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Event Title Start Date End Date Summary Type ROC
Getting Started with the Public Health Digital Library at LDH:OPH July 22, 2025 July 22, 2025 This dedicated instruction session is for the Louisiana Department of Health. Training will cover to how to access the PHDL and use it digital collection including the journals, eBooks and special databases. Document delivery processes will also be mentioned.
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NNLM Book Discussion, May 1 - July 31 2025, The Well-Gardened Mind May 1, 2025 July 31, 2025 You are invited to join us for the NNLM Book Discussion. From May 1 through July 31, we will read The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature
by Sue Stuart-Smith
Platform/Location: Zoom
Upcoming Region 6
Librarian's Guide to Consumer Health July 14, 2025 August 8, 2025 This 4-week, 4 credit-hour self-paced online class covers the health information seeking behavior of consumers and the role of the librarian in the provision of health information for the public.
Platform/Location: Moodle
Upcoming National
Connecting Older Adults to Health Information July 23, 2025 July 23, 2025 This 90-minute webinar covers websites and data sources to help you respond to requests for health information from and about older adults at your library, as well as covering programming ideas.
Platform/Location: Zoom
Upcoming National
Health Statistics on the Web (July 29, 2025) July 29, 2025 July 29, 2025 Learn the difference between data and statistics, key features and use of health statistics, steps to finding health statistics, and sources of health statistics at the local, state and national level in this 90-minute webinar.
Platform/Location: Zoom
Upcoming National
ClinicalTrials.gov for Librarians July 30, 2025 July 30, 2025 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
NNLM Book Discussion, August 1 - October 31, 2025, Transcendent Kingdom August 1, 2025 October 31, 2025 You are invited to join us for the NNLM Book Discussion. From August 1 through October 31, we will read Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi.
Platform/Location: Moodle
Upcoming Region 7
Region 7 Presents: Cultivating a Grief Sensitive Community through Library and Community-Based Partnerships August 5, 2025 August 5, 2025 In this one-hour panel presentation, participants will learn about the work of two organizations in support of mental health and suicide prevention in libraries.
Platform/Location: Zoom
Upcoming Region 7
The Research Data Services Landscape: How Do You Start and Where Does Your Library Fit In? August 5, 2025 August 5, 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
Region 7: Hospital Libraries Advisory Group Annual Meeting August 8, 2025 August 8, 2025 This meeting is designed for hospital librarians that work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. We will recap our activities over the last year and we will announce our training ideas for the upcoming months.
Platform/Location: Zoom
Upcoming Region 7
Medical Nutrition Therapy in Clinical Practice: Enhancing patient outcomes August 13, 2025 August 13, 2025 This presentation will introduce participants to the foundational principles of Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) and highlight how it differs from general nutrition education or wellness advice. Attendees will gain insight into the specialized role of the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) in the development of an individualized plan of care and nutrition therapy interventions. Conditions such as diabetes, obesity, kidney disease, and gastrointestinal disorders, for which MNT is particularly effective will be discussed.
Platform/Location: Zoom
Upcoming Region 3
Telehealth 101: What libraries need to know September 2, 2025 September 30, 2025 This class introduces telehealth, why it’s important, and how it enables people to have greater access to quality healthcare. Explore how libraries around the country provide patrons in their communities with access to telehealth services.
Platform/Location: Moodle
Upcoming National
OpenRefine for Health Sciences: Part 1 September 9, 2025 September 9, 2025 This course will introduce librarians and information professionals to practical data skills and provide examples and ways to incorporate OpenRefine into library work.
Platform/Location: Webex
Upcoming NCDS
Building Reference Skills for Nursing and Allied Health Research September 15, 2025 October 3, 2025 This 3-week, 4 credit-hour self-paced online class is designed for library staff who support, or want to support, nursing and allied health professionals with NLM resources.
Platform/Location: Moodle
Upcoming National
OpenRefine for Health Sciences: Part 2 September 16, 2025 September 16, 2025 This course will introduce librarians and information professionals to practical data skills and provide examples and ways to incorporate OpenRefine into library work.
Platform/Location: Webex
Upcoming NCDS
Health Programming at your Library October 1, 2025 October 1, 2025 Join us for ideas on how to create health programs for libraries and community/faith-based organizations in this 90-minute webinar.
Platform/Location: Zoom
Upcoming National
Providing Mental Health Resources at Your Library October 9, 2025 October 9, 2025 Responding to questions involving topics on mental health is challenging even for the most experienced librarian. In this 1-hour webinar, participants will learn how to effectively respond to requests for mental health information at their libraries.
Platform/Location: Zoom
Upcoming National
NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Overview October 16, 2025 October 16, 2025 This session is intended for information professionals who are unfamiliar with the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy. We will review policy components and how you can address the policy at your institution.
Platform/Location: Webex
Upcoming NCDS
Data for Everyone: An Introduction to Spreadsheets October 22, 2025 October 22, 2025 This class will be an introduction to learning about data. If you have any interest in learning about data but do not know where to start, this class is a great entry point to and foundation for classes currently offered in data management, data science, data services, and statistics. 
Platform/Location: Webex
Upcoming NCDS
How PubMed Works: Introduction November 5, 2025 November 5, 2025 This 90-minute introduction session provides overviews about:

What PubMed is and what's in it.
Finding the original research that is the basis for a news article.
Finding articles by a specific author.
Searching for articles on a specific subject.
Narrowing search results to a more specific subset
Exploring the Advanced Search Builder and Search History.
Platform/Location: Zoom
Upcoming National
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
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
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
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