September 2017 - MHIKNET-L - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

Reminder: Online Education Session: Searching for Health Information
by Orvie Dingwall 26 Sep '17

26 Sep '17

A friendly reminder that our next MHIKNET Education session is this Wednesday September 27th. For those not able to attend the live session, the recording will be available afterwards at www.mhiknet.ca<http://www.mhiknet.ca> Additionally, if you are interested in registering for any of the other Fall MHIKNET Education sessions, you can do so at www.mhiknet.ca<http://www.mhiknet.ca> SEARCHING FOR HEALTH INFORMATION - ONLINE September 27th, 2017 - Register at https://goo.gl/bkk7pV 11:00 am - Noon Join us to learn how to find health information, from a variety of sources including UpToDate, PubMed, Clinical Practice Guidelines, and Google. Optimize your search skills to find the best information. Discover which resources are more trustworthy and why. Find out what resources are better for what sorts of information. Learn where to look and how to find exactly what you need. Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP MHIKNET Librarian Head, Outreach Services Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library, University of Manitoba email: orvie.dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:orvie.dingwall@umanitoba.ca> phone: 204.977.5660 | toll free: 1.877.789.3804 cell and text: 204.227.5749 fax: 204.789.3923 book an appointment: http://bit.ly/orvie website: www.mhiknet.ca<http://www.mhiknet.ca> Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/mhiknet

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Online Education Session: Searching for Health Information
by Maureen Babb 20 Sep '17

20 Sep '17

Join MHIKNET for our latest online education session! Register now with our new automated registration process at https://goo.gl/bkk7pV SEARCHING FOR HEALTH INFORMATION - ONLINE September 27th, 2017 - Register at https://goo.gl/bkk7pV 11:00 am - Noon Join us to learn how to find health information, from a variety of sources! Optimize your search skills to find the best information. Discover which resources are more trustworthy and why. Find out what resources are better for what sorts of information. Learn where to look and how to find exactly what you need. Maureen Babb, MLIS MHIKNET Librarian for Manitoba Health

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MHIKNET Education Session - Searching for Health Information - September 19th - In Person
by Maureen Babb 14 Sep '17

14 Sep '17

Please join MHIKNET for our upcoming education session! SEARCHING FOR HEALTH INFORMATION September 19th, 2017 - 300 Carlton - Room 2026 10:00 - 11:00 am Join us to learn how to find health information, from a variety of sources! Optimize your search skills to find the best information. Discover which resources are more trustworthy and why. Find out what resources are better for what sorts of information. Learn where to look and how to find exactly what you need. Maureen Babb, MLIS MHIKNET Librarian for Manitoba Health

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Announcing the Fall 2017 MHIKNET Education Session Lineup!
by Maureen Babb 06 Sep '17

06 Sep '17

Hello Everyone, MHIKNET is pleased to announce a new lineup of education sessions for Fall, 2017. Further details will be announced as each session draws closer, but for now, here's a peek at what's coming up this year: Join us for our Fall 2017 education sessions! All sessions will be offered twice - once in person at Manitoba Health, and once online. Hope to see you there! SEARCHING FOR HEALTH INFORMATION September 19th (in person) || September 27th (online) Optimize your search skills to find the best information. Learn where to look and how to find exactly what you need. EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND LEVELS OF EVIDENCE October 24th (in person) || October 30th (online) What types of evidence are best, and why? Learn how to incorporate the various levels of evidence into your own practice. THE PERILS OF PREDATORY JOURNALS November 14th (in person) || November 22nd (online) Predatory journals and fake news cloud the literature with poor-quality information. Learn how to spot predatory journals, identify fake news, and how to avoid falling for their scams. IMPROVING YOUR PUBMED SEARCH SKILLS December 5th (in person) || December 11th (online) Learn the ins and outs of PubMed, the premiere health search engine, to optimize your information seeking in this seminar for beginners and experienced users alike. Maureen Babb, MLIS MHIKNET Librarian for Manitoba Health

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