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Drug and Chemical Information 3. Exploring New Drug Research July 15, 2023 May 1, 2025 Discover drug therapy clinical trials and learn how drugs, chemicals, and related topics are indexed in MeSH in order to hone a PubMed search strategy for systematic reviews and other complex research in this 2 hour on-demand class.
Platform/Location: Moodle
 Always Available National
Drug and Chemical Information 1. Using, Providing and Prescribing Medications July 15, 2023 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
 Always Available National
Drug and Chemical Information 2. Finding Properties, Effects, and Interactions July 15, 2023 May 1, 2025 Learn how to find drug and chemical information, adverse effects, molecular properties and more in this 2 hour on-demand class. Resources covered include PubChem, LactMed, LiverTox, NLM Bookshelf and PubMed.
Platform/Location: Moodle
 Always Available National
Standardize Your Research Data with the NIH Common Data Element Repository – On Demand July 17, 2023 June 17, 2025 This interactive, on-demand course is intended to introduce researchers and librarians to common data elements (CDEs) and how to use the NIH Common Data Element Repository.
Platform/Location: Moodle
 Always Available National
Drug Terminologies and RxNorm August 29, 2023 August 21, 2025 Learn the basic concepts of medical terminologies, followed by a deep dive into NLM's RxNorm, an NLM-authored medical terminology specializing in drug information, in this 1 credit hour on-demand class.
Platform/Location: Moodle
 Always Available National
AHEM: clearing the way to easy-to-read health materials September 5, 2023 April 30, 2026 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
 Always Available National
Finding and Using Health Statistics September 19, 2023 March 31, 2026 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
 Always Available National
Data Management Sharing Policy (DMSP) Webinar Recordings On-Demand May 8, 2024 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
 Always Available NCDS
Using PubMed in Evidence-Based Practice - On Demand June 17, 2024 June 13, 2025 When conducting research, evidence-based practice is a method for framing clinical questions that will help yield optimal search results. PubMed.gov is a free research tool from the National Library of Medicine®. This one-hour, online course will show you how to use evidence-based practice when searching clinical questions using PubMed®.
Platform/Location: Moodle
 Always Available National
Research Data Management November 1, 2024 April 30, 2026 An introduction to research data management (RDM) for librarians, including best practices for supporting researchers and the elements most important to document, store, and preserve data.
Platform/Location: Moodle
 Always Available NCDS
Data Ethics November 1, 2024 April 30, 2026 Learn about ethical problems health science librarians may encounter in data visualization, data sharing, and data collection.
Platform/Location: Moodle
 Always Available NCDS
Supporting Open Science: Tools and Trends November 1, 2024 April 30, 2026 Explore the concept of "open science" and ways to practice reusability and reproducibility in research through free tools from the National Library of Medicine (NLM).
Platform/Location: Moodle
 Always Available NCDS
Research Data Sharing November 1, 2024 April 30, 2026 Get an overview of the data sharing process and best practices for sharing research data.
Platform/Location: Moodle
 Always Available NCDS
An Introduction to ClinicalTrials.gov On Demand November 1, 2024 November 1, 2025 This online, self-paced course introduces and demonstrates searching and understanding search results in ClinicalTrials.gov.
Platform/Location: Moodle
 Always Available National
Health Data Standards and Terminologies December 9, 2024 December 8, 2025 Explore the different types of health data standards and how they support interoperability of health information systems. Learn about relevant National Library of Medicine (NLM) terminology products, tools, and services in this on-demand, online class.
Platform/Location: Moodle
 Always Available National
Health Reference Express: Communication and Confidentiality Essentials for Library Workers January 13, 2025 April 30, 2026 Learn how to conduct a health reference interview using ethical and effective communication strategies in this 3 credit-hour, on-demand class.
Platform/Location: Moodle
 Always Available National
Phrase Searching in PubMed February 25, 2025 February 24, 2026 Learn about searching PubMed for exact phrases or variations on a phrase.
Platform/Location: Moodle
 Always Available National
NIH Public Access Policy for Librarians March 4, 2025 April 30, 2026 Learn the basics of the NIH Public Access Policy, the manuscript submission process, how to use NCBI and My Bibliography to track compliance, and potential roles for librarians.
Platform/Location: Moodle
 Always Available National