Megan Von Isenburg | Scholars@Duke

Megan Von Isenburg
Prof Library Staff

Megan is Associate Dean for Library Services & Archives at the School of Medicine. Megan is responsible for planning and implementing high quality information services and resources to support the missions of Duke Health. She provides leadership for the Duke University Medical Center Library, which serves as a resource library for the state of North Carolina and the Mid-Atlantic region and is known for its innovations in health sciences librarianship and expertise in evidence-based practice. Von Isenburg also oversees the retention and preservation of institutional records through Medical Center Archives services. In addition to providing access to administrative records, the Archives capture the history of Duke Medicine through its record retention services.

Graduate Certificate in e-Learning, North Carolina State University (2011)
MSLS Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2004)
BA, American Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1997)

Office Hours

By appointment at the Medical Center Library

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Prof Library Staff, Medical Center Library & Archives, School of Medicine

Contact Information

103 Seeley Mudd Bldg, Durham, NC 27710
megan.vonisenburg@duke.edu +1 919 660 1148
Library Website

Expertise
Subject Headings
Global Scholarship
- Research
  - Africa (Continent)
Research
Selected Grants
- Get Data @ Duke awarded by University of Maryland 2017 - 2018
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Book Sections
  - Von Isenburg, M, & Lackey, M. (2014). Global Health Sources. In J Huber and S Swogger (Eds.), Introduction to Reference Sources in the Health Sciences, Sixth Edition Chicago, IL: ALA Neal-Schuman. (Chapter)
- Journal Articles
  - Adam, GP, Springs, S, Trikalinos, T, Williams, JW, Eaton, JL, Von Isenburg, M, Gierisch, JM, Wilson, LM, Robinson, KA, Viswanathan, M, Middleton, JC, Forman-Hoffman, VL, Berliner, E, & Kaplan, RM. (2018, April 16). Does information from ClinicalTrials.gov increase transparency and reduce bias? Results from a five-report case series. Systematic reviews , 7 (1), 59-. Full Text
  - Patel, A, Vissoci, JRN, Hocker, M, Molina, E, Gil, NM, & Staton, C. (2017, December 2). Qualitative evaluation of trauma delays in road traffic injury patients in Maringá, Brazil. BMC health services research , 17 (1), 804-. Full Text
  - Frandsen, TF, Tibyampansha, D, Ibrahim, GR, & von Isenburg, M. (2017, November 13). Library training to promote electronic resource usage. Information and Learning Science , 118 (11/12), 618-628. Full Text
  - Reardon, JM, Andrade, L, Hertz, J, Kiwango, G, Teu, A, Pesambili, M, El-Gabri, D, Hocker, M, Mvungi, M, Vissoci, JRN, & Staton, CA. (2017, July). The epidemiology and hotspots of road traffic injuries in Moshi, Tanzania: An observational study. Injury , 48 (7), 1363-1370. Full Text
  - Yiadom, MYAB, Liu, X, McWade, CM, Liu, D, Storrow, AB, & and the ED Operations Study Group 2015, . (2017, June). Acute Coronary Syndrome Screening and Diagnostic Practice Variation. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine , 24 (6), 701-709. Full Text
  - Franz, L, Chambers, N, von Isenburg, M, & de Vries, PJ. (2017, May). Autism spectrum disorder in sub-saharan africa: A comprehensive scoping review. Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research , 10 (5), 723-749. (Review) Full Text
  - von Isenburg, M, Lee, LS, & Oermann, MH. (2017, April). Writing Together to Get AHEAD: an interprofessional boot camp to support scholarly writing in the health professions. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA , 105 (2), 167-172. Full Text
  - Staton, CA, Msilanga, D, Kiwango, G, Vissoci, JR, de Andrade, L, Lester, R, Hocker, M, Gerardo, CJ, & Mvungi, M. (2017, March). A prospective registry evaluating the epidemiology and clinical care of traumatic brain injury patients presenting to a regional referral hospital in Moshi, Tanzania: challenges and the way forward. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion , 24 (1), 69-77. Full Text
  - Broder, JS, Bhat, R, Boyd, JP, Ogloblin, IA, Limkakeng, A, Hocker, MB, Drake, WG, Miller, T, Harringa, JB, & Repplinger, MD. (2016, June). Who explicitly requests the ordering of computed tomography for emergency department patients? A multicenter prospective study. Emergency radiology , 23 (3), 221-227. Full Text
  - Lunyera, J, Mohottige, D, Von Isenburg, M, Jeuland, M, Patel, UD, & Stanifer, JW. (2016, March). CKD of Uncertain Etiology: A Systematic Review. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : Cjasn , 11 (3), 379-385. (Review) Full Text
  - Staton, C, Vissoci, J, Gong, E, Toomey, N, Wafula, R, Abdelgadir, J, Zhao, Y, Liu, C, Pei, F, Zick, B, Ratliff, CD, Rotich, C, Jadue, N, de Andrade, L, von Isenburg, M, & Hocker, M. (2016, January 6). Road Traffic Injury Prevention Initiatives: A Systematic Review and Metasummary of Effectiveness in Low and Middle Income Countries. PloS one , 11 (1), e0144971-. (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Staton, C, Vissoci, J, Gong, E, Toomey, N, Wafula, R, Abdelgadir, J, Zhao, Y, Liu, C, Pei, F, Zick, B, Ratliff, CD, Rotich, C, Jadue, N, de Andrade, L, von Isenburg, M, & Hocker, M. (2016, January). Correction: Road Traffic Injury Prevention Initiatives: A Systematic Review and Metasummary of Effectiveness in Low and Middle Income Countries. PloS one , 11 (2), e0150150-. Full Text
  - Chu, PY, Maslow, GR, von Isenburg, M, & Chung, RJ. (2015, September). Systematic Review of the Impact of Transition Interventions for Adolescents With Chronic Illness on Transfer From Pediatric to Adult Healthcare. Journal of Pediatric Nursing , 30 (5), e19-e27. (Review) Full Text
  - Cappiello, JL, & Hocker, MB. (2014, October). Noninvasive ventilation in severe acute asthma. Respiratory Care , 59 (10), e149-e152. Full Text
  - Peterson, RA, von Isenburg, M, Dietsch, B, & Lucas, D. (2014, January 2). Going Green: One Library's Journey Toward Sustainability. Journal of Hospital Librarianship , 14 (1), 14-23. Full Text
  - Limkakeng, AT, de Oliveira, LLH, Moreira, T, Phadtare, A, Rodrigues, CG, Hocker, MB, McKinney, R, Voils, CI, & Pietrobon, R. (2014, January 1). Systematic review and metasummary of attitudes toward research in emergency medical conditions. Journal of Medical Ethics , 40 (6), 401-408. Full Text
  - Luley, T, Fitzpatrick, CB, Grotegut, CA, Hocker, MB, Myers, ER, & Brown, HL. (2013, June). Perinatal implications of motor vehicle accident trauma during pregnancy: identifying populations at risk. Am J Obstet Gynecol , 208 (6), 466.e1-466.e5. Full Text Link to Item
  - Perez, BA, von Isenburg, MA, Yu, M, Tuttle, BD, & Adams, MB. (2013, April). Exploring the impact of tablet computers on medical training at an academic medical center. J Med Libr Assoc , 101 (2), 154-157. Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
  - Hocker, MB, Villani, JJ, Borawski, JB, Evans, CS, Nelson, SM, Gerardo, CJ, & Limkakeng, AT. (2012, September). Dental visits to a North Carolina emergency department: a painful problem. N C Med J , 73 (5), 346-351. Link to Item
  - Casey, ER, Muro, F, Thielman, NM, Maya, E, Ossmann, EW, Hocker, MB, & Gerardo, CJ. (2012, June 8). Analysis of traumatic injuries presenting to a referral hospital emergency department in Moshi, Tanzania. (Published online) Int J Emerg Med , 5 (1), 28-. Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
  - Horney, C, Schmader, K, Sanders, LL, Heflin, M, Ragsdale, L, McConnell, E, Hocker, M, & Hastings, SN. (2012, January). Health care utilization before and after an outpatient ED visit in older people. Am J Emerg Med , 30 (1), 135-142. Full Text Link to Item
  - Singer, AJ, Chale, S, Giardano, P, Hocker, M, Cairns, C, Hamilton, R, Nadkarni, M, Mills, AM, & Hollander, JE. (2011, October). Evaluation of a novel wound closure device: a multicenter randomized controlled trial. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine , 18 (10), 1060-1064. Full Text
  - Chandra, A, Sieck, S, Hocker, M, Gerardo, CJ, Villani, J, Harrison, D, Boardwine, A, & Limkakeng, A. (2011, June). An observation unit may help improve an institution's Press Ganey satisfaction score. Crit Pathw Cardiol , 10 (2), 104-106. Full Text Link to Item
  - Shurtz, S, & von Isenburg, M. (2011, April). Exploring e-readers to support clinical medical education: two case studies. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA , 99 (2), 110-117. Full Text
  - Hastings, SN, Barrett, A, Weinberger, M, Oddone, EZ, Ragsdale, L, Hocker, M, & Schmader, KE. (2011, March). Older patients' understanding of emergency department discharge information and its relationship with adverse outcomes. Journal of Patient Safety , 7 (1), 19-25. Full Text
  - Hastings, SN, Horney, C, Landerman, LR, Sanders, LL, Hocker, MB, & Schmader, KE. (2010, October). Exploring patterns of health service use in older emergency department patients. Acad Emerg Med , 17 (10), 1086-1092. Full Text Link to Item
  - Tuttle, BD, Von Isenburg, M, Schardt, C, & Powers, A. (2009, July). PubMed instruction for medical students: searching for a better way. Medical reference services quarterly , 28 (3), 199-210. Full Text
  - Glickman, SW, Schulman, KA, Peterson, ED, Hocker, MB, & Cairns, CB. (2008, May). Evidence-based perspectives on pay for performance and quality of patient care and outcomes in emergency medicine. Ann Emerg Med , 51 (5), 622-631. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Murphy, B, Peterson, RA, Vines, H, von Isenburg, M, Berney, E, James, R, Rodriguez, M, & Thibodeau, P. (2008, January). Revolution at the library service desk. Medical reference services quarterly , 27 (4), 379-393. Full Text
  - von Isenburg, M. (2007, January). Electronic resources reviews - HubMed. JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION , 95 (1), 95-97. Link to Item
  - Rotello, RJ, Hocker, MB, & Gerschenson, LE. (1989, March). Biochemical evidence for programmed cell death in rabbit uterine epithelium. The American Journal of Pathology , 134 (3), 491-495.
Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Service to Duke
- Duke AHEAD Steering Committee . 2015 2015

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Subject Headings

Global Scholarship

Research

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Book Sections

Journal Articles

Recent Courses

Service to Duke