Continuing Education (CE)

CALENDAR - dates, times, and locations of classes. Not all classes are available at this time.

These courses have been approved by the Medical Library Association (MLA) for Continuing Education (CE) Credit. Check the MLA Continuing Education Clearinghouse for more information.

Descriptions, in most cases, provided by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine:

• ABCs of DNA: Unraveling the Mystery of Genetics Information for Consumers
• Beyond an Apple a Day: Providing Consumer Health Information at Your Library
• Can You Hear Me Now: How to Make a Podcast
• Caring for the Mind: Providing Reference Services for Mental Health Information
• Easy-to-Read Health and Wellness Material for Consumers: recognizing it, finding it, writing it, rewriting it
• From Snake Oil to Penicillin: Evaluating Consumer Health Information on the Internet
• Geeks Bearing Gifts: Unwrapping New Technology Trends
• Grants and Proposal Writing
• Keeping Up with NLM's PubMed
• PubMed for the Rest of Us: Searching the Medical Literature for the Non-Expert (formerly Looking in All the Wrong Places: PubMed for Public Librarians)
• Managing Electronic Resources in Health Science Libraries
• Measuring Your Impact: Using Evaluation for Library Advocacy
• ¿No Comprende? Spanish Health Information Resources for English Speaking Librarians
• Prescription for Success: Consumer Health on the Web
• Public Health Information on the Web
• PubMed for Experts
• Super Searcher
• TOXNET: Toxicology & Environmental Information
• Will Duct Tape Cure My Warts? Examining Complementary and Alternative Medicine

*Continuing Medical Education (CME)

*Note: CME classes are not currently available.

Information support to health professionals, especially those in inner city and rural areas, is a major objective of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM). The NN/LM South Central Region represents NLM in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

General Information on CME Courses

CME credit has been awarded through the NIH/FAES CME Committee to physicians for the following training.

Descriptions provided by NN/LM's National Training Center and Clearinghouse:

• Introduction to PHpartners.org - (1 hour)
• Introduction to PHpartners.org - (2 hours)
• Introduction to PubMed - (1 hour)
• Introduction to PubMed "plus" - (2 hours)
• Introduction to Consumer Health Resources at NLM: MedlinePlus, Clinical Trials.gov and the NLM Gateway - (1 hour)
• Introduction to Consumer Health Resources at NLM: MedlinePlus, Clinical Trials.gov and the NLM Gateway - (1.5 hours)

Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)

Three courses are approved for CNE credit.

General Information on CNE Courses

• Medical Websites for Nurses (1 hour)
• Patient Education Resources from the National Library of Medicine (1 hour)
• PubMed Basics (1hour)