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#CiteNLM Spring 2024 Wikipedia Edit-a-thon (April 24, 2024) April 24, 2024 Join NNLM Staff on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 as we add citations to Wikipedia articles using trusted National Library of Medicine resources. This event addresses increasing health equity through information and the NNLM initiative of citizen science by engaging communities in editing Wikipedia health-related articles with well-sourced additions.

Platform/Location: Zoom

Effective Health Communication and Health Literacy: Understanding the Connection - April 25, 2024 April 25, 2024 This 1 hour webinar introduces the concepts of health literacy and health communication. This presentation addresses improving health literacy, by including information about the NLM/NIH resource MedlinePlus.gov.

Platform/Location: Webex

NNLM Book Discussion: May 1, 2024 – July 31, 2024: At Home on an Unruly Planet by Madeline Ostrander May 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024 Join us May 1, 2024 – July 31, 2024 to discuss the book At Home on an Unruly Planet: Finding Refuge on a Changed Earth by Madeline Ostrander.

Platform/Location: Zoom, Moodle

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On-Demand Classes

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Finding and Using Health Statistics On-demand through March 1, 2025 This online, self-paced course for librarians and students in health sciences describes different types of health statistics, how they are collected, and where they can be found.

Platform/Location: Moodle

Getting the Right Information to Patients Using MedlinePlus Connect On-demand through April 13, 2025 This 1 hour on-demand class introduces MedlinePlus Connect, and points to resources for implementing MedlinePlus Connect at your institution. MedlinePlus Connect is a tool that enables the integration of MedlinePlus resources into external systems like electronic health record systems, patient portals, and other applications. Working knowledge of MedlinePlus is suggested pre-requisite.

Platform/Location: Moodle

Health Literacy On Demand On-demand through April 30, 2026 Learn about health literacy definitions, best practices, tools for communicating health information clearly, and resources for improving health literacy. This on-demand narrated tutorial takes about an hour to complete. It offers CHES, CNE, and MLA credit.

Platform/Location: Moodle

Introduction to Health Reference: Ethics and Best Practices (2022) On-demand through April 30, 2026 Learn how to conduct a health reference interview using ethical and effective communication strategies in this 4 credit-hour on-demand class. Content includes narrated and interactive self-paced tutorials. 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".

Platform/Location: Moodle

Introduction to Precision Medicine On-demand through April 30, 2026 Introduction to Precision Medicine is an introductory, on-demand course for public librarians. This class is designed to introduce learners to the concept of precision medicine. This course will provide the learner with resources to support patrons with questions or concerns about precision medicine and related health topics.

Platform/Location: Moodle

MedlinePlus Tutorial for Librarians and Health Educators On-demand through November 1, 2025 This interactive, narrated tutorial provides a tour of the MedlinePlus website and takes about 1 hour to complete.

Platform/Location: Moodle

Prescription and Over the Counter Drugs: Supporting Patients with Evidence-Based Information On-demand through 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 NIDA website, DailyMed and LactMed.

Platform/Location: Moodle

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