Our chapter is offering the upcoming MLA webinar on
“Shifting Skills to Navigate the Changing Horizon: Finding Our Way in New Biomedical Research and Health Care Environments.” (See http://www.mlanet.org/education/distance_ed/skills/index.html)
This program will be held at Hershey Harrell Health Sciences Library (see http://med.psu.edu/web/library/about) on two dates: April 20 and May On-site registration opens April 20 at 11:45 AM and on May 2 at 1 PM.

April 20 – Live  (3 CE hours)
11:45 AM Onsite registration
12-12:30 PM Tour of Penn State Hershey Simulation Center.  Learn more about the Simulation Center at http://www.pennstatehershey.org/web/simlab/home.12-12:30
12:30 PM Lunch on-site on your own (au bon pain & hospital cafeterias)
1 PM Discussion
2-3:30 PM Webinar
Discussion afterwards.
RSVP by April 13th. (See information below.)

May 2 – Rebroadcast (1.5 CE hours)
1 PM Onsite registration at library
1:15  Discussion
1:45  Webinar
Discussion afterwards.
RSVP by April 25th. (See information below.)

RSVP jderichemond@gmail.com Let me know if you’d like to carpool.
Pay by check written to MLA Philadelphia at the door

George T. Harrell Health Sciences Library
Penn State Hershey
500 University Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
Telephone: 717-531-8626
 Maps and directions: http://med.psu.edu/web/library/about/directions

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by Jeanette de Richemond

What We Do
The Medical Informatics Section (MIS), established in 1988, provides a forum for education and communication among medical librarians, health professionals and other information sciences professionals. Although definitions vary, medical informatics focuses on broad-based computer applications involved in the transfer of information for health care and for the education, research, and administration that support it.

MIS section has a blog, an an email discussion list, and other resources, such as Self-Education on Medical Informatics, a special project of the Section. See <http://www.medinfo.mlanet.org/index.php> and<http://www.medinfo.mlanet.org/self_ed.php> for more details.

Jeanette de Richemond, MLA MIS Membership Chair
jderichemond@gmail.com

Thomas Jefferson University, Edison Building, Room 1311 130 South 9th St. Philadelphia, PA 19107	Friday, Apr. 23, 2010 8:30 AM  - 5:00 PM

Registration

7.5 MLA continuing education units

Class Description

Download workbook > PDF (5.0 MB) MS Word (6.9 MB)

This full-day class is designed to teach students how to use PubMed® which includes MEDLINE citations. The class also includes an overview of the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®) and its importance as a tool to both searchers and indexers.

Agenda

8:30 – 8:45 Welcome

8:45 – 9:00 Introduction to NLM and PubMed®

9:00 – 9:15 What’s in PubMed®

9:15 – 10:15 Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

10:15 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 12:00 Building the Search (part I)

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch

1:00 – 2:30 Building the Search (part II)

2:30 – 2:45 Break

2:45 – 3:15 Managing the Results

3:15 – 3:30 Saving the Search

3:30 – 3:45 Viewing the Articles

3:45 – 4:15 Additional Tools

4:15 – 4:45 Review Exercises

4:45 – 5:00 Closing