Expansion of the Clinical Librarian Service

Galter Library’s Clinical Librarian Service (CLS), formerly Clinical Informationist Service, has expanded its rounding services and now provides virtual rounding support to the departments of Medicine and Dermatology. As of this fall, the Clinical Librarian Service (CLS) offers support via chat, text and email to all Feinberg clinicians, faculty, fellows, residents and students working in inpatient and outpatient settings.  

Formed in 2015, the CLS improves information access in clinical care decision-making settings by embedding clinical librarians in patient rounds and morning report. Galter’s clinical librarians conduct searches in real time to connect clinicians with trusted resources and support evidence-based clinical practice.  

The CLS welcomes inquiries related to therapy, diagnosis, prognosis, etiology, guidelines and any additional areas pertaining to clinical care. To better understand their services, review the sample list of questions that the CLS has handled: 

• In patients with e-cigarette- or vaping-use-associated lung injury (EVALI), what are the radiographic findings and clinical presentation?
• How should hemodialysis be managed for pregnant patients with ESRD and severe hypertension?
• How often do we see multiple myeloma without a protein gap in the peripheral blood?
• What is the incidence and usual onset time of beta-lactam neurotoxicity?

The expansion of Galter's Clinical Librarian Services was conducted by CLS team members, Corinne Miller, MLIS, and Denise Nunes, MS, RN, MSLIS, with invaluable support from Aashish Didwania, MD, vice chair for Education and professor of Medicine, Bruce Henschen, MD, MPH,  associate professor of Medicine, and Cuong Nguyen, MD , assistant professor of Dermatology. 

Connect with CLS 

• Chat Monday – Friday from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.  
• Text (847) 512-3502  Monday – Friday from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. 
• Email at clinicalquestion@northwestern.edu 
• For more information visit Galter's Support for Clinicians webpage. 

GalterGuides for Clinical Support

• Popular Clinical Tools
• Evidence-based Clinical Practice