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May
15
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The NLM Technical Bulletin recent announced a change which went into effect at the end of last week. The Limits Page has been replaced by an easy-to-use Filters Sidebar. Similar to the way Limits worked, Filters will remain in effect, once selected, until they are cleared. The Filters Sidebar will not be visible until the… Read More »
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Apr
27
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The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies has made available a discussion paper, describing 10 attributes of a helath literate organization, to guide health care organizations that seek to ensure that everyone gets the greatest benefit possible from health care information and services. The authors are participants in the Workgroup on Attributes of a… Read More »
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Apr
27
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By Joana Ramos Founding member, Board member, and Chair, Healthcare Committee, Washington State Coalition for Language Access The Washington State Coalition for Language Access (WASCLA) is a young organization that seeks to eliminate language barriers in all areas of public life in the state, through education and advocacy. WASCLA is currently an all-volunteer group with… Read More »
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Apr
09
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Recently announced in the NLM Technical Bulletin are several items of interest to PubMed users: A new FAQ about article versions in PubMed citations: Certain citations will now be “versioned”, depending upon new data findings. The original article will be retained. Criteria not to be considered in defining a version are re-publication of an article,… Read More »
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Mar
28
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A one-week intensive program on health literacy curriculum development and educational leadership for health professionals and educators will take place at the Tufts University School of Medicine campus in downtown Boston June 11-15, 2012. This course will teach participants to: Better understand health literacy as an organizational/systems problem that includes the skills of health care… Read More »
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