Class Recordings

Tech Talk with R2: 3D Printing For Health Care Applications Innovators across VHA have an ambitious goal: for every VA Medical Center to have access to 3D printing services. The 3D Printing Network is bringing VHA closer to this reality, with 75 sites across the enterprise and counting. Expanding access to 3DP capabilities can address several current state challenges to scale and allow Veterans to have equitable access to innovative, timely, and personalized care. Emerging 3D printing technology is empowering the VHA 3D Printing … Date: March 24, 2022
Working With Youth Impacted by the Child Welfare System Devon Abejo is a teen services librarian with King County Library System in the Seattle, Washington metro area. She has had nineteen foster children in her care over the past six years. In 2021, she was honored with the Unsung Heroes Award from the Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families and the Stella Mae Carmichael Award from the Amara foster care agency. She earned a her MLIS from San Jose State University and BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has spoken about her work as a foster parent and librarian, and the impact libraries can… Date: March 23, 2022
NIH Data Management and Sharing (Session 3). Practitioner Perspectives: Education This is webinar number 3 in the series. The webinar introduces the basics of data management and the new requirements for data management and sharing that will be in place beginning in 2023. This webinar will provide “practitioner perspectives” – i.e., data librarians sharing their opportunities, barriers, methods, and successes as they work toward improving data management practices at their institutions. Date: March 21, 2022
Session 3: Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice: Appraisal and Application Course description: This three-part webinar series provides a comprehensive overview of evidence-based practice (EBP). Essential skills for clinical inquiry are addressed, including: the role of the librarian, formulating clinical questions, searching the literature, exploring levels of evidence, critically appraising research articles, and applying evidence in practice. Emily Brennan, MLIS, is a Research Informationist in the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Library. She is the liaison to the College of… Date: March 17, 2022
R4 Connections. Implementation of Telemedicine in Rural Public Libraries Part of the R4 Connections Webinar Series. This session will feature guest speaker Dr. Pamela DeGuzman who will focus on telemedicine in rural public libraries and her research in this area. Date: March 10, 2022
Session 2: Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice: Literature Searching Course description: This three-part webinar series provides a comprehensive overview of evidence-based practice (EBP). Essential skills for clinical inquiry are addressed, including: the role of the librarian, formulating clinical questions, searching the literature, exploring levels of evidence, critically appraising research articles, and applying evidence in practice. … Date: March 10, 2022
Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Food Sovereignty in the Chickasaw Nation Abstract This presentation will begin with an introduction to traditional ecological knowledge (TEK); what it is and why it is important. It will share a historical example of how TEK was used during a health crisis in the Navajo Nation with Navajo elders and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) working together to solve a problem in the 1990s. The changing environment for First Americans will be discussed as tribes were removed from their homelands in the 1800s to Oklahoma. TEK is now being used as we add back… Date: March 9, 2022
Session 1: Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice: Overview and Question Formulation Course description: This three-part webinar series provides a comprehensive overview of evidence-based practice (EBP). Essential skills for clinical inquiry are addressed, including: the role of the librarian, formulating clinical questions, searching the literature, exploring levels of evidence, critically appraising research articles, and applying evidence in practice. … Date: March 3, 2022
Commercial Determinants of Health: Tobacco Use Commercial Determinants of Health: Tobacco Use is a 1 hour live webinar presented Wednesday, March 2 at 1:00 pm ET \| 12:00pm CT \| 11:00am MT \| 10:00am PT. Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death, attributable to more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United States. Neighborhood availability of tobacco retailers (tobacco retailer density) is associated with tobacco use behaviors, such as smoking initiation and relapse, among both youth and adults. Additionally, several studies have documented a greater availability of tobacco… Date: March 2, 2022
Tell Us About Your NNLM Project Award Have you seen our call for funding proposals? Are you interested but hesitant? Do you wonder what's involved? Do you question if your idea qualifies? Now's your opportunity to learn from the people who have done it. Three of our current award recipients will describe their programs/projects and share their application experience. Be empowered to apply for your own award after attending this panel speaker session. Questions are encouraged. Guest Speakers Michelle Andersen has been library director at… Date: March 1, 2022