This page contains descriptions of all NNLM classes, including previous classes.
To browse available offerings or register for a class, visit Available Classes. For class recordings, May 2021 - present, visit Class Recordings.
| Title | Summary |
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| Assessing Health Education Materials: clearing the way to easy-to-read health materials | Why is it important to assess health education materials? What types of health education assessment tools are available? Get an overview on assessing health materials, and learn how the National Library of Medicine uses a health education materials assessment tool to figure out if health education materials are easy-to-read. |
| Building Reference Skills for Nursing and Allied Health Research | This 3 week, 4 credit-hour self-paced online class is designed for library staff who support, or want to support, nursing and allied health professionals with NLM resources. This class provides an introduction to the professions of nursing and allied health, and explores NLM databases used by health professionals such as PubMed, LactMed, MedlinePlus and DailyMed. The class concludes with learners developing their own plan on how to use this information in their work. Expect to spend about 4 hours learning in this class. Agenda |
| Consumer Health Information Specialization On-Demand | Earn up to 8 continuing education credit hours towards the Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) from the Medical Library Association. This class is designed for learners interested in providing consumer health information to their community, with a focus on libraries and information centers. |
| Drug and Chemical Information On-Demand | 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. |
| Effective Health Communication and Health Literacy: Understanding the Connection | 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. |
| Exploring Complementary and Integrative Health: Information, Resources, and Evaluation | This work-at-your-own-pace class takes place over 3 weeks and will be available to you 24/7 in Moodle, our online learning management system. There are no set hours to be online each week. It should take you about 2 hours each week. |
| Getting the Right Information to Patients Using MedlinePlus Connect | This 1 hour on-demand class introduces MedlinePlus Connect, and points to resources for implementing MedlinePlus Connect at your institution. MedlinePlus is a website of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, providing high-quality health information written for the general public. MedlinePlus Connect is a tool that enables the integration of MedlinePlus resources into external systems like electronic health record systems, patient portals, and other applications. |
| Health Literacy On-Demand | Health Literacy On-Demand is a one-hour narrated tutorial with activities where you can learn about:
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| Health Reference Express: Communication and Confidentiality Essentials for Library Workers | Learn how to conduct a health reference interview using ethical and effective communication strategies in this 3 credit-hour, on-demand class. This class provides basic information about communication and confidentiality for library workers who answer health reference questions, and was created for an audience of people who work in public or academic libraries or other information professions. |
| Health Statistics on the Web | This presentation meets the NLM/NIH strategic plan goal of building a workforce for data-driven research and health in order to address increasing health information access and use. |
| Making Sense of Numbers: Communicating Numerical Health Information | Numeracy is the ability to access, use, interpret, and communicate mathematical information and ideas, to engage in and manage mathematical demands of a range of situations in adult life. (CDC, 2021). Numeracy literacy can be a challenge not only for individuals receiving health information, but also for those providing information. This 90 minute/1.5 credit hour webinar is an introduction to communicating numerical health information. |
| MedlinePlus Tutorial for Librarians and Health Educators | 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. |