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Scheduled Classes
| Event Title | Date(s) | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| NNLM Book Discussion: "You Just Need to Lose Weight" And 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon, August 1, 2024 – October 31, 2024 | August 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024 | Join us August 1 – October 31, 2024, to discuss the book "You Just Need to Lose Weight" And 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon.
Platform/Location: Zoom, Moodle |
| Bioinformatics and Biology Essentials For Librarians: Databases, Tools and Clinical Applications (August 26-December 9, 2024) | August 26, 2024 - December 9, 2024 | Registration opens July 1, 2024. This 15-week, 30 credit-hour, self-paced online class reviews basic biology concepts and takes a deep dive into NCBI Molecular Biology Databases.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| Health Stories in the Media (October 1 - 29, 2024) | October 1, 2024 - October 29, 2024 | Learn about news literacy, the sources of health news stories, challenges in health news journalism and how to identify the difference between health news and unverified information in this 4 credit hour online class taught over 4 weeks.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| Course 4: Building Successful Collaborations with the Communities: Grassroots Leadership (October 11- October 24, 2024) | October 11, 2024 - October 24, 2024 | This 2-week online course uses the knowledge and tools presented in previous courses of the series, and explores the process to construct a framework for a community development initiative and the role of librarians in grassroots leadership activism.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| Piecing Together Systematic Reviews. Phases 5-8: Preservation, Promotion, Impact and Update | October 23, 2024 | This last session will cover phases 5-8 of the PIECCESS review cycle, the Paper phase, during which the report is written.
Platform/Location: Zoom |
| The Evidence Pyramid Problem | October 24, 2024 | In this webinar, the authors of the latest article in this series will join us to discuss the evidence pyramid. They will provide an overview of how the traditional evidence pyramid can mislead students and clinicians, and propose a different method to determine evidence strength and applicability – the evidence funnel. Join us for an engaging session that will feature a live discussion, with ample opportunity for questions and dialogue.
Platform/Location: Zoom |
| Expanding Bioinformatics Librarianship Beyond Academia (October 25, 2024) | October 25, 2024 | Discover how bioinformatics librarianship is expanding through the experiences of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia's Arcus Initiative and NIH Library services in bibliometrics, bioinformatics, biostatistics, and data visualization. This 1 hour webinar is part of the Evolution of Bioinformatics Services in Libraries Speaker Series (Fall 2024).
Platform/Location: Zoom |
Regional Events
| Event Title | Date(s) | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Town Hall with NNLM Region 5 | November 13, 2024 | Connect with Region 5 staff at our virtual Town Hall - hear updates, ask questions, and share ideas. Platform/Location: Zoom |
On-Demand Classes
| Event Title | Date(s) | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| A Bird's Eye View of Health Data Standards - On Demand | On-demand through January 1, 2025 | Understand the big picture of health data standards and how they are used, including relevant National Library of Medicine (NLM) products and services, in this 1 hour, on-demand, online class. Expect to spend 1 hour learning through videos and exercises.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| AHEM: clearing the way to easy-to-read health materials | On-demand through April 25, 2025 | 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 |
| An Introduction to ClinicalTrials.gov On Demand | On-demand through November 1, 2025 | This online, self-paced course introduces and demonstrates searching and understanding search results in ClinicalTrials.gov.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| Common Data Elements: Standardizing Data Collection | On-demand through June 17, 2025 | 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 |
| Consumer Health Information Specialization On-Demand | On-demand through April 30, 2026 | 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 |
| Data Management Sharing Policy (DMSP) Webinar Recordings On-Demand | On-demand through April 15, 2026 | This on-demand Moodle class contains 5 recorded webinars introducing the basics of data management and the new NIH requirements for data management and sharing that began in 2023.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| Drug and Chemical Information 1. Using, Providing and Prescribing Medications | On-demand through May 1, 2025 | Learn how to find drug and chemical safety information, side effects, and interactions in MedlinePlus and locate prescription and over-the-counter FDA drug labeling in DailyMed in this 2 hour on-demand class.
Platform/Location: Moodle |