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Jul
12
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Change is always happening and MLA is no different. Those of you who have been taking our NNLM courses or webinars for MLA CE credit may have noticed a change in obtaining CE credit. MEDLIB-ED is now MLA’s new learning platform for health information professionals. Here you can go for MLA webinars, trainings, and online… Read More »
Posted in: News From NNLM PNR, Training & Education
Jul
06
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Summer can be a chance to catch up on some continuing education. The PNR has two classes coming up in August. Each class qualifies for both Medical Library Association CE credit as well as for Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS). Class: From A(norexia) to Z(its): Providing Health Information to Teens Those who work with teens… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, News From NNLM PNR, Public Libraries, Training & Education
Jun
29
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You’ve probably heard of evidence-based medicine, but have you ever encountered evidence-based library and information practice? It’s a movement that encourages librarians and information professionals to use research evidence in their daily practice, just as health care providers do, and to conduct their own research in order to inform their practice. Not only that, but… Read More »
Posted in: News From NNLM PNR
May
19
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One of the more exciting recent trends in communicating about health care and medicine is that of “graphic medicine”. As Dr. Ian Williams, who coined the phrase, writes: “It has long been known that comics are “not just for kids”… comics and graphic novels [can] be used as a resource for health professionals, playing… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, News From NNLM PNR, Public Health, Public Libraries, Training & Education
Apr
17
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Greetings! (with apologies to those who have already seen this information by email) Have you heard that two data coordinators have just started working at the Regional Medical Library? We are Annie Madhavan and Ann Glusker (AKA “The Anns”) and we are librarians who happen to have backgrounds in epidemiology, data indexing, public health, allied… Read More »
Posted in: News From NNLM PNR