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NEW YORK CITY, August 16 — The New York Academy of Medicine Library will be launching a new series of free computer-based health information classes for health professionals beginning in the first week of September, in a continued effort to teach independent research skills and help professionals find quality medical information.
The Academy encourages physicians, researchers, historians, scientists, and other health professionals to take advantage of the variety of courses being offered, including classes on performing advanced searches in PubMed and on finding nursing materials using the CINAHL database.
“The purpose of our classes for professionals is to refresh their skills on resources that are being used to help their patrons and patients,” said Winifred King, Coordinator of Outreach and Education for the Academy Library.
Due to positive feedback from past attendees, the Academy Library will offer some information classes more frequently during the upcoming semester, including classes on how to navigate the National Library of Medicine’s MEDLINE database on both basic and more advanced levels. Not only will more classes increase the flexibility of attendance, but they will help to disseminate health information on topics that have become more important in the news, says King.
The classes being offered this fall that are of most interest to health professionals and students are:
Searching Google Scholar:
Sept. 27, 10-11 am
Learn how to navigate Google Scholar, an internet search engine that provides access to health-related books, theses, and articles published by universities and scholarly organizations.
Basics of Finding Research Articles in PubMed:
Sept. 9 ??? 10 am-Noon / Oct. 24, 4 -6pm
An introductory class on how to use the National Library of Medicine’s MEDLINE database through the PubMed portal. PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes more than 17 million citations for biomedical articles dating back to the 1950s.
My NCBI: Saving Searches and More in PubMed
Oct. 4, 12:15 ??? 1:15 pm / Nov. 13, 6-7 pm
Learn how to save medical searches and narrow search results in PubMed and other National Library of Medicine databases using MY NCBI in PubMed.
Advanced Searching in PubMed
Oct. 4, 10am- Noon / Nov. 13, 4-6pm
Learn how to fine-tune medical research inquiries using PubMed’s additional features. Students must have attended the Academy’s Basic PubMed class within the past 12 months to be eligible for this class.
Searching CINAHL: Nursing and Allied Health Material
Oct. 9, 10am-Noon
Learn how to find nursing and related health material using the CINAHL database in the OVID database.
Visit www.nyam.org/events/healthresearch for a complete schedule of Academy classes. Classes are taught by Academy reference librarians in the Library’s computer instruction room and require only basic knowledge of the computer. Class size is limited to 10 registrants per session. To register, e-mail libtrain@nyam.org or contact Linda Gardin at 212.822.7367. Founded in 1847, The New York Academy of Medicine is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit institution whose mission is to enhance the health of the public. The Academy is a leading center for urban health policy and action working to enhance the health of people living in cities worldwide through research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Visit us online at www.nyam.org.
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Posted on August 16, 2007
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The 2012-2013 Duncan Clark Lecture - The Affordable Care Act: An Insider’s View
Featured Speaker: Sherry Glied, PhD, former Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
November 19, 2012 - The NYAM Section on Health Care Delivery welcomes Sherry Glied, PhD, former Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, who will deliver the 2012-2013 Duncan Clark Lecture on "The Affordable Care Act: An Insider's View."
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The New York Academy of Medicine with support from the New York State Heath Foundation released a new report, Federal Health Care Reform in New York State: A Population Health Perspective.
This report identifies opportunities that build on both the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) and New York’s ongoing efforts toward improving the health of its 19 million residents.
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