Category Archives: Workshops

DABS (Data and Bioinformation Stuff) Volume 1 Issue 4: Love Data Week and the Launch of CDABS!

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Amy Yarnell

Love Data Week is coming February 8! Love Data Week (Feb. 8 to 12) is an international celebration of all things data! Each year we hope to engage with our community on issues like data management, sharing, wrangling, and visualization, … Continue reading →

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DABS (Data and Bioinformation Stuff) Volume 1 Issue 2: Spotlight on DMPTool

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Amy Yarnell

The Center for Data and Bioinformation Services (CDABS) is the University of Maryland Health Sciences and Human Services Library hub for data and bioinformation learning, services, resources, and communication.    At least once a month, we will use this space … Continue reading →

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Aug. 25: Health Literacy Workshop at HS/HSL

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ebrown

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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Love Data Week at UMB Begins on February 10

Posted on January 27, 2020 by ebrown

Love Data Week is an international celebration of all things data! Here at the Health Sciences & Human Services Library, we will be celebrating all week long with info sessions, workshops, prize giveaways, and more.     Want to participate? Here’s how!  … Continue reading →

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Fall Workshops at the HS/HSL

Posted on September 12, 2019 by 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 →

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Enhancing Patient Outcomes through Clear Health Communication

Posted on June 18, 2019 by HS/HSL

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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Health Information Resources for Culturally Diverse Patients

Posted on March 28, 2019 by HS/HSL

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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Enhancing Patient Outcomes through Clear Health Communication

Posted on February 25, 2019 by HS/HSL

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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Spring Workshops at the HS/HSL

Posted on January 8, 2019 by efgorman

The HS/HSL offers a variety of free workshops to faculty, students, and staff. See our website for the spring schedule! Continue reading →

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Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon, Nov. 7, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Posted on November 2, 2018 by HS/HSL

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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