Education

MLIS, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

B.A., McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

Employment

Informationist, Taubman Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan, 2007 - Present

LEO Summer Fellowship, 2022

Adjunct Faculty, School of Information Sciences, Wayne State University, 2018

Faculty, Research Training Institute, Medical Library Association, 2018 - Present

Reference Services Intern, Mills Memorial Library, McMaster University

Select Projects

Current projects

• Evidence You Can Use To Communicate Library Value
  List of the most powerful studies on the value of health sciences librarians
  Updated list (20250214)

• MLA Research Training Institute
  Institute designed to cultivate the next generation of health sciences librarian researchers

• Taubman Talks
  Online events created and hosted by Taubman Library informationists.
  

Past projects

• Data management for evidence synthesis projects - a workshop toolkit. Designed to provide data management resources and teaching materials to individuals who are directly or indirectly involved in evidence synthesis projects.

• Addressing antiquated, non-standard, exclusionary, and potentially offensive terms in evidence syntheses and systematic searches
  Template wording for evidence synthesis projects that use potentially offensive terminology in their searches.

• Advanced Literature Searching in the Health Sciences
  A Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on the evidence synthesis search process.

• Research reproducibility activities in health sciences libraries
  Semi-structured interview study

• Systematic reviews: Opportunities for Librarians
  A course to teach health sciences librarians about opportunities for involvement in systematic reviews.

Publications (ORCID: 0000-0002-8872-1181)

78. Zisblatt L, Moquin R, Benckendorf A, Dillman D, DiLorenzo AN, Grantham AE, MacEachern MP, Peoples EE, Chen F. Critical appraisal of anesthesiology educational research for 2021. The Journal of Education in Perioperative Medicine: JEPM.

77. Shannon C, Freeman JL, MacEachern M, Rana GK, Smith C, Smith JE, Song J. (2024). The impact of libraries and informationists on patient and population care: A mixed-methods study. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 112(1), 5-12. PMID: 38911525.

76. Hider AM, Gomez-Rexrode AE, Agius J, MacEachern MP, Ibrahim AM, Regenbogen SE, Berlin NL. (2024). Association of bundled payments with spending, utilization, and quality for surgical conditions: A scoping review. American Journal of Surgery, 229, 83-91. PMID: 38148257. [searches]

75. Frangakis SG, MacEachern M, Akbar TA, Bolton C, Lin V, Smith AV, Brummett CM, Bicket MC. (2023). Association of genetic variants with postsurgical pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Anesthesiology, 139(6), 827-39. PMID: 37774411.

74. Zisblatt L, Moquin R, Ayres FG, Dillman D, DiLorenzo AN, Grantham AE, MacEachern MP, Peoples EE, Chen F. (2023). Critical appraisal of anesthesiology educational research for 2020. Journal of Education in Perioperative Medicine, 25(3). PMID: 37720370.

73. Dalapati T, Nick SE, Chari TA, George IA, Aitchison AH, MacEachern MP, O’Sullivan AN, Taber KA, Muzyk A. (2023). Interprofessional climate change curriculum in health professional programs: A scoping review. Education Sciences, 13. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/educsci13090945

72. MacEachern M, Samuel S. (2023). Research reproducibility activities in health sciences libraries. JeSLIB, 12(2). [dataset] [recording].

71. Prabhu M, Wilkie G, MacEachern M, LaBuda D, Purtell J, Rao K, Riley LE, Fuller M, Rosser M, Habib AS, Bauer ME. (2023). Procalcitonin levels in pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 163(2), 484-94. PMID: 37118923. (Searches)

70. Millis MA, Vitous CA, Ferguson C, Van Wieren I, Kalata S, Shen MR, MacEachern M, Suwanabol PA. (2023). To feel or not to feel: A scoping review and mixed-methods meta-synthesis of moral distress among surgeons. Annals of Palliatrive Medicine, 12(2), 376-89. PMID: 37019642. (Searches)

69. Winder GS, Clifton EG, Fernandez AC, MacEachern M, Andrews S, Perumalswami P, DiMartini AF, Mellinger JL. (2023). Definition and measurement of alcohol-related insight in early liver transplantation for acute alcohol-associated hepatitis: A systematic review. Liver Transplantation, 29(7), 757-67. PMID: 37016758. (Searches)

68. Puli AV, Lussiez A, MacEachern M, Hayward L, Dualeh S, Richburg CE, Capellari E, Kwakye G. (2023). Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening in US Immigrants: A Scoping Review. Journal of Surgical Research, 282, 53-64. PMID: 36257164. (Searches)

67. Zisblatt L, Chen F, Dillman D, DiLorenzo AN, MacEachern MP, Juve AM, Peoples EE, Snarskis C, Grantham AE. (2022). Critical Appraisal of Anesthesiology Educational Research for 2019. Journal of Education in Perioperative Medicine, 24(2), 1-21. PMID: 36051403. (Searches)

66. Khouri AN, Haley C, MacEachern M, Morrison SD. (2022). Current Concepts in Gender-Affirming Surgery Postgraduate Training. Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 55(2), 129-138. PMID: 36017402.

65. Khouri AN, Adidharma W, MacEachern M, Haase SC, Waljee JF, Cederna PS, Strong AL. The current state of fat grafting in the hand: A systematic review for hand diseases. Hand, 18(4), 543-52. PMID: 35130761. (Data Deposit)

64. Vitous CA, Dinh DQ, Jafri SM, Bennett OM, MacEachern M, Suwanabol PA. (2021). Optimizing surgeon well-being: A review and synthesis of best practices. Annals of Surgery Open, 2(1). (Data Deposit)

63. Bauer ME, Arendt K, Beilin Y, Gernsheimer T, Perez Botero J, James AH, Yaghmour E, Toledano RD, Turrentine M, Houle T, MacEachern M, Madden H, Rajasekhar A, Segal S, Wu C, Cooper JP, Landau R, Leffert L. (2021). The Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Interdisciplinary Consensus Statement on Neuraxial Procedures in Obstetric Patients With Thrombocytopenia. Anesthesia and Analgesia. PMID: 33861047. (Data Deposit)

62. Delong MR, Tandon VJ, Bertrand AA, MacEachern M, Goldberg M, Salibian A, Pusic AL, Festekjian JH, Wilkins EG. (2020). Review of outcomes in pre-pectoral prosthetic breast reconstruction with and without surgical mesh assistance. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. PMID: 33177453. (Data deposit)

61. Sun GH, Chen SW, MacEachern MP, Wang J. (2020). Successful decannulation of patients with traumatic spinal cord injury: A scoping review. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 1-12. PMID: 33166214. (Data deposit)

60. Naoum EE, Chalupka A, Haft J, MacEachern M, Vandeven CJM, Easter SR, Maile M, Bateman BT, Bauer ME. (2020). Extracorporeal life support in pregnancy: A systematic review. Journal of the American Heart Association, 9(13). PMID: 32578471. (Searches)

59. Tan M, MacEachern MP. (2020). Treating dyslipidemias in the primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in older adults with diabetes mellitus. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 457-76.

58. Zisblatt L, Grantham AE, Dillman D, DiLorenzo AN, MacEachern MP, Juve AM, Peoples EE, Chen F. (2020). Critical appraisal of anesthesiology educational research for 2018. Journal of Education in Perioperative Medicine, 22(1). PMID: 32432152. (Searches)

57. MacEachern M. (2020). Conducting a 10-Minute Search for Evidence to Aid in Clinical Decision-Making. Journal of the Michigan Dental Association, 102(3), 58-63.

56. Haydar B, Baetzel A, Elliott A, MacEachern M, Kamal A, Christensen R. (2019). Adverse events during intrahospital transport of critically ill children: A systematic review. Anesthesia and Analgesia. PMID: 31856008 / 32925334. (Data deposit)

55. Woolen SA, Shankar PR, Gagnier JJ, MacEachern MP, Singer L, Davenport MS. (2019). Risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis in patients with stage 4 or 5 chronic kidney disease receiving a group II gadolinium-based contrast agent: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Internal Medicine, 180(2), 223-30. PMID: 31816007. (Data deposit)

54. Bauer ME, Toledano RD, Houle T, Beilin Y, MacEachern M, McCabe M, Rector D, Cooper JP, Gernsheimer T, Landau R, Leffert L. (2019). Lumbar neuraxial procedures in thrombocytopenic patients across populations: A systematic and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. PMID: 31810860 (Data Deposit)

53. Kountanis J, Vahabzadeh C, Bauer S, Muzik M, Cassidy R, Aman C, MacEachern M, Bauer M. (2019). Labor epidural analgesia and the risk of postpartum depression: A meta-analysis of observational studies. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. PMID: 31784304. (Searches)

52. Muzyk A, Smothers ZPW, Akrobetu D, Ruiz Veve J, MacEachern M, Tetrault JM, Gruppen L. (2019). Substance use disorder education in medical schools: A scoping review. Academic Medicine. PMID: 31663960

51. Muzyk A, Smothers ZPW, Andolsek KM, Bradner M, Bratberg JP, Clark SA, Collins K, Greskovic GA, Gruppen L, MacEachern M, Ramsey SE, Veve JR, Tetrault JM. (2019). Interprofessional substance use disorder education in education health professions education programs: A scoping review. Academic Medicine. PMID: 31651435

50. Muzyk A, Smothers ZPW, Collins K, MacEachern M, Wu LT. (2019). Pharmacists' attitudes toward dispensing naloxone and medications for opioid use disorder: A scoping review of the literature. Substance Abuse, 16, 1-8. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2019.1616349. PMID: 31418645. (Searches)

49. Zisblatt L, Chen F, Dillman D, DiLorenzo AN, MacEachern MP, Miller Juve A, Peoples EE, Grantham AE. (2019). Critical appraisal of anesthesiology educational research for 2017. Cureus 11(6), e4838. doi: 10.7759/cureus.4838. PMID: 31410321. (Searches)

48. Muzyk A, Smothers ZPW, Akrobetu D, Ruiz Veve J, MacEachern M, Tetrault JM, Grupen L. (2019). Substance use disorder education in medical schools: A scoping review of the literature. Academic Medicine. PMID: 31348067. (Searches)

47. Marti KC, Mylonas AI, MacEachern M, Gruppen L. (2019). Humanities in predoctoral dental education: A scoping review. Journal of Dental Education, 83(10), 1174-98. doi: 10.21815/JDE.019.126. PMID: 31285365. (Searches)

46. Berlin NL, Tandon VJ, Hawley ST, Hamill JB, MacEachern MP, Lee CN, Wilkins EG. (2019). Feasibility and efficacy of decision aids to improve decision making for postmastectomy breast reconstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Medical Decision Making, 39(1), 5-20. doi: 10.1177/0272989X18803879. PMID: 30799692. (Searches)

45. Tan MH, Iyengar R, Mizokami-Stout K, Yentz S, MacEachern MP, Shen LY, Redman B, Gianchandani R. (2019). Spectrum of immune checkpoint inhibitors-induced endocrinopathies in cancer patients: a scoping review of case reports. Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology, 5(1). doi: 10.1186/s40842-018-0073-4. PMID: 30693099. (Searches)

44. Zisblatt L, Naughton NN, Byrne M, Dobija N, Fowler LC, MacEachern M, McLean S, Munzer BW, Rochlen LR, Santen SA, Peoples E. (2019). An analysis of the top-cited articles in anesthesiology education literature. Journal of Education in Perioperative Medicine, 20(3), E627. PMID: 30510975.

43. Dibble ER, Lott BE, Flynn AJ, King DP, MacEachern MP, Friedman CP, Caverly TJ. (2019). A rapid process for identifying and prioritizing technology-based tools for health system implementation. JMIR Cancer, 4(2), e11195. PMID: 30482740.

42. Gunn AH, Smothers ZPW, Schramm-Sapyta N, Freiermuth CE, MacEachern M, Muzyk AJ. (2018). The emergency department as an opportunity for naloxone distribution. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 19(6), 1036-42. PMID: 30429939. (Searches)

41. Bauer ME, Balistreri M, MacEachern M, Cassidy R, Schoenfeld R, Sankar K, Clauw DJ, Langen E. (2018). Normal range for maternal lactic acid during pregnancy and labor: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. American Journal of Perinatology. PMID: 30396223.

40. Bennett K, Berlin N, MacEachern MP, Buchman S, Vercler C. (2018). The ethical and professional use of social media in surgery - A systematic review of the literature. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 142(3), 388e-398e. PMID: 30148789. (Searches)

39. Criss CN, MacEachern MP, Matusko N, Dimick JB, Maggard-Gibbons M, Gadepalli SK. (2018). The impact of corporate payments on robotic surgery research: A systematic review. Annals of Surgery. PMID: 30067545. (Searches)

38. Lee JY, Knauer HA, Lee SJ, MacEachern MP, Garfield CF. (2018). Father-inclusive perinatal parent education programs: A systematic review. Pediatrics, 142(1). PMID: 29903835. (Searches)

37. Bhaskar V, Chan HL, MacEachern M, Kripfgans OD. (2018). Updates on ultrasound research in implant dentistry: A systematic review of potential clinical indications. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, 47(6). PMID: 29791198.

36. Abdul-Aziz AA, Altawil M, Lyon A, MacEachern M, Richardson CR, Rubenfire M, Pelosi F Jr, Jackson EA. (2018). Lifestyle therapy for the management of atrial fibrillation. American Journal of Cardiology, 121(9), 1112-7. PMID: 29650239. (Searches)

35. Bauer ME, Price LK, MacEachern MP, Housey M, Langen ES, Bauer ST. (2018). Maternal leukocytosis after antenatal corticosteroid administration: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 38(2), 210-6. PMID: 28903611.

34. Smothers Z, Reynolds V, MacEachern M, Derouin AL, Carter BM, Muzyk A. (2018). Substance use education in schools of nursing: A systematic review of the literature. Nurse Educator, 43(3), 136-9. PMID: 28858952. (Searches)

33. Saito T, Sterbenz JM, Malay S, Zhong L, MacEachern MP, Chung KC. (2017). Effectiveness of anti-osteoporotic drugs to prevent secondary fragility fractures: systematic review and meta-analysis. Osteoporosis International, 28(12), 3289-3300. PMID: 28770272. (Searches)

32. Townsend WA, Anderson PF, Ginier EC, MacEachern MP, Saylor KM, Shipman BL, Smith JE. (2017). A competency framework for librarians involved in systematic reviews. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 105(3), 268-75. PMCID: PMC5490706.

31. Muzyk AJ, Peedin E, Lipetzky J, Parker H, MacEachern MP, Thomas K. (2017). Substance use education in United States schools of pharmacy: A systematic review of the literature. Substance Abuse, 38(4), 455-63. PMID: 28605276. (Searches)

30. MacEachern MP. (2017). Using the American Dental Association's evidence database for evidence-based practice. Journal of Evidence-Based Dentistry for the Dental Hygienist, 3(2), 100-2.

29. Lee LO, Bateman BT, Kheterpal S, Klumpner TT, Housey M, Aziz MF, Hand KW, MacEachern M, Goodier CG, Bernstein J, Bauer ME, Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group Investigators. (2017). Risk of epidural hematoma after neuraxial techniques in thrombocytopenic parturients: A report from the multicenter perioperative outcomes group. Anesthesiology, 126(6), 1053-63. PMID: 28383323.

28. Brandenburg MD, Cordell SA, Joque J, MacEachern MP, Song J. (2017). Interdisciplinary collaboration: Librarian involvement in grant projects. College & Research Libraries, 78(3), 272-82.

27. Taichman RS, Gross T, MacEachern MP. (2017). A critical assessment of the oral condition of the crew of the Franklin Expedition. Arctic, 70(1), 25-36.

26. MacEachern MP. (2016). Using the Cochrane Library for evidence-based dentistry. International Journal of Evidence-Based Dentistry for the Dental Hygienist, 2(4), 229-233.

25. Tan MH, Alquraini H, Mizokami-Stout K, MacEachern MP. (2016). Metformin: From research to practice. Endocrinology & Metabolism Clinics, 45(4), 819-43. PMID: 27823607.

24. MacEachern MP. (2016). Using PubMed for evidence-based dentistry. International Journal of Evidence-Based Dentistry for the Dental Hygienist, 2(3), 159-63.

23. MacEachern MP. (2016). Using Google and Google Scholar for evidence-based dentistry. International Journal of Evidence-Based Dentistry for the Dental Hygienist, 2(2), 95-7.

22. MacEachern MP. (2016). Four strategies to find evidence efficiently. International Journal of Evidence-Based Dentistry for the Dental Hygienist, 2(1), 17-21.

21. Saberi S, Esfandiari NH, MacEachern MP, Tan MH. (2015). Detemir plus Aspart and Glulisine induced lipoatrophy: 2015 literature review and report of a new case. Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology, 1(10). PMID: 28702229.

20. Chan HL, Chun YH, MacEachern M, Oates TW. (2015). Does gingival recession require surgical treatment. Dental Clinics of North America, 59(4), 981-96. PMID: 26427577

19. Maroukis BL, Chung KC, MacEachern M, Mahmoudi E. (2015). Hand trauma care in the United States: A literature review. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 137(1), 110-11. PMID: 26368327

18. Mailoa J, Lin GH, Khoshkam V, MacEachern M, Chan HL, Wang HL. (2015). Long term effect of four surgical periodontal therapies and one non-surgical therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Periodontology, 25, 1-16. PMID: 26110453

17. Conte ML, MacEachern MP, Mani NS, Townsend WA, Smith JE, Masters C, Kelley C. (2015). Flipping the classroom to teach systematic reviews: the development of a continuing education course for librarians. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 103(2), 69-73. PMID 25918484

16. Petrou M, Dwamena BA, Foerster BR, MacEachern MP, Bohnen NI, Müller ML, Albin  RL, Frey KA. (2015). Amyloid deposition in Parkinson's disease and cognitive impairment: A systematic review. Movement Disorders, 30(7), 928-35. PMID: 25879534

15. Tan MH, Thomas M, MacEachern MP. (2015). Using registries to recruit subjects for clinical trials. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 41, 31-8. PMID: 25545027

14. Ranganathan K, Vercler CJ, Warschausky SA, MacEachern MP, Buchman SR, Waljee JF (2015). Comparative effectiveness studies examining patient-reported outcomes among children with cleft lip and/or palate: A systematic review. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 135(1), 198-211. PMID: 25539306

13. Mailoa J, Lin GH, Chan HL, MacEachern M, Wang HL. (2014). Clinical outcomes of using lasers for peri-implantitis surface detoxification: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Periodontology, 85(9), 1194-202. PMID: 24476547

12. Bauer ME, Bauer ST, Rajala B, MacEachern MP, Polley LS, Childers D, Aronoff DM. (2014). Maternal physiologic parameters in relationship to systemic inflammatory response syndrome criteria: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 124(3), 535-41. PMID: 25162253

11. Sun GH, MacEachern MP, Perla RJ, Gaines JM, Davis MM, Shrank WH. (2014). Health care quality improvement publication trends. American Journal of Medical Quality, 29(5), 403-7. PMID: 24101680

10. Chan HL, Lin GH, Suarez F, MacEachern M, Wang HL. (2014). Surgical management of peri-implantitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of treatment outcomes. Journal of Periodontology, 85(8), 1027-41. PMID: 24261909. [Republished in Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry's Annual Review of Selected Scientific Literature: Report of the Committee on Scientific Investigation of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry]

9. Sun GH, Moloci NM, Schmidt K, MacEachern MP, Jagsi R. (2014). Representation of women as authors of collaborative cancer clinical trials. JAMA Internal Medicine, 174(5), 806-8. PMID: 24664468

8. Khoshkam V, Chan H, Lin G, MacEachern MP, Monje A, Suarez F, Giannobile WV, Wang H. (2013). Reconstructive procedures for treating peri-implantitis: A systematic review. Journal of Dental Research, 92(12 supp), 131S-8S. PMID: 24158331

7. Sun GH, Houlton JJ, MacEachern MP, Bradford CR, Hayward RA. (2013). Influence of study sponsorship on head and neck cancer randomized trial results. Head & Neck, 35(10), 1515-20. PMID: 22987508 

6. Tanaka TI, Chan HL, Tindle DI, MacEachern M, Oh TJ. (2013). Updated clinical considerations for dental implant therapy in irradiated head and neck cancer patients. Journal of Prosthodontics, 22(6), 432-8. PMID: 23388045. [Republished in Dental implants: Global perspectives via reviews and human/in vitro studies]

5. Sun GH, Houlton JJ, Moloci NM, MacEachern MP, Bradford CR, Prince ME, Jagsi R. (2013). Prospective head and neck cancer research: A four-decade bibliometric perspective. Oncologist, 18(5), 584-91. PMID: 23635559. [Oncologist's online CME course]

4. Holmes C, Wrobel JS, MacEachern MP, Boles BR. (2013). Collagen-based wound dressings for the treatment of diabetes-related foot ulcers: A systematic review. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy, 6, 17-29. PMID: 23357897

3. Sun GH, Raji CA, MacEachern MP, Burke JF. (2012). Olfactory identification testing as a predictor of the development of Alzheimer's dementia: A systematic review. The Laryngoscope, 122(7), 1455-62. PMID: 22552846

2. MacEachern M, Townsend W, Young K, Rana G. (2012). Librarian integration in a four-year medical school curriculum: A timeline. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 31(1), 105-14. PMID: 22289100

1. MacEachern M, Conte M, Townsend W, Woody L. (2011). Using onsite office hours to connect with healthcare professionals. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 11(3), 269-79.

Book Chapters

MacEachern MP, Townsend W, Allee NJ. (2017). Team Dynamics & Data Management in Systematic Reviews. In M Foster & ST Jewell (Eds.), Assembling the Pieces of a Systematic Review: A Guide for Librarians (pp. 49-66). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 

MacEachern MP, Townsend W. (2014). Strategies for Building an Information Skills Curriculum: The University of Michigan Experience. In AE Blevins & M Inman (Eds.), Curriculum-Based Library Instruction: From Cultivating Faculty Relationships to Assessment (pp. 171-6). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

MacEachern MP. (2014). Online Resources for Evidence-Based Practice. In J Frantsve-Hawley (Ed.), Evidence-Based Dentistry for the Dental Hygienist (pp. 97-116). Chicago, IL: Quintessence Publishing Co, Inc. 

Awards

University Librarian Achievement Award, 2020

Estelle Brodman Award for the Academic Medical Librarian of the Year, 2019

Ida and George Eliot Prize for A competency framework for librarians involved in systematic reviews, 2018

Making A Difference Award, University of Michigan Health System, 2013

National Library of Medicine BioMedical Informatics Course Fellow, Spring 2010

First prize at Dental Research Day for Differences in Number and Type of Research Publications in Clinical Disciplines (2009)