[OPLINLIST] Upcoming Workshops from National Library of Medicine: Prescription for Success: Consumer Health on the Web & Healthy Aging at Your Library: Connecting Older Adults to Health Information

[Marsha McDevitt-Stredney]

Please excuse multiple postings...

 

 The State Library of Ohio will be hosting two National Library of
Medicine workshops on August 5 & 6, 2010 for library staff working in
Ohio. 

 

 

Prescription for Success: Consumer Health on the Web

Thursday August 5, 2010   8:30 - 11:30 am

Location: State Library of Ohio, computer training room

Limit 20

 

Course Description
This hands-on introduction to consumer health information will cover the
information-seeking behaviors of consumers, the basics of
MedlinePlus.gov, DIRLINE, ClinicalTrials.gov and other reliable web
pages such as those from professional medical associations and advocacy
groups. It will cover sites devoted to pharmaceutical information for
consumers, drug-interaction databases and herbal information.

 

Healthy Aging at Your Library: Connecting Older Adults to Health
Information

Thursday August 5, 2010    12:30 - 4:30 pm 

Friday August 6, 2010    8:30 - 12:30 am 

Location: State Library of Ohio, computer training room

Limit 20

Course Description
This "train the trainer" class is designed to help librarians assist
their older adult patrons find health information. Discover techniques
for teaching older adults to use computers and to find health
information on the Internet, learn what makes a website senior-friendly;
plan library programs on senior health topics; and find out about some
recommended health websites for older adults.

For more information, including details about Medical Library
Association Continuing Education Credits, and to register go to: 
http://host6.evanced.info/ohio/evanced/eventcalendar.asp
<http://host6.evanced.info/ohio/evanced/eventcalendar.asp>  and select
the workshops on the August calendar.

 

For more information contact Connie Ostrove at 614-466-1710.

 

 

 

 

Marsha McDevitt-Stredney

Marketing & Communications Director

274 E. 1st Avenue

Columbus, OH 43201

Tel: 614-644-6875

Fax: 614-466-3584

www.library.ohio.gov <http://www.library.ohio.gov/> 

 

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