Classes Offered Through the GMR Office
The following classes are taught by members of the GMR staff to library groups, associations and consortia and are scheduled by the coordinators teaching that class. For more information, call 1-800-338-7657 and press one (1) for the Regional Network Office. View Training Opportunities and register for open NN/LM and GMR Classes. Please note the continuing education (CE) credit available from the Medical Library Association (MLA), including the MLA-approved Consumer Health Information Specialization Program (CHIS) course credit for health science librarians (HSL) and for other librarians (non- HSL). All classes are face-to-face unless otherwise specified.
Consumer Health
- Beyond an Apple a Day: Providing Consumer Health Information at Your Library
Instructors: Samanthi Hewakapuge, Jacqueline Leskovec; 4.0 MLA CE, CHIS - Levels I & II (HSL and non-HSL) - From A(norexia) to Z(its): Providing Health Information to Teens
Instructors: Samanthi Hewakapuge; 3.0 MLA CE, CHIS - Levels I & II (HSL and non-HSL) - From Beyond Our Borders: Providing Health Information to Refugee Populations
Instructors: Samanthi Hewakapuge; 2.0 or 3.0 MLA CE (non-HSL) - From Snake Oil to Penicillin: Evaluating Consumer Health Information on the Internet
Instructor: Samanthi Hewakapuge; 3.0 MLA CE, CHIS - Levels I & II (HSL and non-HSL) - Healthy Aging at Your Library: Connecting Older Adults to Health Information
Instructors: Samanthi Hewakapuge; 4.0 MLA CE, CHIS - Level I & II (HSL and non-HSL) - Prescription for Success: Consumer Health Information on the Web
Instructors: Samanthi Hewakapuge, Jacqueline Leskovec; 3.0 MLA CE, CHIS - Level I (non-HSL) - Will Duct Tape Cure My Warts? Examining Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Instructor: Samanthi Hewakapuge; 2.0 or 4.0 MLA CE, CHIS - Level I & II (HSL and non-HSL)
PubMed®
- Keeping Up With PubMed
Instructor: Holly Burt; 3.0 or 4.0 MLA CE, CHIS - Level I (non-HSL) - Making PubMed Work For You
Instructor: Holly Burt; 2.5 or 3.5 MLA CE, CHIS - Level I (non-HSL) - face-to-face or self-paced online - PubMed and the Evidence-Based Universe
Instructor: Holly Burt; 2.0 CE - PubMed Clinics of North America: A Problem-based Approach to PubMed Searching
Instructor: Holly Burt; 3.0 or 4.0 MLA CE - PubMed for Experts
Instructor: Holly Burt; 2.0, 3.0 or 4.0 MLA CE - PubMed Update
Instructor: Holly Burt; 1.0 to 2.0 MLA CE - face-to-face or live online - Third-Party PubMed Tools
Instructor: Holly Burt; 3.0 to 4.0 MLA CE - face-to-face or live online
Special Topics
- 10-Step Approach to Service Continuity Planning
Instructor: Holly Burt; 2.0 MLA CE - Community Assessment
Instructor: Jacqueline Leskovec; 3.0 MLA CE, CHIS - Levels I & II (General) - Disaster Planning in the Library and Beyond
Instructor: Holly Burt; 2.0 MLA CE - Emergency Preparedness for Libraries
Instructor: Holly Burt; 4.0 MLA CE (Note: combines A 10-Step Approach and Disaster Planning) - Getting Started with Information Outreach in Minority Communities
Instructor: Jacqueline Leskovec; 4.0 MLA CE, CHIS - Levels I & II (HSL and non-HSL) - Grant Writing: Turning Ideas Into Dollars
Instructors: Ruth Holst and Jacqueline Leskovec; 4.0 MLA CE, CHIS - Level II (HSL and non-HSL) - Measuring Your Impact: Using Evaluation for Library Advocacy
Instructors: Ruth Holst and Jacqueline Leskovec; 6.0 MLA CE, CHIS - Levels I & II (HSL and non-HSL) - Patient Safety Resource Seminar: Librarians on the Front Lines
Instructor: Holly Burt; 2.5, 4.0 or 6.0 MLA CE; CHIS - Levels I & II (HSL and non-HSL) - face-to-face or self-paced online - Public Health Information on the Web
Instructor: Holly Burt; 4.0 MLA CE - TOXNET: Toxicology & Environmental Information
Instructor: Holly Burt; 1.0, 2.0 or 3.0 MLA CE; CHIS - Level I (non-HSL) - face-to-face or live online
Technology
- Can You Hear Me Now: How to Make a Podcast
Instructor: Contact GMR Staff; 2.0 or 3.0 MLA CE - face-to-face or live online - Information Anywhere: Mobile Technology, Libraries and Health
Instructor: Contact GMR Staff; 4.0 MLA CE - face-to-face or live online - Screencasting: Creating Online Tutorials
Instructor: Contact GMR Staff; 4.0 or 6.0 MLA CE - Super Searcher
Instructor: Contact GMR Staff; 4.0 MLA CE; CHIS - Level II (HSL and non-HSL)