Post-Master’s Certificate of Advanced Study in Medical Librarianship/Medical Informatics

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; August 2001–2002 (completed 9 of its 24 credits)

Master of Library Science

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; December 1992 

Information Resources Supervisor

Oncology Nursing Society, Pittsburgh, PA; January 1998–present 

Awards, Certificates, and Grants

MLA NAHRS Award for Professional Excellence (May 2011).

Core Certificate in Editing/Writing by the American Medical Writers Association (2010).

Distinguished Member, Academy of Health Information Professionals (August 1, 2008–July 30, 2013).

Editor in the Life Sciences (ELS) certification by the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences (BELS), May 2009–to date.

Named one of the 2008 Library Journal “Movers and Shakers.”

Listed in the 2007 Marquis Who's Who in America.

Recipient, Certificate of Distinguished Service, Doody Enterprises, Inc.: Served as a selector for the Doody's Core Titles in the Health Sciences (2009, 2005, and 2004).

Recipient, Medical Informatics Section/MLA Career Development Grant (2003).

Presentations

Vrabel, M. (2011, May).Nurse/library staff collaboration leads to clinical questions reference service. Poster session presented at the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Lillington, L., Lubejko, B., & Vrabel, M. (2007, December). Show me the evidence: Finding, understanding, and presenting the data. Presented as an Oncology Nursing Society Webcast (Retrieved December 17, 2007 from  http://www.ons.org/ceCentral/education/speaker.shtml)

Maloney, C., & Vrabel, M. (2006, May). Walking and talking through history: Putting to use the archived materials of a specialty nursing association. Poster session presented at the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.

Vrabel, M. (2006, March). Literature search: Focused critical review. Presented at the ONS Foundation Research Grant Writing Education Mentorship Program, Pittsburgh, PA.

DePalma, J., & Vrabel, M. (2003, October). Leading the way to evidence-based practice: Nurse-librarian collaboration. Presented at the Oncology Nursing Society Leadership Development Institute, Pittsburgh, PA.

Vrabel, M. (2003, May). Assisting the oncology advanced practice nurse (APN) in fostering evidence-based practice: The role of the librarian. Poster session presented at the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.                                                

Vrabel, M. (2002, November). How do you find it? Using the CINAHL, MEDLINE, and Cochrane databases. Presented at the Oncology Nursing Society APN Retreat, Pittsburgh, PA.

Medical Library Association

Personal member, 1999–present

·         MLA News—Calendar Editor, 2009–March 2013

·         Cancer Librarians section— Section Chair in 2006–2007, Program Chair in 2005–2006

·         Health Association Libraries section member         

·         Nursing and Allied Health Resources section member

American Medical Writers Association

Personal member, 2005–2010.

Special Libraries Association

Personal member, 2011-present.

Infusion Nurses Society

Associate member, 2011-present.

Vrabel, M. (2011). Oncologic nursing. In L. Thompson, E. Carrigan, M. Higa & R. Tobia (Eds.), The Medical Library Association’s Master Guide to Authoritative Information Resources in Health Sciences. New York: Neal-Schuman.                         

Cohen, M.Z., Ferrell, B.R., Vrabel, M., Visovsky, C., & Schaefer, B. (2010). What does it mean to be an oncology nurse? Reexamining the life cycle concepts. Oncology Nursing Forum, 37(5), 561-570. Retrieved from http://ons.metapress.com/content/85006364j2319323/fulltext.pdf

Vrabel, M. (2009). Where can I find additional articles about oncology nurses as family caregivers for patients with cancer? ONS Connect, 24(11). Retrieved from http://www.onsconnect.org/2009/11/where-can-i-find-additional-articles-about-oncology-nurses-as-family-caregivers-for-patients-with-cancer

–This is the first of the ongoing ONS Connect monthly columns at http://www.onsconnect.org/question-mark

Vrabel, M. (2009). Bibliometrics and Citation Analysis: From the Science Citation Index to Cybermetrics [book review]. Oncology Nursing Forum, 36(6), 734-735.

Vrabel, M. (2008). The Medical Library Association Guide to Cancer Information: Authoritative, Patient-Friendly, Print and Electronic Resources [book review]. Oncology Nursing Forum, 35(1), 139.

Vrabel, M. (2007). Is ondansetron more effective than granisetron for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting? A review of comparative trials. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 11(6), 809-813.

Vrabel, M. (2005). The ABCs of indexing. Association Publishing, 12(6), 27–29.

Vrabel, M. (2005). Searching for evidence: The value of a librarian-clinician collaboration—the librarian’s role. Home Health Care Management & Practice, 17(4), 286–292.                

Vrabel, M. (2004). Computerized versus paper and pencil testing methods for a nursing certification examination: A review of the literature. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 22(2), 94–98.                                                                                          

Schulmeister, L., & Vrabel, M. (2002). Searching for information for presentations and publications. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 16(2), 79–84.                                                                                                             

Vrabel, M. (2002). Serving the information needs of the oncology nurse. Cancer Librarians Section News, Spring(31), 7–8.

Vrabel, M. (1999). ONS publications facilitate study, research, and exchange. ONS News, 14(10), 14.

(One of the 13 different features authored in various issues of ONS News in 1999 and 2000 in conjunction with the 25-Year Anniversary of the Oncology Nursing Society.)