Registration closed December 7, 2024.
A new version of this class available in January 2025.
Current learners, complete all work in the class and claim your CE credit by December 31, 2024.
In this 4 credit-hour, on-demand class learn how to conduct a health reference interview using ethical and effective communication strategies.
This class addresses increasing health information access and use by including information about the NLM/NIH resource MedlinePlus "Evaluating Internet Health Information: A Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine".
By working through 3 narrated and interactive self-paced tutorials, questionnaires, forums and quiz, learners will be able to:
1. Apply ethical and effective communication strategies to identify the health information needs of patrons
2. Explain the ways librarians can protect patrons’ health privacy and confidentiality
3. Describe the ways librarians can practice ethical health information provision throughout the reference interview.
4. Evaluate online health information
5. Explain why it is important to teach evaluation skills to library patrons.
4 hours