Pacific Northwest Region

The University of Washington Health Sciences Library serves as the regional Network Office for network member organizations throughout the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region (NNLM PNR) including the states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington

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Become a Member - It's Free!

Become a member and join the network of libraries, community organizations, educational and research institutions who work to provide and contribute quality health information and research. Membership is free to your organization and benefits include access to a network of colleagues, specialized training, and funding opportunities, and so much more!

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Pacific Northwest Region

Blogs, Lists, & Bulletins

Dragonfly (PNR blog)
Bringing Health Information to the Community (BHIC blog)
HLIB-NW Discussion List
MedLib-L Discussion List
NLM Technical Bulletin
PNR News (subscribe to PNR's official email announcements)

Upcoming Classes

Interested in training opportunities from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine? Here are just a few of our upcoming classes:

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Monday, February 24, 2020

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Get rapid access to the NLM’s GenBank sequence data at the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) data hub.

Additional NLM Resources:

Clinical studies related to the coronavirus disease (ClinicalTrials.gov)
Public health emergency literature and information (Disaster Lit)
Journal article citations (PubMed)
Consumer information on coronavirus infections available in English and Spanish (MedlinePlus)
New MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) Supplementary Concept Record (Read more)

Other Coronavirus Disease Information

Source: National Library of Medicine

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with Jessica Pettitt

March 18 at 9:00am PT

Are you confused about all the topics under the umbrella of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion? Are you overwhelmed by all things swirling around in our world today? Are you ready to have less frustrating conversations?

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Nine Conversations that Matter to Health Sciences Librarians with Jessica Pettitt is a webinar series underwritten by the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL), the Medical Library Association (MLA), and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM).

The next session is:
Knowing what you don't know: Medical Micro-aggressions
March 18 at 9:00am PT
Registration is encouraged.

RECORDINGS
The previous session is now posted: That's Not Funny! Or is it?
[Playlist of all previous sessions]

Note: recordings are posted about a week after the live session.

Learn more about the webinar series

Join us for PNR Rendezvous!

February 19 at 1:00 p.m. PT

PNR Rendezvous is a webinar series presented by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Northwest Region.

The next PNR Rendezvous session is:
PNR Rendezvous: The Ten Most Frequently Asked Questions about Genetic Testing
February 19 at 1:00 p.m. PT
Registration is encouraged

Presenter: Jill Morelli, CG®
Recently retired from the University of Washington School of Medicine as their Director of Facilities, she is president of the Seattle Genealogical Society and belongs to Association of Professional Genealogists, Genealogy Speakers Guild and others.

RECORDINGS
December session available now: Staying Healthy Abroad
[Playlist of all previous sessions]