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Scheduled Classes
| Event Title | Date(s) | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| From Problem to Prevention: Evidence Based Public Health | December 8, 2022 | Learn the basics of evidence-based public health (EBPH) and essential steps of the EBPH process through the lens of NLM resources in this 1 hour webinar.
Platform/Location: Webex |
| NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Immersion Workshop | December 12, 2022 | The NNLM National Center for Data Services (NCDS) is hosting this workshop to provide an extensive look at the upcoming NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan Requirements (effective January 25, 2023). This all-day workshop is intended for those without much experience working in research data management and will provide an overview of the NIH policy, research data management basics, and related resources. Instructors from the NCDS will be joined by Nina Exner of Virginia Commonwealth University. Platform/Location: Zoom |
| Creating Data Management Plans with DMPTool | December 13, 2022 | The DMPTool is a free tool that walks users through creating comprehensive data management plans. This webinar will guide attendees through data management plan basics, creating a DMPTool profile, and exploring available templates and planning resources.
Platform/Location: Webex |
| Campus Connections: A Solo Librarian’s Journey Launching a Satellite Health Science Library | December 14, 2022 | With the almost paradoxical shift towards decreasing physical footprints and funding and increasing satellite campuses (and thus constituencies), academic libraries are facing pressure to - in any combination - consolidate, launch, or close physical spaces and move towards digital collections. In the health sciences, this situation is compounded by the rapidly rising cost and amount of electronic health information, the urgency to open academic medical centers in areas with needs for health professionals, and pressures of programs and their professional learners.
Platform/Location: Zoom |
| NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Immersion Workshop | December 19, 2022 | The NNLM National Center for Data Services (NCDS) is hosting this workshop to provide an extensive look at the upcoming NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan Requirements (effective January 25, 2023). This workshop is intended for those without much experience working in research data management and will provide an overview of the NIH policy, research data management basics, and related resources. Event registration is capped at 55 participants, so please ensure that you can attend the entirety of this session before registering. Instructors from the NCDS will be joined by Nina Exner of Virginia Commonwealth University. Platform/Location: Zoom |
| NLM Webinar: 2023 MeSH Highlights | January 10, 2023 | Join NLM staff for a highlight tour summarizing the changes for 2023 Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). The presentation will feature examples of new and updated terminology. Following the presentation, a panel of NLM Indexing and MeSH experts will be available to answer your questions. Platform/Location: Zoom |
| NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Overview | January 10, 2023 | The NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy that will go into effect in January 2023 will require funded researchers to submit a plan outlining how scientific data from their research will be managed and shared. This session is intended for information professionals who are unfamiliar with this policy and will review the policy components and how you can prepare to address the policy at your institution. Topics to be covered include the context for the policy, the scope, the various components of the policy, institutional considerations for working with the policy in place, and tools and resources already available to help.
Platform/Location: Webex |
Regional Events
| Event Title | Date(s) | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| (Region 2 Exclusive) Answering the Hard Questions: Prepare to Succeed in Developing Data Services | September 21, 2022 - December 30, 2022 | Event open to Region 2 members only. [Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.] Platform/Location: |
On-Demand Classes
| Event Title | Date(s) | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Drug Terminologies and RxNorm | On-demand through August 1, 2024 | 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 |
| Environmental Health and Justice: a brief primer | On-demand through April 30, 2026 | This self-paced online class provides an introduction to environmental health and environmental justice and presents 3 resources you can use to find data and statistics about environmental health disparities in your community.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| Getting the Right Information to Patients Using MedlinePlus Connect | On-demand through June 30, 2023 | 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 |
| Health Literacy On Demand | On-demand through September 30, 2023 | Learn about health literacy definitions, best practices and tools for communicating health information clearly in in this 1-hour narrated tutorial with activities.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| How PubMed Works: Automatic Term Mapping On-Demand | On-demand through April 30, 2023 | How PubMed Works: Automatic Term Mapping On-Demand is eligible for 1.5 MLA CE. This is a self-paced course offered via Moodle. The class is available 24/7. Platform/Location: Moodle |
| How PubMed Works: Introduction On-Demand | On-demand through April 30, 2023 | How PubMed Works: Introduction On-Demand is eligible for 1.5 MLA CE. This is a self-paced course offered via Moodle. The class is available 24/7. Platform/Location: Moodle |
| How PubMed Works: MeSH On-Demand | On-demand through April 30, 2023 | How PubMed Works: MeSH On-Demand is eligible for 1.5 MLA CE. This is a self-paced course offered via Moodle. The class is available 24/7. Platform/Location: Moodle |