I am forwarding this message on behalf of Nikki Dettmar. Please contact Nikki [ <a href="mailto:snydern@u.washington.edu">snydern@u.washington.edu</a> ] with questions about the course.<br><br>---<br><br>The National
Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region (NN/LM PNR) is
pleased to offer the online course: "From Snake Oil to Penicillin: Evaluating
Consumer Health Information on the Internet" beginning on <b>February
16</b> and ending on <b>March 2nd</b> with a live web conference
(details below). Learn how to evaluate health information sites on the Internet
using the following criteria: Accuracy, Authority, Bias, Currency and
Coverage.More information about the course is available at <a href="http://cech.mlanet.org/node/300" target="_blank">http://cech.mlanet.org/node/300</a>. You
may register for the course at <a href="http://tinyurl.com/CERegistration" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/CERegistration</a>.
Instructions on how to be placed on a waitlist will be given at the registration
website when the course is full. <br><div class="gmail_quote"><div bgcolor="#ffffff"><div><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><br>This course has been offered several
times in the past few years and has been very well-received. Participants
will receive 3 Medical Library Association continuing education contact hours
that can be applied to their Consumer Health Information Specialization -
</font><a href="http://www.mlanet.org/education/chc/" target="_blank"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">http://www.mlanet.org/education/chc/</font></a><br><br><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Nikki Dettmar - Acting Education and Assessment
Coordinator, will be facilitating the course. The course is asynchronous,
meaning you can work at your own pace via a private class website, with the
exception of a live web conference that will take place on <b>Monday, March
2nd at 10am</b> Pacific. An optional final project is available if you an
unable to attend the conference... we understand the demands of library
scheduling!<br><br>Best
regards,<br>Nikki<br><br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
Nikki Dettmar, MSIS<br> Acting Education and Assessment
Coordinator<br> National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific
Northwest Region<br> University of Washington Health Sciences
Library<br> Phone: (206) 543-3409<br> Toll free: (800)
338-7657<br> Fax: (206) 543-2469<br> Email: </font><a href="mailto:snydern@u.washington.edu" target="_blank"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">snydern@u.washington.edu</font></a><br><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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