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Elizabeth Moreton, MLS: Clinical Librarian

Clinical Liaison to Anesthesiology, Dermatology, Nephrology, Nursing, Otolaryngology, Orthopaedics, Rheumatology & Urology

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Elizabeth Moreton, MLS
she / her
Contact:
Health Sciences Library
335 S. Columbia St. CB 7585
Chapel Hill, NC 27599

(919) 966-0952

Professional Organizations

Medical Library Association

Medical Library Association/Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section (NAHRS)

Medical Library Association/Mid-Atlantic Chapter (MAC/MLA)

Professional Activities

Column editor, In Our Toolkit, Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section (NAHRS) Newsletter

Editorial board, Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section (NAHRS) Newsletter

MLA Research and Evidence-Based Practice Curriculum Committee

JMLA Peer-reviewer

Safe at UNC Trainings

I am a cisgender white woman from a middle class background, and these privileges impact how I experience the world. I strive to be inclusive in my teaching, and I am learning to think critically about my privileges, assumptions, and implicit biases so I can better understand and support the needs of students, faculty, and staff.

I have undergone SafeZone, Mental Health First Aid, and Haven training at UNC to help me better provide support for LGBTQIA+ individuals, people developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis, and those who have experienced sexual assault, interpersonal violence, and/or stalking.  To learn about resources to support you at UNC or to sign up for these trainings, visit safe.unc.edu or the School of Social Work's Mental Health First Aid website.

Safe zone projectMental Health First AidHaven training: listen support connect

Meeting with me

Hi there!

I am a librarian who helps clinical teams find the best resources to inform their clinical policies and practices.  As a kid, I wanted to be a detective because I loved finding evidence and solving mysteries, and in college, I learned I had a gift for helping others find articles for their papers, projects, and work.  Now I am here to help you find evidence to answer questions about clinical care!

I support clinical groups by performing searches and providing lists of relevant articles, building search strategies, designing and running systematic reviews, and teaching people how to search- just contact me and let me know what you need help with!

I am available for consultations by appointment.  Please use the button in my profile box to make your appointment.  If you have questions or if you want to request a different meeting time, please send me an email at emoreton@email.unc.edu with some days and times you are available so I can match up our schedules.  Please plan ahead, as it is difficult for me to do last-minute appointments!

Publications

Lele, A. V., Moreton, E. O., Sundararajan, J., & Blacker, S. N. (2024). Perioperative care of patients with recent stroke undergoing nonemergent, nonneurological, noncardiac, nonvascular surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Current opinion in anaesthesiology. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACO.0000000000001403

Weiss, Kristin; Nikas, Christine MD; Moreton, Elizabeth MLS; Smith, Angela B. (2023). The Use of Virtual Reality in the Immediate Postoperative Period for Pain Control: A Systematic Review. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 236(5):p S140. https://doi.org10.1097/XCS.0000000000000636

Weiss, K., Gessner, K. H., Demzik, A., Moreton, E., Kim, W. Y., Wobker, S. E., Rose, T. L., Milowsky, M. I., & Bjurlin, M. A. (2023). Molecular characterization of plasmacytoid urothelial carcinoma and the impact on treatment implications. Cancer treatment and research communications, 37, 100779. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctarc.2023.100779

Weiss, K. G., Matulewicz, R. S., Moreton, E., Shoenbill, K. A., Milowsky, M. I., Rose, T. L., Kim, W. Y., Goldstein, A. O., & Bjurlin, M. A. (2023). History of the Relationship Between Smoking and Bladder Cancer: A Public Health Perspective. Urology, 171, 6–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2022.08.007

Svendsen, C., James, A., Matulewicz, R. S., Moreton, E., Sosnowski, R., Sherman, S., Jaspers, I., Gordon, T., & Bjurlin, M. A. (2022). Carcinogenic biomarkers of exposure in the urine of heated tobacco product users associated with bladder cancer: A systematic review. Urologic oncology, 40(4), 149–160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urolonc.2021.11.018

Feuer, Z., Michael, J., Morton, E., Matulewicz, R. S., Sheeran, P., Shoenbill, K., Goldstein, A., Sherman, S., & Bjurlin, M. A. (2022). Systematic review of smoking relapse rates among cancer survivors who quit at the time of cancer diagnosis. Cancer epidemiology, 80, 102237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2022.102237

Evans, C. S., Arthur, R., Kane, M., Omofoye, F., Chung, A. E., Moreton, E., & Moore, C. (2022). Incidental Radiology Findings on Computed Tomography Studies in Emergency Department Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Annals of Emergency Medicine. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.03.027

Beeber, A. S., Hoben, M., Leeman, J., Palmertree, S., Kistler, C. E., Ottosen, T., Moreton, E., Vogelsmeier, A., Dardess, P., & Anderson, R. A. (2022). Developing a toolkit to improve resident and family engagement in the safety of assisted living: Engage—A stakeholder‐engaged research protocol. Research in Nursing & Health, 45(4), 413–423. https://doi-org.libproxy.lib.unc.edu/10.1002/nur.22232

Pathak, S., Blanchard, C. M., Moreton, E., & Urick, B. Y. (2021). A Systematic Review of the Effect of Telepharmacy Services in the Community Pharmacy Setting on Care Quality and Patient Safety. Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, 32(2), 737–750. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2021.0102

Toles, M., Colón-Emeric, C., Moreton, E., Frey, L., & Leeman, J. (2021). Quality improvement studies in nursing homes: a scoping review. BMC health services research, 21(1), 803. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06803-8

Waldrop, J., Baker, M., Salomon, R., & Moreton, E. (2021). Parenting Interventions and Secondary Outcomes Related to Maternal Mental Health: A Systematic Review. Maternal and child health journal, 25(6), 870–880. doi:10.1007/s10995-021-03130-6

Zerden, L. D. S., Zomorodi, M., Haley, J., McCall, R., Moreton, B., & Richardson, L. (2019). Teaching Note–An Interprofessional Book Club: Bringing Together Social Work and Health Affairs Students. Journal of Social Work Education, 1-7. doi: 10.1080/10437797.2019.1671277

Haley, J., McCall, R. C., Zomorodi, M., de Saxe Zerdan, L., Moreton, B., & Richardson, L. (2019). Interprofessional collaboration between health sciences librarians and health professions faculty to implement a book club discussion for incoming students. Journal of the Medical Library Association: JMLA, 107(3), 403. Available from PubMed Central and the Carolina Digital Repository

Moreton, E. & Conklin, J. (2018, Feb. 15). Technology- From Screaming to Screening: An Evaluation of Free Systematic Review Software. MLA News. https://www.mlanet.org/p/bl/ar/blogaid=1903

Toles, M., Colon-Emeric, C., Asafu-Adjei, J., Moreton, E., & Hanson, L. C. (2016). Transitional care of older adults in skilled nursing facilities: A systematic review. Geriatric Nursing. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2016.04.012

Moreton, E. (2015). Book Review: Your Child in the Hospital: A Practical Guide for Parents. Nursing & Allied Health Resources Section (NAHRS) Newsletter, 35(3), 3.

Moreton, E. O. & Conklin, J. L. (2015). Closing the Loop on Nursing Library Instruction: Using Student Performance to Improve Outcomes. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 34(1), 113-121 9p. doi:10.1080/02763869.2015.986805

Conklin, J.L., & Moreton, E.O. (2015). Blurred Lines: Tying Recreational Reading to Research in an Academic Library. ACRL 2015 Proceedings. http://www.ala.org/acrl/files/conferences/confsandpreconfs/2015/Conklin_Moreton.pdf

Moreton, E. (2013) Embedding Information Literacy into Evidence-Based Practice. Nursing & Allied Health Resources Section (NAHRS) Newsletter, 33(2), 5-6. https://web.archive.org/web/20150914211728/http://nahrs.mlanet.org/home/images/newsletter/v33no22013.pdf

Hare, R.G., Jo, J., Moreton, E., Stamm, A., and Winter, D. (2011) Identifying and understanding valid sustainability information: The crossroads of evidence-based practice, science literacy, and information literacy. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, (67). http://www.istl.org/11-fall/article2.html

Book Chapters

Moreton, E.O., & Grigg, K. (2021). Transfer Student Success: Academic Library Outreach and Engagement. In Fawley, N., In Marshall, A., & Robison, M. Transfer student success: Academic library outreach and engagement. (pp. 133-142). American Library Association.

Moreton, E. & Conklin, J. (2017). From Novice to Nurse: Searching For Patient Care Information as Strategic Exploration. In: Godbey, S., Wainscott, S.B., & Goodman, X., ed(s). Disciplinary Applications of Information Literacy Threshold Concepts (pp. 289-301). Association of College and Research Libraries. https://doi.org/10.17615/9wba-d478.  Available from the Carolina Digital Repository

Presentations

“Translation of Systematic Review LibGuide Content Using Plain Language and Scientific Writing Best Practices ” Paper presentation with Emily Jones, Terri Ottosen, Hannah Burrows, Sophie Nachman, & Luke Barron, Medical Library Association conference, Detroit, MI, 19 May 2023

“Seeing our Open Access (OA) options:​ A comparison of full text finders” Paper presentation with Jamie Conklin and Adam Dodd, Medical Library Association conference, Portland OR (virtual), August 2020      Research Award: Honorable Mention

“Harness the Power of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Change the Way You Approach Large, Complex Research Questions” Immersion session with Michelle Cawley, Rebecca Carlson, Jamie Conklin, & Jennifer Walker, Medical Library Association conference, Chicago IL, 7 May 2019

“The Impact of Covidence on Systematic Review Projects: Enabling Peak Performance for Researchers and Students” Paper presentation with Jamie Conklin, Medical Library Association conference, Chicago IL, 6 May 2019

“Automating the Systematic Review Process: A Bibliometric Analysis” Poster presentation with Adam Dodd, Medical Library Association conference, Chicago IL, 6 May 2019

"Minor Splash or Major Surge? Assessing the Impact of an Institutional License to Covidence" Paper presentation with Jamie Conklin, Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association (MAC/MLA) Annual Meeting, Ocean City MD, 29 Oct. 2018    Research Award: First Place

"Artificial intelligence in systematic reviews: Uncharted waters for librarians" Paper presentation, Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association (MAC/MLA) Annual Meeting, Ocean City MD, 29 Oct. 2018    Research Award: Honorable Mention

"From screaming to screening: An evaluation of free systematic review software" Poster presentation, Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association (MAC/MLA) Annual Meeting, Staunton VA, 23 Oct. 2017   Research Award: Runner-up

" "Burnout, Professional"[MeSH]: A study on medical librarian burnout." Paper presentation with Megan Fratta, Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association (MAC/MLA) Annual Meeting, Staunton VA, 23 Oct. 2017   Research Award: Honorable Mention

"MedSpeak of the Devil: Facing Fears of Medical Terminology through Educational Strategies" Paper presentation, Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association (MAC/MLA) Annual Meeting, Staunton VA, 23 Oct. 2017

“Grant Workshop FYI: Fund Your Ideas” Workshop presentation with Jamie Conklin, Illinois Library Association conference, Springfield IL, 16 Oct. 2014

“Building a better instruction session: Can student performance tell us how?” Poster presentation with Jamie Conklin, Medical Library Association conference, Chicago IL, 18 May 2014

“Quick fix: Using Six Sigma tools to improve your library” Lightning Round presentation, Medical Library Association Midwest Chapter conference, East Peoria IL, 8 Oct. 2013

“Downstream from the hospital to the library: Using a quality improvement program for library effectiveness” Paper presentation with Jamie Conklin, Medical Library Association Midwest Chapter conference, East Peoria IL, 7 Oct. 2013     Research Award: Runner-up

“Over the river... But are they through the woods? Using students’ classwork to improve library instruction” Poster presentation with Jamie Conklin, Medical Library Association Midwest Chapter conference, East Peoria IL, 7 Oct. 2013

“Looking back to move forward: using student performance to assess instructional effectiveness” Paper presentation with Jamie Conklin, Evidence-Based Library and Information Practice conference, Saskatoon SK, 17 July 2013

“Black Belt Librarian: Using Six-Sigma to Get Your Library Back in Business” Poster presentation with Jamie Conklin, ACRL conference, Indianapolis IN, 12 April 2013

“Testing the Soil: Benchmarking the Information Literacy Skills of Nursing Students Performing Evidence-Based Research” Poster presentation, Medical Library Association Midwest Chapter conference, Rochester MN, 8 Oct. 2012     Research Award: Runner-up

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