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Event Title Start Date End Date Summary Type ROC
Creating Data Management Plans with DMP Tool November 6, 2025 November 6, 2025 The DMP Tool 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
Upcoming NCDS
How PubMed Works: Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) November 12, 2025 November 12, 2025 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
R4 Connections: Disabled in the Wild: A Beginner's Guide to Chronic Illness & Disabilities in the Outdoors November 12, 2025 November 12, 2025 This one-hour session will share practical ways individuals with chronic illnesses or disabilities can enjoy the outdoors.
Platform/Location: Zoom
Upcoming National
From Problem to Prevention: Evidence-Based Public Health November 14, 2025 November 14, 2025 Learn the basics of evidence-based public health (EBPH) and essential steps of the EBPH process through the lens of NLM and other resources in this one- hour webinar.
Platform/Location: Zoom
Upcoming National
The Research Data Services Landscape: How Do You Start and Where Does Your Library Fit In? November 18, 2025 November 18, 2025 Are you curious about what this whole data thing entails? Are you interested in starting new research data services at your institution? Have you considered a career in data services? If you answered “yes” to any of those questions, this webinar is for you. We'll discuss how to start and where your library fits in.
Platform/Location: Webex
Upcoming NCDS
How PubMed Works: Automatic Term Mapping (ATM) November 19, 2025 November 19, 2025 The How PubMed Works: Automatic Term Mapping 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
Rural Health Resources November 20, 2025 November 20, 2025 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
Effective Health Communication and Health Literacy: Understanding the Connection December 10, 2025 December 10, 2025 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
ClinicalTrials.gov for Librarians January 15, 2026 January 15, 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
Health Statistics on the Web January 21, 2026 January 21, 2026 This 90-minute webinar focuses on the location, selection, and effective use of statistics relevant to health on the local, state, and national levels.
Platform/Location: Zoom
Upcoming National
MedlinePlus Tutorial for Librarians and Health Educators August 25, 2021 November 1, 2025 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 August 30, 2021 April 30, 2026 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 May 12, 2026 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
Health Literacy On Demand October 11, 2021 April 30, 2026 Learn about health literacy definitions, best practices, tools for communicating health information clearly, and resources for improving health literacy. This on-demand narrated tutorial takes about an hour to complete. It offers CHES, CNE, and MLA credit.
Platform/Location: Moodle
Always Available National
Preprints: Accelerating Research (On-Demand) October 14, 2021 October 16, 2025 What are preprints, and how are they changing how biomedical research results are shared? This 1-hour, online, self-paced course introduces preprints and how they can be used in literature searching and in sharing your research results with others. 
Platform/Location: Moodle
Always Available National
How PubMed Works: Introduction On-Demand May 11, 2022 April 17, 2026 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
Always Available NTO
Consumer Health Information Specialization On-Demand July 11, 2022 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
Always Available National
PubChem (On-Demand) July 22, 2022 July 20, 2026 PubChem is the National Library of Medicine’s open chemistry database and the largest freely accessible reference tool for chemical information.
Platform/Location: Moodle
Always Available National
Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) Changes and PubMed Searching On-Demand February 21, 2023 February 28, 2026 Learn how to accommodate for vocabulary changes over time in your comprehensive searches of PubMed.

This 1.5 CE credit on-demand course, offered through the NNLM Moodle platform, provides answers and allows participants to engage with exercises to practice what you learn.
Platform/Location: Moodle
Always Available National
Getting the Right Information to Patients Using MedlinePlus Connect April 4, 2023 March 31, 2026 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 March 31, 2026 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
NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Workshop On-Demand June 30, 2023 April 17, 2026 This on-demand workshop offered in Moodle 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.
Platform/Location: Moodle
Always Available National
Drug and Chemical Information 3. Exploring New Drug Research July 15, 2023 May 11, 2026 Discover drug therapy clinical trials and learn how drugs, chemicals, and related topics are indexed in MeSH in order to hone a PubMed search strategy for systematic reviews and other complex research in this 2 hour on-demand class.
Platform/Location: Moodle
Always Available National
Drug and Chemical Information 1. Using, Providing and Prescribing Medications July 15, 2023 May 11, 2026 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
Always Available National
Drug and Chemical Information 2. Finding Properties, Effects, and Interactions July 15, 2023 May 11, 2026 Learn how to find drug and chemical information, adverse effects, molecular properties and more in this 2 hour on-demand class. Resources covered include PubChem, LactMed, LiverTox, NLM Bookshelf and PubMed.
Platform/Location: Moodle
Always Available National
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