Available Classes
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For class recordings, May 2021 - present, visit Class Recordings.
| Event Title | Start Date | End Date | Summary | Type | ROC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Statistics: Understanding the Methods Section (On-Demand) | December 15, 2025 | April 15, 2027 | Across 5 modules, you will be systematically introduced to the most common statistical techniques, along with articles that use those techniques so we can see the techniques in action in the wild. No previous experience with statistics or coding is required or expected.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Upcoming | NCDS |
| Data for Everyone: An Introduction to Spreadsheets | May 26, 2026 | May 26, 2026 | This class will be an introduction to learning about data. If you have any interest in learning about data but do not know where to start, this class is a great entry point to and foundation for classes currently offered in data management, data science, data services, and statistics.
Platform/Location: Zoom |
Upcoming | NCDS |
| Effective Health Communication and Health Literacy: Understanding the Connection | May 27, 2026 | May 27, 2026 | This 1-hour webinar introduces the concepts of health literacy and health communication. Learn how to be more effective in providing health information to consumers, patients, clients, library patrons or your community.
Platform/Location: Zoom |
Upcoming | National |
| Region One Insights: Information Safety and Trust | May 28, 2026 | May 28, 2026 | Patient safety measures often focus on avoiding harm to patients, but patients do not all define or experience safety in the same way. This webinar explores clinical and institutional definitions of patient safety and describes patient definitions of safety and trust collected from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funded Postnatal Patient Safety Learning Lab. The webinar will discuss the connection between safety, trust, and patient health behaviors, and introduce two models for understanding positive safety and information marginalization in healthcare.
Platform/Location: Zoom |
Upcoming | National |
| Region 7 Presents: Citizen Science at the Library for Homeschool Students | June 2, 2026 | June 2, 2026 | In this one-hour panel presentation hear from partners who received Citizen Science Kits from NNLM Region 7 to learn how their libraries have used the kits to support science education and programming with a focus on homeschoolers.
Platform/Location: Zoom |
Upcoming | Region 7 |
| Supporting Community Mental Health in Libraries | June 4, 2026 | June 4, 2026 | Featuring St. David’s Foundation and RAND, this webinar provides insight from the partners of the Libraries for Health initiative that launched in Central Texas in 2022. The Libraries for Health pilot was created to respond to rural communities' need for adequate mental health resources and mental health care provider shortages. As libraries continue to play a critical role as a community hub for health, delivery of mental health for conditions such as depression and anxiety is reimagined. Platform/Location: Zoom |
Upcoming | Region 1 |
| How PubMed Works: Introduction | June 10, 2026 | June 10, 2026 | If you’re new to PubMed or just want a refresher, this 90-minute webinar is designed for you.
Platform/Location: Zoom |
Upcoming | National |
| How PubMed Works: Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) | June 17, 2026 | June 17, 2026 | The How PubMed Works: MeSH session addresses increasing health information access and use by highlighting information about the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed bibliographic database.
Platform/Location: Zoom |
Upcoming | National |
| How PubMed Works: Automatic Term Mapping (ATM) | June 24, 2026 | June 24, 2026 | The How PubMed Works: Automatic Term Mapping session details the ATM process and how it is applied to searching in PubMed.
Platform/Location: Zoom |
Upcoming | National |
| Rural Health Resources | July 8, 2026 | July 8, 2026 | This webinar will describe hallmarks of rural America, identify access challenges of living in rural communities, and equip participants with tools to service the health information needs of those living in rural communities.
Platform/Location: Zoom |
Upcoming | National |
| Connecting Older Adults to Health Information | July 29, 2026 | July 29, 2026 | This 90-minute webinar covers websites and data sources to help you respond to requests for health information from and about older adults at your library, as well as covering programming ideas.
Platform/Location: Zoom |
Upcoming | National |
| ClinicalTrials.gov for Librarians | August 20, 2026 | August 20, 2026 | ClinicalTrials.gov is the openly available federal registry and results database of publicly and privately funded clinical studies conducted in the United States and around the world. ClinicalTrials.gov is a vital resource for researchers, healthcare providers, and health sciences librarians who wish to consult the entire body of evidence on any particular topic.
Platform/Location: Zoom |
Upcoming | National |
| MedlinePlus Tutorial for Librarians and Health Educators | August 25, 2021 | April 30, 2027 | An interactive guided tour of the MedlinePlus website that takes about 1 hour to complete.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Always Available | National |
| Prescription and Over the Counter Drugs: Supporting Patients with Evidence-Based Information (On-Demand) | August 30, 2021 | April 15, 2027 | This 1 credit hour on-demand course provides an introduction to three free resources from the National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health: The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) website, DailyMed and LactMed.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Always Available | National |
| Common Data Elements: Standardizing Data Collection | September 1, 2021 | April 28, 2027 | This online, self-paced course describes how librarians and other information professionals can facilitate data standardization and research data sharing using common data elements (CDEs).
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Always Available | National |
| How PubMed Works: Introduction On-Demand | May 11, 2022 | April 15, 2027 | This is a self-paced course offered via Moodle. The class is available 24/7.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Always Available | NTO |
| Consumer Health Information Specialization On-Demand | July 11, 2022 | April 15, 2027 | Discover the basics of providing consumer health information through 8 independent learning modules. Earn up to 8 hours credit towards a Consumer Health Information Specialization.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Always Available | National |
| Getting the Right Information to Patients Using MedlinePlus Connect | April 4, 2023 | April 30, 2027 | This 1 hour on-demand class introduces MedlinePlus Connect, and points to resources for implementing MedlinePlus Connect at your institution. 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. Working knowledge of MedlinePlus is suggested pre-requisite.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Always Available | National |
| Topic Searching in PubMed®: Using the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®) | April 6, 2023 | April 30, 2027 | Learn how to use the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) for expert PubMed searching in this hands-on, self-paced course.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Always Available | National |
| Drug Terminologies and RxNorm | August 29, 2023 | April 28, 2027 | Learn the basic concepts of medical terminologies, followed by a deep dive into NLM's RxNorm, an NLM-authored medical terminology specializing in drug information, in this 1 credit hour on-demand class.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Always Available | National |
| Assessing Health Education Materials | September 5, 2023 | April 15, 2027 | Get an overview on assessing health education 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 in this 2 hour on-demand, online class.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Always Available | National |
| Finding and Using Health Statistics | September 19, 2023 | April 28, 2027 | This online, self-paced course for librarians and students in health sciences describes different types of health statistics, how they are collected, and where they can be found.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Always Available | National |
| PubMed Essentials On-Demand | May 1, 2024 | April 15, 2027 | If you’re new to PubMed or just want a refresher, this online class is designed for you. This is a 1 MLA CE, self-paced course offered via Moodle. The class is available 24/7. The class is made up of 10 short units that include videos, exercises and quizzes. The class gives you the chance to explore PubMed at your own pace with guided tours and exercises.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Always Available | National |
| How PubMed Works: MeSH On-Demand | May 1, 2024 | April 15, 2027 | This is a self-paced course offered via Moodle. The class is available 24/7.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Always Available | NTO |
| How PubMed Works: Automatic Term Mapping On-Demand | May 1, 2024 | April 15, 2027 | This is a self-paced course offered via Moodle. The class is available 24/7.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Always Available | NTO |
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