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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 »
Posted in: News from NLM, Training & Education
Mar
19
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Don’t forget that as an NN/LM Network Member, you are entitled to borrow items from our Professional Development Library. View the list of what’s available, including our newest offering, Changing Roles and Contexts for Health Library and Information Professionals, edited by Alison Brettle and Christine Urquhart. To see what’s been added recently, look for the… Read More »
Posted in: Training & Education
Mar
16
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NLM Information Resource Grants to Reduce Health Disparities (G08) The National Library of Medicine (NLM) solicits resource grant applications for projects that will bring useful, usable health information to health disparity populations and the health care providers who care for those populations. Access to useful, usable, understandable health information is an important factor during health… Read More »
Posted in: Funding, News from NLM
Mar
08
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WISER (Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders) is a mobile application from the National Library of Medicine designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents. The second release for WISER for iPhone/iPod touch is now available. Investigate what’s new in this updated release: WISER’s Help Identify Chemical capability is now available on the iOS… Read More »
Posted in: Emergency Preparedness, News from NLM, Technology, Training & Education
Mar
05
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Recognizing that pharmacies may need additional knowledge and assistance to improve their health literacy practices, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has developed four new health literacy tools for pharmacy and a set of curricular tools for pharmacy faculty. Advancing Pharmacy Health Literacy Practices Through Quality Improvement: Curricular Modules for Faculty is… Read More »
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