Author Archives: HS/HSL
Fall Workshops at the HS/HSL
The HS/HSL offers a variety of free workshops to faculty, students, and staff. Classes are offered online and in person. This semester’s topics include: Managing citations using EndNote, Zotero, or Mendeley Health information resources for culturally diverse patients Graphic design … Continue reading
Covidence has arrived!
The HS/HSL is pleased to offer faculty, students, and staff access to Covidence. Covidence is a web-based platform that streamlines systematic and other literature reviews, significantly reducing the time and effort required. Benefits include Faster reviews Seamless collaboration for teams … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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Meet the Makers: Bradley Hennessie, CEO, NextStep Robotics
Please join us for our next Meet the Makers event, featuring Bradley Hennessie, CEO, NextStep Robotics. Friday, April 19, 2019, 12pm to 1pm, University of Maryland Health Sciences and Human Services Library. Continue reading
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Tagged entrepreneur toolkit, Meet the Makers
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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 … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, diversity, workshops
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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 … Continue reading
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Tagged communicating with patients, health literacy, workshops
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Walk-in Hours with the Writing Center at HS/HSL
Email writingcenter@umaryland.edu with any questions. The Writing Center and Library are teaming up to bring writing consultants to you. Every Wednesday, from 6-8 p.m. a writing consultant will be at the HS/HSL in Room 128 to consult on your writing. … Continue reading
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3D Printing at the HS/HSL Solves Your Holiday Gift Challenges
Did you know that you can 3D print unique holiday ornaments and other gift items at the HS/HSL Innovation Space? The best way to learn about 3D printing is to actually use 3D printing. Have fun and solve your holiday … Continue reading
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Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon, Nov. 7, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
On Nov. 7, health professionals, students, and librarians from all over the country will join forces for an all-day edit-a-thon. Participants will edit Wikipedia articles on women’s health topics and improve citations using trusted National Library of Medicine (NLM) resources. The … Continue reading
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Demographics Dashboard
A new demographics dashboard was recently launched by hrsa.gov. The interactive tool combines population, income, age, and other Census data with HRSA grant funding, shortage areas, loan repayment, and scholarship awards. Take a look at the new Demographics Dashboard today!
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