MedlinePlus Connect Adds Genetics Home Reference Enhancement
Last week, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) released an enhancement to MedlinePlus Connect.
With the enhancement, MedlinePlus Connect will respond to SNOMED CT codes with information from both MedlinePlus and NLM’s Genetics Home Reference (GHR) web site. GHR is the NLM’s web site for consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes or chromosomes related to those conditions. This feature is available exclusively for English SNOMED CT requests. The GHR information will be available using either the MedlinePlus Connect web application or web service.
Additional details are now available in the Medl...
Source: Network News - November 4, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: Consumer Health EHR General (all entries) Technology genetics gentics home reference medlineplus connect Source Type: news
Practice Guidelines for Telemedicine HRSA Webinar
Telehealth Resource Centers is presenting a free webinar on Practice Guidelines for Telemedicine on November 21, 2013 at 1:00 CT as part of its regularly scheduled webinar series. The National Telehealth Webinar Series provides timely information to support and guide the development of your telehealth program by experienced telehealth professionals from the HRSA-designated Telehealth Resource Centers. These webinars are FREE to the public on the 3rd Thursday of each month.
Presenter: Elizabeth A. Krupinski, Ph.D.
Description: Telemedicine practice guidelines for telemedicine form the basis for uniform, quality patient ca...
Source: Network News - November 4, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Malizia Tags: General (all entries) Outreach Technology Source Type: news
Join us for a PubMed Update on SCR CONNECTions Nov. 20
Join us November 20, 2013 for the monthly SCR CONNECTions webinar.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 from 10:30 – 11:30 am (CT)
Presenters: Trainers from the National Library of Medicine Training Center (NTC) and the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Topic: PubMed Update
Join National Training Center and National Library of Medicine trainers for a one-hour PubMed update session. Learn about recently added PubMed features and interface changes from the last six months. Bring your questions!
How to Log In
Go to https://webmeeting.nih.gov/scr/, on the log in screen, choose “Enter as a Guest” and type in y...
Source: Network News - November 4, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Karen Vargas Tags: General (all entries) PubMed SCRCONNECTions Source Type: news
Project Spotlight: CTSA Community Engagement Award
Guest Author: Pegeen A. Seger, Head of Outreach Services, UT Health Science Center San Antonio Libraries
In August of 2012, in partnership with the South Central and the Lower Rio Grande Valley Area Health Education Centers (AHECs), the University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries was granted a CTSA Community Engagement Pilot Project Award from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region (NN/LM SCR). The project was intended to allow librarians to participate in brainstorming about how librarians can take a more active role at CTSA Institutions particularly in the area of community engagement.
The ...
Source: Network News - October 28, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: General (all entries) Grants and Funding Network Member Spotlight Outreach Source Type: news
SCC/MLA Library Student Demonstrations
Are you attending the SCC/MLA Annual Conference in Fort Worth? Do you remember the good old days of library school? Want to support the future library students and learn about NLM databases?
The NN/LM SCR will be bringing six library students to the SCC conference as part of the annual Library Student Outreach Award. As part of their conference experience, the students are required to demonstrate an NLM database in the SCR exhibit booth. They have the knowledge – they just need an audience.
Demonstrations:
9:00 am – 9:15 am: NLM Traveling Exhibition (Myriam Martinez Banuelos)
9:30 am – 9:45 am: Circulating Now (...
Source: Network News - October 17, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Malizia Tags: General (all entries) Grants and Funding Source Type: news
