This catalog lists courses that are no longer available for MLA CE credit or for enrollment.  Peruse this list if you are looking for ideas for new courses or need your memory jogged about the content of an old course. 


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Planning, Conducting and Publishing Research*

This 4-hour face-to-face course provides an introduction to the research process with an emphasis on health sciences library settings. Participants build their research skills by gaining an understanding of the processes involved in taking a project from initial idea creation to final publication.
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PNC-MLA Health Equity and Diversity: Do No Harm with Data Viz

PNC-MLA Health Equity and Diversity Speaker Series is a webinar collaboration between NNLM Region 5 and PNC-MLA through the efforts of its Diversity Committee.
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PNR Rendezvous: Copyright & Online Learning Resources: It’s Complicated!

PNR Rendezvous is a monthly webinar series presented by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Northwest Region. Each session focuses on various topics such as health, research, resources, librarianship, and technology for attendees to incorporate into their work.
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Poster Perfect: Tips & Tricks for Creating a Successful Research Poster

In this face-to-face workshop, we will review some of the key mistakes that people make when creating and presenting a research poster and discuss how to fix them.
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Practical Skills and Tips for Research: From Proposal to Presenting

This face-to-face course will give participants practical tips and tools in order to complete a research project while still doing their day job.
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Practically Imperfect: Teaching & Supporting Research Data Management*

This workshop will provide an introduction to best practices in research data management throughout the research data lifecycle. Instructors will first provide an overview of research data management focused on the research data lifecycle and funder mandates.
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Precision Medicine*

This course will provide participants with some baseline knowledge of genomics, an overview of the clinical applications of genomic medicine, an appreciation of the associated ethical and social issues inherent in this field and a review of NLM resources for health professionals and consumers.
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Prescription for Success: Consumer Health on the Web*

This online only class is an introduction to consumer health information and will cover concepts related to health literacy, the information-seeking behaviors of consumers, the basics of MedlinePlus.gov, ClinicalTrials.gov and other reliable websites such as drug and supplement information.
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Promoting Health Literacy Through Easy-to-Read Materials*

This face-to-face and online class covers the frequent disconnect between information providers and information seekers. The success of "plain language" initiatives and the importance of text, type, graphics, "white" space, and layout for maximum readability will be covered.
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Public Speaking: Polish Not Panic

In this face-to-face course, students will be able to calm the anxiety they feel prior to speaking, craft an effective presentation, use PowerPoint effectively, and more.
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PubMed for Librarians: Customization with My NCBI*

Attend this class to learn about the advantages of creating a My NCBI account, managing and manipulating your My NCBI home page, how to use the features and options available in My NCBI to assist in searching, locate available My NCBI filters and set up custom filters.
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PubMed for Librarians: MeSH*

Attend this class to learn about the National Library of Medicine's Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) database. We will talk about the 4 different types of MeSH terms; Investigate the structure of the MeSH database and look at the components of a MeSH record. The class includes hands-on exercises.
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PubMed in Evidence-Based Practice*

This one-hour, online course will show you how to use evidence-based practice when searching clinical questions using PubMed®.
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PubMed Tips for Expert Searchers*

This class covers several advanced concepts for searching via PubMed.
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PubMed® for Librarians

PubMed for Librarians is made up of six, 90-minute, live webinars. Each session is presented via WebEx and recorded for archival access. Each session is meant to be a stand-alone module. Attendees can determine how many sessions and in what sequence they attend.
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Reaching the Hard to Reach: Teens with SUD & Mental Health Challenges During COVID*

Learn about the innovative initiatives and programs that are filling in the gaps in services for teens with mental health and SUD during this time of COVID.
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Reduce, Refine, Replace: Strategies for Animal Alternative Searches

This face-to-face course explains the law, procedures and reporting involved in meeting the requirements of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUC) at academic research institutions, and how librarians contribute to the process.
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Region 2 Webinar Series: Health Data Privacy in the Library

The Region 2 Webinar Series invites guest speakers that cover topics like resources from the National Library of Medicine, Outreach Projects, Leadership, Data Science, Instructional Design, and more!
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Research by Design: Proposing, Planning, and Carrying Out a Research Project for the Practicing Librarian

This face-to-face workshop introduces participants to the steps in designing a research project: articulating the problem, formulating a research objective, reviewing the literature, designing the methods, and outlining the workplan and resources required.
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Research Design and Data Analysis

This face-to-face course provides an introduction to the research process, sequentially explaining each step in this process.
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Roles for Medical Librarians in Graphic Medicine: Discovery, Access, and Beyond*

Hear from librarians, creators, community organizations and others who are creating and using graphic medicine to teach students, staff and the general public about health, wellness and disease.
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Searching Effectively & Efficiently

How can we search effectively & efficiently? In this class you will learn (and practice) methods used by expert searchers. You will learn some advanced search techniques for PubMed and create a self-study plan to hone your skills.
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SEAside Webinar: Gauging the Quality of Open Access References in PubMed

The SEAside webinar series invites guest speakers that cover topics like resources from the National Library of Medicine, Outreach Projects, Leadership, Data Science, Instructional Design, and more! These are infrequent educational opportunities in addition to the Beyond the SEA webinar series.
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SEAside Webinar: Issues in Predatory Publishing - How Can Librarians Lead the Way?

The SEAside webinar series invites guest speakers that cover topics like resources from the National Library of Medicine, Outreach Projects, Leadership, Data Science, Instructional Design, and more! These are infrequent educational opportunities in addition to the Beyond the SEA webinar series.
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Sequences and Structures: An Introduction to Key Bioinformatics Tools

This face-to-face course will provide a basic introduction to accessing bioinformatics databases and tools and focus specifically on how to use two key techniques: sequence similarity searching and molecular structure viewing.