Presentation Type
Lightning Talk
Date
2025-11-20
Description
This presentation explores the development, implementation, and value of the Evidence Report Service at Monash Health Library – an initiative designed to reinforce evidence-informed decision-making across one of Australia’s largest public health services. The service provides timely, tailored evidence summaries in response to clinical, operational, and strategic queries from Monash Health employees, helping inform policy, practice, and service improvements. This presentation will outline the collaborative workflows that underpin the service, from question clarification and systematic searching to screening and report building. Following a systematic literature search, reports are produced by health librarians in a consistent, branded format that enhances readability and usability while also building the library's identity as a trusted support service for evidence-based information. As part of our commitment to cultivating knowledge and open access, completed reports are added to the Monash Health Research Repository, increasing their potential for broader impact within the organisation and beyond. The presentation will share analytics about the service and highlight library strategies for disseminating these reports through internal channels and global discovery systems – positioning health librarians as expert searchers and key contributors to knowledge translation. By showcasing the Evidence Report Service, we aim to inspire other health libraries to embed similar practices, demonstrating how librarianship can not only support but actively drive innovation, learning, and improved outcomes across healthcare organisations.
Keywords
MIRL Symposium, 2025 MIRL Symposium, lightning talk
Rights and Permissions
Copyright © 2025 The Author.
Repository Citation
Gorton, Cassandra, "Evidence-Informed Decision Making at Monash Health" (2025). Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) Symposium. 22.
https://scholarlycommons.henryford.com/mirl/2025/program/22
Evidence-Informed Decision Making at Monash Health
This presentation explores the development, implementation, and value of the Evidence Report Service at Monash Health Library – an initiative designed to reinforce evidence-informed decision-making across one of Australia’s largest public health services. The service provides timely, tailored evidence summaries in response to clinical, operational, and strategic queries from Monash Health employees, helping inform policy, practice, and service improvements. This presentation will outline the collaborative workflows that underpin the service, from question clarification and systematic searching to screening and report building. Following a systematic literature search, reports are produced by health librarians in a consistent, branded format that enhances readability and usability while also building the library's identity as a trusted support service for evidence-based information. As part of our commitment to cultivating knowledge and open access, completed reports are added to the Monash Health Research Repository, increasing their potential for broader impact within the organisation and beyond. The presentation will share analytics about the service and highlight library strategies for disseminating these reports through internal channels and global discovery systems – positioning health librarians as expert searchers and key contributors to knowledge translation. By showcasing the Evidence Report Service, we aim to inspire other health libraries to embed similar practices, demonstrating how librarianship can not only support but actively drive innovation, learning, and improved outcomes across healthcare organisations.