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Oct
26
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) is partnering with the Public Library Association (PLA) to present a full-day preconference at the 2018 PLA meeting on Tuesday, March 20, Stand Up for Health: Health & Wellness for Your Community. PLA is offering a limited number of stipends to support travel to the meeting for… Read More »
Posted in: Announcements, Consumer Health, Education & Training, Events
Oct
25
Each month, the National Network of Libraries of Medicine provides free professional development opportunities for public health professionals and librarians. In November 2017, NNLM course offerings include evaluation of health information in the news, exploration of nutrition information resources, partnerships with community health workers, and more. Check out the following five classes and webinars designed to meet… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Education & Training, Environmental Health and Toxicology, NLM Resources, Non-NLM Resources, Public Health
Oct
24
Are you interested in learning about biomedical and health research data management? Would you like more information on a specific area of data science/data management? The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) Data Management Working Group is interested in feedback on NNLM members’ training needs on data science and data management. This field is… Read More »
Posted in: Announcements, Data, Education & Training
Oct
23
October 22-28 is Respiratory Care Week 2017, and the National Library of Medicine offers patient handouts in multiple languages on prevention and care for asthma and other lung diseases through HealthReach. Multilingual resources related to asthma include handouts on asthma triggers, nebulizer treatments, peak flow meter, and more: Asthma (12 languages) – This six-page handout educates… Read More »
Posted in: Communications Tools, Consumer Health, Events, Health Literacy, NLM Resources
Oct
20
Users can now search DailyMed by unique ingredient identifier (UNII) for an active ingredient and an active moiety. Instead of relying on drug or chemical names, which vary across countries and regions, searching by UNII allows DailyMed to retrieve drug product records by ingredient using a common global identifier. To illustrate, a common active ingredient… Read More »
Posted in: NLM Resources, Search Tools