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Scheduled Classes
| Event Title | Date(s) | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Data for Everyone | April 3, 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: Zoom |
| Cancelled - Course 3: Building Successful Collaborations with Communities: Collective Impact (April 7 – April 18, 2025) | April 7, 2025 - April 18, 2025 | This 2-week online course describes the essential elements of Collective Impact approach to community engagement, based on design theory.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| Advancing Evidence-Based Interventions in Rural Communities (Rescheduled) | April 7, 2025 | The Putting Public Health Evidence in Action training, originally created by the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network, helps health practitioners and program planners apply evidence-based approaches. Learn about an adaptation for rural and micrometropolitan communities created by University of Iowa Prevention Research Center for Rural Health. This webinar will summarize key points from the six training modules, highlight rural examples of the principles in action, and introduce the accompanying activities and resources.
Platform/Location: Zoom |
| NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Overview | April 8, 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: Zoom |
| Navigating Systematic Reviews with AI: Best Practices and Challenges | April 9, 2025 | As the newest disruptor, AI has everyone considering its place in our daily work. For those conducting evidence syntheses, such as systematic reviews, there are numerous tasks which AI has the potential to automate or at least enhance. This webinar will provide practical guidance and discussion of the promise and challenges in using AI while conducting reviews.
Platform/Location: Zoom |
| The Research Data Services Landscape: How Do You Start and Where Does Your Library Fit In? | April 9, 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: Zoom |
| Effective Health Communication and Health Literacy: Understanding the Connection - April 10, 2025 | April 10, 2025 | 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: Zoom |
Regional Events
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On-Demand Classes
| Event Title | Date(s) | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Drug and Chemical Information 2. Finding Properties, Effects, and Interactions | On-demand through 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 |
| Drug and Chemical Information 3. Exploring New Drug Research | On-demand through 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 |
| Drug Terminologies and RxNorm | On-demand through 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 |
| Finding and Using Health Statistics | On-demand through 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 |
| Getting the Right Information to Patients Using MedlinePlus Connect | On-demand through March 31, 2026 | 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 Data Standards and Terminologies | On-demand through 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 |
| 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 |