STM Course – Elementary course in journal publishing – Europe
The Elementary Course in Journal Publishing is aimed at those who have recently started their career in journal publishing or who are considering a career within the industry. Their experience may be in editorial, sales, marketing or content management roles, but the course will also be valuable to people working in other roles such as finance, web publishing and technology, or customer service. Experience has shown that participants at the start of their careers can benefit tremendously. Scope of the course Intensive, interactive lectures will be provided on all aspects of journal publishing. From the history of scholarly...
Source: News from STM - April 19, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: European Events Source Type: news

Can I Find Information about Research in Progress?
  What if I told you there’s a way to search for information about research that’s in progress before results are available in published format?  I know. I know. You must be thinking…there’s no way! But, there is! Enter the National Library of Medicine’s Health Services Research Projects in Progress (HSRProj) database. HSRProj houses more than 32,000 ongoing and recently completed health services, system, and policy research projects and has added 1,000 new projects since the start of 2018. Interested in learning more? You can visit the HSRProj website or consider taking NNLM’s 2-hour self-paced cours...
Source: The Cornflower - March 20, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Derek Johnson Tags: Blog NLM Resources Training Source Type: news

Smart rollator motivates elderly to exercise more
(VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland) VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Orton are exploring the benefits and impacts of technology in motivating seniors to increase physical activity.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - January 22, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

WISER 5.1 Released
From the DISASTR-OUTREACH-LIB email discussion listserv: WISER 5.1 is now available on all platforms! Take a quick look at what’s included in this release. Tutorial Videos Check out WISER’s new series of YouTube videos. These videos introduce WISER’s functionality, walk through a known substance scenario, and explore WISER’s protective distance mapping feature in detail. Take a look! Coming Soon : WebWISER enhancements and WISER 5.2, which adds three toxic syndromes (toxidromes) and related content to CHEMM’s Intelligent Syndromes Tool (CHEMM-IST) to all WISER platforms.   [jh]  
Source: MCR News - January 19, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Blog Community College/Academic Libraries Health Sciences Public Libraries Source Type: news

< i > FPM < /i > Offers Tutorial on New Quality Payment Program Rules
An article in the January/February issue ofFamily Practice Management lays out six key points to help family physicians succeed in the 2018 Quality Payment Program.
Source: AAFP News - December 13, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

User-oriented evaluation of a robotic rollator that provides navigation assistance in frail older adults with and without cognitive impairment - Werner C, Moustris GP, Tzafestas CS, Hauer K.
BACKGROUND: Navigational skills decline with age, and this decline is even more pronounced in cognitively impaired (CI) older adults. Navigation assistance is an emerging functionality of robotic rollators (RRs). The evidence on the effectiveness of RR-int...
Source: SafetyLit - November 30, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Rx for Stress: Mindfulness Rx for Stress: Mindfulness
Reduce your daily stress and improve job satisfaction with mindfulness. Dr Jay Winner offers a quick and easy tutorial.American Academy of Family Physicians
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news

Vietnam-Era Army Medic Awarded Medal of Honor
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday turned a Medal of Honor ceremony for a Vietnam-era Army medic who risked his life to help wounded comrades into a mini homework tutorial for the boy and girl who came to watch their grandfather be enshrined "into the history of our nation." Every Wednesday, retired Army Capt. Gary M. Rose's grandchildren — Kaitlyn and Christian — head to his Huntsville, Alabama, home for "homework night" with him and their grandmother, Margaret, Trump said. "I think that Kaitlyn and Christian will agree this fieldtrip is their best homework assignment yet. Ri...
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - October 23, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Darlene Superville, Associated Press Tags: News Administration and Leadership Source Type: news

NLM Technical Bulletin, Sep-Oct 2017, New Tutorial: UMLS REST API: Paging Through Results
The National Library of Medicine is pleased to announce the release of the UMLS REST API: Paging Through Results tutorial. Learn how to make calls against the UTS REST API/search endpoint, retrieve all pages, and identify the last page by iterating through pages.
Source: NLM Technical Bulletin - October 2, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Preventing home injuries among children in Malaysia: a cluster randomised controlled trial (Safety-2016 abstract #405) - Bachani AM, Zhang XJ, Mani K, Hyder AA.
Background Child injury at home has become a growing concern in developing countries. This project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of two intervention strategies--home-based safety tutorial program and educational pamphlet--to reduce in-home hazards for...
Source: SafetyLit - September 11, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

How to Use Media to Start a Parent-Teen Conversation About Mental Health
Using TV Shows and Social Media to Initiate Conversations About Mental Health Mental health is a tough topic to tackle with teenagers, especially when they are often defensive, distant, or just not interested. Starting an open, ongoing dialogue with your teen about mental health issues just may be their saving grace. Watching television shows and checking out social media content together are great segues into conversations with your teen about depression, anxiety, self-harm, and other mental health conditions. TV Shows Hanging out with your teen and watching TV is a great way to initiate a conversation about mental health...
Source: Psych Central - September 5, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Desiree Patton Tags: Children and Teens Depression Motivation and Inspiration Parenting Psychology Self-Help Students Suicide Adolescence Coping Skills Failure Movies Netflix Rejection Self Harm Self Injury Sex social media Teen Angst Tee Source Type: news

NLM Technical Bulletin, Jul-Aug 2017,
NLM is pleased to announce that an updated, revised version of the self-paced tutorial, Using Medical Subject Headings in Cataloging, is now available. All instructions and examples are current and reflect 2017 MeSH.
Source: NLM Technical Bulletin - August 2, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Weekly Postings
See something of interest? Please share our postings with colleagues in your institutions! Spotlight New Membership certificates have arrived! If you have completed the renewal process before Friday, July 21, you can expect to receive your certificate by the end of August. If you have not yet verified that your organization’s record is up-to-date, check out our Membership renewal flyer for more information. The Summer 2017 edition of NIH MedlinePlus Magazine is now available! In this issue, Access Hollywood host Liz Hernandez talks about her hopes to make Alzheimer’s a thing of the past. Other features include ...
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - July 28, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Hannah Sinemus Tags: Weekly Postings Source Type: news

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