"How to Find Good* Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM)
Information on the Web" Web-based Course.
This course will be offered in-person/hands-on at the MLA 04
Conference in Washington, D.C.
MLA's Consumer Health Specialization
http://www.mlanet.org/education/web/web_courses.html
8 CE from the Medical Library Association.
http://www.mlanet.org/education/web/web_courses.html -
You do not have to be an MLA member to register for this course.
*Good?: Credible, authoritative, substantiated by research, & compassionate.
Register at anytime to work at your own pace through May 31, 2004.
*This Web-based course involves individually paced work with the
instructor and other students via e-mail and online meetings by
appointment. Registrants will receive a workbook through priority
mail. The workbook is to rest your eyes on while you work on the Web
and is not required.
Agenda
Syllabus at http://www.kovacs.com/mlacealt.html
Register at http://www.kovacs.com/register.html
Overview
In this hands-on course you will learn how to efficiently search for,
identify and evaluate Complementary & Alternative medicine (CAM)
information found on the Web.
We will begin by defining "alternative" & "complementary". How do we
know what is "Good" information about alternative medical traditions
or complementary medicine practices? How will you avoid and teach
others to be critical about fraudulent or exploitative information?
You will learn about and use information resources that clarify and
explain different CAM Traditions. Web sites that provide warnings of
dangerous practices, side effects, or complications are emphasized.
We will concentrate on identifying CAM information published on the
Web by credible sources - that is research supported or otherwise
critically reviewed by knowledgeable conventional or CAM medicine
researchers or practitioners.
This workshop starts where "How to Find Health and Medical
Information on the Internet" http://www.kovacs.com/mlace.html leaves
off. That course or other similar course - is a recommended
prerequisite for those just beginning to provide medical reference
but not required.
8 CE credits from the Medical Library Association.
Audience
Librarians and other information specialists who work with healthcare
consumers and/or healthcare professionals who need to find high
quality information about alternative and complementary medicine on
the Web. Some experience with health and medical information
searching on the Web is assumed.
Registration and Tuition
http://www.kovacs.com/register.html
Course tuition is $130 U.S.
Materials
All materials will be online on interactive Web pages. Color printed
workbooks will be priority mailed to each participant on receipt of
payment, or purchase order.
Web Teacher
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Diane K. Kovacs [log in to unmask]
"Electronic Collection Development for Health and Medicine E-Libraries"
8 MLA CE Web-based Course http://www.kovacs.com/mlacecolldev.html
Register anytime 2003-2004 to work at your own pace.
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