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Jun
25
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Hi! I’m Madelena Romansic, the Program Assistant since December at the NN/LM PNR. I recently participated in Seattle’s first Disaster Relief Trials (DRTs), held at the University of Washington as part of the Bicycle Urbanism Symposium. Inspired by an annual event of the same name in Portland, OR, Seattle’s DRTs illustrated the unique advantages of… Read More »
Posted in: Emergency Preparedness, News From NNLM PNR
Jun
17
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Part 1: Prevention & Preparendness – Friday October 4, 2013 – 9am – 4pm Pacific Part 2: Response & Recovery – Thursday, November 7, 2013 – 9am – 4pm Pacific Location: Odegaard Undergraduate Library Room 220, University of Washington, Seattle The “Protecting Cultural Collections” workshops are presented in a 2-part sequence to produce the following… Read More »
Posted in: Emergency Preparedness, Training & Education
Jun
11
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Two remote sessions relevant to those interested in disaster response are coming up in June from the Disaster Information Management Research Center, U.S. National Library of Medicine: Thursday, June 20, 1:30 PM Eastern Time. Disaster Information Specialists Meeting (open to all interested parties). Topic: Accessing Free Biomedical Literature in Disasters. Speakers: Claire Allen, Knowledge Manager… Read More »
Posted in: Emergency Preparedness, News from NLM, News From NNLM PNR, Training & Education
May
20
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By Emily Glenn, Seattle BioMed On March 26, 2013, Disaster Summit: Magnitude 9 Cascadia Earthquake in the Pacific Northwest was held at Seattle BioMed in Seattle, WA. The event was made possible by a Regional Symposium award from NN/LM PNR. The goals of the symposium were to familiarize attendees with disaster issues and resources specific… Read More »
Posted in: Emergency Preparedness, Funding, News from Network Members
May
17
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The National Library of Medcine’s WISER for Android 2.0 is now available and can be installed directly from the Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.nih.nlm.wiser. What’s new in this release: WISER now fully integrates content from the Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Managment (CHEMM) website – http://chemm.nlm.nih.gov/
Posted in: Emergency Preparedness, News from NLM, Public Health, Technology