EAHIL 2026 Conference, 8 – 12 June 2026, Rixos Sungate Hotel, Beldibi – Antalya
Bridges to New Horizons: Innovations in Health Information and Medical Libraries
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08 June 2026 – Monday
| 11:00 – 13:00 | Board Meeting |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 – 18:00 | Board Meeting |
09 June 2026 – Tuesday
| 08:30 – 16:00 | Registration – Venue Hotel Reception |
| 16:00 – 18:00 | Council Meeting |
| 19:00 – 21:00 | First Timers Welcome Reception |
10 June 2026 – Wednesday
| 08:30 – 09:30 | Registration – Venue Hotel Reception |
| 09:30 – 09:45 |
Opening Ceremony – Maximus Francesca GUALTIERI – President of EAHIL Assoc. Prof. Güssün GÜNEŞ – Head of Local Organizing Committee (LOC) Prof. Dr. Hamza KANDUR – Chair of International Programme Committee (IPC) |
| 09:45 – 10:15 |
Keynote speech – Assoc. Prof. Suayıp BİRİNCİ – Deputy Minister of Health Reimagining Health Information in the Digital Age: The Case of Türkiye |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Wolters Kluwer – Sponsor Presentation – Ballroom |
| 11:45 – 12:15 |
Keynote speech – Dr. Muhammet ŞIMŞEK – Deputy Head of the Forensic Medicine Institute The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Forensic Medicine: The Turkish Experience |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | Elsevier – Sponsor Presentation |
| 12:30 – 12:45 | Rayyan – Sponsor Presentation |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break |
14:00 – 16:00 | Parallel Sessions
Maximus
Session 1 – Moderator: Francesca Gualtieri
(SID 79) Güssün Güneş
A New Model in Hospital Librarianship: Early Implementations and Emerging Services in Türkiye
A New Model in Hospital Librarianship: Early Implementations and Emerging Services in Türkiye
(SID 16) Lina Nesoviene
The Complexity of Success: Rethinking Library System Migration Through Staff Experience
The Complexity of Success: Rethinking Library System Migration Through Staff Experience
(SID 84) Mala Mann
Beyond Searching: The Evolving Role of Information Specialists in Evidence Synthesis Partnerships
Beyond Searching: The Evolving Role of Information Specialists in Evidence Synthesis Partnerships
(SID 47) Teresa Costa, Carolina Andrade, Sofia Silvério Serra
Redefining the Librarian’s Role: Teaching at NOVA Medical School
Redefining the Librarian’s Role: Teaching at NOVA Medical School
Maia-2
Session 2 – Moderator: Katri Larmo
(SID 87) Kubra Zayim Gedik, Buket Karatop, Adem Akcakaya , Mehmet Kösem
Evidence-Based Academic Performance Evaluation in Health Sciences: From Principle to Practice
Evidence-Based Academic Performance Evaluation in Health Sciences: From Principle to Practice
(SID 26) Gabija Jurkšaitytė
From Resource Managers to Research Partners: The Emerging Roles of Medical Librarians
From Resource Managers to Research Partners: The Emerging Roles of Medical Librarians
(SID 64) Sofia Silvério Serra
Partnering as Co-authors: How Information Professionals at NOVA Medical School Support Scientific Evidence Synthesis
Partnering as Co-authors: How Information Professionals at NOVA Medical School Support Scientific Evidence Synthesis
(SID 34) Luiza Baptista
Integrating Artificial Intelligence Competencies in Portuguese Academic Health Libraries
Integrating Artificial Intelligence Competencies in Portuguese Academic Health Libraries
Maia-3
Session 3 – Moderator: Marshall Dozier
(SID 9) Daiga Slahota
The New Roles of Libraries and Librarians, Building Bridges to New Horizons
The New Roles of Libraries and Librarians, Building Bridges to New Horizons
(SID 82) Alison Bethel, Morwenna Rogers, Andrea Sutton
AI for Supplementary Searching: 3 Case Studies
AI for Supplementary Searching: 3 Case Studies
(SID 20) Huriye Çolaklar, Merve Nur Balık
Changing Roles in Emergency Medical Interventions from a Health Literacy Perspective: Risk Communication – Online Presentation
Changing Roles in Emergency Medical Interventions from a Health Literacy Perspective: Risk Communication – Online Presentation
(SID 7) Roberto Cruz Martinez, Remy van Alebeek, Floor Ruiter, Marieke Schor
AI in Reviews: Tracking Uptake Among Dutch Authors
AI in Reviews: Tracking Uptake Among Dutch Authors
| 16:15 – 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 – 16:45 |
TDNET – Sponsor Presentation Harnessing AI to Enhance Medical Research and Discovery / William Rossi |
16:45 – 18:15 | Workshops
Maia 4
Workshop 1 (SID 27)
Eli Harriss, Abi Alayo
Our Training Needs in 2026 as Health Library and Information Professionals
Our Training Needs in 2026 as Health Library and Information Professionals
Maia-2
Workshop 2 (SID 69)
Emily Brennan, Rachel Whitney, Lynn Kysh
Search Hedge Development and Validation
Search Hedge Development and Validation
Maia-3
Workshop 3 (SID 88)
Morwenna Rogers, Alison Bethel, Anthea Sutton
Can Chatbots and Large Language Models Help Design Expert Level Search Strategies for Systematic Reviews?
Can Chatbots and Large Language Models Help Design Expert Level Search Strategies for Systematic Reviews?
| 18:15 – 18:45 | Wolters Kluwer – Sponsor Presentation – Maximus |
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Welcome Reception – Maximus |
11 June 2026 – Thursday
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration – Venue Hotel Reception |
09:00 – 11:00 | Parallel Sessions
Maximus
Session 4 – Moderator: Witold Kozakiewicz
(SID 31) Tale Evenhuis
ASReview : Advising About a Workflow for Screening Software
ASReview : Advising About a Workflow for Screening Software
(SID 63) Carolina Andrade, Sofia Silvério Serra, Teresa Costa
Keeping “Human(s)-in-the-Loop”: Information Specialists in AI-Enabled Evidence Synthesis
Keeping “Human(s)-in-the-Loop”: Information Specialists in AI-Enabled Evidence Synthesis
(SID 89) Anna Sikorska
Librarian–Developer Collaboration for Better Evidence Synthesis: AI-Assisted Systematic Search Process
Librarian–Developer Collaboration for Better Evidence Synthesis: AI-Assisted Systematic Search Process
Maia-2
Session 5 – Moderator: Burçak Şentürk Gedikli
(SID 72) Francesca Gualtieri, Scilla Pizzarelli, Valeria Scotti, Roberta Maoret, Alicia Fatima Gómez
Exploring AI Tool usage in European Medical Libraries: Insight from a recent survey
Exploring AI Tool usage in European Medical Libraries: Insight from a recent survey
(SID 56) Scilla Pizzarelli, Roberta Maoret, Francesca Gualtieri
From PubMed to AI-powered tools: a critical evaluation of biomedical information retrieval
From PubMed to AI-powered tools: a critical evaluation of biomedical information retrieval
(SID 57) Leila Nemati-Anaraki, Azadeh Heidari – Will be presented by Fatemeh Sheikhshoaei
Health Information Specialists and AI: Proposing a Healthcare Outcomes Improvement Model (HOIM)
Health Information Specialists and AI: Proposing a Healthcare Outcomes Improvement Model (HOIM)
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Coffee Break |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | AMBOSS – Sponsor Presentation – Maximus |
11:30 – 13:00 | Workshops
Maia-2
Workshop 4 (SID 33)
Mala Mann, Meg Kiselva
Exploring Rayyan’s Features to Speed Up the Screening Process
Exploring Rayyan’s Features to Speed Up the Screening Process
Maia-3
Workshop 5 (SID 71)
Karlijn van Loon
Translating Search Strategies Between Databases Using Large Language Models
Translating Search Strategies Between Databases Using Large Language Models
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 – 14:30 |
Keynote speech – Prof. Dr. Nevzat Özel – Ankara University, Department of Information and Records Management From Library to TrustOps: Operating the Trust Layer for Clinical AI & Evidence |
14:30 – 16:30 | Parallel Sessions
Maximus
Session 6 – Moderator: Witold Kozakiewicz
(SID 49) Nele. S. Pauwels, Muguet Koobasi, Ann De Meulemeester
Bridging Knowledge and Innovation: Best Practices of AI Support Across Academic, Clinical and Community Settings
Bridging Knowledge and Innovation: Best Practices of AI Support Across Academic, Clinical and Community Settings
(SID 68) Rachel Whitney
Bridging the Gap: Exploring Foundational Skill Acquisition and Development in Academic and Health Science Librarians
Bridging the Gap: Exploring Foundational Skill Acquisition and Development in Academic and Health Science Librarians
(SID 66) Rachel Whitney, Sally Smith, Maggie Albro, Emily Brennan, Cozette Comer
Evidence Synthesis (ES) Training Gaps: A Survey of United States Information Professionals on How They Acquire ES Knowledge
Evidence Synthesis (ES) Training Gaps: A Survey of United States Information Professionals on How They Acquire ES Knowledge
(SID 55) Fatih Gunaydin, Gokhan Usta
Assessing Health Data Quality Conditions in Türkiye’s National Digital Health Ecosystem: A Socio-Technical Analysis of e-Nabız and the National Health Information Infrastructure
Assessing Health Data Quality Conditions in Türkiye’s National Digital Health Ecosystem: A Socio-Technical Analysis of e-Nabız and the National Health Information Infrastructure
Maia-2
Session 7 – Moderator: Alicia Fátima Gomez
(SID 36) Annemarie van der Velden, Arjan Doolaar
Referring to Generative AI : Filling a Gap
Referring to Generative AI : Filling a Gap
(SID 42) Hossein Vash, Fatemeh Sheikhshoaei, Sepideh Fahimifar, Hojatollah Soleimani
The Status of E-Reading Applications in Iran from the Perspectives of Users, Publishers, and Designers with a Focus on the Medical Field
The Status of E-Reading Applications in Iran from the Perspectives of Users, Publishers, and Designers with a Focus on the Medical Field
(SID 15) Rinus Verdonschot, Tinne Dilles, Caitriona Cahir, Marjan de Graef, Renata Vesela-Holis, Juliane Fryden, Petra Denig, Tamasine Grimes, Fatma Karapinar-Carkit, Marieke Schor – Will be presented by Remy van Alebeek
To Include or Not to Include? A Prescription from the Pharmacy on How to Use Active Learning Assisted Screening in Systematic Reviews
To Include or Not to Include? A Prescription from the Pharmacy on How to Use Active Learning Assisted Screening in Systematic Reviews
(SID 18) Adela Jarolimkova
Using Chatbots for Health Information Seeking
Using Chatbots for Health Information Seeking
| 16:30 – 16:45 | Coffee Break |
16:45 – 18:30 | Parallel Sessions
Maximus
Session 8 – Moderator: Nevzat Özel
(SID 3) Sadaf Ullah
Mapping the Information Landscape of Clinical Nurse Educators: Insights from a Hospital Network Needs Assessment Survey
Mapping the Information Landscape of Clinical Nurse Educators: Insights from a Hospital Network Needs Assessment Survey
(SID 28) Katri Larmo, Eemeli Anttila, Tuija Korhonen, Jussi Piipponen, Rosa Venäläinen
New Roles, New Views – Reorgnization of Medical Campus Library Team
New Roles, New Views – Reorgnization of Medical Campus Library Team
(SID 75) Jaana Van Overwalle, Martijn Van Roie, Anouk D’Hont, Thomas Vandendriessche
On the Usability of OpenAlex for Systematic Reviews
On the Usability of OpenAlex for Systematic Reviews
(SID 48) Gemma Madigan Johnson, Judy Wright, Natalie King
What is Most Effective Method to Get Google Search Results into a RIS File Format?
What is Most Effective Method to Get Google Search Results into a RIS File Format?
Maia-2
Session 9 – Moderator: Mala Mann
(SID 10) Floor Ruiter
Diamond Open Access OpenAlex Database Future Potential as Equitable Database and Current Constraints: A Case Study Comparing WoS and Scopus with OpenAlex
Diamond Open Access OpenAlex Database Future Potential as Equitable Database and Current Constraints: A Case Study Comparing WoS and Scopus with OpenAlex
(SID 43) Sophie Gallot, Myriam Benichou, Muriel Leclerc
From Mapping to Action: Enhancing Systematic Review Practices at the University of Geneva
From Mapping to Action: Enhancing Systematic Review Practices at the University of Geneva
(SID 12) Aleksandra Guziałek, Justyna Kopiec
AI. Tool or contributor? – Online Presentation
AI. Tool or contributor? – Online Presentation
(SID 2) Banu Fulya Yıldırım, Oğuzhan Serin
Physicians’ Ethical Concerns About Artificial Intelligence: A Qualitative Research – Online Presentation
Physicians’ Ethical Concerns About Artificial Intelligence: A Qualitative Research – Online Presentation
Maia-3
Session 10 – Moderator: Francesca Gualtieri
(SID 40) Sølvi Helene Biedilæ, Johanne Longva
Exploring Elicit and Scite.ai as Tools for Systematic Reviews: The Relevance and Quality of the Results from Two AI-tools Compared to a Traditional Systematic Search
Exploring Elicit and Scite.ai as Tools for Systematic Reviews: The Relevance and Quality of the Results from Two AI-tools Compared to a Traditional Systematic Search
(SID 54) Neslihan Aka, Fuat Bozhan
The Impact of Medical and Health Sciences Library Resources on Research Performance: An Analysis of Research Universities in Türkiye
The Impact of Medical and Health Sciences Library Resources on Research Performance: An Analysis of Research Universities in Türkiye
(SID 21) Karhapää Anne, Rahnasto-Rilla Minna, Taisa Sallinen, Satama Manna
An Online Course about Research Data Management for Undergraduate Students
An Online Course about Research Data Management for Undergraduate Students
(SID 85) Fatemeh Sheikhshoaei
Developing Information Services in the Clinical Teams with Blended Learning for Medical Librarians
Developing Information Services in the Clinical Teams with Blended Learning for Medical Librarians
| 18:30 – 18:45 | EBSCO – Sponsor Presentation – Maximus |
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Gala Dinner |
12 June 2026 – Friday
| 08:30 – 09:30 | Registration – Venue Hotel Reception |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Poster Presentations – Exhibition Hall |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:00 | General Assembly – Maximus |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Award & Closing Ceremony – Maximus |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch |