New Classes
Check out the new classes from the Network of the National Library of Medicine. Register or learn more by clicking on the event title.
Date(s): April 5, 2023
Summary: This free virtual symposium will explore both the research behind health misinformation movements and provide practical and evidence-based solutions to support librarians, health educators, and direct care providers in combating the spread of all types of health misinformation.
Platform/Location: Zoom
Date(s): April 6, 2023
Summary: This free virtual symposium will explore both the research behind health misinformation movements and provide practical and evidence-based solutions to support librarians, health educators, and direct care providers in combating the spread of all types of health misinformation.
Platform/Location: Zoom
Date(s): April 11, 2023
Summary: This event will happen in two parts. The first part will be the broadcast of a previously recorded lecture with Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens.
The second part of the event will be a live discussion session with participants about the lecture and Black maternal health.
The second part of the event will be a live discussion session with participants about the lecture and Black maternal health.
Platform/Location: Zoom
Date(s): April 13, 2023
Summary: This webinar discusses the Maternal Experience Survey and the Black maternal health crisis.
Platform/Location: Webex
Date(s): April 13, 2023
Summary: This webinar will explore communication lessons learned about COVID-19 misinformation to help leaders prepare for the next infodemic and earn public trust in public health messages. Four panelists will present on their research projects.
Platform/Location: Zoom
Date(s): April 13, 2023
Summary: This live event features the insight of a panel of three leaders in Black Maternal Health. Each panelist will present a lightning talk about current issues in Black Maternal Health, and the remainder of the presentation will be a moderated Q&A with attendees.
Platform/Location: Zoom
Event Title: Black Maternal Health Week Journal Discussion
Date(s): April 17, 2023
Summary: Join us for this live discussion as we explore the article Environmental Factors Involved in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality.
This live discussion will explore the following questions:
What are some ways Black women and other birthing people who are not researchers contribute to this research?
What are some ways this research can be shared and lead to actionable results among those most affected by disparities?
Where do libraries fit into this work?
This live discussion will explore the following questions:
What are some ways Black women and other birthing people who are not researchers contribute to this research?
What are some ways this research can be shared and lead to actionable results among those most affected by disparities?
Where do libraries fit into this work?
Platform/Location: Zoom
Date(s): April 27, 2023
Summary: NNLM Region 3 and the SCC/MLA Early Career Librarian Initiative (ECLI) are hosting a webinar providing information on setting professional goals and how to achieve them.
Platform/Location: Zoom
Event Title: Using Technology to Combat Fake News: The Impact of Misinformation on Chronic Condition Self-Management Behaviors
Date(s): May 24, 2023
Summary: In this presentation, the speakers will offer insight into making appropriate health information more accessible to patients, and therefore lessening the likelihood of misinformation related to the self-management of diabetes. The speakers will describe the implementation of interventions design to reinforce self-care practices and daily decision making among patients managing a chronic disease.
Platform/Location: Zoom
Date(s): June 12, 2023 - July 12, 2023
Summary: This class introduces telehealth, why it’s important, and how it enables people to have greater access to quality healthcare. Explore how different libraries provided patrons in their communities with access to telehealth services.
Platform/Location: Moodle
Date(s): June 20, 2023
Summary: This interactive session will introduce attendees to a wide range of deceptive visual communications ranging from misleading graphs to manipulated images in scientific publications to AI-generated deepfakes. Attendees will gain confidence in analyzing various types of visual information and leave the session with practical ideas for incorporating these skills into programming in a variety of contexts.
Platform/Location: Webex