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My NCBI-Filters
This 7 minute tutorial demonstrates the filters feature which allows a searcher to group search results by areas of interest.

NIH MedlinePlus Magazine
NIH MedlinePlus Magazine is a new quarterly guide for patients and their families. It brings the latest and most authoritative medical and healthcare information from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as featured online on the MedlinePlus website. "Need Adobe Acrobat to read PDF documents."

Quick Tour on Searching by Journal in PubMed
A five-minute Quick Tour of how to search for a journal in PubMed.

ABCs of DNA: Unraveling the Mystery of Genetics Information for Consumers
Consumers need access to information and resources about genetic information in a manner that is understandable. Librarians working with the public need to be aware of the issues surrounding genetics and resources to assist patrons in locating and evaluating sometimes complex and confusing information. This class explores basic concepts such as genes and chromosomes and offers an overview of genetic disorders, genetic testing, genetic counseling, and the Human Genome Project. Ethical and legal issues associated with genetic disorders will be covered with regard to privacy, discrimination, and potential legislative impact on medicine and society. A variety of reliable health information resources will be demonstrated, including, but not limited to: Genetics Home Reference, ClinicalTrials.gov, CHID (Combined Health Information Database), NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders), and MedlinePlus. This 4-hour hands-on class is intended for consumers, public librarians, and health sciences librarians who work with the public.

African American Community Health
African American communities see diseases like cancer, diabetes, and heart disease affecting their friends and families every day. Free online resources from the National Library of Medicine and other reliable sources are available to help. This two hour class will provides participants with some basic health information as well as information specific to the African American community. The class is available hands-on or as an interactive presentation. 2 hours.

¿No Comprende? Spanish Health Information Resources for English Speaking Librarians class description
This page describes the class including an abstract, objectives, course materials, MLA CE, and who teaches it. This 4-hour hands-on class will cover resources for learning basic, library, medical, and Internet Spanish vocabulary. You will also learn to evaluate and identify health websites in Spanish to which you can direct your patrons.

Basic Internet FAQ for the medical librarian
Information on accessing the resources available on the Internet.

Beyond an Apple a Day: Providing Consumer Health Information at Your Library
Want to improve your consumer health collection and services? Interested in improving your reference skills for providing health information for the public? Then this class is for you. Starting with a discussion about the information seeking behaviors of consumers, the class focuses on the provision of consumer health information services for the public. We will also cover health literacy, planning the service, the reference interview, consumer health online, collection development, collaboration, community partnerships, outreach and marketing. Students will also learn about how to stay up to date on consumer health librarianship.

Caring for the Mind: Providing Reference Services for Mental Health Information
Responding to mental health reference questions is challenging for even the most experienced librarian. In "Caring for the Mind", participants will learn how to effectively provide reference services for mental health information for the public. Participants will learn the best web sites, databases and collection development materials to respond to mental health related questions. Best approaches to handling challenging reference interviews will be explored. This class will increase your knowledge of consumer level mental health resources.

Communicating about Health: Empowering Patrons to Communicate with Their Health Care Providers
Health questions are routinely asked at the reference desk, and often information is provided with additional encouragement to discuss the findings with the patron’s doctor. However, communicating with the health care provider may not be easy for many people for a variety of reasons. How can patients ask all of their questions if they only see the doctor for just five or ten minutes? What if there are cultural or language barriers? What can libraries or other information providers do to help people be active participants in their own health care? This webcast is geared to libraries and organizations that provide health information to the public, covering issues and resources around the topic of communication between patients and their health care team. The webcasts focuses on issues concerning barriers to communication, the complexity of the health care system, end-of-life issues, patient safety and patient rights. Participants will learn about the best resources and most effective strategies to help patrons learn about communicating with their health care providers in order to take an active role in their health. This webcast is the archived version of a session from the "Health e-Shows" series, a consumer health information series developed by Kelli Ham, NN/LM PSR Consumer Health Coordinator, in collaboration with Infopeople. Materials include the archived webcast, an audio podcast file, handouts and the PowerPoint slides used for the presentation.

Evaluating Internet Resources
Fact sheet giving criteria for evaluating information found on the Internet.

Finding Easy-to-Read and Multilingual Materials for your Patrons
Do you serve people with low reading skills or limited English language proficiency? For these library users, health information may look like a jumble of complicated words, technical jargon and difficult instructions. Quality health information is essential for making good healthcare decisions, but much of the readily available health information is written at a reading level that is too difficult for many to understand. For patrons who need information in other languages, the problem is even worse. This webinar will identify appropriate sources for quality multilingual health information and understandable health information that is written in plain English, plus search strategies for finding specific topics in these formats. Attendees will hear new ideas for targeting specific user groups and enhancing services through innovative community partnerships. The webinar content will be useful for public and hospital librarians, library staff and anyone who provides health information to members of the public with these special information needs.

Finding Native Health Info Online
Whether you are a community health care worker, a librarian, or just want to be informed, this hands-on class will show you the best places to find Native health information on the Internet. You will learn how to search for and acquire journal articles to find the latest research being done on conditions affecting Native populations. You will also find out where to get reliable consumer level information on such topics as traditional healing, environmental health, urban Indian health, tribal and U.S. government health resources, and other general Native health topics. The hands-on class is 2 hours.

From Snake Oil to Penicillin: Evaluating Consumer Health Information on the Internet
Course Description: Distance Learning Course This interactive course will introduce participants to issues surrounding the quality of health information resources on the internet. Participants will be provided with a set of recommended criteria to be used to evaluate health information websites. Objectives: *Become familiar with unique issues surrounding health information on the internet. *Understand the nature of web-based resources and why people post information to the internet. *Evaluate health information web sites using a set of criteria provided so that you can determine whether or not the sites are trustworthy sources of health information. This is an online, asynchronous, instructor-led class using Moodle. Class size is limited, registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Geeks Bearing Gifts: unwrapping new technology trends
This class is intended to provide a fun, fast-paced, and informative introduction to and update on today's hottest technology trends. Program participants will be able to identify technology trends and they will understand how these trends will impact or can be integrated into traditional library services. Content will be presented in with a "can-do" focus intended to encourage participants to investigate at least one technology for implementation in their institution. Course structure will include brief vignettes and demonstrations of a wide variety of technologies. Some of the topics to be covered include instant messaging, podcasting, open source software, spyware and other malware, developments in mobile computing, blogs and wikis, radio-frequency identification, and more. The hands-on class is 4 MLA CE hours.

Health Information for Kids and Teens and Seniors, Oh My!
Whether it's reading a funny story about germs and hand washing to preschoolers or helping a senior citizen learn about an upcoming surgery, providing health information is a common and very important task for librarians. Much attention is given to topics such as best practices for the health reference interview, cultural sensitivity and health literacy. But what are best practices for serving users in different age groups? How do the needs of a teenager differ from a senior citizen? What are some ways to engage users through fun and interactive programs, regardless of age? This webinar will explore the health information needs and information seeking behaviors of kids, teens, boomers and seniors. You will discover some new resources and some tricks in getting to fantastic resources for different age groups using MedlinePlus. We will present resources for fun, interactive, quality health programming for all ages and also discuss strategies for partnering with a variety of organizations and schools in your community. Keep your users informed about their health, and have some fun along the way!

Let's Talk About Sex: Sexual & Reproductive Health Resources Across the Lifespan
With the increase of Hispanics and Latinos at 14.8% of the United States population, librarians are dramatically and successfully changing to meet the health information needs of this population. This presentation offers reliable resoruces on sexual and reproductive health in both English and Spanish, offering librarians another avenue to explore and inform on topics that are often times not discussed. Sections in this presentation include: Teens; LGBT, Women's Health, Men's Heath, HIV/AIDS, and Older Adults.

Looking in all the Wrong Places: PubMed for Public Librarians
This class covers basic searching; easy techniques for developing complex search strategies; PubMed's special features, such as Limits and the Clipboard; the Journals Database; the Single Citation Matcher; and MyNCBI. It also covers how to obtain full-text copies of articles.(3 MLA CE)

Managing Electronic Resources in Health Science Libraries
This is a four-hour continuing education course intended for health science librarians. It is designed to introduce attendees to the technologies required to provide electronic resources in a health science library. Attendees will become familiar with basic electronic resources and their corresponding technologies, identify advanced technologies and future trends in health science libraries, and discuss planning for electronic resource provision. Also, attendees will learn methods for troubleshooting and resolving electronic resource problems and identify resources for learning more about electronic health information resources.

Resources for your health Get Connected! Native American Health
This site contains a trifold with a list of consumer health web sites that provide culturally competent health information focusing on health concerns of the Native Americans.

Super Searcher
One half day hands-on course focusing on advanced search features of web search engines. The features of various search engines will be discussed and compared.

Understanding Health Literacy: Why It Is So Important and What Librarians Can Do to Help
According to the National Assessment of Adult Literacy, more than a third of adult Americans have trouble understanding basic medical information. Health literacy is the notion that a person is able to obtain, understand, and act on information provided about a health topic or medication. Low or limited health literacy can result in a patient's misunderstanding of a diagnosis or treatment options, medication errors, or poor health outcomes in general. Providing quality health information is not enough. The ability to read - and understand - is necessary in order to make decisions and take action. This webinar will examine the related issues of literacy and health literacy and how it relates to health outcomes for millions of Americans. Several eye-opening examples will demonstrate how low literacy impacts the healthcare of actual patients. Attendees will learn strategies for finding appropriate, understandable health information, the meaning of "easy-to-read" designations, and resources for helping users communicate better with their healthcare providers. The session will conclude with ideas for programming and partnerships to benefit your community. The webinar content will be useful for public and hospital librarians and staff and anyone who provides health information to members of the public.

Website Usability: Making Content Easy to Find
Usability rules the web. If a patron can't navigate your website, then he or she will not use your library to find information. The rest of the Internet is only a mouse click away. Participants in this four hour workshop will learn how to conduct usability studies without expensive consultants, how to create accessible web pages, and how to apply design simplicity to their websites. Workshop topics include integration of diverse resources, library websites as components of institutional websites, and Internet vs. intranet design.

A Younger Generation of Older Adults: Health Information for Boomers
What is different about the Baby Boomer population when it comes to health information? The boomer group is a moving target; the youngest are now just over 40, and the oldest boomers are approaching retirement age. They may have children and be caregivers for aging parents at the same time. Because boomers tend to be more educated, more tech-savvy, and more interested in health, wellness and fitness than prior generations, their health information needs are varied and substantial. Additionally, boomers often turn to a search engine first rather than the family physician for health information. This webcast highlights issues faced by boomers and provide some great tips and resources for the library staff who serve them. This webcast is the archived version of a session from the "Health e-Shows" series, a consumer health information series developed by Kelli Ham, NN/LM PSR Consumer Health Coordinator, in collaboration with Infopeople. Materials include the archived webcast, an audio podcast file, handouts and the PowerPoint slides used for the presentation.

Denver Public Library Health & Medicine Web Sites (Spanish version)
"Stacks of great health information, at your fingertips!" Here is a user-friendly collection of health web links for all skill levels of Internet users, collected and arranged with community input, and in cooperation with the Denver Department of Environmental Health. "The Getting Started" section offers many tips on searching for health information. There are links to many local area resources in the "Getting Help in Denver" section, and links for community health needs in "Making Healthier Communities."

Evidence based Public Health Nursing (EBPHN) Tutorial
This tutorial is made up of 6 training modules that were developed by librarians and nurses in order to enhance the search skills of public health nurses as they search for evidence based public health nursing information.

I Do Not Give Medical Advice; I Dispense Quality Health Information
In the day-to-day work of the reference librarian, the health reference interview presents one of the most challenging scenarios. What determines a successful outcome, both for the library user and the librarian? Is the experience better, worse, or simply different for public librarians as compared with hospital or medical librarians? This session presents the differences between regular reference and health reference, with a focus on strategies for providing excellent consumer health reference services in both medical and public library settings. This webinar is the archived version of a live, interactive session from the "Health e-Shows" series, a consumer health information series developed by Kelli Ham, NN/LM PSR Consumer Health Coordinator, in collaboration with Infopeople. Materials include the archived webinar, an audio podcast file, and the PowerPoint slides used for the presentation.

Introduction to Public Health Resources and Online Resources Evaluation Skills
These are tools for a peer taught class that is lead by a instructor knowledgeable in the areas covered in the class (online public health resources and website evaluation). With over 17,000 online websites (Pew Internet & American Life: Online life Report http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Health_Report.pdf) with health related content the class emphasizes the importance for website evaluation. There is a evaluation of the Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce website that acts as a brief overview of the resource. Learning Objectives: 1) learn how to quickly evaluate online resources (content, currency, audience, purpose, navigation, special features, type of information, evidence based/quality, etc) 2) receive an overview of http://phpartners.org by instructor 3) receive an overview of several online resources that have public health resources. 4) be exposed to presenting to the entire class and express critical thinking in a short amount of time.

Mouse Tutorial
An exercise to help learn how to use a mouse with a computer.

Desseminating the Evidence Base in Public Health Nursing
The website promotes the use of evidence in population-based decisions. This website includes links to evidence-based practice resources, online tutorials develped to enhance the search skills of public health nurses as they search for evidence-based public health nursing, and an online Evidence Based Public Health Nursing Disseration Repository.

Finding HIV/AIDS Information on the Web: An Interactive, Web-Based Tutorial
This tutorial is designed to familiarize users with HIV/AIDS consumer health resources on the Web. The tutorial is made up of four separate sections: Section 1: Introduction to the Web Section 2: Strategies for Locating Reliable HIV/AIDS Information on the Web Section 3: Using Search Engines Effectively Section 4: Evaluating Web Sites Although each of the four sections have been designed to flow logically from one to the next, each section can also be used as a stand-alone training module or refresher for those who may be more or less familiar with certain Web features and functions.

Introduction to Evidence-based Medicine
This is a self-paced, interactive tutorial that takes the user through the basic steps in the Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) process. Includes several cases to test your knowledge.

net.TUTOR
This tutorial introduces the Web browser and basic techniques for using it effectively.

Nursing on the Net: Health Care Resources You Can Use
Looking for the latest developments in patient care but finding too much, too little or inadequate information? This course is designed for librarians responsible for information services to the Nursing and Allied Health professions. Participants will learn to use and evaluate web based health information resources, find online news services, continuing online education courses, and consumer health web sites. Participants will also learn to search the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE database of over 18 million citations using the PubMed interface. This course will also cover MedlinePlus the National Library of Medicine's web site for consumer health information. This class is available in person and via distance learning.

Public Health Information and Data Tutorial
Online tutorial with content based on the "Public Health Information and Data Training Manual." Four modules cover staying informed about news in public health, health education resources, public health statistics and data sets, and supporting decisions with the best evidence.

Savvy Library Services for Senior Health
This powerpoint addresses the health information searching behavior of seniors and how librarians can best serve them. The presentation shares lessons learned from outreach with senior citizens and their care providers, suggests resources for healthy aging and describes some meaningful programs for senior health information.