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The NN/LM SCR will be offering Screencasting: Creating Online Tutorials class in the following locations:
October 29 2009, 1:00 pm-5:00 pm, and October 30 2009, 8:00 am-12:00 pm:
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center, Albuquerque, NM
November 9 2009, 12:00 pm-4:00 pm:
Ochsner Medical Library & Archives, New Orleans, LA
November 10 2009, 8:30 am-12:30 pm:
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Dual surveillance systems in England have enabled public health officials to track the transmission of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) in local communities, as well as in high-risk groups identified by travel or contact with proven pandemic H1N1 cases.

A Montreal biosciences company has developed a genetic assay for in-office use, to identify oseltamivir-resistant pandemic influenza A(H1N1).

BETHESDA, Md. (EGMN) Family history continues to be an important tool for clinicians, but more research is needed before it can be declared an evidence-based strategy that improves outcomes for patients, according to a statement released on Aug. 26 after a conference on Family History and Improving Health sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.

Nikki Dettmar is the Education and Assessment Coordinator. She earned a distance learning MSIS from the University of North Texas while living in Seattle and currently teaches via online distance education modalities. This is the third and final of a series of Technology Tuesday posts about the types of distance continuing education available, the technology involved, usage tips for both students and instructors, and the opportunities & challenges of distance learning.

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Fewer than half of health care workers were willing to accept prepandemic influenza vaccinations to either the H5N1 or the novel H1N1 viruses, despite a jump in the World Health Organization alert level, according to a survey study conducted in Hong Kong.

When a vaccine for the novel influenza A(H1N1) virus is cleared for use, the distribution process will resemble the Centers For Disease Control and Preventions Vaccines for Children program.

Meaghan Muir is the first person to tell you she doesnt always have the answers, but as the BWH Medical Library associate librarian, she is good at knowing where to find them. (Source: BWH News)

The federal government is gearing up for widespread influenza activity in the coming weeks.