Journal of Health Information and Libraries Australasia

A Doctor Visits Ukraine

Dr Chris Hegerty — 2026-04-29

I was fortunate in 2025 to be able to participate in some volunteer medical work in Ukraine arranged on behalf of the Christian Medical Association of Ukraine by a dynamo of a woman, Lara Wieland, who works as a GP in North Queensland, and who shared in the medical work in Ukraine.

Health Library Staff Member Spotlight

Megan Giles — 2026-04-29

My first health library role was here, working in the Sunshine Coast Health Institute (SCHI) Library in 2021. But my first foray into library work was back in the early 1990s when I helped my mum, also a librarian, to run the school holiday programs at the local public library!

Health and Wellbeing Spaces in Health Libraries

Alana McDonald — 2026-04-29

I presented at the 2025 HLA conference, talking about the SCHN Wellness Space, including the ways we set it up on a minimal budget and the positive feedback we’ve received. Rather than writing a recap of that presentation, I put a call out to other heath libraries to gather information on their spaces. Although not a comprehensive list of all wellbeing spaces across Australia, I hope this summary of what some hospitals are doing might spark new ideas for all of us and provide a bit of inspiration!