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2004 MAC Annual Meeting
Raleigh, NC October 13-16, 2004 |
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Continuing Education Courses
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last updated
October 5, 2004
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Half-Day Course: $65 members / $85 nonmembers
Schedule
| Wednesday, October 13 |
| Half Day Morning (8:00am - 12:00pm) |
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100 - EBM Study Design and Critical Appraisal Skills |
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110 - High Impact Design for the Web and PowerPoint |
| Half Day Afternoon (1:15pm - 5:15pm) |
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120 - Easy to Read Health and Wellness Materials |
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| Saturday, October 16 |
| Half Day Morning (8:00am - 12:00pm) |
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200 - Technology Planning for Health Sciences Librarians |
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210 - Working Through Conflict: An Interactive Workshop for Resolving Conflicts with Customers and Co-Workers |
CE Course Descriptions
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100 - EBM Study Design and Critical Appraisal Skills
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Instructor |
Connie Schardt, MLS, Education Coordinator, Duke University Medical Center |
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Description |
This course is designed to give learners an introduction to critical
appraisal skills through an understanding of basic study designs and
validity issues related to reducing bias in clinical studies. The
course will focus on understanding the basic study designs in medicine
(case-control, cohort, randomized controlled clinical trial, systematic
review, and meta analysis). Learners will also identify and discuss the
Users' Guides criteria for determining internal validity of therapy and
diagnosis studies. After completing this course, learners will be better
able to identify good studies and help support evidence-based medicine
within their own institutions. Teaching methods will include discussion,
group exercises, and practice in appraising articles.
MAX = 20 participants (4 MLA CE Contact Hours) |
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Location |
Capital Room, Sheraton Capital Center Hotel |
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110 - High Impact Design for the Web and PowerPoint (Hands-On)
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Instructor |
Jan Buhmann, RN, MS, Consultant, Online Learning and Technology Implementation |
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Description |
Tired of boring, but “instructionally sound” presentations
and Web courses? Learn how to build slides and courses that are easy to
understand and look cool. This workshop will introduce educators to
principles of visual design using graphics such as illustrations, images,
cartoons, and charts. We will discuss page layouts and templates, manipulate
images using graphic software, and determine fonts for headers, text and
captions. Participants will learn how to improve photographs and illustrations,
decrease file size, add transparency and masks to help graphics blend in
elegantly with backgrounds. Finally, participants will learn how to create
a basic animation! Discussion will include an analysis of the shared traits,
as well as the differences, of electronic and print publishing.
MAX = 29 participants (4 MLA CE Contact Hours) |
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Location |
Off-site* - Buses will begin loading at 7:20am in the hotel lobby
and leave promptly at 7:30am. If you wish to drive on your own,
please click here for driving and parking
information.
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120 - Easy to Read Health and Wellness Materials (Hands-On)
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Instructor |
Beth Wescott, MLS, Network Access Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern Atlantic Region |
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Description |
This hands-on introductory class will discuss some of the principles of
teaching the adult learner, the elements of effective easy-to-read materials
elements such as design and layout, and their practical applications. We
will also pay close attention to the communication dynamics of providing
understandable, easy-to-read health information to consumers and learn to
adapt or add resources useful for low-literate adults. Participants will
learn more about how adults manage with low literacy skills. We'll review
the disconnect between health information providers and health information
seekers, the success of "plain language" initiatives and the importance of
text, type, graphics, vocabulary, space and layout. The session covers
published material, how to write your own material and ways to partner.
Participants should bring pieces they use or some information that needs to
be written in an easy-to-read manner.
MAX = 29 participants (4 MLA CE Contact Hours)
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Location |
Off-site* - Buses will begin loading at 12:35pm in the hotel lobby
and leave promptly at 12:45pm. If you wish to drive on your own,
please click here for driving and parking
information.
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200 - Technology Planning for Health Sciences Librarians
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Instructor |
Wallace McLendon, MLS, Associate Director, Health Sciences Library,
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
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Description |
Participants will gain skills in identifying emerging technologies
that will impact library services. Attendees will develop practical
tools to prepare for> and optimize these new technologies using a
new planning process taught through lecture/discussion and demonstrated
through model building and manipulation, case study, and group
activities. In addition to gaining a clearer understanding of how
technology impacts library activities, participants will also learn
strategies for integrating transformational technologies into the
library's mission and goals.
MAX = 20 participants (4 MLA CE Contact Hours)
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Location |
Governor I, Sheraton Capital Center Hotel |
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210 - Working Through Conflict: An Interactive Workshop for Resolving
Conflicts with Customers and Co-Workers
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Instructor |
Gerald (Jerry) Perry, MLS, Deputy Director, Denison Memorial Library |
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Description |
Have you ever woken up with a conflict hangover? Each person comes to a
conflict working from a basic set of assumptions. Furthermore, each of
us automatically assumes that others are working from the same set of
assumptions. Conflict is the natural outcome that arises when we realize
that, in fact, our assumptions are NOT shared. Our assumptions "control"
our perspective or outlook, and influence how we communicate. For this
workshop, we'll refer to an individual's point of view as her or his locus.
Using this term is a purposeful act, because the term symbolizes the notion
of location. By thinking in terms of place, we can visualize the "direction"
from which an individual approaches communications and conflict. Recognizing
"where someone is coming from" in turn generates options for resolving
conflict through active and deliberate communications. The role of the
instructor for this workshop will be to present didactic course content
through active dialoguing techniques, facilitated role-play and active
observation. Hands-on exercises will include the use of the "Minute Paper"
evaluation technique to gather immediate feedback to direct the workshop's
course. We will also use humor to facilitate sharing and honesty. Workshop
attendees should read the chapter, "Certified Master Chef Exam (or the
Objective Truth of Great Cooking)," in Michael Ruhlman's The Soul of a Chef:
The Journey Toward Perfection. Penguin USA (Paper) 2000.
MAX = 12 participants (4 MLA CE Contact Hours)
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Location |
Governor II, Sheraton Capital Center Hotel |
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