NNLM SEA Digest News – November 22, 2019

Posted by elizabethwaltman on November 22nd, 2019 Posted in: All Posts, SEA Digest

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Welcome to the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM), Southeastern/Atlantic (SEA) Region’s Weekly Digest. This digest includes upcoming events, online training opportunities, news, and past events.  

NNLM News

• The New PubMed is Here
• EFTS: Electronic Fund Transfer System Update
• New NNLM HIV/AIDS Outreach Center Established
• NIH MedlinePlus Magazine Fall 2019 Now Available Online!

Upcoming Online Training Opportunities*

Moodle LMS Asynchronous Course Opportunities

• Beyond an Apple a Day: Providing Consumer Health Information at Your Library (Jan 6 – Feb 3)
• Will Duct Tape Cure My Warts? Examining Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Jan 6 – Feb 14)

Webinars December 3 – December 6

• Libraries as Partners in Health: Memphis Public Library (Dec 3, 2 PM ET)
• Astronaut Health: Health Information Resources to Support Science Education (Dec 5, 12 PM ET)
• Engaging Parents and Caregivers in Substance Use Disorder Prevention and Recovery (Dec 5, 3 PM ET)
• Data Visualization: Theory to Practice (Dec 6, 1 PM ET)

Webinars December 10 – December 11

• Resources for Nursing and Allied Health Care Professionals (Dec 10, 2 PM ET)
• More Than a Bandage: Health Information Resources for K-12 Professionals (Dec 10, 3 PM ET)
• Substance Use Disorder and Heredity: It’s a Family Disease (3 PM ET)
• PNR Rendezvous: Staying Healthy Abroad (Dec 11, 4 PM ET)

Visit the NNLM Training Schedule for all upcoming webinars, scheduled, and on-demand classes. For past webinars and classes, please visit the NNLM on YouTube**

National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM), and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) News

NIH News

• The NIH Director’s Blog: What a Memory Looks Like
• Scientists find promising drug combination against lethal childhood brain cancers
• Exposure to HIV drug in the womb may increase risk of microcephaly, developmental delays in children
• Pediatric drug trial finds benefit in teens with heart defect

NLM News

• Musings from the Mezzanine: How NIH Is Using Artificial Intelligence To Improve Operations
• Circulating Now: VD at the Movies: Public Health Service World War II Venereal Disease Films
• NLM in Focus: NBA Star Kevin Love Shares Mental Health Struggles in NIH MedlinePlus Magazine
• NLM Technical Bulletin: The New PubMed is Here

NCBI Insights

• New release of the Prokaryotic Genome Annotation Pipeline with updated tRNAscan and protein models
• Pangenome metadata scopeathon in San Diego, January 16-17
• NCBI Will Retire the Probe Database in April 2020
• Request for proposals: Single Cell in the Cloud codeathon at NYGC in January

NNLM SEA Communications

• Online Newsletter: SEA Currents
• Facebook
• Facebook SEA Consumer Health Group
• Twitter

* Notes on NNLM Training Opportunities

• All sessions listed are sponsored by a specific regional or national office, but open to all.
• Webinars are scheduled for 1 hour unless otherwise noted.
• The NNLM class registration system requires a free NNLM account prior to registration.
• Visit the NNLM Training Opportunities to register and view a full calendar of training opportunities.
• Please visit the NNLM Acronym Guide to understand the acronyms.
• Refer to this guide to claim MLA CE credit.
• Not all Training Opportunities listed provide MLA CE credit. Please refer to the class page to see if a specific session offers credit.

** Please note that NNLM recordings on YouTube may not have MLA CE Credit available. Please contact the regional office that sponsored the webinar for details.