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IMPORTANT REMINDER!!   “One Health” Theme for General Medical Library Association Meeting 2013 in Boston, MA (USA) - May 3-8, 2013 - Monday, Posted One Health Initiative website September 12, 2011 Important One Health Announcement    “One Health” Theme for General Medical Library Association Meeting 2013 in Boston, MA (USA)   “The 2013 Medical Library Association Boston, MA (USA) http://mlanet.org/ May 3-8 meeting will incorporate the Medical Library Association, the 11th International Congress on Medical Librarianship (ICML), the 7th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (ICAHIS), and the 6th International Clinical Librarian Conference (ICLC).   The general meeting theme for 2013 is “One Health: Information in an Interdependent World” and is meant to encompass human and animal health, public health, environmental health, climate change, food safety/production, and international health policy. The NPC is also working with 4 general meeting topics around which we are considering plenary speakers in the overall context of “One Health”: Trustworthy and Authoritative Publicly Available Information; New Methods of Publishing; Global Data Sharing to Advance Science; Environmental Aspects of Global Health.”   Note: The Medical Library Association (MLA) is a nonprofit, educational organization with more than 4,000 health sciences information professional members and partners worldwide. MLA provides lifelong educational opportunities, supports a knowledgebase of health information research, and works with a global network of partners to promote the importance of quality information for improved health to the health care community and the public. Information graciously provided by longstanding and highly valued One Health supporter:   Diane A. Fagen, Librarian / Copyright & Permissions / Electronic Access / Archives American Veterinary Medical Association 1931 N Meacham Rd Schaumburg IL 60173-4360 p:  800-248-2862 ext 6770 f:   847-925-9329 e:  dfagen@avma.org