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Celebrate Medical Librarians Month and 20 Years of CAPHIS in October
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Frontiers Magazine Features Innovations in Surgery
Continuing Medical and Dental Education
Spaces Filling for Stroke Symposium in October
Psychiatric Symposium Changes Dates to October 29-30
Mark Your Calendar: Hematology Conference Set for January 23, 2010
Record-Breaking Attendance at Heart, Lung, Vascular Conference
Research
Graduate School of Medicine Shares Knowledge Worldwide
Celebrate Medical Librarians Month and 20 Years of CAPHIS in October
Preston Medical Library has festivities planned throughout October to celebrate National Medical Librarians Month, as designated by the Medical Library Association, and promote 20 years of service for its Consumer and Patient Health Information Service (CAPHIS).
Plans include
October 5 and 7: "Prescription for Success", a free class for consumers to find reliable health information on the Web, will be taught by Martha Earl, Assistant Professor.
October 7: "My NCBI on PubMed," 12-12:30 p.m., Preston Training Room, is a class for GSM and University of Tennessee Medical Center employees to learn to use the My NCBI feature on PubMed, making research easier. Learn how to set up an account, highlight search terms, save searches, and have search results periodically sent via e-mail or available on RSS. Lunch is welcome.
October 12-14: An information table will be in the hospital across from the gift shop to promote CAPHIS to health professionals, patients and family members.
October 14: "Finding E-Journals," 12:00-12:30 p.m., Preston Training Room, is a class for GSM and University of Tennessee Medical Center employees to find Preston and UTK full-text journals online. UT NetID and password are required for access to some journals. Lunch is welcome.
October 21: "Creating Posters in PowerPoint," 12:00-12:30 p.m., Preston Training Room, is a class for GSM and University of Tennessee Medical Center employees. Lunch is welcome.
October 23: Open House will be held at Preston Medical Library.
October 29: "RefWorks Beyond the Basics," 12:00-12:30 p.m., Preston Training Room, is a class for GSM and University of Tennessee Medical Center employees to cover the extra features of RefWorks including RefShare, RefGrab-It and more. Lunch is welcome.
Preston also plans to release a new brochure. For more information regarding CAPHIS or Medical Library Month activity times and dates, contact Preston Medical Library.
