Workshop Schedule

The Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HSHSL) offers the following workshops free of charge to UMB/UMMC faculty, staff and students.

To register, complete the registration form. Although registration is recommended, walk-ins are welcome.

Workshops are held in one of the library's classrooms located on the lower level. Registrants for an online workshop will receive an email with instructions for joining the session online.

If you are interested in a topic but cannot attend our scheduled workshops, complete this request form to arrange another time to cover the material with a librarian. Consultations can be arranged for individuals or groups. If you are an instructor and would like any of these topics to be covered in a course, contact your school's faculty librarian to arrange a class.

3D Printing

3D Printing and Design in the Health and Life Sciences

This workshop provides an overview of 3D printing and its application in the health and life sciences, and demonstrates basic techniques for 3D modeling and medical image segmentation.

January 26, 2021 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM (Online - details sent after registration) Instructor: Brian Zelip Register Register

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Citation Managers

Managing Citations Using Mendeley

Mendeley is a citation manager that can save you time and ease your workload. In this workshop you will learn how to organize and share references, build bibliographies, annotate PDFs within the tool, and insert citations in your papers as you write. Mendeley is freely available in both web and desktop versions.

March 30, 2021 01:00 PM to 02:00 PM (Online - details sent after registration) Instructor: Lauren Wheeler Register Register

Communicating with Patients

Enhancing Patient Outcomes through Clear Health Communication

Are you aware of your patients' ability to understand and act on the information you give them? There is evidence that health care providers overestimate what patients are able to understand. Low health literacy is associated with higher mortality, higher rates of hospitalization and readmission, and poor self-management skills for chronic disease. This workshop covers the basics of health literacy & clear communication including tools that will assist you in creating easy-to-read materials.

March 09, 2021 01:30 PM to 03:00 PM (Online - details sent after registration) Instructors: Lauren Wheeler Mary Ann Williams Register Register
April 19, 2021 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM (Online - details sent after registration) Instructors: Lauren Wheeler Mary Ann Williams Register Register

Finding the Right Words: Plain Language Resources

This 30 minute workshop will introduce participants to plain language resources they can use for creating materials or explaining medical terms using more easily understood words.

March 25, 2021 01:00 PM to 01:45 PM (Online - details sent after registration) Instructors: Lauren Wheeler Mary Ann Williams Register Register

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Health Information Resources for Culturally Diverse Patients

Want to improve your communication with patients whose native language is not English? In this workshop you will learn about patient education resources, including medical information available in other languages. This workshop will also examine the effect utilizing these resources can have on patient compliance and improved health.

April 06, 2021 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM (Online - details sent after registration) Instructor: Mary Ann Williams Register Register
April 22, 2021 01:00 PM to 02:30 PM (Online - details sent after registration) Instructor: Mary Ann Williams Register Register