MLA-Phil

The Chapter promotes its members’ professional development through a number of activities:

Meetings and Programs
Keep up with programs and meetings sponsored by the Chapter.

MLA Mentoring
Find a mentor or become one through the MLA’s Mentoring Program

Continuing Education
Educational offerings for interested members and nonmembers that carry MLA-CE credits.

Past Continuing Education:

• Title: Moving at the Speed of Byte: Emerging Technologies for Information Management - MLA Educational Webcast
• Sponsor: Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Medical Library Association
• Where: Thomas Jefferson University, Room 107, Bluemle Auditorium, 233 South 10th Street, Philadelphia, PA
• When: Wedneday, November 8, 2006, 1-4:30pm
• Fee: $20 MLA/SLA members/ $25 Non-members/ $15 Students/Retirees/Between Jobs
• Approved for 3.5 MLA CE credits

• Title: Leadership and Emotional Intelligence presented by Maureen Sullivan
• Sponsor: Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Medical Library Association
• Where Philadelphia Palinet Headquarters, 3000 Market St, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA
• When March 8th, 2006, 9am - 1pm (registration opens 8:30am)
• Fee: $40 MLA/SLA members/ $45 Non-members/ $30 Student/Between Jobs/Retirees
• Approved for 4 MLA CE

• Title: Keeping Patients Safe: Roles for Information Professionals-MLA Educational Webcast
• Sponsor: Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Medical Library Association
• Where: Thomas Jefferson University, Room 107, Bluemle Auditorium, 233 South 10th Street, Philadelphia, PA
• When: Wedneday, November 16, 2005, 1-4:30pm
• Fee: $20 MLA/SLA members/ $25 Non-members/ $15 Students/Retirees/Between Jobs
• Approved for 3.5 MLA CE credits

• Title: Quality Filtering: Principles of Evidence Based Medicine
• Sponsor: Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Medical Library Association
• Where: AI duPont Hospital for Children, Classrooms 3 & 4-3rd Floor, 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE
• When: Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005, 9:00am to 4:00pm
• Fee: $100 MLA members/ $125 Non-members/ $75 Students/Retirees/Between Jobs
• Approved for 6 MLA CE credits

• Title: Mini-Public Health School
• Sponsor: Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Medical Library Association
• Where: Thomas Jefferson University, Room 101, Bluemle Auditorium, 233 South 10th Street, Philadelphia, PA
• When: April 6, 2005, 8am to 3pm
• Fee: $100 MLA/SLA/PALINET members/ $130 Non-members/ $65 Students
• Approved for 6 MLA CE credits

• Title: PubMed Expert Searching: Using PubMed to Get Advanced Results
• Sponsor: Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Medical Library Association
• Where: Thomas Jefferson University, Scott Memorial Library Learning Resources Center room 306, 1020 Walnut St, Philadelphia PA 19107
• When: Monday March 22, 2004, 1-5pm or Tuesday March 23, 2004, 8-noon.
• For information contact Melanie Cedrone, mcedrone@mail.med.upenn.edu
• Fee: $20 MLA members; $15 students/retiree/between jobs; $25 non-members
• 4 MLA CE credits have been approved for this class

• Title: Roles and Essential Skills for the Expert Searcher; MLA Satellite Teleconference
• Sponsor: Medical Library Association
• Where: Drexel University, Queen Lane Campus, 2900 Queen Lane, Philadelphia, PA
• When: Wednesday, March 10th, 2004, 1:00pm to 4:30pm
• Fee: $20 (MLA & SLA members), $25 (nonmembers), $15 (Students, Retirees, Between jobs)
• For information contact Melanie Cedrone, mcedrone@mail.med.upenn.edu
• 3.5 MLA CE credits have been approved for this class

• Title: Mini-Medical School for Librarians
• Sponsor: Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Medical Library Association
• Where: Thomas Jefferson University, Room 101, Bluemle Auditorium, 233 South 10th Street, Philadelphia, PA.
• When: Friday March 28th, 2003, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
• Fee: $100 for MLA and PALINET members; $125 non-members; $75 for students
• For registration and information contact Ann.Silverberg@drexel.edu, 215-762-3037
• 5 MLA CE credits have been approved for this class

• Title: Get HIP to HIPAA: Health Information Professionals and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
• Sponsor: Medical Library Association
• Where: Drexel University College of Medicine: Queen Lane Campus, Auditorium “A” 2900 Queen Lane, Philadelphia PA.
• When: Wednesday, March 12, 2003, registration & coffee: 1:15 pm, Teleconference broadcast: 2:00 - 3:30 pm
• Fee: Members, $20.00; Non-members, $35.00
• For detailed Information and registration contact Sue Couch, 215-590-9663

• Title: Safeguarding our Patrons Privacy: What every Librarian needs to know about the USA Patriot Act & Related Anti-terrorism Measures Teleconference
• Sponsor: Medical Library Association & Special Library Association
• Where: American College, Gregg Conference Ctr., 270 Bryn Mawr Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA.
• When: Wednesday December 11, 2002, registration begins 11:30 am, Teleconference 12:00 - 3:00 pm
• Fee: $20 for SLA & MLA members; $15 students/retiree/between jobs; $25 non-members
• For registration and information contact Denise_M_Watkins@ask.com, (610)-270-6456

• Title: Keeping up with PubMed
• Sponsor: Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Medical Library Association
• Where: Scott Memorial Library 1020 Walnut St Room 307 (Learning Resources Center) Philadelphia, PA 19107
• When: Wednesday Oct 2, 2002, Two sessions available, 8:30 am -12 noon or 1:00 pm to 4:30pm.
• Fee: $15 (Chapter members), $20 (nonmembers)
• Contact: Dan Kipnis, MSI Chair, Education and Credentialing Committee, 215.503.2825
• Payment to: Ann Silverberg, Reference Librarian, Drexel Health Sciences Libraries, Mail Stop 449 245 N. 15th St. Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192

• Title: Advanced HTML: Cascading Style Sheets
• Sponsor: Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Medical Library Association
• Where: University of Pennsylvania, Van Pelt Library, Goldstein Electronic Classroom, 3420 Walntu Street
• When: Friday, May 31, 2002
• Fee: $75 (Chapter members), $90 (nonmembers), $60 (students)
• Contact: Melanie Cedrone (215) 898-1862

• Title: Sync or Swim: Managing the Flood of PDAs in Health Care Teleconference
• Sponsor: Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Medical Library Association
• Where: Thomas Jefferson University, Room 101, Bluemle Auditorium, 233 South 10th Street, Philadelphia, PA.
• When: Wednesday, February 6, 2002
• Fee: $15 (Chapter members), $20 (nonmembers)

• Title: Proving Your Worth: Professional, Business, and Political Skills
• Instructor: Michelynn McKnight, Director, Health Sciences Library, Norman Regional Hospital
• Sponsor: Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Medical Library Association
• Where: University of Pennsylvania, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Class of ‘55 Conference Room, Philadelphia, PA
• When: Friday, December 14, 2001
• Fee: $55 (Chapter members), $70 (nonmembers), $45 (students)

• Title: Allied Health Professionals: Information Issues and Resources
• Sponsor: Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Medical Library Association
• Where: Thomas Jefferson University, Scott Memorial Library, Philadelphia, PA
• When: Friday, April 20, 2001
• Fee: $135 (Chapter members), $150 (nonmembers), $80 (students)

• Title: Molecular Biology Information Resources
• Sponsor: Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Medical Library Association
• Where: University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, PA
• When: Tuesday, March 13, 2001
• Fee: $40 (Chapter members), $55 (nonmembers), $30 (students)
• Contact: Barbara Kuchan (215-707-3738), Education & Credentialing Committee

• Title: The Myth and Reality of Electronic Publishing Teleconference
• Sponsor: Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Medical Library Association
• Where: Eugene duPont Preventive Medicine & Rehabilitation Institute, Wilmington, Delaware
• When: Wednesday, November 15, 2000, 2:30 P.M.
• Contact: Andrea Horne (215-898-1862), Education & Credentialing Committee Chair

• Title: Licensing Electronic Resources
• Sponsor: Philadelphia Regional Chapter, MLA
• Where: Penn State Great Valley, Malvern, PA
• When: Friday, October 6, 2000 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
• Credit: 8 MLA CE contact hours
• Fee: $120 (Chapter members), $135 (nonmembers), $105 (students)
• Contact: Kathleen Turner, Education & Credentialing Committee

• Title: Creating Web Pages: An Introduction to HTML
• Sponsor: Philadelphia Regional Chapter, MLA
• Where: Hagerty Library, Drexel University, Philadelphia
• When: Friday, September 15, 2000 8:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
• Credit: 5.5 MLA CE contact hours
• Fee: $75 (Chapter members), $90 (nonmembers), $60 (students)
• Contact: Jo-Ann Babish (570-340-2125), Education & Credentialing Committee

• Title: Advanced PubMed Searching
• Where: Van Pelt Library at the University of Pennsylvania
• When: Friday, December 3, 1999, 9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
• Contact: Andrea Horne (215-898-1862), Education & Credentialing Committee Chair

• Title: Resources in the History of Medicine
• Where: Thomas Jefferson University Bluemle Life Sciences Building
• When: Monday, November 8, 1999, 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
• Contact: Andrea Horne (215-898-1862), Education & Credentialing Committee Chair