director of the Clinical Nursing Research Center at URMC, Carey also mentors, advises, and supports the scholarly aspirations of nurses throughout their careers. She is a guiding force in prompting nurses to partake in clinical research projects to improve the quality of care. She is also highly involved in the management and direction of the nursing discipline and nursing faculty. She currently serves on numerous committees at the university, national and international levels. A prolific publisher, Carey has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed and scholarly articles. Carey has earned numerous honors in her 30-year career, most recently being inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame. Dr. Carey is a champion of librarians and is delighted to present to our group of Upstate New York and Ontario Chapter of the Medical Library Association members.

This presentation to the Upstate New York and Ontario Chapter of the Medical Library Association UNYOC/MLA, aims at presenting the strength of the Academic Practice Partnership at the University of Rochester Medical Center. The attendees will understand the significance of academic medical centers and magnet designation has on improving nursing science and how librarians have historically supported nursing research. Nurses rate the information found by librarians to be high quality; thus, librarians play an important role in selecting resources and evaluating information.

Dr. Mary G. Carey is our opening keynote speaker on Thursday, October 27th.

Hello everyone, 

Please join us for our UNYOC 2022 Conference CE Session with Dr. Lyle Q. Foster of Missouri State University!

This year's session, "Critical Conversations: Building Workplace Communication Skills" will take place on Wednesday, October 26^th from 1-4pm at the RIT Inn and Conference Center. The cost for the session is $65 USD (purchase with registration). 

For full CE description please visit our website here: https://unyoc.wildapricot.org/Annual-Meeting-CE

Hello everyone! 

Please register and join us for the 2022 UNYOC Annual Conference at the RIT Inn and Conference Center in Rochester, NY. The meeting will be taking place on October 26th, 27th, and 28th. Visit our website here to register: https://unyoc.wildapricot.org/Annual-Meeting

Conference Registration prices:

· Member price: $100

· Student/retiree: $25

· Non-Member: $150

To reserve a hotel room at a special rate of $109 :

· Reservations may be made by calling the front desk at 585 359 1800 and requesting the Upstate New York and Ontario Chapter of the Medical Library Association room block or by going to our website at https://www.rit.edu/ritinn and selecting the Reservations tab. Under “Add Code” your guests can choose “Group Attendee” from the drop down menu and then input the block code 221016UNYO.

· Rooms at this rate will be available until they are filled, or October 15th. Rooms at this rate are limited! Book early to guarantee this special rate! Reservations made after October 15th will not be eligible to receive the group rate.

Stay up to date on conference planning developments at http://unyoc.mlanet.org/

*This post is shared on behalf of one of our professional development award winner, Marie Ascher.*

Thanks to a UNYOC professional development award, librarians at New York Medical College attended the virtual Charleston Conference in November 2021. Most were first-time attendees. The Charleston Conference is an annual gathering of librarians, publishers, electronic resource managers, consultants, and vendors of library materials. We thought it was an outstanding conference and a good opportunity for professional development. Originally Marie Ascher received the award but due to travel restrictions she opted to open virtual attendance to multiple colleagues. 

This is what the NYMC librarians had to say: 

• The practical aspects of this conference were especially rewarding. Hearing about actual transformative agreements that libraries have developed and successfully executed, which vendors they are working with and what the publishers’ perspectives are, is valuable information when you are forming your own agreement. 

• The Charleston Conference provided a deep dive into current issues in electronic resource management and collection development. This helped me feel more confident when facing tasks at work that are new to me. The conference was an ideal opportunity to engage with librarians across disciplines about the common challenges to our profession. In this way we discover solutions and find a sense of community and connection.
  

  
  
• I found this conference to be particularly rewarding for professional development involving collection management, topics in scholarly communication, and career planning.
  
  
• We appreciate the opportunity that the UNYOC Professional Development Award gave us to attend the Charleston Conference. It was a great experience and several of us are looking forward to attending again in the future, maybe in person next time.
   
• One of us had attended the Charleston Conference in the past and highly recommend every librarian attend. The practical knowledge that is shared during the sessions provides effective solutions to everyday issues in library collections and management. Thanks to UNYOC for providing the resources for NYMC librarians to attend the 2021 conference.
   
• I’ve always wanted to attend the Charleston Conference. It was a great conference although I’m sure it could be better in-person. I attended several sessions on transformative agreements, on diversity and inclusion, and on new document delivery options. I plan to attend again in the future. The content covered here was very different from what you normally see at a Medical Library Association meeting. 

If you are interested in attending this conference, the registration and call for papers for 2022 are now open. For more information, see https://www.charleston-hub.com/the-charleston-conference/ Maybe we’ll see you there! 

Vendor Registration is now live for the UNYOC Annual Meeting 2022!

When: October 26th -- 28th, 2022

Where: RIT Inn and Conference Center, Rochester NY (lodging details TBA)

Sponsorship information is available on the registration page.