Continuing Education Courses
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Classes can be taken without registering for the meeting; however, you must use the meeting registration form to sign up for a class. All classes held at the Flamingo Hotel unless otherwise noted.CE1. Teaching in Libraries: Skills to Become a Better Instructor
Wednesday, February 6. 8:00am – Noon; 4 MLA CE; Cost: $80.00CE2. Data Collection for Health Information Outreach
Wednesday, February 6. 1:00pm – 5pm; 4 MLA CE; Cost: $40.00CE3. Getting Magnetized: Service and Search Strategies for Nursing Excellence
Wednesday, February 6. 8:00am – Noon; 4 MLA CE; Cost: $80.00CE4. CSI Las Vegas: Behind the Scenes with the Police, Forensic Dentistry, and DNA Evidence
Wednesday, February 6. 1:00pm – 6:00pm; No MLA CE Contact Hours; Cost: $75.00CE5. Expert Database Searching for Nursing and Allied Health
Saturday, February 9. 8:00am – noon, UNLV Computer Labs* ; 4 MLA CE; Cost: $80.00CE6. PubMed for Experts
Saturday, February 9. 1:00pm – 5:00pm; UNLV Computer Lab* ; 4 MLA CE; Cost: $40.00CE7. Incorporating Web 2.0 Tools into the Research Process: Making the Most of Instruction and Outreach Efforts
Saturday, February 9. 8:00am – 3:00pm; UNLV Computer Labs*, 6 MLA CE ; Cost: $120.00
CE8. The Librarian as a Professional, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Complexity
Saturday, February 9. 8:00am-12:00pm; 4 MLA CE; Cost: $80.00CE9. Incorporating Informatics into the Curriculum
Saturday, February 9. 8:am-3:00pm; 6 MLA CE; Cost: $120.00
*Bus transportation is provided to UNLV computer lab classes.
All classes held at the Flamingo Hotel unless otherwise noted.
*Bus transportation is provided to UNLV computer lab classes.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6
CE1. Teaching in Libraries: Skills to Become a Better Instructor
INSTRUCTOR: Len Levin, Librarian and Jana Fama, Associate Director, Lamar Soutter Library, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MATeaching is a major service component in the modern health sciences library. Whether working with students, faculty, residents, or the public, the librarian has the responsibility of presenting the myriad of resources available in the library at the right time and in just the right way to just the right patrons to make the resources useful to the users. Participants will learn to recognize and overcome the many challenges facing an effective teacher, including understanding the needs and levels of the audience and recognizing what to present and what to leave out. Various learning styles will be discussed and participants with complete a questionnaire to identify their own learning style. The course will utilize handouts, independent readings, and exercises.
8:00am – Noon; Carson 1; 4 MLA CE; Cost: $80.00
CE2. Data Collection for Health Information Outreach
INSTRUCTOR: Susan Barnes, Assistant Director, and Cindy Olney, Evaluation Specialist, Outreach Evaluation Resource Center, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Seattle, WA
In this workshop, participants will learn to apply good principles of data collection to assure that data - both qualitative and quantitative - will be useful in making project decisions. The emphasis will be on efficient methods that can keep data collection at a manageable level. Topics will include using evaluation questions to focus data collection; conducting short, to-the-point interviews to collect outcome data; using a "contact sheet" to organize interview notes and communicate findings with other team members; using participatory methods to get information from a large number of community members; using standard "counts" (attendance rates; drop-out rates) as evaluation data; and designing and administering short questionnaires. By the end of the class, participants will be able to use end-of-session and session-follow-up questionnaires effectively; design short questionnaires and interview guides that can be used to collect very targeted feedback; design participatory methods to collect qualitative data from a larger group of individuals; and identify existing information (e.g. attendance) collected for other reporting purposes that can be used for evaluation.
1:00pm – 5pm; Carson 1; 4 MLA CE; Cost: $40.00
CE3. Getting Magnetized: Service and Search Strategies for Nursing Excellence
INSTRUCTOR: Peg Allen, Library Consultant, Stratford, WI
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet initiative promotes a journey to excellence, a common thread in accreditation and certification programs setting the standards for professional nursing for the 21st century. Based on the 14 Forces of Magnetism, participants will learn about knowledge-based information needs of nurses in clinical and academic settings, with an emphasis on evidence based nursing and the Magnet program; learn efficient methods for finding resources for evidence-based practice via CINAHL and MEDLINE; identify collaborative education and service strategies to improve knowledge-based information services for nurses in clinical and academic settings; and learn how to evaluate point-of-care resources based on nurses' information needs. Online readings will be sent in advance with a participant learning needs assessment.
8:00am – Noon; Carson 2; 4 MLA CE; Cost: $80.00
CE4. CSI Las Vegas: Behind the Scenes with the Police, Forensic Dentistry, and DNA Evidence
INSTRUCTOR: TBA
A police investigator from the Henderson Police Department will discuss the myths and realities of crime scene investigation and fingerprinting. A faculty member from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Dental Medicine will cover the field of dental forensics; and an expert will cover the process and use of DNA profiling. Participants will receive certificates of attendance, as there are no MLA CE hours for this class.
1:00pm – 6:00pm; Carson 2; No MLA CE Contact Hours; Cost: $75.00
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9
CE5. Expert Database Searching for Nursing and Allied Health
INSTRUCTOR: Peg Allen, Library Consultant, Stratford, WI
This hands-on workshop is for experienced health sciences librarians who want to improve their knowledge and skills as expert searchers on interdisciplinary teams. The course covers the tools and techniques needed for comprehensive database searching for nursing and allied health questions, including database selection. Content is based on the authors' knowledge of the databases and literature of nursing and allied health. It focuses on the scope and coverage of CINAHL and NLM databases and their indexing practices, with an emphasis on understanding CINAHL Subject Headings. Search exercises will include any questions submitted in advance by participants, including clinical strategies based on the ACE Star model of evidence-based practice. The course also reviews search strategies for management and education questions. Prerequisites include prior training covering MEDLINE and other NLM databases. Online readings will be sent with the request for challenging questions. Partially sponsored by EBSCO
8:00am – noon, UNLV Computer Lab 1; 4 MLA CE; Cost: $80.00
CE6. PubMed for Experts
INSTRUCTOR: Kay Deeney, Education Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Southwest Region, Los Angeles, CA
Designed as an advanced class for experienced MEDLINE searchers, this hands-on class will highlight advanced PubMed techniques that can be used to conduct comprehensive searches. Attendees are encouraged to contribute past and present difficult searches to discuss with the class
1:00pm – 5:00pm; UNLV Computer Lab 1; 4 MLA CE; Cost: $40.00*
* Bus transportation will be provided
CE7. Incorporating Web 2.0 Tools into the Research Process: Making the Most of Instruction and Outreach Efforts
INSTRUCTOR: Andrea Lynch, Associate Librarian, Biomedical Library, UCLA, and Dominique Turnbow, Undergraduate Services Librarian, Biomedical Library, UC San Diego
This course is designed to encourage health information professionals to use Web 2.0 tools in teaching and outreach activities in their institution. The course assumes that participants have working knowledge of Web 2.0 tools, such as social bookmarking (e.g. Flickr, del.icio.us), blogs, wikis, etc. The instructors will provide examples and hands-on activities that demonstrate how these tools can be used to facilitate the research process, specifically, searching, collaborating, organizing, and publishing.
8:00am – 3:00pm; UNLV Computer Lab 2, 6 MLA CE ; Cost: $120.00*
*Bus transportation will be provided
CE8. The Librarian as a Professional, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Complexity
INSTRUCTOR: Jerry Perry, Director, Denison Memorial Library, University of Colorado, Denver CO
This highly interactive class focuses on practical and metaphoric tools for excelling in the current health sciences library work environment. We'll start with models drawn from the cinema that explicate the workplace world in which we strive, and the active choices we make to succeed. We'll then focus on themes of budgeting, staffing, personnel, marketing, information services, and managing change. We'll act our way through scenarios that prepare us to address our themes using practical tools; participants will leave with a clearer sense of vision and values for their library services. Next, we'll widen our lens to consider issues such as standards, values and commitment; deliberate acts of principle; the power of optimism; working through conflict; comfort with ambiguity; creativity as a response to adversity; and learning to love complexity. Participants have homework, including watching recent films with questions provided beforehand. During the class we will use “Minute Paper” exercises, small/large group exercises, and guided reflection learning techniques.
8:00am-12:00pm; Carson 1; 4 MLA CE; Cost: $80.00
CE9. Incorporating Informatics into the Curriculum
INSTRUCTOR: Gale Hannigan, Librarian, Texas A&M Medical Sciences Library & College of Medicine, and Janis Brown, Associate Director, Systems & Info Technology
Health Sciences Libraries University of Southern California
Librarians have much to offer in teaching health sciences health professionals to manage information efficiently, from information retrieval to critical appraisal of the literature. The AAMC, through its Medical School Objectives Project (MSOP), and other professional organizations, such as the Society for General Internal Medicine, have identified educational objectives for informatics and lifelong learning skills. With the premise that activities and courses integrated into the curriculum have greater impact than freestanding library programs, this course suggests strategies for approaching faculty and curriculum committees to advocate informatics activities and teaching collaboration. Each participant will plan a personal strategy to incorporate an informatics activity into home institutional educational programs, using information about educational objectives and examples from other institutions. Instructors will discuss teaching tips and trends in teaching methods appropriate for the subject. Participants will learn about resources available to support their teaching efforts.8:am-3:00pm; Carson 2; 6 MLA CE; Cost: $120.00