Scheduled Classes
| Event Title | Date(s) | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| NNLM Book Discussion: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande, Nov 1, 2024 - Jan 31, 2025 | November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025 | Join us November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025 to discuss Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande.
Platform/Location: Zoom, Moodle |
| A Librarian's Guide to Consumer Health | January 6, 2025 - January 31, 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 |
| Telehealth 101: What libraries need to know (January 6 - 31, 2025) | January 6, 2025 - January 31, 2025 | This class introduces telehealth, why it’s important, and how it enables people to have greater access to quality healthcare. Explore how different libraries provided patrons in their communities with access to telehealth services.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| Fundamentals of Health Data Science | January 6, 2025 - March 21, 2025 | Each module will contain readings (e.g., articles, book chapters, videos, website content), a discussion board for learners to answer questions about the materials, and an assignment. Learners will also meet a handful of times with community experts, experienced data science librarians, to discuss the field and class assignments.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| Exploring Complementary and Integrative Health: Information, Resources, and Evaluation | January 13, 2025 - January 31, 2025 | This class will explore the definitions of Complementary and Integrative Health (CIH), encompassing both Eastern and Western medicine perspectives. We will delve into various approaches to CIH, discussing their associated risks and benefits. We will also equip you with strategies to help your users discern trustworthy CIH information and avoid fraudulent claims.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| Bioinformatics and Biology Essentials For Librarians: Databases, Tools and Clinical Applications (January 13 - April 18, 2025) | January 13, 2025 - April 18, 2025 | This 14-week, 30 credit-hour, self-paced online class reviews basic biology concepts and takes a deep dive into NCBI Molecular Biology Databases.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| Wellness in the Library Workplace (January 20 - 31, 2025) | January 20, 2025 - January 31, 2025 | Join us for this 2-week, 4 credit-hour online class to discover ways to improve your own personal well-being and create a healthy workplace. We will discuss ways to increase overall wellness for all staff in libraries so that we have happy, healthy, and safe work environments. This class meets the NLM national initiative of environmental determinants of health by addressing aspects of the work environment by providing health information resources available through MedlinePlus and the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health and increasing health information access.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Regional Events
| Event Title | Date(s) | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| NNLM Region 5 Funding Opportunities | February 6, 2025 | NNLM Region 5 has three new funding opportunities for our May 2025 – April 2026 funding period, including Technology Improvement Awards, Collection Improvement Awards, and Professional Development Awards. Platform/Location: Zoom |
| Understanding & Using Generative AI: A Course for Health Science Librarians | February 7, 2025 - March 21, 2025 | This six-week asynchronous course provides hands-on experience with generative AI models for education, with specific applications to health sciences Platform/Location: Moodle |
| Mental Health First Aid Training Opportunity for Region 2 Network - Session 1 | March 20, 2025 | NNLM Region 2 will be hosting a virtual Mental Health First Aid Training class on March 20th from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST. There are two parts to the virtual training: 2.5 hours of self-led online pre-work required 48 hours prior to the start of the live Zoom session and 5.5 hours of live virtual training on March 20th via Zoom 8:30 a.m.-2:30p EST (this includes a 30-minute lunch break) Platform/Location: Zoom |
| Mental Health First Aid Training Opportunity for Region 2 Network - Session 2 | April 3, 2025 | NNLM Region 2 will be hosting a virtual Mental Health First Aid Training class on April 3rd from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST. There are two parts to the virtual training: 2.5 hours of self-led online pre-work required 48 hours prior to the start of the live Zoom session and 5.5 hours of live virtual training on April 3rd via Zoom 8:30 a.m.-2:30p EST (this includes a 30-minute lunch break) Platform/Location: Zoom |
On-Demand Classes
| Event Title | Date(s) | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| AHEM: clearing the way to easy-to-read health materials | On-demand through April 25, 2025 | Get an overview on assessing health education materials, and learn how the National Library of Medicine uses a health education materials assessment tool to figure out if health education materials are easy-to-read in this 2 hour on-demand, online class.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| An Introduction to ClinicalTrials.gov On Demand | On-demand through November 1, 2025 | This online, self-paced course introduces and demonstrates searching and understanding search results in ClinicalTrials.gov.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| Common Data Elements: Standardizing Data Collection | On-demand through June 17, 2025 | This online, self-paced course describes how librarians and other information professionals can facilitate data standardization and research data sharing using common data elements (CDEs).
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| Consumer Health Information Specialization On-Demand | On-demand through April 30, 2026 | Discover the basics of providing consumer health information through 8 independent learning modules. Earn up to 8 hours credit towards a Consumer Health Information Specialization.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| Data Ethics | On-demand through April 30, 2026 | Learn about ethical problems health science librarians may encounter in data visualization, data sharing, and data collection.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| Data Management Sharing Policy (DMSP) Webinar Recordings On-Demand | On-demand through April 15, 2026 | This on-demand Moodle class contains 5 recorded webinars introducing the basics of data management and the new NIH requirements for data management and sharing that began in 2023.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| Drug and Chemical Information 1. Using, Providing and Prescribing Medications | On-demand through May 1, 2025 | Learn how to find drug and chemical safety information, side effects, and interactions in MedlinePlus and locate prescription and over-the-counter FDA drug labeling in DailyMed in this 2 hour on-demand class.
Platform/Location: Moodle |