Continuing Education Course Descriptions Midwest Chapter MLA Conference Cincinnati, Ohio        September 22-26, 2000 Enter the Future - Press Any Key

Saturday, September 23
Continuing Education Courses

CE 1: Complementary & Alternative Medicine [CAM]: Information Resources for Choices in Healing
Charlie Wessel
8:00 am to Noon
Hotel
MLA Credit Hours:  4 contact hours

This course provides an overview of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in health care today.  Mr. Wessel will discuss the most commonly used CAM systems, their nomenclature, their impact on the treatment of chronic diseases and the future impact these therapies will have on the provision of reference services in academic and clinical settings. The focus of the course will be on the use of Internet resources and guidelines for the provision of reference to individuals seeking CAM therapies.
 

CE 2: Evidence Based Medicine for Librarians
Ann McKibbon
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Hotel
MLA Credit Hours:   8 contact hours

In this course participants will learn the principles of evidence-based medicine.  In this approach to clinical practice, clinicians base their decisions and actions on appropriate evidence from health care research literature in addition to medical expertise and patient circumstances. Described are the research approaches to therapy, diagnosis, etiology, and prognosis of medical conditions.  This research is used for original studies, systematic review articles and clinical practice guidelines.  MEDLINE search approaches for retrieving articles are explored.

CE 3:  Making PubMed Work for You
Kathy Davies
1:30 pm to 5:00 pm
UC HSL
MLA Credit Hours:  3.5 contact hours

This class is intended to sharpen basic searching techniques and the ability to develop search strategies. Various methods for searching the PubMed system will be explored.  Topics covered include using MeSH and search qualifiers, limiting search results, refining your search and SDI searching. This course will provide an in depth view of the system and demonstrate utilizing the features of PubMed to search effectively.  This course provides the attendees with hands-on opportunities to practice their search techniques.

Sunday, September 24
Continuing Education Courses

CE 4:  Consumer Health Information
Kathy Davies
8:00 am - Noon
UC HSL
MLA Credit Hours:  4 contact hours

A workshop for librarians providing health information to the public. This hands-on course for librarians will cover the definition, trends, issues, sources and providers of consumer health information.  Interview skills and techniques will be simulated.  Issues on providing information versus offering opinion, the use of disclaimers attached to information and available on library or health information web sites will be discussed.  Aspects of setting up and managing a consumer health library will be also be considered and development tools offered.

CE 5:  The Amazing Document Delivery Maze
Mary Jackson (ARL)
8:00 am – Noon
Salon G
MLA Credit Hours:  4 contact hours

The course will assist administrators and interlibrary loan coordinators with understanding the components of electronic document delivery systems and features.  Discover how to provide access to and delivery of materials not owned locally by obtaining documents from commercial suppliers or from other libraries using electronic delivery technologies.  The course gives a general overview of commercial document delivery suppliers and provides specific guidance on how to select and evaluate document suppliers.  Options for electronic delivery and evaluation of existing and emerging tools will be explored.
 

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