MLA '12: Continuing Education

MLA '12 Continuing Education Courses

A full description of the specific CE course appears below. For further information, or if you have other questions about MLA CE courses, contact Debra Cavanaugh, mlapd3@mlahq.org, 312.419.9094, x32.

CE305 Disaster Health Information Sources: The Basics

Level: Beginning
Prerequisite: None
Cost: Free to MLA members and nonmembers
Attendance max: 20

Instructor(s): Robin Featherstone, Liaison Librarian (Medicine), McGill Life Sciences Library, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

Offered: Saturday, May 19, 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the essential resources needed to provide health-related information services for supporting disaster mitigation, planning, response, and recovery. This interactive, case-based workshop will cover key sources from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), federal and nonfederal agencies, and international organizations. Tools for locating, organizing, and disseminating disaster health information will also be discussed.

This course is funded by the National Library of Medicine under contract HHS-N-276-2010-00782-P.

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