PubMed and Beyond: Clinical Resources from the National Library of Medicine

This presentation will introduce free bedside information resources for the busy clinician. Resources presented will include Clinical Queries in PubMed/MEDLINE and free drug, patient education, and point-of-care resources.

This course was originally created by Kate Flewelling of the NNLM Middle Atlantic Region.

Objectives:

By the end of the session participants will be able to:

Find patient education information using MedlinePlus, HealthReach and Genetics Home Reference.
Access drug information using Drug Information Portal.
Find clinical trials by condition and limit to those with results in ClinicalTrials.gov.
Find systematic reviews using PubMed Clinical Queries.
Limit PubMed/MEDLINE results to free full-text.
Find evidence-based resources in Clinical eCompanion

Course Materials:

Slides for 1 hour session of the course

Class Length:

60 minutes, 2 hours, 3 hours. Variable credit class. The number of CE credits is tied to how much time and effort is expected of the learner to complete the class. A higher credit class goes deeper into the content.

Course Owner(s):

Erin Seger, Health Professions Coordinator

Instructor(s):

Erin Seger, Health Professions Coordinator

Elaina Vitale, MLIS, Academic and Data Services Coordinator

Continuing Education:

Upon successful completion of this class, each participant will receive 1, 2, or 3 hours of continuing education credit awarded by the Medical Library Association.