New Classes
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.
Event Title: Addressing Rural Cancer Care Through a Network Model
Date(s): November 4, 2025
Summary: Rural communities face significant challenges in cancer care, including limited access to specialists, fragmented care coordination, and a lack of infrastructure to support evidence-based treatment and quality monitoring. Guest speaker Aaron Seaman will offer insights into how the Iowa Cancer Affiliate Network (I-CAN) addresses these gaps through a collaborative and scalable model that strengthens rural hospitals’ capacity to deliver evidence-based, high-quality care. Part one of a three-part webinar series.
Platform/Location: Zoom
Date(s): November 17, 2025
Summary: In this one-hour presentation, learn about NNLM funded projects with the National Association of Hispanic Nurses Connecticut Chapter.
Platform/Location: Zoom
Event Title: Empathy Lens: Humanizing Images & Education for Reducing Stigma Against People Who Use Drugs
Date(s): December 4, 2025
Summary: This session will explore how stigma in both language and visuals fuels discrimination and exclusion, while sharing practical strategies for selecting non-stigmatizing, accurate, and inclusive materials for outreach, education, and advocacy.
Platform/Location: Zoom
Event Title: Implementing Scalable Exercise Interventions to Address Supportive Care Disparities in Rural Cancer Survivors
Date(s): January 6, 2026
Summary: Cancer survivors in rural areas face unique challenges in accessing supportive care, including structured exercise programs that are proven to improve physical function, mental health, and quality of life. Dr. Jess Gorzelitz leads research focused on implementing and evaluating a distance-based, strength-focused exercise intervention tailored for older, rural cancer survivors. In this webinar she will discuss existing disparities in access to exercise oncology resources and the use of remote exercise programs to inform long-term behavior change. Learn how scalable, evidence-based exercise interventions can be integrated into survivorship care.
Platform/Location: Zoom
Event Title: Health Programming at your Library
Date(s): January 14, 2026
Summary: Join us for ideas on how to create health programs for libraries and community/faith-based organizations in this 90-minute webinar.
Platform/Location: Zoom
Event Title: Region 7 Presents: Hospital Librarians Going Virtual
Date(s): January 22, 2026
Summary: Join us for an interactive panel exploring the realities of virtual library services in a hospital environment.
Platform/Location: Zoom
Date(s): March 3, 2026
Summary: Part 3 of the Improving Cancer Care for Rural Communities series features Dr. Daniel Kollmorgen, Surgical Oncologist and Medical Director of Oncology Services at Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Dr. Kollmorgen will speak about building high quality care in rural areas, including strategies for achieving CoC accreditation and fostering a culture of quality improvement. This webinar will offer insights for professionals seeking to enhance the quality and coordination of cancer care in rural communities.
Platform/Location: Zoom
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