Healthcare Providers

Learn how to use NLM resources to find drug and chemical information through a suite of on-demand classes. Complete all 3 classes for an in-depth introduction to NLM drug and chemical information resources, or complete the class that meets your needs for a specific population or commonly received questions.

How are health communication and health literacy connected? How can you be more effective in providing health information to consumers, patients, clients, library patrons and your community?  This 1 hour webinar introduces the concepts of health literacy and health communication, outlines components of clear health communication, and identifies online resources from NLM, government agencies and other recognized resources for health literacy and health communication. 

PubMed® comprises more than 38 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. 
How PubMed Works walks through all parts of the PubMed interface.

How PubMed Works is a series of four 90-minute presentations. Each class is eligible for 1.5 MLA CE credits. The individual classes are:

Are you new to PubMed? Maybe you'd like a refresher. PubMed® comprises more than 38 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. How PubMed Works On-Demand walks through all the parts of the PubMed interface.

Each class is designed to take approximately 90 minutes to complete, and each is worth 1.5 MLA CE credits. 

This interactive tutorial provides a guided tour of the MedlinePlus website, a trusted reference when answering health information questions. 

This tutorial takes about 1 hour to complete.

The NNLM Region 6 Speaker Series is an intermittent webinar series hosted by NNLM Region 6. It showcases guest speakers who address various topics relevant to our members, including librarians, public health practitioners, educators, clinicians, and other healthcare information professionals. Our selection of topics is influenced by audience preferences and requests, trends, seasonal relevance, and speaker availability, ensuring a dynamic and engaging experience for all participants.

This 1-hour webinar will discuss how to effectively respond to requests for mental health information at your library.

This presentation addresses increasing health information access and use, along with increasing health equity through information by highlighting resources from the National Library of Medicine and other government health information resources for patients, their families and friends.