[NNLM-Region5] NNLM Region 5 Weekly Digest - July 19, 2022

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Region 5 Weekly Digest - July 19, 2022
Your weekly roundup of news and announcements from the Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 5.
Region 5 includes Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States in the Pacific

Professional Development

NNLM Classes
Visit the NNLM website for a complete listing of scheduled NNLM educational opportunities<https://nnlm.gov/training/schedule>.
Missed a class? Many are recorded<https://nnlm.gov/training/recordings>.
Registration requires creating a free individual user account, learn how<https://news.nnlm.gov/region_5/consumer-health-minute-creating-an-nnlm-user-account/>.
A recording of NLM Office Hours: MeSH<https://www.nlm.nih.gov/oet/ed/mesh/nlm-office-hours_mesh.html> is now available.
Community Discussion: Addressing the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy<https://nnlm.gov/training/class/community-discussion-addressing-nih-data-management-and-sharing-policy>, July 20 at 6:00 a.m. SST, 7:00 a.m. HST, 9:00 a.m. AKDT, 10:00 a.m. PDT, July 21 at 3:00 a.m. ChST
For your convenience, NNLM offers several On-Demand classes including:

  *   Health Literacy<https://nnlm.gov/training/class/health-literacy-demand> (focus is for public health professionals)
  *   Grants and Proposal Writing<https://nnlm.gov/training/class/grants-and-proposal-writing-demand>
  *   CHIS On Demand<https://nnlm.gov/training/class/chis-demand>
  *   Environmental Health and Justice: a brief primer<https://nnlm.gov/training/class/environmental-health-and-justice-brief-primer>
  *   How PubMed Works<https://nnlm.gov/training/class-catalog/how-pubmedr-works-demand-2022-2023>
  *   Drug Terminologies and RxNorm<https://nnlm.gov/training/class/drug-terminologies-and-rxnorm>
Additional learning opportunities
Help @ Your Fingertips: VA Mobile Mental Health Apps<https://www.fdlp.gov/event/help-your-fingertips-va-mobile-mental-health-apps>, register for this Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) webinar scheduled for July 20 at 7:00 a.m. SST, 8:00 a.m. HST, 10:00 a.m. AKDT, 11:00 a.m. PDT, July 21 at 4:00 a.m. ChST
Mental Health and Suicide Prevention for Veterans, Service Members, Families and Communities<https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/mental-health-suicide-prevention-veterans.html>, register for this WebJunction scheduled for August 12 at 7:00 a.m. SST, 8:00 a.m. HST, 10:00 a.m. AKDT, 11:00 a.m. PDT, August 13 at 4:00 a.m. ChST

News from the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM)
Consumer Health Minute: CHIS On Demand<https://news.nnlm.gov/region_5/consumer-health-minute-chis-on-demand/> (a series of consumer health classes)

News from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

>From the NLM Director's blog: How Being an ICU Nurse Prepared Me to be NLM Director<https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2022/07/13/how-being-an-icu-nurse-prepared-me-to-be-nlm-director/>

NLM's History of Medicine: Bertillon's Statistical Analysis of the 1889-1890 Influenza Epidemic<https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2022/07/14/bertillons-statistical-analysis-of-the-1889-1890-influenza-epidemic/>
NLM Traveling Exhibits: Upcoming Call for Requests opens at 2 pm (ET) September 13 and closes at 2 pm (ET) October 4, 2022. This preview PDF<https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/pdf/exhibitions/NLM-Traveling-Exhibition-Request-Form_3.pdf> of the online form shows that each request can specify up to three preferences for exhibition titles and booking slots. Visit the NLM Host an NLM Traveling Exhibit webpage<https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/get-involved/hostexhibitions.html> and click to expand the How to Request a Traveling Exhibition to view the list of exhibits and more. To get firsthand announcements of exhibits, join the Making Exhibition Connections listserv<https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A0=MAKING-EXHIBITION-CONNECTIONS>.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases played a key role in the available preventive monkeypox<https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/monkeypox> vaccine as well as treatments that may be used.
Understanding Medical Scans<https://www.nibib.nih.gov/Understanding-Medical-Scans-App> is an app designed to help patients learn what to expect during a medical scan and how scans can help with both diagnosis and treatment.
LiverTox: An Online Resource for Information on Drug-induced Liver Injury<https://www.niddk.nih.gov/news/archive/2022/livertox-online-resource-information-drug-induced-liver-injury>

Resource Spotlight
Free Medical Librarians Conference
You are invited to register<https://www.wmla.org/2022-conference> and attend the free, virtual Washington Medical Librarians Association (WMLA) Annual Meeting the afternoon of July 20th from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. PDT. Highlighted sessions include:
How Health Misinformation Spreads and Why We Believe It (UW Center for an Informed Public staff presenting)
Lightning Talks include:

  *   Creating Flexible Programming and Community Partnerships During a Pandemic
  *   Introduction to Implementation Science
  *   Academia in Flux: How One Librarian Met Students Where They're At
  *   Supporting Clinicians and Patients through the Increase of Telemedicine During and Post Pandemic
House Calls with Dr. Vivek Murthy
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy launched a new podcast, House Calls with Dr. Vivek Murthy<https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/house-calls/index.html>, highlighting the vital need for people to build connections with one another, not just for individual health and wellbeing, but for our collective recovery as a nation. Guests will include experts and thought leaders in their field who have found ways to forge deeper connections, showcase a human-centered view of public health, and build community and healing.
24/7 Veterans Crisis Line
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Crisis Line offers free, confidential support from professionals qualified to support Veterans during emotional or mental health crises. The Veterans Crisis Line<https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/> serves Veterans, service members, National Guard and Reserve members, and those who support them. You don't have to be enrolled in VA benefits or health care to connect. If you're experiencing thoughts of suicide, call now: 1-800-273-8255 and press 1, chat online, or text 838255.
Health Literacy Activities by State
The CDC's Health Literacy Activities by State website<https://www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/statedata/index.html> now includes programs from Alaska, California, Hawai'i, Montana, and New Mexico, in addition to programs in 43 other states. Each program highlighted on the website focuses on advancing health literacy through research, education, professional training, and more.

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